Beijing - the
Capital of China
- Hot tourist spots
- The centre of politics and economics
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Beijing |
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Great Wall - 5000 km long
- Constructed during Qin Dynasty
(221-207 BC)
- Crossing 5 provinces and 2 autonomous
regions.
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Beijing |

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Forbidden City - built
500 years ago
- One of the largest, well preserved
palaces in China
- 720,000 sq. meters with 800 buildings,
9,000 rooms
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Beijing |

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Confucius Temple
- Imperial College
- Chinese philosophy developed in early
history
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Beijing |

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Old Summer Palace - a
historical evidence
- The palace was built in the 13th
century.
- Britain/French burned down the palace
in 1860.
- Ruins for Chinese to remind the
Western power
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Beijing |

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The Summer Palace -
Yiheyuan
- Rebuilt and completed in 1895
- Renamed as Yiheyuan, the Garden of
Good Health and Harmony
- The Longevity Hill and the Kunming
Lake.
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Beijing |

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Tiantang - Temple of
Heaven
- Built in 1420
- the emperors used to offer sacrifices
to heaven.
- It was enlarged in the Qing
(1644-1911).
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Beijing |

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White Cloud Temple -
Taoism
- The centre of Taoism
- One of the main religions in China
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Beijing |
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Xiangshan
& Biyun Temple - Buddhism
- The 5.2 meters long
Buddha
- Five
Hundred Arhats is in Biyun Temple
- The Temple of "Universal
Awakening"
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Beijing |
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Beiha Park, Beijing
- A royal garden built thousand year ago
- Nine Dragon Wall
- Beautiful lake park
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Beijing |
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Chengde, the royal summer
resort
- North of Beijing
- Many beautiful building and temples
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Beijing |
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Nanjing - war time
Capital
- Nanjing Massacre
- Nanjing Treaty
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Nanjing |
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Xian - the Capital of the
Past
- Chinese capital from the 11th century B.C. to the 10th century A.D.
- The buried terra-cotta warriors of Qin Shi Huangdi
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Xian |

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Shanghai - Financial
centre of China
- The past and the International Settlement
- Shanghai today
- Pudong - the new financial centre
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Shanghai |

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Potala Palace - Tibet
- Built 1,400 years ago
- Religion and history
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Tibet |

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Jokhang
Monastery
- Built
1,300 years ago
- To
commemorate the marriage of the Tang princess
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Tiebet |
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Yellow Crane Tower
- Overlooking Yangtze River
- One of the artists gathering place
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Wuhan |

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Heng
& Mid -Air Temple
- Hanging
on the steep cliff
- Height
of 2,000 meters above sea level.
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Shanxi |

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Sanya - Hainan island,
the southern most port
- All year round resort
- Many unspoiled beaches
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Sanya |

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West Lake - a famous scenery in China
- Beautiful Chinese garden like park
- Stone bridges and buildings
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West Lake |

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Qingdao - a German built
city
- European style city
- A resort city along the beautiful seaside
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Qingdao |

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