Beijing - the Capital of China
- Hot tourist spots
- The centre of politics and economics
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Great Wall - 5000 km long
- Constructed during Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC)
- Crossing 5 provinces and 2 autonomous regions.
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Forbidden City - built 500 years ago
- One of the largest, well preserved palaces in China
- 720,000 sq. meters with 800 buildings, 9,000 rooms
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Confucius Temple
- Imperial College
- Chinese philosophy developed in early history
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Old Summer Palace - a historical
evidence
- The palace was built in the 13th century.
- Britain/French burned down the palace in 1860.
- Ruins for Chinese to remind the Western power
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The Summer Palace - Yiheyuan
- Rebuilt and completed in 1895
- Renamed as Yiheyuan, the Garden of Good Health and Harmony
- The Longevity Hill and the Kunming Lake.
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Tiantang - Temple of Heaven
- Built in 1420
- the emperors used to offer sacrifices to heaven.
- It was enlarged in the Qing (1644-1911).
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White Cloud Temple - Taoism
- The centre of Taoism
- One of the main religions in China
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Xiangshan & Biyun Temple - Buddhism
- The 5.2 meters long Buddha
- Five Hundred Arhats is in Biyun Temple
- The Temple of "Universal Awakening"
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Beiha Park, Beijing
- A royal garden built thousand year ago
- Nine Dragon Wall
- Beautiful lake park
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Chengde, the royal summer resort
- North of Beijing
- Many beautiful building and temples
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Nanjing - war time Capital
- Nanjing Massacre
- Nanjing Treaty
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Xian - the Capital of the Past
- Chinese capital from the 11th century B.C. to the 10th
century A.D.
- The buried terra-cotta warriors of Qin Shi Huangdi
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Shanghai - Financial centre of China
- The past and the International Settlement
- Shanghai today
- Pudong - the new financial centre
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Potala Palace - Tibet
- Built 1,400 years ago
- Religion and history
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Jokhang Monastery
- Built 1,300 years ago
- To commemorate the marriage of the Tang princess
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Yellow Crane Tower
- Overlooking Yangtze River
- One of the artists gathering place
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Heng & Mid -Air Temple
- Hanging on the steep cliff
- Height of 2,000 meters above sea level.
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Sanya - Hainan island, the southern
most port
- All year round resort
- Many unspoiled beaches
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West Lake - a famous scenery in China
- Beautiful Chinese garden like park
- Stone bridges and buildings
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Qingdao - a German built city
- European style city
- A resort city along the beautiful seaside
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