Shenyang Imperial Palace is one of the only two grand palaces left in China. second only to the Forbidden City in Beijing in size. It was built entirely by the Manchus. and thus. has distinctive Manchurian architecture.
Shenyang. a heavy industrial city in Northeas……
Mt. Wutai is located in the northeastern part of Wutai County. Shanxi Province. Together with Mt. Emei in Sichuan Province. Mt. Putuo in Zhejiang Province. Mt. Jiuhua in Anhui Province. they are called the four most well-known Buddhist mountains in China. Mt. Wutai is……
A famous sightseeing sight in Hangzhou in East China is the West Lake. The 14the century Italian traveler Marco Polo once said ``It is as if in Heaven when you are at the West Lake.``
Resting in the embrace of hilly peaks on three sides. this water wonderland has b……
The Suspended Temple. known in Chinese as Xuankong Si. is an hour`s drive from Datong in North China`s Shanxi Province. It was built half way up mountainous cliffs about 1.400 years ago. Unlike many other temples. here Buddhism. Taoism and Confucianism have been worsh……
The Yonghegong Lamasery is located in the northeast of Beijing and covers a space of 660.000 square metres. It is the most renowned Tibetan Buddhist temple in China outside Tibet and it is the only building that combines the architectural features of the Han. Manchu. ……
Mt. Lushan in South China`s Jiangxi Province is famous for its towering peaks. steep gorges. overhanging cliffs and cascading waterfalls. It has inspired many poets and scholars of past dynasties to compose numerous works. The great poet Li Bei of the Tang Dynasty has……
The world-famous Longmen Grottoes are located 12km south of Luoyang. Here two mountains. namely. East Hill (Mt. Xiangshan) and West Hill (Mt. Longmen). confront each other with the Yi River traversing northward between them. just like a pair of Chinese gate towers. So……
The Mogao Grottoes. also known as Thousand Buddha Cave in Northwest China`s Gansu province. is one of the three noted grottoes in China and also the largest. best preserved and richest treasure house of Buddhist art in the world. In 1987. UNESCO placed the Mogao Grott……
One of the most stunning examples of Martial Arts of China is the finding of the Terracotta Army. a collection of over 6.000 life-size terracotta statues of soldiers and horses. discovered in March 1974 at Qin. near the modern city of Xi��an (that was the former Chang……
China to survey ancient villages for better protection
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Chinese cultural heritage experts will launch a nationwide survey of the country`s remaining ancient villages early next year as part of the Ministry of Culture`s efforts to improve preservation. Mem……