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Ocean Park
It may have to compete with the natural crowd-pulling powers of Disneyland on Lantau, but for many Ocean Park remains the most popular theme park in Hong Kong. The parks constant expansion and addition of new rides and thrills, as well as the presence of four giant pandas plus two
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Shàngdū
Marco Polo made it his final stop and Samuel Taylor Coleridge immortalised it in Western minds as the ultimate pleasure palace. Today Xanadu, or Shàng-Dū , is little more than a vast prairie with vague remnants of once mighty walls, but in days of yore it was indeed one of the most
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Genghis Khan Mausoleum
Located 130km south of Bāotóu in the middle of absolutely nowhere is the Genghis Khan Mausoleum, China’s tribute to the great Mongol warlord. Unfortunately, old Genghis was not buried here. Instead, the mausoleum’s existence is justified by an old Mongol tradition of worshipping Ge
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Bīngyù Valley
If you can’t travel south to Guìlín, Bīngyù Valley offers a taste of what you’re missing. About 250km northeast of Dàlián, the valley has tree-covered limestone cliffs set alongside a river; similar to Guìlín. From the entrance a boat takes you along a brief stretch of the river, w
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Lhakhang Karpo
The large Lhakhang Karpo, or White Chapel, holds the oldest paintings at Tsaparang and is probably the most important chapel in all of Ngari. The murals date back to the 15th or 16th century but their influences extend back to 10th-century Kashmiri Buddhist art. Apart from at Tsapa
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Ganden Palace
In 1530 the second Dalai Lama established the Ganden Palace, the palace that was home to the Dalai Lamas until the fifth built the Potala. It was from here that the early Dalai Lamas exercised their political as well as religious control over central Tibet, and the second, third an
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Confucius Mansion
Next to Confucius Temple is this maze of living quarters, halls, studies and more studies. The mansion buildings were moved from the temple grounds to the present site in 1377 and vastly expanded into 560 rooms in 1503. More remodelling followed, including reconstruction following
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Sera Me College
Follow the pilgrims clockwise, past the Tsangba Kangtsang and Tsowa Kangtsang residential halls and several minor buildings, to the Sera Me College. This college dates back to the original founding of the monastery. The central image of the impressive main hall is a copper Sakyamun
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Qīxiá Temple
This temple on Qīxiá Mountain , 22km northeast of Nánjīng, was founded by the Buddhist monk Ming Sengshao during the Southern Qi dynasty, and remains an active place of worship. Long one of China’s most important monasteries, even today it’s still one of its largest Buddhist semina
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Qīngchéng Shān
Covered in lush, dripping forests, the sacred mountain of Qīngchéng Shān has been a Taoist spiritual centre for more than 2000 years. Its beautiful trails are lined with ginkgo, plum and palm, and there are caves, pavilions and centuries-old wooden temples to explore. Visitors can
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Wǔzhǐshān
Wǔzhǐshān is named rises 1867m out of the centre of Hǎinán in a reserve 30km northeast of the city. As the highest peak in the land, it’s naturally steeped in local lore: the five peaks, for example, are said to represent the Li people’s five most powerful gods. Despite the name, h
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Língyǐn Temple
Hángzhōu’s most famous Buddhist temple, Língyǐn Temple was built in AD 326, but has been destroyed and restored no fewer than 16 times. During the Five Dynasties (AD 907–960) about 3000 monks lived here. The Hall of the Four Heavenly Kings is astonishing, with its four vast guardia
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Ēnnìng Lù
No trip to Guǎngzhōu is complete without a stroll down century-old Ēnnìng Lù. Located in the area known traditionally as Xīguān (西关), the western gate and commercial hub of old Canton, it still retains a few cultural relics, despite earnest urban renewal efforts.The highlight is Bā
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Mt Amnye Machen
The 6282m peak of Machen Kangri, or Mt Amnye Machen, is Amdo’s most sacred mountain – it’s eastern Tibet’s equivalent to Mt Kailash in western Tibet. Tibetan pilgrims travel for weeks to circumambulate the peak, believing it to be home to the protector deity Machen Pomra. The circu
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Southeast Corner Watchtower & Red Gate Gallery
This splendid fortification, with a green-tiled, twin-eaved roof rising up imperiously south of the Ancient Observatory, dates back to the Ming dynasty. Mount the battlements for views alongside camera-wielding Chinese trainspotters eagerly awaiting rolling stock grinding in and ou
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Míngyǒng Glacier
Tumbling off the side of Kawa Karpo peak is the 12km-long Míngyǒng Glacier. At over 13 sq km, it is not only the lowest glacier in China (around 2200m high) but also an oddity – a monsoon marine glacier, which basically translates as having an ecosystem that couldn’t possibly be mo
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Yùlóng Xuěshān
Also known as Mt Satseto, Yùlóng Xuěshān soars to some 5500m. Its peak was first climbed in 1963 by a research team from Běijīng and now, at some 35km from Lìjiāng, it is regularly mobbed by hordes of Chinese tour groups and travellers, especially in the summer. Buses from Lìjiāng
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Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple
An explosion of colourful pillars, roofs, lattice work, flowers and incense, this busy temple is a destination for all walks of Hong Kong society, from pensioners and businesspeople to parents and young professionals.Some come simply to pray, others to divine the future with chìm –
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Jìng’ān Temple
Its roof work an incongruous, shimmering mirage amid West Nanjing Rd’s soaring skyscrapers, Jìng’ān Temple is a much-restored sacred portal to the Buddhist world that partially, at least, underpins this metropolis of 24 million souls. There are fewer devotees than at the neighbourh
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Bell Tower
The Bell Tower originally held a large bell that was rung at dawn; it dates from the 14th century and was later rebuilt in the 1700s. Initially it stood two blocks to the west. Musical performances are held inside from 09:00 to 11:30 and 14:30 to 17:30. It is entered through the un
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