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Gēnglè Táng
There are three old residences in Tónglǐ that you’ll pass at some point and the most pleasant is this elegant and composed Ming-dynasty estate with 52 halls spread out over five courtyards in the west of town. The buildings have been elaborately restored and redecorated with painti
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Dàpéng Fortress
This walled town and lively village built 600 years ago lies on Shēnzhèns eastern edge and was a key battle site in the Opium Wars of the 19th century. Stately mansions, fortress gates and ornate temples from the Ming and Qing dynasties are the main attractions. Board bus 360 at Yí
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Fódǐng Mountain
A lovely, shaded half-hour climb can be made up Fódǐng Mountain – Buddha’s Summit Peak – the highest point on the island. This is also where you will find the less elaborate Huìjì Temple . In summer the climb is much cooler in the late afternoon; watch devout pilgrims and Buddhist
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Jampa Lhakhang
On the northern Barkhor Circuit, 10m down a side alley is, is the entrance to the Jampa Lhakhang (also known as Jamkhang or Water Blessing Temple) on the right. The ground floor of this small temple has a huge two-storey statue of Miwang Jampa, the Future Buddha, flanked by rows of
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Yuèlù Academy
Students have been cramming for exams at the base of Yuèlù Mountain west of the river since AD 976, when the academy was established as one of China’s four institutions of higher learning. The Song-era grounds are now part of Húnán University. By the entrance is Hèxī Pavilion (Hèxī
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CY Tung Maritime Museum
Named after the Shànghǎi-born shipping magnate, this small but fascinating museum in Jiāotōng University explores Chinese maritime history, with model ships and early trade-route maps. A large portion of the 1st floor is devoted to Zheng He, the 15th-century admiral and explorer wh
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Cheung Chau Village
The island’s main settlement lies along the narrow strip of land connecting the headlands to the north and the south. The waterfront is a bustling place and the maze of streets and alleyways that make up the village are filled with old Chinese-style houses and tumbledown shops sell
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Lamma Island
The third-largest island after Lantau and Hong Kong, Lamma is known for its lively pubs, seafood restaurants, beaches and hikes. The laid-back lifestyle, strong feeling of community and relatively low rental make it a popular place with expats. The most interesting way to see a goo
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Ching Chung Temple
Green Pine Temple is a peaceful Taoist temple complex northwest of Tuen Mun town centre. Walk through the rows of bonsai trees, bamboo and ponds and you’ll reach the main temple which is dedicated to Lu Sun Young, one of the eight immortals of Taoism who lived in the 8th century. A
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Humble Administrator’s Garden
First built in 1509, this 5.2-hectare garden is clustered with water features, a museum, a teahouse and at least 10 pavilions such as ‘the listening to the sound of rain’ and ‘the faraway looking’ pavilions – hardly humble, we know. The largest of the gardens, its often considered
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Shuānglín Temple
Within easy reach of Píngyáo, this Buddhist temple surrounded by cornfields, houses a number of rare, intricately carved Song and Yuan painted statues. Rebuilt in 1571, it’s an impressive complex of halls and rather more authentic than many restored temples. The interiors of the Sa
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Zhongshan Sq
This is Dàlián’s hub, a 223m wide square with 10 lanes radiating out from a central roundabout designed by the Russians in 1889. With the exception of the Dalian Financial Building, all the other grand structures hail from the early 20th century when Dàlián was under the control of
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Yushig Monastery
Around 10km past an old caravan-trail turn-off, and 6km before the Chamdo airport, is a turnoff that heads 7km to the remote and welcoming Yushig Monastery, home to 50 Kagyupa monks and three trulkus (reincarnated lamas), one of whom is considered a manifestation of Rechungpa, a di
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Kāifēng Fǔ
Popular with Chinese tour groups, this reconstructed site of the government offices of the Northern Song next to Baogong Lake has daily theatricals commencing daily outside the gates at 9am – the doors are thrown open costumed actors play period scenes complete with cracking whips
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Jīngzhōu Museum
This excellent museum next to Kāiyuán Temple showcases some wonderful artefacts unearthed from Chu tombs around the area. The highlight is the incredibly well-preserved 2000-year-old body of a man found in his tomb with ancient tools, clothing and even food; the airtight mud seal a
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Chuk Lam Sim Monastery
In a lovely bucolic setting, Chuk Lam Sim (Bamboo Forest) Monastery is one of the larger temple complexes in Hong Kong. The temple was completed in 1932 when (legend has it) Tou Tei, the earth god, told an elderly monk to build it. The second temple contains three of the largest go
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1933
This vast concrete former abattoir is one of Shànghǎis unique buildings, today converted to house boutiques, bars, shops and restaurants. An extraordinary place built around a central core, its structure is a maze of flared columns, sky-bridges (across which cattle would be led to
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Cheung Sha
Cheung Sha (Long Sand), is Hong Kongs longest beach, stretching over 3km on the southern coast of Lantau. Its divided into ‘upper’ and ‘lower’ sections; a trail over a hillock links the two. Upper Cheung Sha, with occasional good surf, is the prettier and longer beach, and boasts c
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Sui Caves
The Sui dynasty (AD 581–618) was short-lived and very much a transition between the Wei and Tang periods. This can be seen in the Sui caves at Mògāo: the graceful Indian curves in the Buddha and Bodhisattva figures start to give way to the more rigid style of Chinese sculpture. The
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Senate Library
Located in the Leal Senado , Macaus oldest and most lavish library is a beautiful adaptation of the 18th century library in the Convento de Mafra outside Lisbon, which was built between 1717 and 1730 by German architect Fredrico Ludovice. Though much smaller, with only two rooms, i
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