Category: China

Giant dragon with ancient glories

China, Asia, Ningxia, Northeast Asia, Play

Shapotou: Desert and river

Shapotou (Chinese: 沙坡頭) Scenic Area is located in about 20 kilometers away from Zhongwei (中衛) County in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (寧夏回族自治區), China. It is an ideal place to enjoy the scenery of both desert and the Yellow River.

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Shapotou: National secret

Shapotou (Chinese: 沙坡頭) Scenic Area is located in the southeastern line of Tengger Desert, about 20 kilometers away from Zhongwei (中衛) County in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (寧夏回族自治區), China. Besides activities, tourists can also see the ‘national secret’.

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Zhongwei Gao Miao: Fantastic eaves

Zhongwei Gao Miao (Chinese name: 中衛高廟; literally meaning ‘High Temple’) is located in the Zhongwei (中衛)County, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (寧夏回族自治區), China. This temple has about 250 temple rooms, towers and pavilion, covering an area of about 4000 square meters.

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Western Xia Mausoleums the pyramids

Western Xia Mausoleums (Chinese: 西夏王陵) are located at the foot of the Helan Mountains (賀蘭山) in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (寧夏回族自治區) of northwestern China. Since the mausoleums are pyramid shaped, Western Xia Mausoleums earn the name of ‘Oriental Pyramids’.

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Western Xia the disappeared kingdom

Western Xia Mausoleum (Chinese: 西夏王陵) is located at the foot of the Helan Mountains (賀蘭山) in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (寧夏回族自治區) of northwestern China. Western Xia was a kingdom that existed between 1038 and 1227, about which little is currently known.

China, Asia, Ningxia, Northeast Asia

Shuidonggou: Tour of 10,000 years

Shuidonggou (Chinese: 水洞溝) is located in Linhe (臨河) Town, Lingwu (靈武) City, Ningxia (寧夏) Region, China. Besides the first prehistoric archaeological site in China, Shuidonggou also has the relics of the Great Wall built in the Ming Dynasty.

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Russian show in Harbin

Harbin (Chinese: 哈爾賓) is the provincial capital of Heilongjiang (黑龍江) province of China, it is notable for its combination of Chinese and European architecture styles. The architecture in Harbin gives it the nicknames of ‘Oriental Moscow’.

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Silver winter in Harbin

Harbin (Chinese: 哈爾賓) is the provincial capital of Heilongjiang (黑龍江) province of China, as well as the second largest city in Northeast China.With its harsh winters, Harbin is heralded as the ‘Ice City’ (冰城) for its well-known winter tourism and recreations.

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Ice lanterns of Harbin

Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival (Chinese:哈爾濱國際冰雪節) is an annual winter festival that takes place with a theme in Harbin (哈爾濱), Heilongjiang (黑龍江), China, and now is the largest ice and snow festival in the world.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Liaoning

Old bank in Shenyang

Shenyang Finance Museum (Chinese: 瀋陽金融博物館) is located in Shenyang (瀋陽), Liaoning (遼寧) Province, China. The museum used to be the headquarter of Border Bank (邊業銀行), the largest bank in Northeastern China at that time.

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Marshal Zhang’s Mansion: Center Yard

Marshal Zhang’s Mansion (Chinese: 張氏帥府) is located in Shenyang (瀋陽), Liaoning (遼寧) Province, China. The mansion served as the residence for both Commander Zhuang Zuolin (張作霖) and his son, Young Marshal Zhang Xueliang (張學良).

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