Earth Towers of the Hakkas
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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 ...
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Ling Yin Temple (Temple of Soul’s Retreat)
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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...
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Dragon and Tiger Mountain (Long Hu Shan)
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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...
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Famous Chinese Tea history
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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...
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Takla Makan Desert
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Takla Makan Desert is China’s largest desert, situated in the middle of the largest Basin, Tarim in Xinjiang Province. This is reputed to be the world’s second largest shifting-sand desert covering an area of over 33, 700 square kilometers (over 13 square miles).
In Uigur l...
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chinese lantern festival
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Falling on the 15th day of the first month of the Lunar Year, the Lantern Festival takes place under a full moon, and marks the end of Chinese New Year festivities.
People with their family will gather in the show place to enjoy the beautiful lanterns displayed by individuals or the loc...
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Luoyang Bridge
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The Luoyang Bridge is the earliest existing sea-crossing stone beam bridge in China. Over the Luoyang River in the east suburbs of Quanzhou, the bridge was constructed in 1053 under the direction of Cai Xiang, a prefecture chief in Quanzhou.It is China’s earliest stone beam bridge...
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Great Wall in Inner Mongolia
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Inner Mongolia boasts a concentration of the oldest sections of the Great Wall, with the total length over 15,000 kilometers. In addition to the Ming wall, walls built in the Warring States period and under the Qin, Han and Jurchen dynasties can also be seen here.
From the top of the Da...
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Zhanyuan Garden
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The Zhan Yuan Garden (Zhan Garden) is located on No. 128 Zhan Yuan Road, beside Fu Zi Temple of Nanjing.The Zhan Yuan Garden was built in Yuan Dynasty and is more than 600 years old. It was the house of King Wu Wang during the last few years of Yuan Dynasty.It is a nice mini garden of S...
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Yuyuan Garden
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The Yu Garden was considered the best garden in Southeast China. The Yu Garden enjoyed a history over 400 years since its first establishment by Pan Yunduan who had intended to bring happiness and pleasure to his parents and relatives. It became the headquarters of the Dagger Associatio...
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