Items filtered by date: September 2014

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Shanghai

Yuyuan Garden

Yuyuan Garden, built in the Ming and Qing styles, is the most famous classical garden in Shanghai. There are 40 scenic spots in the garden.

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Shanghai

Jade Buddha Temple

Built in 1882, the temple is a well preserved monastery of Zen Buddhism, where a jade statue of Sakyamuni is enshrined.

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Shanghai

The Oriental Pearl Television

It is the highest television tower in Asia, with 468 meters in height. Standing on the tower, one can have a panoramic view of the Shanghai City.

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Shanghai

The Bund

Located along the banks of the Huangpujiang River, the picturesque Bund is the symbol of Shanghai.

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Shanghai

Nanjing Road

The 5 kilometers long Nanjing Road is the busiest commercial center in Shanghai. Every day, the streets, lines of stores accept 1 million people. It is an ideal place for shopping, dining, and recreation.

The Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shihuang, the first emperor of China, is located at the foot of Li Mountain, Shaanxi Province, and covers an area of 56.25 square kilometers.

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Xi’an

Ancient City Walls

Ancient City Walls, built in 1370 during the Ming dynasty, the 12m-high walls are surrounded by a dry moat and form a rectangle with a perimeter of 14km. It is the only well-preserved large-scale city wall surrounded by moats in China.

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Xi’an

Wide Goose Pagoda

Wide Goose Pagoda, one of China’s best remains Tang-style architecture, housing the Buddhist sutras brought back from India by the monk Xuan Zang. It was initially built in Tang dynasty, is one of the landmark of Xi’an.

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Xi’an

Stele Forest

It is a treasure house of Chinese calligraphy with a huge collection of stone tablets in scribed by outstanding calligraphers of all dynasties.

Thursday, 04 September 2014 00:00 Published in Sights in Xi’an

The Mosque

The Mosque, erected in the year 742, is one of the four largest mosques in China, blending of Chinese and Islamic features.