culture of china

The Summer Palace. originally named as Qingyiyuan (Garden of Clear Ripples). was designed by the famous court architect Lei Jiaxi. and was bui1t between 1750 and l764. Covering about l90 hectares. the imperial garden is chiefly composed of the Longevity Hill and the K……

Chinese  pagoodas  come in carious  sizes  and shapes-some look like towers.       others like pavilions. still others like pyramids. Some atand alone. while others       were built in clusters.                Most chinese pagodas are connected to the Buddhist tra……

  In the northeast corner of the old city of Beijing lies a group of buildings with yellow roofs bounded by a red wall. It is the famous Yonghe Palace. or the Lama Temple. covering an area of 66.400 square meters. This temple is listed as significant historical sit……

Suzhou is China`s well-known ``city of gardens``. which tops all gardens in both the number and the artistry. Suzhou`s art of gardening has undergone a history of 1.500 years. According to chorography. there were once over 200 gardens in the city. and 69 of them are s……

  The Pagoda Forest at Shaolin Temple stands at the foot of Shaoshi Mountain about half a kilometer west of Shaolin Temple in Henan Province. It is a concentration of tomb pagodas for eminent monks and abbots of the temple. A rough count shows more than 240 tomb pa……

The Yueyang Tower stands on the west gate of the Yueyang city wall. looking down at the Dongting Lake. facing the Junshan Island in the distance. and linking the Yangtze River to the north and the Xiangjiang River to the south. Standing on the tower. one can gaze ……

Known as the First Pass under Heaven. the Shanhaiguan Pass is one of the world`s grandest ancient structures as well as the starting point of the Great Wall. Situated between two sheer cliffs of the Yanshan Mountains. it has been a strategic place contested by mil……

Yungang Grottoes Datong. situated in the far north of Shanxi Province. covers a total area of 14.112.56 square kilometers. and averages at 700 to 1.400 meters in altitude. The city has a population of 2.848 million. about 60% of which is in rural areas. Datong ha……

Qinhuaihe river Nanjing. an ancient metropolis of six different dynasties. is a city of mountains. waters and green trees. Called Ning for short and Jinling in ancient times. Nanjing is the capital of Jiangsu Province. situated in the western part. It is a centra……

the West Lake Capital of Zhejiang Province. Hangzhou is a well-known tourist city at home and abroad. It lies on the lower reaches of the Qiantang River and is the southern end of the l794-kllometer-long Grand Canal (Beijing-Hangzhou Canal). With an area of 16.59……