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As the religious activity center of both monks and followers of the Yellow Hat Sect (also named Gelugpa Sect, a branch of Tibetan Buddhism), the Ta’er Monastery (Kumbum Monastery) is located in Huangzhong County, Qinghai Province, 25 kilometers (about 16 miles) away from the capit...

Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, set up in 1982, is the first authorized national forest park in China. Zhangjiajie National Forest Park,together with Suoxiyu Natural Resource Reserve, Tianzishan Natural Resource Reserve and Yaozizhai makes up the Wulingyuan Scenic Area, also known as ...

The Forbidden City , also called Palace Museum or Gugong in Chinese ,is the best preserved imperial palace in China and the largest ancient palatial structure in the world.The museum is a real treasures house of Chinese cultural and historical relics, recognized as one of the most impor...

Ci Qi Kou covering an area of some 1.2 square kilometres (291.6 acres) it is 14 kilometres to the west of Chongqing Municipality.Situated on the bank of the Jia Ling River, not far from its confluence with the mighty Yangtze is the ancient village of Ci Qi Kou, formerly known as Long Yi...

Jingdezhen Old Street is a famous street in China, renowned for its long history and beautiful traditions that come from its ancient culture. Jingdezhen Old Street is located on the west bank of the Chang River, in the center of Jingdezhen. This street is composed of three parts each of...

St. Sophia Church in Harbin is the largest Eastern Orthodox Church in the Far East. The Russian influence in Harbin, including a continuing strong Russian population here, is no better felt than a wander around the streets that make up the Daoli district, in the northwest of the city. A...

Located on the Nanwan Peninsula south of Lingshui County, the Monkey Island is surrounded by the sea on three sides, and covers an area of 1,000 hectares. It has 1,800 macaques, and is the largest macaque raising and training center in China. Riding the longest oversea ropeway, which is...

Huayan Temple was one of the important temples for the Huayan Sect (one of the seven important Buddhist sects of China) during China’s Liao Dynasty (916 – 1125) the sect found receptive popularity among the imperial courts. The original buildings served in part as the imperi...

Mt. Huashan is one of China’s five holy mountains, or called Western Mountain ( Xiyue ) due to its geographical location in relation to the others, is famed as the most precipitous of the five. It is the highest among the five great mountains. It is famed as the most precipitous o...

As Buddhism was the first religion from abroad introduced to this area, Xinjiang witnessed the earliest development of Buddhist cave art in China. Soon after the religion’s establishment in the region, Turpan became the Buddhist center on the Silk Road owing to its geographic loca...