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Yu Ancestral Hall
Yújiācūn is a model Chinese clan village, where 95% of the inhabitants all share the same surname of Yu (于). One of the villages more unusual sights is the town ancestral hall, where you’ll find the 24-generation family tree, reaching back over 500 years. There are five tapestries,
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Bàopǔ Taoist Temple
In the forested hills above West Lake, reachable by a pleasant hike, is the striking tiled-roof, yellow-walled Baopu Taoist Temple . The temple’s first hall contains a statue of Guanyin in front of a Yin and Yang diagram; an effigy of Gehong ( 葛洪) – who once smelted cinnabar here –
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Wángjiāpíng Revolution Headquarters Site
During an extended stay, the communist leadership moved around Yán’ān, resulting in numerous former headquarters sites. Adjacent to the Revolution Museum is the last site occupied by the communist leadership in Yán’ān. The improved living conditions at the site, houses rather than
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Quánfú Temple
It’s hard to miss this eye-catching amber-hued temple complex. The ‘full fortune’ temple was founded during the Song dynasty, but has been repeatedly rebuilt. The structure you see today is an incarnation from 1995, when a handful of halls and gardens were added to the mix. The set
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Red Town
The No 10 Steel Factory has come to life again with an enormous display of large-scale sculpture pieces dotting the lawn, offices and studios of this creative cluster. While the majority of the premises is taken over by the so-so Shànghǎi Sculpture Space, there are a couple of othe
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Fènghuángshān Revolution Headquarters Site
This was the first site occupied by the communists after their move to Yán’ān, before being abandoned because it was too exposed to enemy aircraft fire. There’s a photo exhibit about Norman Bethune, the Canadian doctor who became a hero in China for treating CCP casualties in the l
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Black Pagoda
Just above the centre of town is a Dai monastery with a steep path beside it leading up to the Black Pagoda – you’ll notice it when entering Dàměnglóng. The pagoda itself is actually gold, not black. Take a stroll up and have a chat with the few monks in residence. The views of Dàm
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Héshùn
Set aside as a retirement village for overseas Chinese, Héshùn is of more interest as a traditional Chinese village with cobbled streets. It sees increasing numbers of daytrippers, but there are some great old buildings in the village, providing lots of photo opportunities. The vil
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Wángchéng Square
This square is the meeting place for locals who come to play chess and cards under fluttering China flags, and is busy at night. Across Zhongzhou Zhonglu, a huge statue of six rearing horses marks the underground Eastern Zhou Royal Horse & Carriage Museum . The principal draw i
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Tap Seac Square
This beautiful square surrounded by important historic buildings from the 1920s (Cultural Affairs Bureau, Tap Seac Health Centre, Central Library, Library for Macau’s Historical Archives, Tap Seac Gallery) was designed by Macanese architect Carlos Marreiros. Marreiros also created
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Following the Tang dynasty, the economy around Dūnhuáng went into decline, and the luxury and vigour typical of Tang painting began to be replaced by simpler drawing techniques and flatter figures. The mysterious Western Xia kingdom, which controlled most of Gānsù from 983 to 1227,
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Darawa Linka
Locals make merry at this park on the eastern side of Shigatse. Grab a bottle of Lhasa beer and join them. There are a couple dozen tents where people kick back, drink beer and play sho (a Tibetan board game) and mahjong. This is also known as the local pick-up spot so you’ll see l
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Dàdōnghǎi Bay
Dàdōnghǎi Bay sports a wider beach than Sānyà and has a shaded boardwalk running along most of its length. The setting, in a deep blue bay with rocky headlands, is simply gorgeous but it does get busy here. At night, half the crowd is knocking back beers and eating crabs at the boa
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Diàoshuǐlóu Waterfall
This waterfall boasts a 12m drop and 300m span. During the rainy season (June to September), when Diàoshuǐlóu is in full throttle, it’s a spectacular raging beauty, but during spring and autumn it’s little more than a drizzle. You can walk to the waterfall from the north gate entra
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Folded Brocade Hill
Folded Brocade Hill affords some of Guìlíns best views, complemented by restored pavilions, some originally dating from the Ming dynasty. Climb the stone pathway that leads you through the cooling relief of Wind Cave (风洞; Fēng Dòng), its walls decked with inscriptions and Buddhist
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Taipa Houses
The pastel-coloured villas (c 1921) here were the summer residences of wealthy Macanese. House of the Regions of Portugal showcases Portuguese costumes. House of the Islands looks at the history of Taipa and Coloane, with displays on traditional industries, such as fishing and the
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Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre
Due north of the Wan Chai MTR station, the massive Convention & Exhibition Centre, which was built in 1988 and extended onto an artificial island in the harbour for the official ceremony of the return of sovereignty to China in 1997, has been compared with a bird’s wing, a bana
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Xiàmén University
Next to Nánpǔtuó Temple and established with overseas Chinese funds, the university has beautiful republican-era buildings and an attractive lake. It’s a good place for a pleasant stroll. The anthropology museum (人类学博物馆; Rénlèixué Bówùguǎn) in the campus boasts two large ‘boat coff
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Treasures of the Potala Exhibition
This glossy new exhibition hall is worth a quick visit for the stunning 15th-century Vajradhara mandala and fine 3rd-floor ritual implements, including the largest key you will likely ever see. Still, its hard not to think that the displays were created specifically to reinforce th
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Tsome Ling
The small but interesting Tsome Ling is one of the four ling temples of Lhasa (along with Kunde Ling and Tengye Ling). To the east of the residential courtyard is the Kharpo Podrang (White Palace), built in 1777, and to the west is the Marpo Podrang (Red Palace), built at the begin
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