China Unearths Most Ancient Golden Camel nearby Mausoleum of Emperor Qinshihuang
A golden camel was unearthed at a noble's grave nearby the Mausoleum of Emperor Qinshihuang in Xi'an City of northwest China's Shaanxi Province recently, which is the most ancient golden camel so far discovered in China.
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Hong Kong Tai Po Market (Authentic Local Market over 3 Floors!)
Hong Kong Tai Po Market Walking Tour. Recorded in 4k on June 2019. Highly recommended to use headphones to experience 3D surround sound. No talking or distracting captions.
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Tai Po Market or Tai Po Hui is the name of the non-administrative area within the modern day Tai Po New Town in the Tai Po District, in the New Territories, Hong Kong. However, its exact location changed from time to time. The area was established as a market town, which closely related to the modern day residential and commercial area Tai Po Old Market (or Tai Po Kau Hui) and had some relation with the present-day area Tai Wo (Tai Wo Estate).
Tai Wo Shi (Tai Wo Market), at modern-day Fu Shin Street, was established in 1892. The market town was later known as Tai Po Hui (Tai Po Market). The street currently consisted of post-Qing dynasty buildings, except a well and a Man Mo Temple. The temple, at the heart of the Fu Shin Street, is a declared monument of Hong Kong. The former railway station of the market town was converted into Hong Kong Railway Museum in the 1980s.
The market town Tai Wo displaced the old Tai Po market town (Tang's Tai Po Hui) as the rural town centre of the area, which also took the ownership of the name Tai Po Hui (Tai Po Market). Tai Po was one of the market towns that was selected to be expanded into a satellite town (new town) in 1972.
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Tourism in China - Best Tourist Attractions
Tourism in China - Best Tourist Attractions
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a unitary one-party sovereign state in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around 1.404 billion. Covering approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), it is the third- or fourth-largest country by total area,[k] depending on the source consulted. China also has the most neighbor countries in the world. Governed by the Communist Party of China, it exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing), and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.
China emerged as one of the world's earliest civilizations, in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. For millennia, China's political system was based on hereditary monarchies, or dynasties, beginning with the semi-legendary Xia dynasty in 21st century BCE. Since then, China has expanded, fractured, and re-unified numerous times. In the 3rd century BCE, the Qin unified core China and established the first Chinese dynasty. The succeeding Han dynasty saw some of the most advanced technology at that time, including papermaking and the compass, along with agricultural and medical improvements. The invention of gunpowder and printing in the Tang dynasty completed the Four Great Inventions. Tang culture spread widely in Asia, as the new maritime Silk Route brought traders to as far as Mesopotamia and Somalia. Dynastic rule ended in 1912 with the Xinhai Revolution, as a republic replaced the Qing dynasty. The Chinese Civil War led to the break up of the country in 1949, with the victorious Communist Party of China founding the People’s Republic of China on the mainland while the losing Kuomintang retreated to Taiwan, a dispute which is still unresolved.
Since the introduction of economic reforms in 1978, China's economy has been one of the world's fastest-growing. As of 2016, it is the world's second-largest economy by nominal GDP and largest by purchasing power parity (PPP). China is also the world's largest exporter and second-largest importer of goods. China is a recognized nuclear weapons state and has the world's largest standing army and second-largest defense budget. The PRC is a member of the United Nations, as it replaced the ROC as a permanent member of the UN Security Council in 1971. China is also a member of numerous formal and informal multilateral organizations, including the ASEAN Plus mechanism, WTO, APEC, BRICS, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the BCIM and the G20. China is a great power and a major regional power within Asia, and has been characterized as a potential superpower.
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Bamboo Rafting + Hidden Breakfast in RURAL China - vlog
Rural China | Bamboo Rafting | Yangshuo China
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We spent the day in nature instead of in a market. Today, we hired a bamboo raft to take us down the beautiful and peaceful Yulong River in Yangshuo. We then eat at the Secret Garden for breakfast - a renovated Qing Dynasty building. After, we rent bicycles and take the scenic route back. Check it out. Let us know if you've ever done this before in China.
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Baishishan (白石山) in HD - Skywalk nearby Beijing, China
Baishishan (白石山) in HD - Skywalk nearby Beijing, China. Enjoy picturesque mountain views, breathtaking cliffs and glass paved skywalks!
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《国家宝藏》第二季 宋佳化身最美琵琶女 蒋雯丽王劲松倾情讲述燕赵传奇 20181223 | CCTV综艺
本期节目主要内容：黄河以北，沧桑变迁，长城似巨龙，盘旋出燕赵之地。大禹治水，依山川之势曾将华夏划为九州，九州之首是冀州，也就是今天的河北。本期节目中，蒋雯丽、王劲松、宋佳通过他们精彩的演绎带来长信宫灯、错金银四龙四凤铜方案座、彩绘散乐浮雕三件国宝的前世传奇，讲述燕赵之门背后的绝世佳人与英雄往事。
06:10 错金银四龙四凤铜方案座国宝守护人：王劲松；
09:52 王劲松化身“中山王厝” 解密战国“第八雄”制衡之术；
19:53 不可小觑的神秘小国——中山国；
22:28 敬事如神“古铜张”派第四代传人——雷金明；
25:53 一刀修复四龙四凤圆座；
30:07 一份执着的热爱 一份传承的责任；
35:19 彩绘散乐浮雕国宝守护人：宋佳；
38:26 宋佳演绎最美“琵琶女” 反解“商女不知亡国恨”；
49:11 彩绘散乐浮雕——勾栏中的石雕艺术；
51:37 彩绘散乐浮雕的今生守护者 重现大唐的声音；
53:28 “民乐之王”琵琶——四个王字就已彰显霸气；
54:51 《丝路飞天》致敬白居易《琵琶行》；
56:45 千年之后 盛唐余韵再现光芒；
01:01:37 袅袅箜篌音 浓浓传承情；
01:04:59 古今民族之音共谱一曲《醉太平》；
01:07:50 长信宫灯国宝守护人：蒋雯丽；
01:11:21 蒋雯丽演绎别样“窦太后” 倾情讲述盛世“天子之道”；
01:21:39 长信宫灯原始所有者之谜；
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01:26:18 精美的东方文物 揭开神秘中国的面纱；
01:30:02 张国立、蒋雯丽重塑长信宫灯复制品 再现通体鎏金的长信宫灯；
01:31:18 中国瑰宝，永远的独一无二；
01:33:23 文化不灭，国家永生。
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China, een impressie van een reis door China met o.a. Longman Grotten, Sun Yat-Sen Mausoleum
Een impressie van een reis door China
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- Stadsmuren van Xi'An
- De Longmen Grotten Luoyang
- Een oude wijk van Luoyang
- Witte paarden tempel Luoyang
- Sun Yt-Sen Mauoleum Nanjing
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Nanjing City Chinese elders evening dance near Yue Jiang Lou (Jiangsu, China)
Nanjing City Chinese elders evening dance near Yue Jiang Lou (Jiangsu, China)
A Visit To Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall (Jiangsu, China)
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《国家宝藏》第二季 国宝盛典之夜：九大国宝组天团C位出道 黄圣依安慰“哭泣”国宝 吴彤与国宝再续前缘 雷佳完美嗓音动情演绎《国家宝藏》插曲联唱 20190209 | CCTV综艺
本期节目主要内容： 九州同，四海定。《国家宝藏》第二季巡礼中国九大博物馆，二十七件顶级国宝，二十七个前世今生，最终入选2019年《国家宝藏》特展的九件文物是金漆木雕大神龛、后蜀残石经、“五星出东方利中国”锦护膊、长信宫灯、聂耳小提琴、银雀山《孙子兵法》《孙膑兵法》汉简、铜奔马、侯马金代董氏墓戏俑和样式雷建筑烫样。九大国宝特展将在故宫博物院箭亭广场华彩上演。
03:43 悠远流长最动听！国乐合鸣演绎经典《九州同》；
09:18 广东省博物馆入选文物：金漆木雕大神龛；
13:15 追求极致的工匠精神总是相通的！港珠澳大桥总设计师孟凡超讲述建桥之路；
18:31 四川博物院入选文物：后蜀残石经；
21:50 国家图书馆副馆长陈樱讲述自己与国宝的渊源；
26:20 风乎舞雩好不自在！北京舞蹈学院演绎古典舞《纸扇书生》；
30:12 新疆维吾尔自治区博物馆入选文物：“五星出东方利中国”锦护膊；
34:30 “中国航天第一人”杨利伟阐述国富民强的真正意义；
39:29 河北博物院入选文物：长信宫灯；
43:09 旧金山亚洲艺术博物馆馆长许杰介绍自己的文物展示理念——使文物活起来；
47:59 钢琴演奏家吴牧野与雷佳合作 动情演绎《国家宝藏》插曲联唱；
53:32 云南省博物馆入选文物：聂耳小提琴；
56:00 台湾收藏家颜铮浩之子讲述父亲捐宝义举；
01:01:20 山东博物馆入选文物：银雀山《孙子兵法》《孙膑兵法》汉简；
01:04:42 潘鲁生——民间国宝也需要保护与传承；
01:08:11 黄圣依化身特展讲解员 看她在《国宝之夜》会pick哪件国宝；
01:18:06 甘肃省博物馆入选文物：铜奔马；
01:20:48 四十二年恪守己任 老馆长初世宾退休后仍为“丝绸之路”奔波；
01:25:50 山西博物院入选文物：侯马金代董氏墓戏俑；
01:29:47 王晓鹰透过戏俑感悟古戏台的文化魅力；
01:34:31 吴彤与国宝再续前缘 一曲《抱月入怀》唱尽壮志难酬；
01:39:24 故宫博物院入选文物：样式雷建筑烫样；
01:42:54 “人间国宝”耿宝昌——中国陶瓷鉴定第一人；
01:49:44 全国十七大博物馆馆长深刻解答“我们为什么是今天的我们”。
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Welcome to China (Part I)
Trippel eight star movie, staged in the most beautiful settings in Chinas capitals of heavenly beauty: Shanghai and Beijing
Flaming Mountains, Turpan, China 71E3E84B 3073 4411 98CC AECFCC782D6B
The Flaming Mountains are hot. In the summer, the ground surface temperature can reach 80 degrees Celsius or 175 degrees Farhenheit. In the summer, the waves of desert heat and mirages dance on the red ridge that is furrowed by parallel gullies. So it does look like a wall of flames especially in the afternoons in a red sky.
There is a Flaming Mountain museum with a big thermometer, and a lot of Chinese tour groups go there. There are camel rides and kids excited about the Journey to the West and the characters like the Monkey King.
China View - Kun Ming
Kun Ming, capitol of Yun Nan province China. For more info visit TheTravelingBuddha.com
People's Republic of China | Wikipedia audio article
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China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around 1.404 billion. Covering approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), it is the third- or fourth-largest country by total area, depending on the source consulted. Governed by the Communist Party of China, the state exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing), and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.
China emerged as one of the world's earliest civilizations, in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. For millennia, China's political system was based on hereditary monarchies, or dynasties, beginning with the semi-legendary Xia dynasty in 21st century BCE. Since then, China has expanded, fractured, and re-unified numerous times. In the 3rd century BCE, the Qin unified core China and established the first Chinese empire. The succeeding Han dynasty, which ruled from 206 BC until 220 AD, saw some of the most advanced technology at that time, including papermaking and the compass, along with agricultural and medical improvements. The invention of gunpowder and movable type in the Tang dynasty (618–907) and Northern Song (960–1127) completed the Four Great Inventions. Tang culture spread widely in Asia, as the new maritime Silk Route brought traders to as far as Mesopotamia and Horn of Africa. Dynastic rule ended in 1912 with the Xinhai Revolution, when a republic replaced the Qing dynasty. The Chinese Civil War resulted in a division of territory in 1949, when the Communist Party of China established the People's Republic of China, a unitary one-party sovereign state on Mainland China, while the Kuomintang-led government retreated to the island of Taiwan. The political status of Taiwan remains disputed.
Since the introduction of economic reforms in 1978, China's economy has been one of the world's fastest-growing with annual growth rates consistently above 6 percent. As of 2016, it is the world's second-largest economy by nominal GDP and largest by purchasing power parity (PPP). China is also the world's largest exporter and second-largest importer of goods. China is a recognized nuclear weapons state and has the world's largest standing army and second-largest defense budget. The PRC is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council as it replaced the ROC in 1971, as well as an active global partner of ASEAN Plus mechanism. China is also a leading member of numerous formal and informal multilateral organizations, including the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), WTO, APEC, BRICS, the BCIM, and the G20. China is a great power and a major regional power within Asia, and has been characterized as a potential superpower.
Beijing | Wikipedia audio article
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00:04:44 1 Etymology
00:06:46 2 History
00:06:55 2.1 Early history
00:08:21 2.2 Early Imperial China
00:12:06 2.3 Ming dynasty
00:15:46 2.4 Qing dynasty
00:17:49 2.5 Republic of China
00:20:10 2.6 People's Republic of China
00:24:34 3 Geography
00:27:50 3.1 Cityscape
00:27:59 3.2 Architecture
00:32:13 3.3 Climate
00:34:43 3.4 Environmental issues
00:36:48 3.4.1 Air quality
00:44:14 3.4.1.1 Readings
00:45:52 3.4.2 Dust storms
00:46:44 4 Politics and government
00:47:57 4.1 Administrative divisions
00:48:40 4.1.1 Towns
00:49:46 4.2 Judiciary and procuracy
00:51:26 4.3 Diplomatic missions
00:52:04 5 Economy
00:53:14 5.1 Sector composition
00:55:41 5.2 Economic zones
00:59:39 6 Demographics
01:04:42 7 Culture
01:08:09 7.1 Places of interest
01:15:07 8 Religion
01:16:36 8.1 Chinese folk religion and Taoism
01:19:16 8.2 Buddhism
01:22:59 8.3 Islam
01:24:32 8.4 Christianity
01:27:52 9 Media
01:28:02 9.1 Television and radio
01:28:58 9.2 Press
01:30:14 10 Sports
01:30:23 10.1 Events
01:33:29 10.2 Venues
01:34:25 10.3 Clubs
01:35:12 11 Transportation
01:35:41 11.1 Rail and high-speed rail
01:38:49 11.2 Roads and expressways
01:42:31 11.3 Air
01:45:42 11.4 Public transit
01:48:41 11.5 Taxi
01:50:57 11.6 Bicycles
01:52:38 12 Defence and aerospace
01:54:57 13 Nature and wildlife
01:58:25 14 See also
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Beijing (, nonstandard ;
Mandarin pronunciation: [pèi.tɕíŋ] (listen)), formerly romanized as Peking, is the capital of the People's Republic of China, the world's third most populous city proper, and most populous capital city. The city, located in northern China, is governed as a municipality under the direct administration of central government with 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts. Beijing Municipality is surrounded by Hebei Province with the exception of neighboring Tianjin Municipality to the southeast; together the three divisions form the Jingjinji metropolitan region and the national capital region of China.Beijing is an important world capital and global power city, and one of the world's leading centers for politics, economy and business, finance, education, culture, innovation and technology, architecture, language, and diplomacy. A megacity, Beijing is the second largest Chinese city by urban population after Shanghai and is the nation's political, cultural, and educational center. It is home to the headquarters of most of China's largest state-owned companies and houses the largest number of Fortune Global 500 companies in the world, as well as the world's four biggest financial institutions. It is also a major hub for the national highway, expressway, railway, and high-speed rail networks. The Beijing Capital International Airport has been the second busiest in the world by passenger traffic since 2010, and, as of 2016, the city's subway network is the busiest and second longest in the world.
Combining both modern and traditional architecture, Beijing is one of the oldest cities in the world, with a rich history dating back three millennia. As the last of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China, Beijing has been the political center of the country for most of the past eight centuries, and was the largest city in the world by population for much of the second millennium A.D. Encyclopædia Britannica notes that few cities in the world have served for so long as the political headquarters and cultural center of an area as immense as China. With mountains surrounding the inland city on three sides, in addition to the old inner and outer city walls, Beijing was strategically poised and developed to be the residence of the emperor and thus was the perfect location for the imperial capital. The city is renowned for its opulent palaces, temples, parks, gardens, tombs, walls ...
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China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around 1.404 billion. Covering approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), it is the third- or fourth-largest country by total area, depending on the source consulted. Governed by the Communist Party of China, the state exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing), and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.
China emerged as one of the world's earliest civilizations, in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. For millennia, China's political system was based on hereditary monarchies, or dynasties, beginning with the semi-legendary Xia dynasty in 21st century BCE. Since then, China has expanded, fractured, and re-unified numerous times. In the 3rd century BCE, the Qin unified core China and established the first Chinese empire. The succeeding Han dynasty, which ruled from 206 BC until 220 AD, saw some of the most advanced technology at that time, including papermaking and the compass, along with agricultural and medical improvements. The invention of gunpowder and movable type in the Tang dynasty (618–907) and Northern Song (960–1127) completed the Four Great Inventions. Tang culture spread widely in Asia, as the new maritime Silk Route brought traders to as far as Mesopotamia and Horn of Africa. Dynastic rule ended in 1912 with the Xinhai Revolution, when a republic replaced the Qing dynasty. The Chinese Civil War resulted in a division of territory in 1949, when the Communist Party of China established the People's Republic of China, a unitary one-party sovereign state on Mainland China, while the Kuomintang-led government retreated to the island of Taiwan. The political status of Taiwan remains disputed.
Since the introduction of economic reforms in 1978, China's economy has been one of the world's fastest-growing with annual growth rates consistently above 6 percent. As of 2016, it is the world's second-largest economy by nominal GDP and largest by purchasing power parity (PPP). China is also the world's largest exporter and second-largest importer of goods. China is a recognized nuclear weapons state and has the world's largest standing army and second-largest defense budget. The PRC is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council as it replaced the ROC in 1971, as well as an active global partner of ASEAN Plus mechanism. China is also a leading member of numerous formal and informal multilateral organizations, including the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), WTO, APEC, BRICS, the BCIM, and the G20. China is a great power and a major regional power within Asia, and has been characterized as a potential superpower.
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China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around 1.404 billion. Covering approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), it is the third- or fourth-largest country by total area, depending on the source consulted. Governed by the Communist Party of China, the state exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing), and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.
China emerged as one of the world's earliest civilizations, in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. For millennia, China's political system was based on hereditary monarchies, or dynasties, beginning with the semi-legendary Xia dynasty in 21st century BCE. Since then, China has expanded, fractured, and re-unified numerous times. In the 3rd century BCE, the Qin unified core China and established the first Chinese empire. The succeeding Han dynasty, which ruled from 206 BC until 220 AD, saw some of the most advanced technology at that time, including papermaking and the compass, along with agricultural and medical improvements. The invention of gunpowder and movable type in the Tang dynasty (618–907) and Northern Song (960–1127) completed the Four Great Inventions. Tang culture spread widely in Asia, as the new maritime Silk Route brought traders to as far as Mesopotamia and Horn of Africa. Dynastic rule ended in 1912 with the Xinhai Revolution, when a republic replaced the Qing dynasty. The Chinese Civil War resulted in a division of territory in 1949, when the Communist Party of China established the People's Republic of China, a unitary one-party sovereign state on Mainland China, while the Kuomintang-led government retreated to the island of Taiwan. The political status of Taiwan remains disputed.
Since the introduction of economic reforms in 1978, China's economy has been one of the world's fastest-growing with annual growth rates consistently above 6 percent. As of 2016, it is the world's second-largest economy by nominal GDP and largest by purchasing power parity (PPP). China is also the world's largest exporter and second-largest importer of goods. China is a recognized nuclear weapons state and has the world's largest standing army and second-largest defense budget. The PRC is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council as it replaced the ROC in 1971, as well as an active global partner of ASEAN Plus mechanism. China is also a leading member of numerous formal and informal multilateral organizations, including the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), WTO, APEC, BRICS, the BCIM, and the G20. China is a great power and a major regional power within Asia, and has been characterized as a potential superpower.