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Forbidden
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The Forbidden City, located
in the heart of Beijing, is the best-preserved imperial
palace in China and the largest collection of ancient
wooden structures in the world.
It served as the imperial palace from
the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty, and
was home to 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Construction of the Forbidden City started in 1406,
and was completed in 1420.
The palace complex covers an area
of 720 square meters, and consists of about 980 buildings
with around 87, 00 rooms. It is surrounded by a 12-meter
city wall measuring 3 kilometers in circumference. .There
is a gate on each side of wall: Meridian Gate (Wumen),
Donghua Men on the east, Xihua Men on the west, and
Shenwu Men on the north, with Meridian Gate at the southern
end the main entrance to the palace complex. At each
corner of the wall stands a tower.
The Forbidden City is traditionally
comprised of two major parts: the Outer Court and the
Inner Court. The Outer Court was used for political
and ceremonial purposes. It was where the emperors dealt
with national affairs. Layout of the Outer Court is
centered on the following three buildings: the Hall
of Supreme Harmony (Taihedian), the Hall of Central
Harmony (Zhonghedian) and the Hall of Preserving Harmony
(Baohedian). The Hall of Supreme Harmony was used for
grand ceremonies such as ceremony of a new emperor's
enthronement and the emperors' wedding.
The Hall of Central Harmony, in the middle of the Hall
of Supreme Harmony and Hall of Preserving Harmony was
for the emperors taking a rest before attending the
grand ceremonies held in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
The Hall of the Preserving Harmony was where the emperors
held banquets and imperial exams.
The Inner Court was the residence
of the emperors and their families. It is separated
from the Outer Court by the Gate of Heavenly Peace (Qianqingmen).
The south of the gate is the Outer Court and the north
of it is the Inner Court. At the center of the Inner
Court stands three main buildings: the Palace of Heavenly
Peace (Qianqingong), the Palace of Union and Peace (Jiaotaidian)
and the Palace of Terrestrial Tranquility (Kunninggong).
These three halls, smaller than the halls in the Outer
Court, were the residences of the emperors, their empresses
and concubines.
The Forbidden City was listed by the
UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site in 1987. Now
some buildings of the palace have transformed into exhibiting
halls where a great number of cultural items are displayed.
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of the world, it's a life-time dream for many people. The fabulous
monastery sights, breathtaking landscapes scenery, high-altitude
trekking, unique custom and civilization of the Tibetan people...
We offers the most popular destinations in Tibet including uniquely
spiritual place, Potala Palace, Jokhang temple with intoxicating
fragrance of juniper incense and Yak butter; Buzzing sound of
lection chanting in Sera Monastery, the cradle of Tibetan civilization
in Yarlung Valley and much more... |
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| Yunnan is an important border
province of southwestern in China, it borders Burma, Vietnam,
and Laos. Yunnan has an average altitude of 2,000 meters and
a temperate tropical plateau monsoon climate. It boasts imposing
natural scenery, such as snowcapped mountains, glaciers, lakes,
hot springs, plateaus, virgin forests, and tropical rainforests.
In addition, it abounds in biological resources and enjoys such
good reputations as the Kingdoms of Plants and the Realm of
Animals, which has greatly benefited in the development of ecological
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| Guilin City is South China's
shining pearl, with verdant mountains, elegant waters, and magnificent
crags and fantastic caverns. The scenery of Guilin has been
called the finest under heaven. Guilin enjoys a mild climate
with sufficient rainfall. The Limestone, weathered and eroded
by water, became todays fantastic stone forests, peaks, underground
streams and caves, thus giving unique features to Guilins scenery.
The mountains are rising abruptly from the ground, stand in
various stately shapes. Moreover, they have in them a great
number of colorful caves. These mountains with strangely-shaped
peaks and caves of unique formation, together with the crystal-clear
rivers surround the city are very attracted by all the people.
Many foreigners have a good impressive of Guilin's special scenery.
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