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The Jokhang Temple is located in central Lhasa. It is the ultimate pilgrimage destination for Tibetan pilgrims. Standing four stories tall and covering an area of about 25,000 square meters in the heart of Lhasa, Jokhang Temple combines local Tibetan elements with influences from Nepal, China and In... |
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Built on a hillside with more than 80 meditation caves, Drak Yerpa is described as the "life tree" or spiritual axis of Lhasa. It used to house 300 monks. The site had a powerful spiritual heritage. Before the Cultural Revolution is was the home of several hundred hermits, monks, and nuns... |
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Situated on the Red Hill of central Lhasa, Potala Palace is the highest ancient palace in the world, reaching 3,767.19m (12,359.55ft) at the topmost point. Legend has it that in the 7th century, to greet his bride Princess Wen Cheng of the Tang Dynasty (618B.C. - 907B.C.) of China, the then Tibet Ki... |
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Shanghai has an expansive grade-separated highway and expressway network consisting of 14 city elevated and surface expressways, 9 provincial-level expressways, and 8 national-level expressways. Several city highways and provincial-level expressways are also under construction. In Chinese, these exp... |
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Shanghai sits on the Yangtze River Delta on China's eastern coast, and is roughly equidistant from Beijing and Hong Kong. It was the largest and most prosperous city in the Far East during the 1930s, and rapid re-development began in 1990s. This is exemplified by the Pudong District, which beca... |
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In the South Cliff View-site of the Wudang Mountains, the most famous architecture is a stone palace named the Tianyi Zhenqing Palace. It's said that after Zhenwu ascended to heaven, he lived in this palace. The Tianyi Zhenqing Palace was built by a famous Taoist Zhang-Shouqing at the beginning... |
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"Wudang is like the mother - Tai Chi is like the son" (Master Cai Xing Sheng, Vice-Chairman, Wudang Research Association) True Wudang Wushu is like a diamond, with its myriad facets shining brightly - Taoism, Wudang historical culture and a deadly fighting style make up the three major asp... |
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Wudang Mountain, located in Shiyan in western Hubei, is both a famous scenic spot and the Taoist Holy Land in China. It is renowned for its magnificent ancient building complex and appealing natural landscape. The ancient architectural complex on the mountain was listed by UNESCO in 1994 as a World ... |
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Beijing Shaolin Wushu School is a modern new-style Wushu school carrying on primary, junior middle and senior high education approved by the responsible educational institution. The school holds the philosophy of “featuring Wushu and valuing cultural education” and focuses on the direction of ... |
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The Beijing National Aquatics Center also officially known as the National Aquatics Center and colloquially known as the Water Cube, is an aquatics center that was built alongside Beijing National Stadium in the Olympic Green for the swimming competitions of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Enclosed within... |
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Tiananmen Square is the large plaza near the center of Beijing, China, named after the Tiananmen (literally, Gate of Heavenly Peace) which sits to its north, separating it from the Forbidden City. At the north end of the Square is Tiananmen Tower. Initially built in 1417 during the Ming Dynasty (136... |
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One of the more modern wonders of Beijing is the China Central Television Tower – or CCTV Tower for short. By far the tallest building in the city, its observation deck sits at an impressive 238 metres, 44-storey skyscraper in the Beijing Central Business District, with the tip of its antenna reac... |
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The Olympic Green is an Olympic Park in Beijing, China constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The Beijing National Stadium ("Bird's Nest") is the centerpiece of this project. It hosted the opening and closing ceremonies, athletics, and football finals of the Games. The stadium has ... |
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Muztagh Ata, or Muztagata, is the second highest (7546 metres) of the mountains which form the northern edge of the Tibetan Plateau (not the second highest of the mountains of the Tibetan Plateau). It is sometimes regarded as being part of the Kunlun Shan, although physically it is more closely conn... |
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Kashgar is the top tourist destination in China's Xinjiang Province, just over the mountains from Afghanistan. The city covers an area of 15 km². The altitude averages 1,289 m/4,282 ft. above sea level. The city is located in the western extremity of China, near the border with Tajikistan. It ... |
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Kashgar Market is one of the oldest, continuous markets on the planet. Held every Sunday, the market is thought to have been in existence since Roman times and can attract up to 50-100,000 people, including ethnic Uyghurs, Pakistani merchants, and traveling Kazakhs.
Kashgar hosts probably the best ... |
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Tashkurgan means 'stone fortress' or 'stone city' in Uighur. The Tashkurgan Oasis is strategically located close to the Mintaka and Kunjerab passes across the Pamir range to Taxila in the Peshawar valley (historically known as Gandhara), taken by Alexander the Great in the 4th ce... |
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Kashgar Old Town is an old-aged site with more than 2000 years. Kashgar Old Town is situated in the center of Kashgar city in Xinjiang, China. The Old Town city is now home to 600+ homes with more than 2500 people, all of whom are Muslims. Kashgar Old Town is the only town with Islamic character and... |
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In a stunning location adjacent to the Karakorum Highway and near the junction of the Pamir, Tian Shan and Kunlun mountain ranges, lies Karakul Lake. At 3600m this high altitude lake is surrounded by much higher peaks including Muztagh Ata and Kongur Tagh. This is Kirgiz country here and accommodati... |
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The Pamir Mountains are a mountain range in Central Asia formed by the junction or knot of the Himalayas, Tian Shan, Karakoram, Kunlun, and Hindu Kush ranges. They are among the world’s highest mountains and since Victorian times they have been known as the "Roof of the World". Mainly co... |
