Category: Chinese Culture

World Heritage In China世界遗产在中国06 武当山

这座位于中原腹地的山脉,曾经是中世纪中国的朝圣之地。似海洋般的群山密林之中座落着举世无双的皇家宫观,绵延着千年的宗教气息,还经久流传了一个古老的传说。传说中,西周的净乐国太子只身来到这里修炼道法,历经42年终于得道成仙,留给无数后人仰望苍穹,俯首追思的千古梦想。追随他的足迹,这座山脉开始了近千年中国道教文化源远流长的传承之旅。

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Chinese famous Lake: Lugu Lake 泸沽湖

The Lugu Lake is located between Ninglang Yi Prefecture of Yunnan Province and Yanyuan County of Sichuan Province. As a famous lake on plateau, the Lugu Lake covers an area of 51.8 square meters, and is 2,680 meters above sea level, with a cool climate, the absolute high temperatures do not exceed 30 degrees in summer, is the best place to take the summer holiday there. The lowest temperature is about four or five degrees below zero in the winter, and the lake does not freeze. Winter, wear a thin woolen sweater and a jacket is enough, because of the coldest temperature generally occur in the early morning and the midnight.

The lake is surrounded by dense forests and the air there is pure and fresh. Since people seldom visit the Lugu Lake, it is one of the least destroyed places in China. The lake is crystal clear and has a beautiful landscape. Moreover, the Lugu Lake is abundant in various kinds of fish, such as carp, thin scale fish, and Lugu belly-split fish, etc.

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World Heritage In China世界遗产在中国05 九寨沟

梯田般的丛林与波光粼粼的湖水相映成趣。湖水与瀑布,错落有致,层层相连。在众多形态各异的湖泊中,有一汪风姿独具的湖水。它的名字叫五彩池。五彩池的湖水呈现出神奇瑰丽的孔雀蓝色。
  
这里,每坐山峰都是常年白雪皑皑、银装素裹。山谷,像一条玉带拦腰斩断了两侧的山峰。而山谷的底部就是美丽神奇的九寨沟。在这里,可以看到许多珍希动植物。憨态可掬的大熊猫,就像是这大自然的真正的主人。在这里,人类与自然和谐共处。

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Dongting Lake–Dònɡ tínɡ hú

Dòngtíng Hú — Dongting Lake Dongting Lake(Chinese: 洞庭湖; pinyin: Dòngtíng Hú) is a large, shallow lake in northeastern Hunan province, China. It is a flood basin of the Yangtze River. Hence the lake's size depends on the season. The provinces of Hubei and Hunan are named after their location relative to the lake: Hubei means "North of the Lake" and Hunan means "South of the Lake" in Chinese.

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Wuyi Mountain National Nature Reserve 武夷山国家自然保护区

The world-famous Wuyi Mountain Nature Reserve sits on the highest section of north Wuyi Mountain Range in Fujian Province. It is at the border section of the counties of Wuyi, Jiangyang, Guangze, Shaowu in Fujian Province, with east longitude of 117o27′- 117o51′ and north latitude of 27o33′- 27o54′. Its total area is 56,527 hectares, 95.3% of which are covered by forest. Established in 1979, the Reserve joined the International Man and Biosphere Reserve Network of UNESCO in 1986 as the biggest and the most comprehensive extant semi-subtropical forest system in Southeast China. Wuyi Mountain is not only famous for its surprisingly spectacular scenery but also for its rich wildlife resources, and therefore, Wuyi Mountain National Nature Reserve is called a rare species database and "Origin of Model Specimen".

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World Heritage In China世界遗产在中国03 大足石刻

古人把这里称为“大佛湾”,当专家和学者在孤寂的山岭间,寻觅到它的踪迹时,世人为之震惊。佛、道、儒三教的争斗,在这里留下了印记,最终,三教走向融合——释迦牟尼与玉皇大帝比邻而座。精美的石刻在世间的纷争之中,静观其变,神妙莫测,引领人们走入一个神圣而惟妙惟肖的世界。

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Chinese famous Lake: Daming Lake 大明湖

Daming Lake is one of the famous three spots in Jinan, is a rare natural lake in the city. Daming Lake has different beauty scene around the year, especially in the autumn is the most pleasant. Reputed as the pearl of the city of springs, the Daming Lake is located in the northern part of Jinan of Shandong Province.

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