Simatai (Chinese: 司馬台) is a section of the Great Wall of China located in the north of Miyun (密雲) County, 120 km northeast of Beijing. UNESCO has designated Simatai Great Wall as one of the World Cultural Heritage Sites in 1987.
Simatai (Chinese: 司馬台) is a section of the Great Wall of China located in the north of Miyun (密雲) County, 120 km northeast of Beijing, holds the access to Gubeikou (古北口), a strategic pass in the eastern part of the Great Wall.
Roman Forum (Latin: Forum Romanum) is located in Rome, Italy. The Forum was deemed to be the heart of ancient Rome, it has been called the most celebrated meeting place in the world and in all history, today it is a sprawling ruin of architectural fragments and intermittent archaeological excavations attracting millions of sightseers yearly.
Roman Forum (Latin: Forum Romanum) is located in Rome, Italy. For centuries the Forum was the center of day-to-day life in Rome, such as the site of triumphal processions and elections; the venue for public speeches and criminal trials.
Roman Forum (Latin: Forum Romanum) is located in Rome of Italy, it is a rectangular forum (plaza) surrounded by the ruins of several important ancient government buildings at the center of the city of Rome.
Palatine Hill, (Collis Palatium or Mons Palatinus) is situated in Rome, Italy. From the start of the Empire (27 BC) Augustus built his palace there and the hill gradually became the exclusive domain of emperors; the ruins of the palaces of Augustus (27 BC – 14 AD), Tiberius (14 – 37 AD) and Domitian (81 – 96 AD) can still be seen.
Palatine Hill (Latin: Collis Palatium or Mons Palatinus) is situated in Rome of Italy, which is one of the most ancient parts of the city. The name of the hill is the etymological origin of the word palace and its cognates in other languages (English: Palace, Italian: palazzo, French: palais, Spanish: palacio, German: Palast, etc.).
Situated in Rome of Italy, Palatine Hill (Latin: Collis Palatium or Mons Palatinus) is the centremost of the Seven Hills (Septem colles) of Rome, it is also one of the most ancient parts of the city and has been called ‘the first nucleus of the Roman Empire’.
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.
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.
Xumi Fushou Temple (Chinese: 須彌福壽之廟) is one of the Eight Outer Temples in Chengde, Hebei, China. This Buddhist temple is in the north of the park complex of the Chengde Mountain Resort, to the east of Putuo Zongcheng Temple on the north side of a slightly upward slope hill.
Putuo Zongcheng Temple (Chinese: 普陀宗乘之廟) s a Qing dynasty era Buddhist temple complex located in Chengde (承德), Hebei (河北) province, China. Putuo Zongcheng Temple was built between 1767 and 1771, during the reign of the Qianlong (乾隆) Emperor (1735–1796).
Mountain Resort in Chengde (Chinese: 承德避暑山莊) is situated in the city of Chengde (承德) Province in Hebei (河北), China. Mountain Resort was the temporary imperial residence of the emperor during summer.
Mountain Resort in Chengde (Chinese: 承德避暑山莊) is a large complex of imperial palaces and gardens situated in the city of Chengde (承德) Province in Hebei (河北), China. Built between 1703 and 1792 during the Qing (清)dynasty, the Mountain Resort took 89 years to complete.
Guoliang Tunnel (Chinese: 郭亮洞) is located deep inside the Taihang Mountains (太行山) of China. The tunnel is around 1250 metres long, 5 metres tall and 4 metres wide. Guoliang Tunnel was started building in 1972 and it took 6 years to finish.
Guanlin (Chinese: 關林) is located in Luoyang, Henan (河南) Province, China. It is the memorial temple and tomb for Guan Yu (關羽), a famous general of the Shu Kingdom around the Three Kingdoms Period (220-265), it is said that Guan Yu's head with the wooden body is still buried in Guanlin.
Chionji (Japanese: 智恩寺) is a Buddhist temple located at the north of Kyoto Prefecture (京都府) in Japan, right next to the famous tourist attraction Amanohashidate (天橋立). Chionji is dedicated to Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of wisdom.
Qixia Mountain (Chinese: 棲霞山) is a mountain in the northeast part of Nanjing (南京), Jiangsu (江蘇) Province , China. Qixia Mountain has many scenic spots and historical sites, it is famous for red leaves in autumn.
Slender West Lake (Chinese: 瘦西湖) is a scenic lake and national park in Yangzhou City (揚州), Jiangsu Province (江蘇), China. Fascinated with the beauty of Slender West Lake, Qing emperors Kangxi (康熙) and Qianlong (乾隆) had visited here six times.
Slender West Lake (Chinese: 瘦西湖) is a scenic lake and national park in Yangzhou City (揚州), Jiangsu Province (江蘇), China. Slender West Lake is not exactly a lake, it is a wide river way but as beautiful as West Lake (西湖) in HangZhou (杭州).
