architecture

Overview Located in the center of the ancient city of Lhasa, the Jokhang Monastery was built in the seventh century by Songtsan Gambo, the Tang Princess Wen Cheng and Nepalese Princess Bhrikuti. Its four story main building demonstrates a combination of the Han, Tibetan, Indian ...
Overview Nanjing Road is the most famous road in Shanghai. It spills from its eastern terminus on the Bund and past the People's Square to its western extreme by the newly remodeled Jing'an Temple. Divided into East, Middle and West sections, it's at times a pedestrian shopping ...
In terms of area, Huaihua is the biggest city in Hunan Province. Here, Han Chinese live harmoniously with 31 ethnic groups, including the Dong, Miao, Yao and Tujia. According to historical records, the history of Huaihua dates back 300,000 years to the Paleolithic age. Slab-Paved ...
Badaguan Scenic Area is a famous picturesque sanitarium area in China, located in the east of Qingdao city, Shandong Province. This place used to have eight avenues that were named after eight famous passes in China. Thus, it was named Badaguan, which means eight passes. After ...
The sacred mountain Wutaishan, located in Shanxi Province, China, is believed to be the earthly abode of the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, Manjushri, and for a thousand years it has been a focus of transnational pilgrimage for the Chinese, Tibetans, Mongols, and Manchus alike. This ...
Tianjin Ancient Cultural Street is located in the Nankai District of the Tianjin Municipality and was formally opened in 1986. It is located on the west bank of the Haihe River, with Tianhou Palace as its geographical center. Tianjin Ancient Cultural Street begins at Gongbei ...
LONDON - Luxury goods group Burberry said its Chief Creative Officer Christopher Bailey has won the 2009 Designer of the Year prize at the British Fashion Awards. Burberry also won Brand of the Year at the ceremony held at The Royal Courts of Justice in London on Wednesday night. ...
On April 10th, Li Hongbo is having a blood sample before a blood donation at the Harbin Red Cross Blood Station. He has donated 40000ML of blood without payment for over six years. He donated blood cells without payment eleven times in one year. As a postgraduate who is studying ...
2010-01-28 Guangdong Olympic Stadium The Guangdong Olympic Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Guangzhou. Currently used mostly for football matches, the stadium was built in 2001. It has a capacity of 80,012 with multi-colored seats, positioned in multiple sections, and are ...
Taiwan's innovative lamps win praise and awards at 100% Design London Detekt Design's Conus Lamp is special in both external appearance and material. The annual 100% Design London show attracts designers, buyers, manufacturers, and art lovers from Europe and the rest of the world ...
Constantin Cakioussis Shenzhen should be a place for the avant-garde to gather to further confirm its personality of youth, Constantin Cakioussis, consul general of Greece in Guangzhou, said in an interview with Shenzhen Daily in his Guangzhou office on Thursday. A city is like a ...
Famous architectural design companies and designers from home and abroad were invited to participate in the International Short-listed Competition for Conceptual Design for Reconstruction and Expansion of Hunan Provincial Museum. Vice Governor Guo Kailang R met with architectural ...
77-year-old Hans Hollein (2nd R) makes on-the-spot inspection with other international architects at Hunan Provincial Museum. On March 11, Hans Hollein from Vienna with another nine international architects made on-the-spot inspection at Hunan Provincial Museum, starting their ...
Taihu Old Street in Anqing city: Built in the Northern and Southern Dynasties (420-589), and once one of the city s most bustling commercial centers, the street has a history of more than 1500 years. The buildings on each side have maintained the Anhui Qing Dynasty (1636-1912) ...
There are thousands of historic buildings in Beijing, a city with over 3,000 years of history, and the cityscape is changing with each passing day. The followings are the top 10 architectural attractions in Beijing constructed in the past five years. NO.10 New CCTV Tower The new ...
Han Zongqi, former Secretary of the Party Committee of Shanghai International Studies University, together with Xu Baofa, the current Secretary, and others from SISU, visited South Campus of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (GDUFS) on May 26th. After visiting GDUFS' ...
The opening ceremony ZHU Min, Vice President and dean of Graduate School, addressing The ceremony rostrum A student representative addressing The opening ceremony of 2008 graduate students of professional degrees was held at Eastern Gymnasium on the afternoon of Feb. 28. ZHU Min, ...
Academician He receiving the gold prize certificate of "Blue-star Cup" The awarded project: The Extension of Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall The awarded project: Guangzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center The awarded project: SCUT complex in Guangzhou University Town ...
HU Jintao (third from the left), general secretary, shaking hands with academician HE Jingtang (from Xinhua.net) On the morning of Jan. 15, HU Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Chinese president and chairman of the Central ...
President LI Yuanyuan giving Minister YUAN Guiren (right) model of China pavilion for Expo The group photo of participants of the Cross-strait University Summit President LI Yuanyuan (left) and Academician HE Jingtang The design chart of the campus of University of Macau in ...
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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 ...