Tangyue Memorial Archways
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
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Showing posts with label China. Show all posts
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Great Wall of China
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Along the Badaling Great Wall a large number of beacon towers were built at locations of strategic importance. In case of offense, smoke would be produced in the towers at daytime, and fires would be lit after nightfall so that within short notice message would reach the capital.
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Sacred Way at the Ming Tombs
Sunday, December 21, 2008
The Ming Tombs is a term given to the mausoleums of 13 emperors of the Ming Dynasty. The Sacred Way that leads to the tombs is flanked by a group of stone sculptures, 24 in animal and 12 in human forms. UNESCO designated the Ming Tombs as a World Cultural Heritage Site in 2003.
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