Archive for October, 2009

　　Guiyuan Temple (Temple of Original Purity), situated on Cuiwei Street, is one of the four biggest temples for Buddhist meditation in Hubei as well as an important Buddhist temple in China.
　　First built in the early Qing dynasty (1644-1911) by two monks named Baiguang and Zhufeng on the base of Sunflower Garden owned by a poet, [...]

October 26, 2009   Posted in: Travel Channel  No Comments

Heptachord Terrace

　　Heptachord Terrace, also named Boya Terrace, is located on the bank of Moon Lake, western foot of Tortoise Hill in Hanyang district.
　　Story goes that Yu Boya used to be a famous musician in Chu kingdom during the Spring and Autumn Period (770 – 476 B.C.). Although good at musical instrument, he was always depressed for [...]

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Mingxian Tomb

　　Located in Zhongxiang of Hubei, Mingxian Tomb is a national key relics protection site. It is the largest and best-preserved mono-structural imperatorial tomb. The construction started in 1519 and was completed in 1540, and the location of Mingxian Tomb was carefully selected according to Chinese geomantic theory.
　　Mingxian Tomb as a world cultural heritage is just [...]

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Hubei Provincial Museum

　　The Hubei Provincial Museum, established in 1953, contains the most important collections of artifacts in the province. Among all its exhibits, the most prominent are its abundant unearthed relics, including stone ware, pottery, bronze, and lacquer ware. A large number of heritages of the Qujialing Culture and the Warring States Period (475-221BC) are the most [...]

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Shennongjia

　　Shennongjia is situated in western Hubei Province, covering an area of over 3,000 square kilometers. The special terrain here creates a warm and humid climate, making it a paradise for plants and animals at the meeting point of North and South China.
　　Known as “The Oriental Botanic Garden” and the natural gene bank of biological species, [...]

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