Category: Shaanxi

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Dangjia village: A living fossil

Dangjia village (Chinese: 党家村) is located in Xizhuang (西莊) Town, northeast of Hancheng (韓城) City, Shaanxi (陝西) Province. It is 9 kilometers away from the southwest of the city area of Hancheng, which is deemed as the ‘living fossil’ of ancient Chinese villages.

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Final resting place of Zhougong

Zhougong Temple (Chinese: 周公廟, Temple of the Duke of Zhou) is located in the south of the Fenghuang Shan (鳯凰山), Qishan (岐山) County, Baoji (寶雞), Shaanxi (陜西), China. The temple was founded in 618, which is around 90,000 square meters big.

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Zhang Liang the immortal

Zhang Liang Temple (Chinese: 張良廟) also called the Shrine of Liuhou ( 留侯祠), is situated at the southeast of Zibo Mounatin (紫柏山), Liuba (留壩) County, Hanzhong (漢中), Shaanxi (陜西), China. According to the local legend, Zhang Liang (張良) retired here in his late years.

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Resting place of a great general

Wuhou Tomb (Chinese: 武侯墓) is located at the foot of Mount Dingjun (定軍山) in Shaanxi province (陝西), China. The tomb is the eternal resting place for Zhuge Liang (諸葛亮; 181–234), a Chinese politician and military strategist in the Three Kingdoms period.

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Spring of Wuzhamg Plains

Wuzhang Plains (Chinese: 五丈原) are plateaus in Shaanxi (陝西), China. The name "Wuzhang" means "five zhang", where zhang (丈) is a Chinese unit of measurement which converts to 3⅓ metre. In actuality, the plains are situated at the height of 120 metres.

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New year of yellow earth: Ansai

Ansai (Chinese: 安塞) is a northwest district of Shaanxi (陝西), China. It has an average height of 1,200 meters above the sea level, typical loess landform. Ansai's cultural heritage includes typical Shanbei (陝北) folk art, Yaogu (腰鼓; waist drum) is amongst the most well known.

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Hukou Waterfall: Yellow Splash

Hukou Waterfall(Chinese: 壺口瀑布) is located at the borders of Shanxi and Shaanxi, hen the Yellow River approaches the Hukou Mountain, its width is abruptly narrowed down. The water's velocity increases, and then plunges over a cliff as if water were pouring down from a huge teapot. Hence it gets the name Hukou (literally, ‘flask mouth’) Waterfall.

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Hukou Waterfall: Frozen Yellow River

Hukou Waterfall (Chinese: 壺口瀑布) is the largest waterfall on the Yellow River(Chinese: 黃河), it is also the second largest waterfall in China and has a height of over 20 metres, looks incredibly splendid. Choumeizai had visited Hukou Waterfall in winter, the waterfall was still breathtaking.

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Clay treasure escaped from catastrophe

Shuilu Temple(水陸庵) is located in Lantian County(藍田縣) of Shaanxi(陝西), it was built around 5th centuries, and expanded around 15th centuries. Over 3,500 clay sculptures in the temple, it has most concentrated color sculptures in China, deems to be the treasure of clay sculptures.

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