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Běijícūn
Further north from Mòhé is Běijícūn, a sprawling village and recreation area on the banks of the Hēilóng Jiāng, separating China and Russia. The area is fast expanding with a tons of new hotels and resorts under construction. Běijícūn covers an area of forest, meadow-land and bog,
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Seng
Completely rebuilt after suffering extensive damage in the 2010 earthquake, this site is thought to be the world’s largest mani wall (piles of stones with Buddhist mantras carved or painted on them). Founded in 1715, the mani consists of an estimated 2.5 billion mantras, piled one
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Tai Miu Temple
This far-flung temple further south along Tai Au Mun Rd is one of the most important Tin Hau temples in the territory. Built in the 13th century by two Fujianese in gratitude to the goddess for saving them during a sea storm, the temple was restored in 2009 and is the prime celebra
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Golden Stone Beach
The coast around Golden Stone Beach (金石滩; Jīnshí Tān ), 50km north of the city, has been turned into a domestic tourism mecca with a number of theme parks and rock formations commanding inflated entrance fees. The long pebbly beach itself is free and quite pretty, set in a wide bay
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Dinosaur Museum
Built on top of the Dashanpu excavation site, which has one of the world’s largest concentrations of dinosaur fossils, this museum has a fine collection of reassembled skeletons, as well as partially excavated fossil pits. The first publicized finds here were made in 1972. The huge
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Blue Wave Pavilion
Originally the home of a prince, the oldest garden in Sūzhōu was first built in the 11th century, and has been repeatedly rebuilt since. Instead of attracting hordes of tourists, the wild, overgrown garden around the Blue Wave Pavilion is one of those where the locals actually go t
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Yāzikǒu
Foreigners are only allowed into one of the four sections of this national park, at Yāzikǒu, but the area is big enough for good walking and you can also camp here. Xiǎolóngtán (小龙潭), about 10km from the entrance, is a good place to spot monkeys (Shénnóngjià is home to the rare gol
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Miàoyīng Temple White Dagoba
Originally built in 1271, the Miàoyīng Temple slumbers beneath its huge, distinctive, chalk-white Yuán-dynasty pagoda, which towers over the surrounding hútòng . It was, when it was built, the tallest structure in Dàdū (the Yuan-dynasty name for Běijīng), and even today it is the t
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Dzongsar Monastery
About 1km northwest of town is the Drigungpa-school Dzongsar Monastery. A short but steep climb brings you up to a monastery located on a jagged slope; the name of the place soon becomes clear – the monastery is a converted dzong . Its home to 30 friendly monks, and if theyre not t
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Shui Tau Tsuen
This 17th-century village, a 15-minute walk north of Kam Tin Rd, is famous for its prow-shaped roofs decorated with dragons and lucky fish.The Tang Kwong U Ancestral Hall and the Tang Ching Lok Ancestral Hall were built in the early 19th century. South of them is the village’s most
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Forest of Stelae Museum
Housed in Xī’ān’s Confucius Temple, this museum holds more than 1000 stone stelae (inscribed tablets), including the nine Confucian classics and some exemplary calligraphy. The highlight is the fantastic sculpture gallery (across from the gift shop), which contains animal guardians
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Drigung Til Monastery
The main assembly hall is the most impressive of Drigungs buildings. The central figure inside is Jigten Sumgon, the founder of the monastery. Look for the statue of local protector Abchi on a pillar to the side.From the 1st-floor Serkhang (golden chapel) you can go upstairs to a b
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Mendong Monastery
At the east end of the 2km-long town, walk through the Tibetan quarter to reach a mass of mani stones, prayer poles and yak skulls that local pilgrims gravitate to daily at dusk. From here you’ll see a second, larger collection of prayer flags and mani stones about 1km away on the
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Jīmíng Temple
Alongside the citys Ming walls and Xuánwǔ Lake (Xuánwǔ Hú) is Buddhist Jīmíng Temple, first built in AD 527 during the Three Kingdoms period and rebuilt many times. The seven-storey-tall Yàoshīfó Pagoda (药师佛塔) offers views over Xuánwǔ Lake. Enter the base of the pagoda to the spect
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Jiǔhuá Mountain
The Tang-dynasty Buddhists who determined Jiǔhuá Shān to be the earthly abode of the Bodhisattva Dizang (Ksitigarbha), Lord of the Underworld, chose well. Often shrouded in a fog that pours in through the windows of its cliff-side temples, Jiǔhuá Shān exudes an aura of otherworldli
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Kanas Lake Nature Reserve
Stunning Kanas Lake is a long finger of water nestled in the southernmost reaches of the Siberian taiga ecosystem, pinched in between Mongolia, Russia and Kazakhstan. Most of the local inhabitants are Kazakh or Tuvan. Chinese tourists (and the occasional foreigner) descend on the p
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Tsing Shan Monastery
Also known as Castle Peak Monastery, this temple complex perched on the hill of Castle Peak is the oldest in Hong Kong. Founded by Reverend Pui To (literally, ‘travelling in a cup’) 1500 years ago, the complex you see today was rebuilt in 1926. Check out shrines and temples for dif
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Sera Ngagpa College
A Tantric college, Ngagpa is also the oldest structure at Sera. The main hall is dominated by a statue of Sakya Yeshe (wearing a black hat), behind the throne, surrounded by other famous Sera lamas. There are three chapels to the rear of the hall, the first featuring Jampa and thou
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Lu Xun Museum
Lu Xun (1881–1936) is regarded as the father of modern Chinese literature. Born in Shàoxīng in Zhèjiāng province and buried in Shànghǎi, he lived in Běijīng for over a decade. As a writer, Lu Xun, who first trained in medicine, articulated a deep yearning for reform by mercilessly
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Shízhàngdòng Waterfall
The 76m-high Shízhàngdòng Waterfall explodes in a sea of spray as it it plunges. You can stand 100m away and still get drenched if the wind is right.About 40km from Chìshuǐ, nine buses a day (¥12, 1½ hours) run here starting at 6.50am. The bus will drop you in Shízhàngdòng village,
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