Lijiang, China part 1 of 5, Old Town
Lijiang, China is one of the few well-preserved historic towns left in China. Our movie was shot some years ago before tourism really expanded, so we can look back in time and see village life as it was in the past century. The little town is a pedestrian zone with ancient wooden buildings and several small streams running through it, creating a peaceful atmosphere. Even though it has become more crowded with tourists, Lijiang still is a wonderful place to visit.
Entryways, Siping City, China
CHINA - THE SILK ROAD
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The Silk Road is the world's oldest, and most historically important overland trade route. For over 2000 years, traders and merchants travelled the deserts of central Asia exchanging goods between the Chinese empire and the rest of the world. As a result, the oases of the desert sprang up into dynamic cities. A vast network of interconnected caravan routes that stretched for over 6,500 klm enabled the exchange of products and ideas between China and the rest of the world. The Silk Road began around 329 BCE, when Alexander the Great conquered the entire known world and promoted trade to the east and got its name from the lucrative Chinese silk trade along it. Though silk was certainly the major trade item from China, many other goods were traded, and various technologies, religions and philosophies. The great story of the Silk Road is that Buddhism travelled on it, from India.
The dry climate has preserved many ruins, while many ethnic groups make their home in this part of China. The Ancient Silk Road started at Xian and then it reached Dunhuang, where it divided into three, the Southern, Central and the Northern Route. The pictures in this video start in Xian and cover the northern route. Xian is one of the oldest cities of China with more than 3,100 years of history. It is home to the Terracotta Army of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. The terracotta warriors, is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210--209 BC and whose purpose was to protect him in his afterlife. Lanzhou is the next stop. 100km SE on the Yellow River, are the Bingling Temple Caves. The first begun around 420 CE at the end of the Western Jin Dynasty. Work continued and more grottoes were added during the Wei, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. Their inaccessibility spared them from destruction during the Cultural Revolution, while an 80-foot Buddha is carved into the cliff. Dunhuang is located between the Taklamakan desert and Gobi desert. Taklamakan is the world's second largest shifting sand desert after Sahara. The Mogao caves, also called Thousand Buddha caves (the first was carved in 366AD) have the best Buddhist murals in the world. In Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, China's largest province with only 20 million inhabitants, we visit Turpan, Urumqi and Kashgar. Turpan's, Flaming Mountains, the hottest place in China, overshadow the cradle of the Turpan ancient civilization and oasis agriculture. Here we see the Gaochang city ruins, the former Uyghur capital (1st c BC) and the ancient Buddhist city of GaoHe Kerez (2nd c. BC). Urumqi is the capital of Xinjiang and once an important station on the Silk Road, famous for being a major city furthest from any ocean. Kashgar, or Kashi, is a city with a history of more than 2,000 years. It was historically considered as the gateway and hub for the transfer of goods from China to Central Asia and Europe along the ancient Silk Road. Kashgar preserves the most complete Uygur culture, art and architecture and is famous for its bazaar and animal market. Starting in Beijing, The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications made of stone, brick, tamped earth, to protect the Chinese Empire against the enemies, while its border controls allowed the imposition of duties of goods transported along the Silk Road. The entire wall with all its branches measure 21,000 klm. Several walls were being built as early as the 7th century BC. Beijing is the capital of the People's Republic of China. The city's history dates back three millennia. As the last of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China, Beijing has been the political center of the country and is renowned for its palaces, temples, gardens, tombs, walls gates and art treasures.
MUSIC: Traditional Chinese Music The Blooming of Rainy Night Flowers, Ode to Coral, Instrumental Uyghur Music (Mining Rewabim), Beijing Welcomes You Official Album Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Music copyright is owned by the original artists.
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China, Pingyao - Wang Family Courtyard and Shuanglin Temple 2017
Wang's Compound is located in Jingsheng Town, Lingshi County, 35 kilometers from Pingyao Ancient City, Shanxi Province. It is a luxurious residence built during 1762-1811 by the descendants of the Wang Family, one of the Four Families of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) in Shanxi Province.
The Shuanglin Temple (Chinese: 双林寺; pinyin: Shuānglín Sì) is a large Buddhist temple in the Shanxi Province of China. It is situated in the countryside of Qiaotou village about 6 kilometres southwest of the ancient city of Pingyao. It is among the many cultural monuments located in the Pingyao, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site inscribed in 1997. The temple is protected by the state administration. Founded in the 6th century, the temple is notable for its collection of more than 2,000 decorated clay statues that are dated to the 12th-19th centuries. Its original name was Zongdu but it was renamed during the Northern Song Dynasty period as Shuanglin. It is nicknamed the museum of coloured sculptures. Most of them are dated to the period of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.
following a women on a trike in a small china town north of beijing
Kaifu temple
It is located in Kaifu district, Changsha city, Hunan province, China.
Kaifu temple was built in the five dynasties period, after the song, yuan, Ming and qing dynasties. Covering an area of 48,000 square meters with a floor area of 16,000 square meters.
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[Tour vs Tour 3] Jinan _ Baeneomsil Village / Sunflower Enzymes / Maidon Theme Park / Ginseng Farm
Jinan: Destination to Get Recharged with Beautiful Nature / 천혜의 자연환경을 품은 힐링 여행지, 진안
◆Team Masters' Itinerary
Team Masters takes advantage of social networking sites and visits the cypress forest and the metasequoia avenue in Bugui-myeon. Then the team moves to Huingureum Village, also known as signboard village, and embarks on a village tour where they can take an in-depth look at Jinan. Team Masters gets to learn about Jinan's ginseng as well. The team experiences the red ginseng spa, and takes a bite of siraegibab (rice cooked with dried radish greens) and tteokgalbi (grilled rib patties) made with red ginseng.
◆Team Rookies' Itinerary
Team Rookies visits Maisan Mountain, Jinan's most popular attraction, and Baeneomsil Village where they hold a sunflower festival, based on the travel map. The team also goes to the pig cultural experience center to meet pigs, and has an opportunity to learn about Korean hawk hunting at the hawk hunting experience center. Team Rookies wraps up the itinerary by tasting black pork belly, the local delicacy of Jinan.
◆마스터즈팀의 여행은?
마스터즈팀은 SNS를 활용해 부귀면의 편백나무숲과 메타세콰이어길을 방문한다.
그 다음, 간판마을로 불리는 흰구름마을로 떠나 진안을 깊이 들여다 볼 수 있는 마을투어를 시작한다.
진안의 인삼에 대해 알아보는 마스터즈 팀. 홍삼을 활용한 스파를 체험해보고 홍삼으로 만든 시래기밥과 떡갈비를 맛본다.
◆루키즈팀의 여행은?
루키즈팀은 관광안내지도를 활용해 진안의 가장 대표적인 명소 마이산과 해바라기 축제가 열리는 배넘실마을로 여행을 떠난다.
돼지문화체험관에 방문해 돼지를 만나보고 매사냥체험관으로 향해 한국 매사냥에 대해 알아보는 시간을 가진다.
진안의 대표 특산물, 흑돼지삼겹살을 맛보는 것을 마지막으로 루키즈팀의 여행은 마무리된다.
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Beautiful old village in chongqing, china------Ciqikou