architecture

Ouyuan Garden (Lotus Garden) stands out even among the famous classical gardens of Suzhou. It was built in the Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911) and in 2000 was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is composed of a large mansion and has houses built in the middle with two gardens ...
The Harbin Central Street (local name: Zhong Yang Da Jie) is also known as Kitaiskaya St in Russian. It was built in 1898 and originally named "China's Big Street". It is a perfect remnant of the bustling international business activities at the turn of the 20th century. The ...
Shalu Monastery is located 20 kilometers southeast of Shigatze. It was first built in 1087. It is famous for its sandalwood slips carved with Buddhist scripture and a jar used to hold sacred water, in which, it is said, the water does not decrease or deteriorate. The murals in ...
Overview Located in the northwest of Lhasa, to east of the Potala and north of the Jokhang, Ramoche Monastery, is considered the most important temple in Lhasa after the Jokhang Temple. With unique architecture, which combined with both Tibetan and Han's architectual styles, and ...
The Jokhang Temple, situated in the centre of old Lhasa, was originally built in 647 A.D. It is said that the site was chosen personally by the wife of King Songtsan Gampo, the Tang Princess Wen Cheng. It was built by craftsmen from Tibet, China and Nepal and thus features ...
The Ancient City of Jiaohe is one of the world's architectural wonders hiding in the Yarnaz Valley, 10 kilometers west of Turpan City. Shaped like a willow leaf, the ancient city of Jiaohe has a history of 2,300 years and lies between two rivers on a loess plateau atop a cliff of ...
Three Gorges Museum Founded in 1951, the Three Gorges Museum in Chongqing, which is one of the largest museums in south-west China, is not only a topical museum of the Yangtze Three Gorges but also a comprehensive museum of history and arts. It sits on the western side of the ...
Puppet Emperor's Imperial Palace Located in the north-eastern corner of the city of Changchun, this 12 acre palace was home to the puppet Manchurian emperor Pu Yi installed by the Japanese in the early 20th century, the empire lived in the palace between 1932 and 1945. The ...
Duolun Lu (originally called Darroch Road), a pedestrian street of historical and cultural celebrities, captures the cultural spirit of Shanghai in the 1920s and 1930s. Duolun Lu today has become a cultural bazaar composed of old-style lanes, antique market, bookstores, teahouses...
Stone-framed-door Residence The stone-framed-door residences in longtang (alleyway), typical of modern architecture in Shanghai, embody two different features of Chinese and Western cultures. The architectural style of early times seemingly suggestive of common residences south ...
Former Residence of Marshall Zhang Xueliang The Former Residence of Zhang Xueliang is located in Shenyang near the Imperial Palace and is a square villa that was home to Zhang Xueliang, one of the warlords of the north-east who eventually went on to lead Chinese Communist Party ...
Gulangyu is a small island to the southwest of Xiamen, covering less than two square kilometers. The 600-meter-wide Egret River separates it from the main island, but a shuttle ferry is available every five minutes. The name Gulang, "drum waves," describes the drum-like sound ...
Ta'er Monastery is one of the largest monasteries of the Yellow Sect of Tibetan Buddhism and is said to be the birthplace of Zongkaba (1357-1419), the founder of the Yellow Sect. Standing in an imposing manner according to the gradient of the mountain, the Ta'er Lamasery is a ...
Ramoche Temple (Xiao Zhao Si, or Ramoche Monastery) is situated in the northwest of Lhasa, covering a total area of 4,000 square meters. This temple is one of the important cultural relic protection sites of the Tibet Autonomous Region as well as a hot attraction in Lhasa. The ...
Manchu culture is the centerpiece of the Imperial Palace in Shenyang, capital of northeastern China's Liaoning Province. Founded in 1624, the 380-year-old Shenyang Imperial Palace is one of the few historic Chinese sites that epitomize an ethnic minority culture, along with the ...
About Lijiang Old Town Lijiang Ancient City is also known as Dayan Old Town, located in Lijiangba, Yunnan Province, is an ancient town inhabited mainly by the Naxi minority people. The town was founded in 1127. The roads in the town are paved with colored pebbles produced in ...
Lijiang old Town is officially called "Dayan Town", "Dayan" literally means a "great ink stab", a graphic description of the town's location on a piece of rich flatland fed by a river and surrounded by green mountains. Dayan Town is the large Naxi settlement first built during ...
The Six Harmonies Pagoda aka Liuhe Ta or Liu He Pagoda, one of the famous tours attractions in Hangzhou city, is located at the foot of Yuelun Shan (or Yuelun Hill, situated in the south of the West Lake) overlooking the famous Qiantang River. The name "six harmonies" stems from ...
Zhaoling Tomb is located in Beiling Park, the largest park in Shenyang. It is the mausoleum of Huang Taiji (Emperor Taizong) of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and his queen Bo'erjijite. Huang Taiji was the eighth son of Nurhachi, a great leader who established the Later Jin State ...
Manchu culture is the center piece of the Imperial Palace in Shenyang, capital of northeastern China's Liaoning Province. The royal complex, through has the same name in Chinese as the Forbidden City in Beijing, contains a different historic and cultural feature, according to Zhi ...
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Folk House of the Bai Ethnics
Folk House of the Bai Ethnics
The folk house of the Bai ethnics is the folk architecture of the Bai ...
Chinese Tamales
Chinese Tamales
Zongzi (or zhongzi) are traditionally eaten during Dragon Boat ...
Benzhu religion of the Bai
Benzhu religion of the Bai
The Bai spiritual tradition consists of a set of syncretic beliefs, ...
Martial arts extravaganza hits Beijing’s Poly Theater
Martial arts extravaganza hits Beijing’s Poly Theater
Now on tour, the show "Kungfu Revelations: Nine scrolls" is making a ...
Exhibition showcases classic Chinese art
Exhibition showcases classic Chinese art
A staff member at the National Library shows the process of repairing ...
14th Shanghai International Film Festival
14th Shanghai International Film Festival
The 14th edition of the annual Shanghai International Film Festival ...
Relics featuring ancient Dian culture unearthed in Yunnan
Relics featuring ancient Dian culture unearthed in Yunnan
Photo taken on May 23, 2011 shows the gallipots unearthed from a relic ...
The west wind-tunnel travels An qing of China
The west wind-tunnel travels  An   qing of China
Introduce The west scenic spot of wind-tunnel is that China spent the ...
Ruyi - Granters of Wishes
Ruyi - Granters of Wishes
In China, there have been numbers of "Auspicious Pattern" that is ...