Great Wall in Hebei

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Great Wall in Hebei
Stretching out through Liaoning Province, the wall continues its way west to Hebei Province where it is well preserved. This part of the wall includes many famous spots, such as Shanhaiguan Pass, Laolongtou Great Wall, Jiaoshan Great Wall, Xifengkou Gateway, Panjiakou Gateway, Zijinggua...
2010-07-26 / China Attractions / 77 views
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A-Ma Temple

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A-Ma Temple
A-Ma Temple The former name of A-Ma Temple (Ma Kok Miu) was Ma Tsou, the oldest temple in Macau, which has a history of over 500 years. It is so alleged that over 400 years ago when Portuguese reached Macau and landed on the sea promontory opposite the A-Ma Temple, they noticed the temp...
2010-07-26 / China Attractions / 49 views
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sayram lake

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sayram lake
sayram lake Sayram lake, located in the Botala Prefecture near the Tian Shan Mountains, Xinjiang, China.Sayram Lake, also called “Santai Haizi”, is a stunning and peaceful lake. The lake received its name because the Elezhuyitubomu military dais was built on the east bank ...
2010-07-26 / China Attractions / 60 views
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Winter Solstice Festival

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Winter Solstice Festival
Winter Solstice Festival Ancient china did pay great attention to this holiday, regarding it as a big event. There was the saying that “Winter solstice holiday is greater than the spring festival”. Nowadays, many regions still celebrate it as a big holiday. Northerners may h...
2010-07-26 / China Attractions / 45 views
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Northern Hot Springs Park

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Northern Hot Springs Park
No stay in Chongqing is complete without a visit to the Northern Hot Springs Park as it has so much to offer the visitors and is rightly considered to be a pearl of the Jialing River. The park lies at the foot of Jinyun Mountain on the north side of the Jialing River. It is about 52 kil...
2010-07-26 / China Attractions / 45 views
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Administrative Division System

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Administrative Division System
China’s administrative units are currently based on a three-tier system. According to the Constitution of the PRC, the administrative division of China is as follows: A.The country is divided into provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Governme...
2010-07-26 / China Guide / 61 views
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Earth Towers of the Hakkas

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Earth Towers of the Hakkas
As early as one thousand years ago, some of the original Hakka migrated and settled at the sparse Yongding area. In order to protect themselves against bandits and wild beasts, they used local materials to build tall, multi-storey circular earthen buildings where a whole family or clan ...
2010-06-20 / China Attractions / 134 views
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Ling Yin Temple (Temple of Soul’s Retreat)

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Ling Yin Temple (Temple of Soul’s Retreat)
In 1961 Ling Yin Temple was listed for protection as a key provincial historical and cultural site and is considered a leading centre for research relative to Chinese Buddhist culture. Lingyin temple, like many Chinese temples, is constructed according to a basic pattern. Built on a nor...
2010-06-17 / China Attractions / 128 views
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Dragon and Tiger Mountain (Long Hu Shan)

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Dragon and Tiger Mountain (Long Hu Shan)
Dragon and Tiger Mountain (Longhu Mountain) is a famous Taoism mountain with a long history. As a cradle land of Taoism, Dragon and Tiger Mountain has been regarded as a Holy Land to which many pilgrimages are made every year. According to the record of Taoism, in the middle of the East...
2010-06-17 / China Attractions / 112 views
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Famous Chinese Tea history

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Famous Chinese Tea history
Chinese people are believed to have enjoyed tea drinking for more than 4,000 years. Legend has it that Yan Di, one of three rulers in ancient times, tasted all kinds of herbs to find medical cures. One day,as he was being poisoned by some herb he had ingested; a drop of water from a tea...
2010-06-17 / China Guide / 165 views
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