Pingyao 平遥 The Eternal City, China
Pingyao dates back 2,700 years, and is one of the best preserved ancient cities in the world. During the Qing Dynasty this city was a financial center of China. It is still inhabited by 50,000 residents and is renowned for its well-preserved ancient city wall, and was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.
Pingyao still retains its city layout from the Ming and Qing dynasties, conforming to a typical Ba gua pattern. More than 300 sites in or near the city have ancient ruins. Preserved Ming- and Qing-style residences number close to 4,000. The streets and storefronts still largely retain their historical appearance.
The city walls of Pingyao were constructed in the 3rd year of the Hongwu Emperor (1370). The walls have six barbican gates. The north and south sides have one gate each. The east and west sides have two gates each.
This pattern is similar to that of a turtle (the head, tail and four legs), earning Pingyao the moniker Turtle City. The walls measure about 12 metres high, with a perimeter of 6,000 metres. A 4-metre wide, 4-metre deep moat can be found just outside the walls. Aside from the four structured towers at the four corners, there are also 72 watchtowers and more than 3,000 battlements.
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Huanglong near Songpan
Songpan
19-20 October 2016
Songpan was the 6th place we visited in our China Tour (see We arrived in Songpan in the afternoon. We had still some time to view the old town. The old town of Songpan has still its city walls with city gates. Within these city walls you find some nice streets and wooden bridges. The town suggests that you are in the old China.
The next day we visited Huanglong National Park. Huanglong was declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 1992. Huanglong is known for its colorful pools and the nice waterfalls. And indeed, it was awesome.
On our way from Songpan to Huanglong we passed a pass of 3960m altitude. Just before the top we came above the clouds. The view on the mountains with the Xuebao Ding (mountain of 5588m) was fantastic. On the way back we got the same surprise.
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Huanglong near Songpan is part of the China Tour 2016. Please find the summary on YouTube:
In the same China tour you can find:
City trip Beijing, China:
The Great Wall of China (The Chinese Wall):
Terracotta Army and City Wall of Xian, China:
Xiahe and the Labrang Tibetan Buddhist Monastery:
From Xiahe to Langmusi:
The Kurte Tibetan Monastery and the Langmusi gorge hike:
Huanglong near Songpan:
Chengdu and the Chengdu Panda Reserve:
Shangri-la:
Hiking the Tiger Leaping Gorge Trek, China:
Lijiang, China:
The 3 famous Pagodas in Dali, China:
Yangshou in the Karst landscape, Guilin, China:
City trip Shanghai, China
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Henan- Where China began
China has the only uninterrupted human civilisation in the world which was born on the shores of the Yellow River. With such a long history there is a wealth of cultural relics in Henan province, three of which are listed as world cultural heritage sites. If you love history Henan is the destination for you!
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Han Yang Ling Museum
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Zhongling Mausoleum
Changling Mausoleum
Zhonghua Square
Yangling Water Sports Centre
Bingling Temple Grottoes, Yongjing, China 4K
Bingling Temple Grottoes, Yongjing County - Bingling Thousand Buddha Caves - Bingling Temple, China 4K
Bingling Grottoes（炳灵寺）is hard to get to from Lanzhou, but it is one of China's big ancient Buddhist temple complexes with an array of statuary and frescoes dating from about AD 420 to the Ming Dynasty. The statues date from various dynastic eras and show the differing cultures, clothing and physical features of the worshipped gods. The earliest temples are at the highest elevation and have characteristic Indian-style features and artistic style.
Monks and Buddhists coming from Central Asia along the Silk Road probably stamped the idols with Central Asian and Indian Buddhist culture. So you can see typical Indian-style hand gestures and poses. The statues and art were carved in natural caves or hewn grottoes in a canyon along the Yellow River.
One of the highlights is a 27-meter-tall (88 feet) sitting Buddha that is about 1,200 years old. The difficult travel makes getting there something of an expedition, and there are several fees for private transportation and entry to the sites and you may have to do some negotiation. But if you are interested in Buddhism or ancient construction, then this is one of the best ancient sites in China.
History
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The history of the Bingling Grottoes is tied up with the history of the Silk Road. The Han Empire (206 BC – 220 AD) rulers ruled over China's first long-term empire. It was deeply Confucian, and three major religions were Taoism, worship of local gods and ancestors, and Confucianism. It is said that early Han Dynasty rulers wanted trade and allies and sent Zhang Qian as an emissary to western countries two times about the year 100 BC. The Han Empire succeeded in opening trade on the northern Silk Road routes that passed through the region of the Gansu Corridor.
It is said that a Han Emperor named Mingdi had a dream of a golden figure, and his advisers said that the figure was the Buddha who was the god of the West. In 68 AD, Mingdi sent Cai Yin to Central Asia to learn about this religion. The main religion of Central Asia was Buddhism. Cai Yin brought back Buddhist scriptures and two Buddhist monks. Buddhism became popular, and people built the big ancient Buddhist temple sites associated with the Silk Road at the Bingling Grottoes, Mogao Grottoes and the Zhangye Giant Buddha Temple during the next thousand years. The Western influence can be seen in the style of the ancient sites. The people near the Silk Road accepted Central Asian and Indian Buddhist teaching.
It is said that the earliest carvings at the Bingling Grottoes site were made about the year 420 AD in natural caves at the top of the site. They were made during the time of the Northern Wei Dynasty (368-534). The big Maitreya Buddha at the bottom of the site near the water level was made during the Tang Dynasty (618-907) when Buddhism and monasteries became very powerful in the Tang Empire. Near the end of the Tang Empire in 845, Tang Dynasty rulers turned against Buddhism and destroyed thousands of Buddhist temples and monasteries.
In the following dynastic eras, many more grottoes and Buddhist shrines were carved in this canyon of the Yellow River. The name Bingling is a transliteration of the Tibetan name for this complex. During the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) that was the Mongolian dynasty of China, Tibetan Buddhists carved many grottoes in the lower part of the site.
Touring Activities
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See the Buddhas and the Buddhist shrines.
See the scenery and learn about ancient history and art.
Travel Essentials
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Location: The Bingling Grottoes site begins at the edge of Liujiaxia Lake about 75 or 80 kilometers or 50 miles southwest of Lanzhou.
How to go there:
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Bus: First take a bus to Liujiaxia. The bus ride takes about two hours. It is best to leave as early as you can in the morning to maximize your stay at the site.
Boat: Then people have to hire a boat. The cost for private motorboats has to be bargained for. A group of eight may be able to hire a boat for 500 RMB or about 75 USD. The trip takes about an hour or more, depending on the boat. The boat drivers may not want to wait for tourists for more than an hour unless their waiting time is negotiated and paid for.
Walking: Once there, there are paths and stairs to walk around on and people might be able to hire a jeep to see the more distant parts of the site.
Open Hours: This seems to vary, but the site seems to close about 5 or 6 pm. It is open in the summer and in most of the fall, and maybe in the spring too.
Season: It may be only open between July and November. Conditions vary. In the hard winter of 2007-2008, the reservoir iced over.
Выезжаем на автобусе из Яншо (Yangshuo) в Гуйлинь (Guilin)
Во время самостоятельного путешествия по Китаю мы провели четыре дня в деревне Яншо (Yangshuo), где сплавлялись по речке на плотах, катались на арендованных велосипедах и мопеде между холмами.
Данный ролик используется в качестве иллюстрации к четвертой части отчета о поездке дикарями по Китаю. В нем мы рассказываем, как пользоваться метро в Пекине, как добраться из Гуйлиня в Яншо, как купить железнодорожные билеты на китайские поезда, рекомендую гостиницу а Яншо.
CHINA TOURISM - Ancient Treasure meet Modern Wonders
Welcome to the world's most populous country, China. People's republic of China (PRC) is the second largest country in the world by total area. located in East Asia with the seat of government in the capital city of Beijing
China tourism landscape has a wide and varied, ranging from forest steppes and the Gobi and Taklamakan deserts in the north to the arid subtropical forests in the wet south. Himalaya, Karakoram, Pamir and Tian Shan mountain ranges separate China from South and Central Asia. Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, the third and the sixth longest in the world, running away from the Tibetan Plateau to the densely populated east coast. China coast along the Pacific Ocean is 14,500 kilometers (9,000 miles) long, and is bounded by the Bohai, Yellow, East and South China Seas.
Travel in China has been greatly expanded with the emergence of a new middle class that is rich trigger this travel boom. China has become one of the most watched and inbound and outbound travel markets in the world's hottest. China is the third country most visited in the world.
A lot of inclusive vacations points in China such as: Changbai Mountains, the Grand Canal of China, the Great Wall of China, Silk Road, Mount Jiuhua, Mount Tianzhu, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, Dazu Rock Carvings, the Three Gorges, Gulangyu Island, Mogao Caves, Li River, Caohai Lake, Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, Yabuli Ski Resort, Longmen Grottoes, Wudang Mountains, Mount Lu, Old Yalu Bridge, Terracotta Army, Confucius Mansion, Mount Tai (or Tai Shan), The Bund Shanghai, The Hanging Temple at Mount Heng, Yungang Grottoes, Jiuzhaigou Valley, Leshan Giant Buddha, Mount Emei, Mount Qingcheng, the Potala Palace, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, West Lake - Zhejiang, etc.
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Castles of breath (China Yunnan journey)
We had journey for the employees of friendship, from Singapore to Yunnan Province in China, in 3 beats 4 days.
The Mystery of The Longyou Caves
In 1992, a strangely curious man named Wu Anai, near the Chinese village of Shiyan Beicun in Longyou County, based on a hunch, began to pump water out of a pond in his village. Anai believed the pond was not natural, nor was it infinitely deep as the local lore went, and he decided to prove it. He convinced some of his villagers and together they bought a water pump and began to siphon water out of the pond. After 17 days of pumping, the water level fell enough to reveal the flooded entrance to an ancient, man-made cave, confirming Anai’s suspicion.
This cave, now called the Longyou Caves, represent one of the largest underground excavation made during ancient times. A total of 24 hand-dug caves were eventually discovered, each with an average floor area of a thousand square meters and ceilings that reaches heights of up to 30 meters. The total area covered by all the caves exceeds 30,000 square meters.
Passage From Xian-Luoyang-Changsha-Zhangjiajie-Fenghuang and Changsha, China
From Xian to Changsha, a journey started from Bangkok to Xian for five days, explored the city, and Xian's great wall, and the history where China begins. At night, Muslim streets food must be seen, vibrant of delicious food, sweet, and gifts. The Chinese Han's opera in the evening with music and lights, a splendid performed that fulfilled the most wonderful evening in China's oldest city. Continued on a bullet train to Luoyang, another old palace of the Han Dynasty explored the famous Luoyang Buddha Longmen caves and thousands of statutes. This site recognized by UNESCO, and cannot be missed.
A long ride by a new bullet train to Changsha explored the city and Moa's residence. Nightlife strolled along the busy streets, tested food and observed the city night lights. An old train took few hours to the famous Zhangjiajie, plan no less than four days to explore the beautiful and natural sites, admission fee cost RMB 250.00 for four entry, in the evening strolled in the small old town and observe the local ways of life, restaurants, shopping and etc.
On the bus, just a few hours away from Zhangjiajie to Fenghuang, a beautiful and famous water town that still remain in the Chinese beautiful culture for centuries. Cruise along the river and sightseeing old splendid architecture, museums, and shops. Delicious spicy food waited for the travelers along the riversides. Few days would be satisfied with a wonderful sightseeing and experience, Fenghuang, definitely, one of a most wonderful Watertown's in China.
Concluded the trip in 14 days and the low budget under $600.00, a great trip that will be in your long and last memory. If you been there or plan to visit, please drop me a line.
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