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ShaoLin.
Although the first Shaolin Temple was in the centre of China,
Shaolin was more than just a place of Buddhism. There are such places
that just seem to be very pivotal in events and history. Shaolin was/is
such a place.
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Summer Palace.
Summer
Palace.
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Summer Palace-Beijing
Summer
Palace.
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SuZhou.
The Moon Comes with Breeze Pavilion.
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Temple Of Heaven.
Temple
of Heaven.
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Temple Of Heaven
The Hall of Prayer for a Good Harvest, called the Temple of
Heaven by English speakers. The inscription reads qi = prayer; nian
= year; dian = palace -- pray for a good year
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The Forbidden City.
The
Forbidden City: Gate of Supreme Harmony in the Distance.
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The Marble Boat.
The
Marble Boat Symbolizes the Rule of the Qing Dynasty.
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The Ming Tombs.
Changling is the tomb of emperor Yongle (reigned 1403-1424), the
third emperor of the Ming Dynasty whose personal name was Zhu Di, and of
his empress. Built in 1413, the mausoleum extends over an area of
100,000 square metres. The soul tower, which tells people whose tomb it
is, rests on a circular wall called the "city of treasures"
which surrounds the burial mound. The "city of treasures" at
Changling has a length of more than a kilometre.
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Tiananmen Gate
Soldier
Standing Guard at Tiananmen Gate.
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Tover of Joy-Shanghai.
Yuyuan
Garden - Tower of Joy.
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Yangze River.
Into one of
the world's most powerful yet inward societiesChinese civilization began
along the Yangtze River and grew.
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