Tag: Culture

Dazu Stone Carvings in Chongqing 重庆大足石刻

大足石刻位于中国西南部重庆市的大足等县境内，这里素有“石刻之乡”的美誉。大足石刻最初开凿于初唐永徽年间（公元649年），历经晚唐、五代（公元907～959年），盛于两宋（公元960～1278年），明清时期（公元14～19世纪）亦有所增刻，最终形成了一处规模庞大，集中国石刻艺术精华之大成的石刻群，堪称中国晚期石窟艺术的代表，与云岗石窟、龙门石窟和莫高窟相齐名。 The site of Dazu Stone Carvings is right located within the boundary of counties such as Dazu in Chongqing

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The Potala Palace in Tibet 西藏布达拉宫

布达拉宫坐落于中国西南部西藏自治区拉萨市市中心的红山上，“布达拉”为梵语“普陀”的音译，原指观世音菩萨所居之岛。布达拉宫始建于吐蕃王朝第32代赞普松赞干布时期（公元7世纪），当时称“红山宫”，后来随着吐蕃王朝的没落而逐渐毁弃。公元17世纪时，五世达赖喇嘛在红山宫的旧址上重新修建了宏伟的宫殿，称“布达拉宫”。此后这里一直作为西藏政治和宗教的中心。 The Potala Palace is situated on the top of the "Red Hill" in the heart of Lhasa, capital of

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Chinese Tea 中国茶

The Origin It is said that tea shrubs were first discovered in the tropical and sub-tropical climate zone in the southwestern part of China, wher primeval forests prevailed and the warm and moist setting was favorable for the growth of tea shrubs. Wild tea trees of 2,700 years old and planted tea trees of 800 years old can still be found in the area.

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History of Hohhot

Hohhot is located in central and southern Inner Mongolia, which is the capital of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Located in the culture border of agriculture and husbandry, the culture blend in Hohhot is very strong. In addition to the traditional Chinese culture, Mongolia culture, Western Islamic culture and Tibetan Buddhist culture also have a heavy influence in here. Hohhot is inhabitant area with ethnic groups of Han, Man, Korea and other 36 minorities.

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