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  • The Magical and sacred Temple of Wudang Shan, China

    13. August 2010

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    The Magical and sacred Temple of Wudang Shan, China
    The people’s republic of China; which is also commonly known across the world as China, is the most populated country in the world. This country has over one billion people.  China is governed by the communist party of China and the country is under a single party system’. The country stretches an impressive nine million and six hundred thousand square kilo meters. The landscape in China is quite diverse.  It has rich forests and white sandy deserts. He Gobi desert and the Taklamakan desert are the two main desert regions in China. China is surrounded by Mongolia, Siberia, these lie around the north of China. Around the south; lies, Vietnam, Laos and Burma The Wudang mountain range is also called Wu Tang Shan or just Wudang happens to be a small mountain range that lies in the  [...]

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    Ancient Culture in the Jewish part of China

    11. August 2010

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    Ancient Culture in the Jewish part of China
    In Kaifeng, you come though a dark locked floor which is one of the boiler rooms in the age old hospital of Chinese medicine. The hospital is lined with Ming dynasty bricks. The bricks are line only few yards deep, however it still holds a good amount of water.  The Chinese city has flood plains which lay along the yellow river and this is about six hundred miles south of Beijing. The temples here are the temples of Purity and Truth. This place had a synagogue that stood here once upon a time. A large group of travelers keep coming here to experience the rich heritage that this place has been enriched with. There is a specific concentration of Jews here who are Chinese. The Chinese Jews are usually quite famous here although most of them are just stories in the history books. There  [...]

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    Popular tourist attractions in Beijing

    16. June 2010

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    Popular tourist attractions in Beijing
    Beijing is certainly one of the most-visited cities on earth. Every year large numbers of tourists visit the capital city of China, simply to experience the blend of the new and the old. Given below are some of the popular tourist attractions in Beijing. I have visited Beijing number of times and these are my personal favorite attractions. I hope you will enjoy visiting the city of Beijing. Forbidden City The splendid Forbidden City is known to be one of the biggest and the best-preserved majestic palace complexes in the world. The Forbidden City once had around 9,999 rooms, during its flourishing period.  The Chinese believed that number 10,000 symbolizes “the divine perfection”. Forbidden City had fallen short of only one room. This palace was surrounded by huge walls, which were  [...]

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    Glimpse of Beijing

    1. June 2010

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    Glimpse of Beijing
    Beijing is the capital of China and is an energetic modern city. Even today the city has strong culture, values and heritage. The city of Beijing provides a lot for the tourist to enjoy, to see, and to experience. In the year 2008, Olympic Games were held in Beijing and was a great success for the country. When it comes to the tourist, Beijing is an extremely welcoming city. It offers an extensive variety of options to enjoy themselves while touring the city. Combining the inheritance of an ancient history with the enthusiasm of a speedily developing metropolitan area, Beijing has a little for each and every mood and interest. All fans of culture will be amazed at the performance of the prominent “classic Beijing Opera”, Beijing acrobatics, a Kung Fu show, or can spend an entire  [...]

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    Jiuzhaigou Valley – one of the beautiful wonderlands on the earth

    14. May 2010

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    Jiuzhaigou Valley – one of the beautiful wonderlands on the earth
    It is been said that proviso there were any wonderlands on this earth, in that case Jiuzhaigou Valley will be surely one of them. All across the world there is by no means equal place elsewhere that has various sceneries as well as fables of eloquence similar to dreams, or else the natural purities similar to a fairyland the same as Jiuzhaigou Valley. Jiuzhaigou Valley is positioned in Nanping County, almost at a distance of 450 km (around 280 miles) in the northern region of the Chengdu City. This valley has got its name owing to the subsistence of nine fortifications villages, which are of Tibetan beginning, as well as it is for all time regarded as a blessed mountain as well as watercourse through the people of Tibet. Jiuzhaigou Valley is in fact a great magnum opus of nature that  [...]

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    Yunnan Stone Forest – attracting countless tourists by its storie

    7. May 2010

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    Yunnan Stone Forest – attracting countless tourists by its storie
    Have you anytime seen little things that are so tremendous, that immediately take away your breath? I had a chance to get this experience while I was visiting the Yunnan Stone Forest, which is located approximately at a distance of about 75 km as of Kunming. After arriving at the doorway, we simply got on one of the few little vehicles that were quite similar to the golf cart and were supposed to take us in the region of the outskirts of a few of the most important tourist attractions as we barely had some time as well as it is quite a huge locale to stroll around. We could after that, take a halt at any place were we wanted as well as walk in the region intended for a superior view. This place is quite peaceful, with merely the resonance of the exotic birds to sidetrack you whilst you  [...]

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    Stare at the Huggable Giant Pandas in Qinling Mountains

    28. April 2010

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    Stare at the Huggable Giant Pandas in Qinling Mountains
    Furry, gracious faced as well as huggable seeming; the Giant Pandas are known to be the picture children of the in danger of extinction animal listings, on the other hand extremely complicated to get together within the wild. Their left behind towering height bamboo forests are a great deal protected in addition to their decreasing numbers are kept an eye on personally through scientists by means of baited breath as well as the birth of each new panda cub, which is welcomed by means of cheers from all across the world. There are a small number of areas, which are been run through conservation organizations that are being opened generally up to limited tourists, one of the various of such is located within the murky, green Qinling Mountains. The Panda trackers do escort the hopeful tourists  [...]

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    Shanghai: right beholder of World Expo 2010

    21. April 2010

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    Shanghai: right beholder of World Expo 2010
    Shanghai, sky scraping is all moving and shaking, as you see from the window of top floor of slender spire, Shanghai as forest of skyscrapers with raging religion called capitalism. Shanghai has achieved what can be said like this “only those who attempt the absurd can accomplish the impossible", once a shanty town, Shanghai has come a long way and has a long way ahead to go. Shanghai, which literally means 'Above the Sea', is a port city on the Huangpu River, on the bank where the Yangtze River empties into the East China Sea. Originally Shanghai was nothing but a fishing and textiles town, but when Shanghai opened to foreign powers by the 1842 Treaty of Nanking it gained it identity and aim. Shanghai is where the east is meeting with west, Shanghai has British, French, Americans, Germans,  [...]

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    The Stone Forest of China

    1. April 2010

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    The Stone Forest of China
    The southwest Chinese province of Yunnan possesses something very unique which is undoubtedly the pride of the nation but also something which is very rarely found in the world over such a large area.  It is a forest, but not any forest of trees and animals.  This is a Stone Forest, you guessed it right, and the entire forest is made of stone as their shapes resembles ‘tree’ they are known as ‘Stone Trees.’ The Shilin National Park is spread over a huge area of some 350 sq km.  It is divided into seven scenic areas and they are Naigu Stone Forest, Lake Yuehu (meaning ‘Moon lake’), the waterfalls of "Da Dieshui", Zhiyun Cave, Greater & Lesser Stone Forest, Qifeng Cave and Lake Changhu (meaning ‘Long lake’). The Shilin or Stone Forest is located some 85 km southeast  [...]

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    Biggest Buddha Statue

    29. March 2010

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    Biggest Buddha Statue
    The Leshan Giant Buddha is the biggest Buddha statue in the world. This biggest Buddha statue is of Maitreya, who is a Bodhisattva depicted as a stout monk having a broad smile and exposing a naked breast and paunch. The statue is located to the east of Leshan City in the Sichuan Province. This place is also the site of confluence of three rivers: Min, Qingyi, and Dadu. Leshan city sees a large number of tourists because of the biggest Buddha statue. In December, 1996, it was granted UNESCO World Heritage status. The structure was built during the reign of the Tang Dynasty. It was complete in 803 AD. The carving was on for nearly 90 years. Thousands of workers were part of the project. The Leshan Giant Buddha has been a regular feature in poetry, song, and literature. The statue  [...]

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