Top 10 religion temples in China

Top 10 religion temples in China

Name	中文名	Description	City/Province	Wk
1. The Famen Temple	法门寺	The finger bone relic of Sakyamuni was placed in it	Fufeng/Shaanxi
2. Shaolin Monastery	少林寺	Origin of Chinese martial arts and Shaolin Kung Fu	Dengfeng/Henan
3. Jokhang Temple	大昭寺	Top in Tibetan Buddhism	Lhasa/Tibet
4.Lou Guan tai	楼观台	Laozi wrote the Tao Teh Ching (Dao De Jin)	Xi’an/shanxi
5. Labrang Monastery	拉卜楞寺	Best preserved academic system of Tibetan Buddhism	Xiahe/Gansu
6. Kumbum Monastery	塔尔寺	LBirthplace of the founder of Gelugpa sect of Tibetan Buddhism	Huangzhong/Qinghai
7. Labrang Monastery	大慈恩寺	Best preserved academic system of Tibetan Buddhism	Xiahe/Gansu
8. Shaolin Monastery	大兴善寺
9. Kumbum Monastery	芮城永乐宫	Birthplace of the founder of Gelugpa sect of Tibetan Buddhism	Huangzhong/Qinghai
10. Hanging Temple	悬空寺	High on a sheer precipice combining Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian elements	Hunyuan/Shanxi

Top 10 tourist attractions in Tianjin,China

Five Road [Tianjin]

Tianjin is located five Road in Heping District, Tianjin, Chengdu, south of Racecourse Road north, east Xikanglu, Race Course Road and Nanjing Road west of the junction of a long rectangular region. A total of 22 roads with a total length of 17 km, with a total area of 1.28 square kilometers. Historically, the British Concession “wall promotion sector,” low-lying, was filled, all architects have in this housing construction since the 1960s, the Tianjin Urban Construction departments to unify management, in accordance with from south to north The order will be in the region of east-west Race Course Road, Mu South Road, Marble Road, Cheung Tak Road, Chongqing, and Chengdu Road collectively referred to as “five Road” areas. Today, “Five Road” has become a synonym for Small Villas in Tianjin.
Tianjin Mt. Panshan
Covering an area of 106 square kilometers (about 26193 acres), Mt. Panshan Scenic Area is located in Jixian County, 110 kilometers (68.4 miles) away from Tianjin, 88 kilometers (54.7 miles) away from Beijing. As the name suggests, the scenic area is mainly Mt Panshan–oriented. Endowed with natural beauty and a historical heritage, Mt Panshan is known as ‘The First Mountain East of Beijing’ and is listed as one of the top fifteen mountains in China.

The mountain acquired its present name, early in the Eastern Han (25-220). Taizong , the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), was prodigal of his praise of its scenery on his chance visit when he led the army in a campaign. Seventy-two temples, thirteen pagodas and numerous Xanadus and towers were built on the mountain in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Qianlong, a brilliant and wise Qing Dynasty emperor was so impressed that he made thirty or so visits and wrote 1366 poems to express his admiration of the area. In the first half of the twentieth century, the whole resort all fell to ruin due to hostilities and neglect. It has undergone a process of restoration since the 1990s and is now regaining its fame.

It is famous for jade pine trees, strange and astonishing peaks, clear waters, grotesquely shaped rocks and clusters of ancient temples. On the mountaintop, numerous pines hide the sky from view and block out the sunshine. Rugged rocks in a variety of shapes, some of which resemble a toad, a general or a boa, will greet you in the middle of the mountain. At its foot, clear water splashes on the rocks. The mountain consists of five peaks, with the main one, Guayue (Moon Hanging) Peak. Although Guayue Peak is only 857 meters (2811.7 feet) above sea level, to the north it is possible to see a section of the Great Wall while to the west Mt Taihang can be seen. Read the rest of this entry »

Top 10 most amazing ruins museums in China

Terracotta Warriors and Horses
The terracotta warriors and horses, created about 2,200 years ago, were found in 1974 on the east side of the tomb of the First Emperor Qin Shihuang (259 BC – 210 BC) near Xi’an. The site is now the famous Terra-cotta Museum, which consists of three main buildings, Pit 1, Pit 2 and Pit 3. The three pits occupy an area of 22,000 square meters, housing about 8,000 life-size pottery warriors and horses.
 Palace Museum
Established in 1925, the Palace Museum was installed in the imperial palace of two consecutive dynasties – the Ming (1368-1644) and the Qing (1644-1911). The magnificent architecture, also known as the Forbidden City, and the vast holding of the imperial collections of paintings, calligraphy, ceramics, and decorative objects make it one of the most prestigious museums in China and the world at large. In 1961 the imperial palace was designated by the State Council as one of China’s foremost-protected cultural heritage sites, and in 1987 was made a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Top 10 Tourist attractions in Beijing,China

Beijing Forbidden City
Lying at the center of Beijing, the Forbidden City, called Gu Gong in Chinese, was the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Now known as the Palace Museum, it is to the north of Tiananmen Square. Rectangular in shape, it is the world’s largest palace complex and covers 74 hectares. Surrounded by a six meter deep moat and a ten meter high wall are 9,999 rooms. The wall has a gate on each side. Opposite the Tiananmen Gate, to the north is the Gate of Divine Might (Shenwumen), which faces Jingshan Park. The distance between these two gates is 960 meters, while the distance between the gates in the east and west walls is 750 meters. There are unique and delicately structured towers on each of the four corners of the curtain wall. These afford views over both the palace and the city outside.
Temple of Heaven

The Temple of Heaven was constructed between 1406 and 1420 during the reign of Ming Emperor YongLe (1403-1424), who also oversaw the creation of the Forbidden City during the same period.The Temple of Heaven was originally established as the Temple of Heaven and Earth, but was given its current name during the reign of Ming Emperor JiaJing (1522-1567), who built separate complexes for the earth, sun and moon. The Temple of Earth (DiTan) can be found in north Beijing. The temples of the sun and moon are in the east and west of Beijing.The Temple of Heaven was renovated again during the reign of Qing Emperor QianLong (1736-1795).In 1998, the Temple of Heaven was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.In early 2005, the Temple of Heaven underwent a 47 million yuan (6 million USD) renovation that was completed on May 1st, 2006. Read the rest of this entry »

39 Interesting Facts About The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall is one of the  top 10 tourist attractions in china,now ,let’s learn more about it.
1) While the Great Wall of China is not one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, it is typically included in the Seven Wonders of the Medieval World.c
2)In 1987, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) placed the Great Wall on its list of the world’s great national and historical sites.a
3)That the Great Wall is a single, continuous wall built all at once is a myth. In reality, the wall is a discontinuous network of wall segments built by various dynasties to protect China’s northern boundary.e
4)During its construction, the Great Wall was called “the longest cemetery on earth” because so many people died building it. Reportedly, it cost the lives of more than one million people.d
5) The Great Wall of China is also known as the wanli changcheng or Long Wall of 10,000 Li (a li is a measure of distance, approximately 1/3 of a mile). The main wall is around 2,145 miles (3,460 km) long with an extra 1,770 miles (2,860 km) of branches and spurs.b

Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China is the longest man-made structure in the world
6)The Great Wall of China is the longest man-made structure in the world.d
7) The most visited section of the Great Wall is in Badaling, close to Beijing, which was built during the Ming Dynasty. It was the first section of the wall to open to tourists in 1957. It is where Nixon visited and was the finish site of a cycling course in the 2008 Summer Olympics.a
8)As early as the seventh century B.C., a number of smaller walls that served as fortifications and watch towers had been built around the country. Initially each state (Chu, Qi, Wei, Han, Zhao, Yan, and Qin) that would be united in the first Chinese empire had its own individual wall.f
9) The length of all Chinese defense walls built over the last 2,000 years is approximately 31,070 miles (50,000 km). Earth’s circumference is 24,854 miles (40,000 km).a
10)The earliest extensive walls were built by Qin Shi Huang (260-210 B.C.) of the Qin dynasty, who first unified China and is most famous for the standing terra cotta army left to guard his tomb. It is from the Qin (pronounced “chin”) dynasty which the modern word “China” is derived. Little of those earliest walls remain.g Read the rest of this entry »