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Nov 13

Yonghegong Lamasery (Lama Temple)

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Yonghegong (雍和宫 the Palace of Harmony and Peace)，popularly known as the” Lama Temple” , is a famous lamasery in the northeastern part of Beijing．It is located next to the northern side of the Second Ring Road，with Bai Lin Si ( Normal 0 7.8 磅 0 2 false false false EN-US ZH-CN X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 the Cypress Grove Temple)to its east and the Temple of Confucius and the ... [More]

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    Nov 13

    The Ruins of the Yuanmingyuan

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    Yuanmingyuan (yuán míng yuán 圆明园) (Garden of perfect splendor) is renowned throughout the world for its fabled charms and association with Chinese modern history. Extolled as the "Garden of Gardens" and the "Versailles of the East" during its heyday. It was an imperial summer resort painstakingly built and repeatedly expanded under the personal supervision of five em... [More]

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    Nov 13

    The Ancient Bell Museum of Great Bell Temple

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    The Ancient Bell Museum of Great Bell Temple (Dà zhōng sì 大钟寺) is situated in the Northern Sanhuan Road West, Haidian District, Beijing. It was originally the Temple of Awakening which was built in the 11th year of the reign of Emperor Yongzheng(yōngzhèng 雍正) in the Qing Dynasty(1733). Beijing Municipal Government approved the establishment of the Ancient Bell Museum... [More]

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    Nov 13

    Beijing Bell Tower

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    Behind the Drum Tower stands the Bell Tower (zhōng lóu 钟楼).This brick and stone towers have two floors: there is an arched door on all four sides of the tower on the first floor, and you can go up to the second floor through stone stairs. The same exists on the first floor. An arched door was also built on the four sides of the second floor. Additionally, there is a stone window o... [More]

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    Nov 13

    China Puppet Theater

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    China Puppet Theater (zhōng guó mù ǒu jù yuàn 中国木偶剧院) is an integrative entertainment place specialized in providing service for the teenagers and children. And it is the sole professional theater that mainly focused on the performance of puppet show. China Puppet Art Troupe (China Puppet Art Entertainment Center), which is subordinated to Beijing Municipal Cu... [More]

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    Nov 07

    Wudangzhao Monastery

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    Wudangzhao (wǔ dāng zhào 五当召) Monastery is situated 70 kilometers (approx. 43 miles) northeast of Baotou (bāo tóu 包头), near a valley named Wudang Gou (wǔ dāng gōu 五当沟). It’s a large Tibetan Buddhist monastery. It is the biggest and the best preserved lama monastery in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (nèi měng gǔ zì zhì qū... [More]

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