Travel Notes in China

RED-CROWNED crane waits for coronation

THE red-crowned crane is the popular choice to be the national bird of China and just awaits the approval of the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature.
The State Forestry Administration has handed the nomination to the NPC after it held an online poll to choose a national bird in 2004, [...]

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Hangzhou, long famed as ‘Heaven on Earth’, is typical of the celestially bewitching natural scenery of the region of South of the Yangtze River. It has long been a famous tourist attraction. The widely expressed Chinese proverb, “in heaven there is paradise and on earth there are Hangzhou and Suzhou” combined with the words [...]

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SHANGHAI: Hangzhou was named the best place to do business in China for a fifth consecutive year in a Forbes survey released yesterday.
Shanghai came in at No 2, with Beijing remaining in sixth position for the second straight year. Wuxi was third, Nanjing fourth and Ningbo fifth.
Forbes China short-listed 194 mainland cities from a pool [...]

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The video comes from China National Tourism Administration , it includes snapshot of all famous attractions across China, like The Greate Wall, The forbidden City, The Westlake,Mountain Huangshan, Mountain Taishan, Shanghai …..
Also, the video includes many snapshots of Chinese culture, like Tea Ceremony，Embroidery, Beijing Opera ….
Welcome to China, the charming China!

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XijinZhai, which imitates ningshougong(Palace of Tranquil Longevity),
is one the facts of Mr Heshen’s crime.

Gongwangfu, the mansion of prince gong opens to public for the first time ever since 1776.
Yesterday, Gongwangfu, Beijing’s last princely mansion, has finally completed for its 31-months maintain which causes more than 30 million dollars. Start from August 20th, [...]

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Beijing’s last princely mansion
Mr. HeShen-Founder of the mansion, is the wealthiest Man in the World

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Taishan Mountain in Shandong was included as “World Cultural and Natural Heritage” by UNESCO in Dec 1987.

Taishan Mountain, a typical representative of the Chinese famous traditional mountains, is a mountain with a long history and a special historic status. In 1982, Taishan Mountain was up into the list of State key scenic spots and was [...]

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The Forbidden City (called 北京故宫，紫禁城 in Chinese) was the Chinese imperial palace from the mid-Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost five centuries, it served as the home of the Emperor and his household, as well [...]

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The Great Wall of China (simplified Chinese: 长城; traditional Chinese: 長城; pinyin: Chángchéng; literally “Long wall”) or (simplified Chinese: 万里长城; traditional Chinese: 萬里長城; pinyin: Wànlǐ Chángchéng; literally “The long wall of 10,000 Li (里)is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in China, built, rebuilt, and maintained between the 6th century BC and the 16th [...]

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UNESCO’s World Heritage List in China.

The Great Wall(长城 in Chinese) added in year 1987.

Imperial Palace(明清皇宫:北京故宫、沈阳故宫, 紫禁城 in Chinese） added in 1987.

Mountain Taishan (泰山 in Chinese) added in year 1987.

a carved stone proclaims “wuyueduzun” (the grandest of the five great mountains) at the main summit.
Mogao Caves(莫高窟 in Chinese) added in year 1987.
Mausoleum of the First [...]

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