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Phimeanakas the celestial temple

Phimeanakas (Khmer: ប្រាសាទភិមានអាកាស, literally meaning 'celestial temple') at Angkor, Cambodia, is a Hindu temple in the Khleang style, built at the end of the 10th century, during the reign of Rajendravarman (រាជេន្ទ្រវរ្ម័នទី២) in the shape of a three tier pyramid as a Hindu temple.

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Baphuon the Angkor’s pyramid

Baphuon (Khmer: ប្រាសាទបាពួន) is a three-tiered temple located in Angkor Thom, Cambodia. Baphuon was built in the mid-11th century as the state temple of Udayadityavarman II (ឧទ័យាទិត្យវរ្ម័នទី២) dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva.

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Gate of Angkor Thom

Angkor Thom (Khmer: អង្គរធំ, literally meaning ‘Great City’) is located in Siem Reap Province (ខេត្តសៀមរាប) of Cambodia, it is a very big tourist attraction, not just the temples inside, the gates of Angkor Thom are also worth seeing.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Shaanxi

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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Largest Guandi Temple in China

Xiezhou Guandi Temple (Chinese: 解州關帝廟) is located in Xiezhou (解州) District, Yuncheng (運城) City, Shanxi (山西) Province, China. This temple dedicated to Guan Yu (關羽) (160-220), a military general during the Three Kingdoms period.

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Iron Bulls of Shanxi

Pujindu (Chinese: 蒲津渡) Historical Site is located in Yongji (永濟), a county-level city in the prefecture-level city of Yuncheng, in the southwest of Shanxi (山西)province, China. Pujindu was one of the biggest ferry crossings of Yellow River (黃河).

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Zhang Fei tomb in Sichua

Ancestral Temple of Margrave Huan (Chinese: 桓侯祠) , commonly known as Zhang Fei Temple (張飛廟) is located in the old town area of Langzhong (閬中), Sichuan (四川) Province, China. Zhang Fei Temple is the most historical site in Langzhong.

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Sisadan of Dosan Seowon

Dosan Seowon (Korean: 도산서원) is located in Dosan-myeon (도산면), Andong-si (안동시), Gyeongsangbuk-do (경상북도), South Korea. Dosan Seowon was listed as an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2019.

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Confucianism in Dosan Seowon

Dosan Seowon (Korean: 도산서원) is located in Dosan-myeon (도산면), Andong-si (안동시), Gyeongsangbuk-do (경상북도), South Korea. Dosan Seowon was established in 1574 to commemorate Korean Confucian scholar Yi Hwang (이황).

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Purgatory in Lushun

Lushun Russo-Japanese Prison is located in Lushun (旅順), a port-side suburb of Dalian (大連), Liaoning (遼寧), China. First built by Russian troops in 1902, Lushun Prison was later used and extended by the Japanese army in 1907, the prison had been abandoned after 1945.

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Fengguosi the temple of miracle

Fengguosi (Chinese: 奉國寺) is a Buddhist temple located in Yixian (義縣), JingZhou (錦州) Liaoning (遼寧)Province, China. The temple was first founded in 1020 during the Liao dynasty (915–1125), and grew quite large during the subsequent centuries.

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Xingcheng the ancient city

Xingcheng (Chinese: 興城) is located at the the southwest of Huludao (葫蘆島), Liaoning (遼寧) province, China.The city of Xingcheng was founded in the third year of the Ming Dynasty (1428) and was rebuilt in the Qing (清) Dynasty.

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Great Wall over water

Jiumenkou (Chines:九門口) is located at Suizhong (綏中) County, Liaoning (遼寧) Province, China. It is 15 kilometers from Shanhai Pass (山海關). As Jiumenkou traverses through a 100 meters wide river, this section of the Great Wall takes on the characteristics of a bridge.

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Study of a Hahoe’s scholar

Bukchondaek (Korean: 북촌댁) is Located in Hahoe-ri (하회마을), Pungcheon-myeon (풍천면), Andong-si (안동시), Gyeongsangbuk-do (경상북도), South Korea. Bukchonyugeo is a typical hanok (한옥, traditional Korean house) of a scholar official, whilst Bukchonyugeo is the place for study.

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Bukchondaek the traditional hanok

Bukchondaek (Korean: 북촌댁) is Located in Hahoe-ri (하회마을), Pungcheon-myeon (풍천면), Andong-si (안동시), Gyeongsangbuk-do (경상북도), South Korea. Bukchondaek was originally built by a civil official named Ryu Sa-chun (柳師春) in 1797.

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Shanhaiguan the first pass

Shanhaiguan (Chinese: 山海關) or Shanhai Pass, is located in Qinhuangdao (秦皇島), Hebei (河北) province, right between the Yan Mountains (燕山) and the Liaodong Bay (遼東灣) coast. Shanhaiguan was listed as part of the Great Wall as a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO in 1987.

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The Great Wall by the sea

Laolongtou (Chinese: 老龍頭; literally meaning ‘old dragon's head’) is located in Qinhuangdao (秦皇島), Hebei (河北) province, China. Laolongtou is right next to the Liaodong Bay (遼東灣)coast, which is the eastern eastern terminal point of the Great Wall.

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