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Beautiful section of the Chinese Great Wall
Seoul, Korea - September 14, 2012: Tourists visit Gyeongbokgung Palace, Ancient Korean palace.This is South Korea's National treasure. The picture of the gates of the palace, Gyongbokkung Entrance.To travel to Seoul will visit here.
Landscape of the Summer Palace in Beijing
antique Forbidden city postcard in 1910s, ready for any usage of historic events background.
Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province - Aerial photography of West Lake, Leifeng Pagoda and city skyline
Summer landscape of Temple of Heaven park in China
Architectural landscape of ancient temples, Yi County, Hebei Province, China
Chinese Huizhou building roof, horse head wall
This photo was taken in Beijing Forbidden City
The Summer Palace in Beijing
The Daxiangling-Tusita Scenic Area (大香林·兜率天景区) is located in the western end of Huiji Mountain (会稽山) in Keqiao District (柯桥区), Shaoxing City (绍兴市) and covers about 4 square km. It is divided into three realms: Daxiangling, Longhua Temple, and Tusita, also known as the Heavenly Palace. The cylindrical part in the middle of Tusita is the Heavenly Courtyard (or inner courtyard) which enshrines the world's largest indoor seated Buddha, the 33-meter-high Maitreya statue.
One of most iconic landmark in Beijing is ancient Forbidden city where have four main gate, this photo shows one of them, east gate.
Wudangshan are daoist mountains in Hubei province, China.
Snow scene in Deyu Ancient Town, Zanhuang County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, China
View of Gyeongbokgung Palace and the Blue House from the building's observation deck
Shantou, Guangdong, China-March 20, 2021: Shantou is the major city in eastern Guangdong and the Nao'an Island is very beautiful. Here is the entrance of the ancient Military Office of Nan'ao Island.
Hall of Worship of Ancestors in Chinese Palace
Seoul, Korea - July 27th 2024, Tourists visit Gwanghwamun Gate \n of Gyeongbokgung Palace in Downtown Seoul Korea.
The ancient county of Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China
he Forbidden City was constructed from 1406 to 1420, and was the former Chinese imperial palace and winter residence of the Emperor of China from the Ming dynasty (since the Yongle Emperor) to the end of the Qing dynasty, between 1420 and 1924. The Forbidden City served as the home of Chinese emperors and their households and was the ceremonial and political center of the Chinese government for over 500 years. Since 1925, the Forbidden City has been under the charge of the Palace Museum, whose extensive collection of artwork and artifacts were built upon the imperial collections of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987.\nThe complex consists of 980 buildings, encompassing 8,886 rooms and covering 720,000 square metres (72 hectares)/178 acres. The palace exemplifies the opulence of the residences of the Chinese emperor and the traditional Chinese palatial architecture and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere.
The Gyeonghoeru Pavilion in Gyeongbokgung Palace, the banquet hall for kings.
Palace Museum, Forbidden City, Beijing, China
Forbidden City The Palace Museum in Beijing, China
Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China- October 16, 2022: Other than Beijing, Nanjing and Xi'an, there many small but with long history cities or towns. Zhengding, a county under Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei Province, is a remarkable ancient city with over 3000 years long history. Here is a pavillion in Zhaoyun Temple.
Lijiang, China - April 23, 2014: People visit Mu Residence in the Old Town of Lijiang. The residence reflects the architectural style of China during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Seoul, Korea - July 27th 2024, Tourists visit Gyeongbokgung Palace in Downtown Seoul Korea.
the Forbidden City stands as a testament to over six centuries of imperial grandeur. Once the exclusive domain of emperors and their households, this majestic palace complex is now known as the Palace Museum, a place where the past meets the present.
his palace complex close to the West Heavenly Gate was used by the emperor for three days prior to conducting the winter solstice ceremony at the Round Altar. Purification was achieved by abstaining from meat, alcohol and sex.
Hall of Supreme Harmony in Forbidden City
The major hall of the temple (in the picture)is the Great East Hall, built in 857 AD, during the Tang dynasty (618–907). According to architectural records, it is the third earliest preserved timber structure in China. Today the temple is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site and is undergoing restoration.
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