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• Ming Dynasty
  ...peras depicting the lives of the urban population emerged as primary forms of entertainment. ...erations to rise to new levels. Great strides were made in the development of the novel, drama, [[calligraphy]], and painting.
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• Huangyaguan Great Wall
  ...km (about 26 miles), but it suffered extensive damage throughout its long history. In 1987, it was repaired and opened to tourists. In 1990, it was named one of the top scenic places of the Tianjin Municipality.
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• Luohan Temple
  ...was given its present name in 1886 (12th year of the Guangxu reign, [[Qing Dynasty]]). ...pilgrims and curious visitors from all over the world. It is now the site of the [[Chongqing Buddhist Association]].
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/September 26, 2019
  [[File:pingyao1.jpg|thumb|left|Old Town of Pingyao]] ...it was the county seat of the [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] dynasties. ([[Old Town of Pingyao|More...]])
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/September 9, 2015
  [[File:pingyao1.jpg|thumb|left|Old Town of Pingyao]] ...it was the county seat of the [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] dynasties. ([[Old Town of Pingyao|More...]])
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/July 31, 2016
  [[File:pingyao1.jpg|thumb|Old Town of Pingyao|left]] ...it was the county seat of the [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] dynasties. ([[Old Town of Pingyao|More...]])
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/September 20, 2017
  [[File:pingyao1.jpg|thumb|left|Old Town of Pingyao]] ...it was the county seat of the [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] dynasties. ([[Old Town of Pingyao|More...]])
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/October 15, 2017
  [[File:pingyao1.jpg|thumb|left|Old Town of Pingyao]] ...it was the county seat of the [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] dynasties. ([[Old Town of Pingyao|More...]])
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/October 12, 2018
  [[File:pingyao1.jpg|thumb|left|Old Town of Pingyao]] ...it was the county seat of the [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] dynasties. ([[Old Town of Pingyao|More...]])
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/August 4, 2017
  ...emocratic League]], and member of the Second and Third National Committees of the [[Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference]] (CPPCC). ([[Wu H
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• Yongle Palace
  ...is. It was the most intact compound of buildings left over from the [[Yuan Dynasty]]. ...s and superb painting techniques, and are masterpieces in China's painting history.
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• Yongle Encyclopedia
  ...opedia''''' (Chinese:永乐大典), China’s largest encyclopedia, covers a variety of subjects, including literature, art, medicine and agriculture. ...hich was finished in 1408 with 22,900 chapters and 11,095 volumes. The set of books was named the ''Yongle Encyclopedia''.
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• Tiantong Temple
  ...ngs of the temple were the result of reconstruction done during the [[Qing Dynasty]]. ...s testified to by its impressive trove of cultural artifacts. The vicinity of the temple is marked for its scenic beauty.
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• Beijing Ancient Observatory
  ...duced in the [[Kangxi]] period (1662-1722), and at the same time new types of instruments were designed and made by the Belgian Jesuit priest Father Verb ...play at the observatory are representative works of science and technology of the Qing period.
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• Wu Han
  ...emocratic League]], and member of the Second and Third National Committees of the [[Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference]] (CPPCC). ...ightist" pragmaticians in [[1965]]. Wu Han became one of the first victims of the [[Cultural Revolution]] and died in prison on [[CIIC:Selected anniversa
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• Zhanyuan Garden
  ...anking military official who helped [[Zhu Yuanzhang]] establish the [[Ming Dynasty]]. After the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom made Nanjing its capital in 1853, the
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• Furong Village
  ...Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty structures, 18 ancestral halls and five Ming Dynasty house sites. ...aurants at downtown Yantou. Be sure to try local Suo Noodle and Gancai Pie of Nanxi River.
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• Qintong
  ...t a heroic battle against the invading Jin army on Qintong Lake. In memory of those that died in the battle, local fishermen poled their boats on the lak
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• Beijing Yushengtang Herbal Medicine Museum
  ...in [[Ming Dynasty]] mottled color camouflages on rusty iron hooks, statue of the medical king on an old-style medicine-chest, and wooden medicine boxes ...rare herbal medicines like fossil fragments with inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty arranged as they were in the past.
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• Liurong Temple
  ...the [[Liang Dynasty]] (502-557). It is one of the famous ancient landmarks of Guangzhou. ...calligraphy. The temple was officially named Six-Banyan Temple in the Ming Dynasty.
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• Yongquan Temple
  ...uring the [[Qing Dynasty]] so that despite the temple's thousand-year long history, the buildings remaining are mostly a Qing legacy. ...-old sago cycas (Cycas revolute) that blossoms every year, and 657 volumes of Buddhist scriptures written with blood. The picture-perfect mountains aroun
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• Yuan Dynasty
  ...n, the Yuan Dynasty went through 11 emperors, until eventually expelled by Ming forces to the Mongolian Plateau in 1368. [[category:history]]
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/September 13, 2019
  The '''Mid-Autumn Festival''' ('''中秋节''') falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, usually in mid or late September according to Gregoria ...8-1644) and [[Qing]] (1644-1911) dynasties, it grew to be a major festival of China. ([[Mid-autumn Festival|More...]])
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/September 15, 2016
  The '''Mid-Autumn Festival''' ('''中秋节''') falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, usually in mid or late September according to Gregoria ...8-1644) and [[Qing]] (1644-1911) dynasties, it grew to be a major festival of China. ([[Mid-autumn Festival|More...]])
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/September 24, 2018
  The '''Mid-Autumn Festival''' ('''中秋节''') falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, usually in mid or late September according to Gregoria ...8-1644) and [[Qing]] (1644-1911) dynasties, it grew to be a major festival of China. ([[Mid-autumn Festival|More...]])
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• Changping Museum
  [[Changping District]] of Beijing has agreeable weather because [[Jundu Mountain]] like a natural bar ..., you will appreciate the contribution of our ancestors and the bestowment of the nature.
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• Dongsi Mosque
  ...ices are also held here. It is also the headquarters of the Beijing Branch of the [[Chinese Islamic Association]]. ...ture published in Egypt, India, Turkey and Pakistan. The oldest manuscript of the Koran is nearly 700 years old.
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• Jiangcun Village
  ...Ancestral Hall was built in the [[Ming Dynasty]], with nearly 600 years of history featuring its delicate wood carvings, stone carvings and brick carvings.
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• Beijing Mumingtang Ancient Porcelain Museum
  ...rict]], is a private museum that houses a collection of over 50,000 pieces of ancient porcelain. ...g the [[Yongle]] (1403-1425) and [[Xuande]] (1426-1436) periods. These are of inestimable value.
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• Fu Baoshi
  ...at hangs in the [[Great Hall of the People]], called [[Beautiful Landscape of the Motherland]]. ...Fu went to Japan to study the history of Oriental art at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts in 1933. He translated many books from Japanese and carried out h
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• Lushan Temple
  ...was restored after each major destruction. In 1944, most of the buildings of the temple were razed to the ground during a Japanese air raid. It was not ...sila (莲花戒730-800) for three years, an event that has come down in Buddhist history as the "Lhasa Debate on the Dharma." The temple, situated in a scenic area,
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• The Imperial City Art Museum
  ...[Beijing]] was initially built in early [[Ming Dynasty]]. It is the second of the four city walls. ...al Temple (now the [[Working People's Cultural Palace]]), Altar to the god of the land and grain (now the [[Zhongshan Park]]) and [[Pudu Temple]] are all
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• Relic Hall of Chinese Buddhism Books
  ...mple]] with a long-standing history of 1,300 years in Beijing, is a museum of religious relics founded in 1980. ...behind the main hall of the Temple is the Show Room of Different Editions of the Buddhist Sacred Literature through the Ages.
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• Meidaizhao Village
  ...s. Besides, Meidaizhao Village holds a traditional temple fair on May 13th of the lunar calendar, which is the most magnificent goods and culture exchang
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• Great Wall
  ...onomous regions over 6,700 kilometers, to end at [[Jiayu Pass]], southwest of Jiayuguan City in [[Gansu Province]]. ...r-long Qin Great Wall. Later dynasties from [[Han]] (206 BC – AD 220) to [[Ming]] (1368-1644) continued to build and improve the wall, extending it by more
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• Liukeng Village
  ...al buildings and ordinary farmers residences. The village now has over 260 Ming and Qing sites, 18 architectural groups, 48 ancestral halls, eight temples ...urism season is from the second day of the [[spring festival]] to the 15th of the first lunar month, when you can see many folk-customs events;<br>3. Agr
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• Jade
  ...had the soft jade until jadeite was imported from Burma during the [[Qing dynasty]] (1271-1368), jade traditionally refers to the soft jade so it is also cal The history of jade is as long as the Chinese civilization. Archaeologists have found jade
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• Suzhou Gardens
  ...rden]]) , [[Liuyuan]] ([[Lingering Garden]]), [[Wangshi Garden]] ([[Master of Nets Garden]]) and Huanxiu (Embracing Beauty) Mountain Villa, are still wel ...bound by the rigid conventions of the imperial court, had greater freedom of expression in their art.<br>
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• Wudang Mountain
  ...n western [[Hubei Province]], is both a famous scenic spot and a holy site of [[Taoism]], [[China]]'s indigenous religion. The mountain is a famous Taoist center in China with a long history of Taoist practices and profound Taoist culture.
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• Zhangguying Village
  ...lexes of architectural structures of the [[Han]] people. The whole cluster of buildings is linked by eaves and corridors, the towers and pavilions are in ...in the farmhouse. It is much cheaper but more delicious;<br>4. The charges of hostels or restaurants are often negotiable. <br>[[category:village]]
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• Zheng He
  ..., the fourth year of the [[Hongwu reign period]] (1368-1398) of the [[Ming Dynasty]]. He was originally surnamed Ma, and later was known as San Bao (Three Tre ...ecca]], and so were quite familiar with distant lands. Under the influence of his father and grandfather, the young Zheng He developed a consuming curios
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• Guodong Village
  ...s. He ancestral hall is one of the most famous of 20 [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] dynasty buildings, featuring a magnificent structure and excellent surroundings.
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• Songtangzhai Folk Carving Museum
  ...Li Songtang's family, this gallery is a two-story building from the [[Qing Dynasty]] (1644-1911) and is the best-preserved architecture in the Liulichang area ...ection, including the stone stairs, gate screen and ceilings, are all part of Li's functional, as well as beautiful collection.
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• Guangfu Classic Art Museum
  ...e sculptured clapboard to the tool for making juices all have time-honored history. ...No. 909 at Dongzhimen or Bus No.813 (to Xiedao) at Chaoyangmen to the stop of Zhangwanfeng, then walk back for 50 meters.
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• Hongluo Temple
  ...ijing]]. One of the important temples of the Pure Land Sect of Buddhism in history, it was a place that held a great appeal to monks and laymen to come for Bu ...n the hill behind the temple emitting strange lights at night, and because of it the local villagers renamed and the hill and the temple Red Snail Hill a
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• The Great Wall Museum of China
  ...and the countless poems and essays on the [[Great Wall]], are connotations of China's profound cultures. ...special museum centered on the theme of the Great Wall to demonstrate its history and current status.
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• Beijing David's Deer Park Museum
  ...axing County]], [[Beijing]], is a research organization for the protection of the David's deer. It is also an outdoor ecological museum. In December 1999 ...ting ground. The last herd of the David's deer lived here in the late Qing Dynasty, and it was not until 1865 that these precious animals were discovered by F
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• Old Town of Pingyao
  ...pingyao1.jpg|thumb|Old Town of Pingyao]][[File:pingyao2.jpg|thumb|Old Town of Pingyao]] ...day, the town looks much the same as when it was the county seat of the [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] dynasties.
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• Bell and Drum Towers
  ...nique, in that they were placed fore-and-aft, not as the traditional sense of standing right-and-left horizontally. ...ey were the time-telling center of the capital city during the [[Yuan]], [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] Dynasties (1271-1911).
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• Zhaoling Tomb
  ...n and strategist of Manchu, like his father. As the tomb lies to the north of Shenyang City, it is usually called Beiling (North Tomb). Its total area is ...of Zhaoling Tomb as well as its classical architecture attracts thousands of visitors every year.
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• Stone-Carved Scriptures Exhibition Hall
  ...of [[Mount Baidai]], in [[Fangshan District]] in the southwestern suburbs of [[Beijing]], 70 kilometers from downtown. It is famous for its 14,278 stone ...ts stone carvings. The scriptures in the temple are the largest collection of stone-carved Tripitaka in China. They are now housed in nine caves on Shiji
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• Rice Culture of China
  [[file: Rice Culture of China.JPEG|thumb|300px|left|the rice paddy]] ...life, centered around rice, has played an important part in the country’s history.
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• Dongxiang ethnic group
  '''Major areas of distribution''': [[Gansu]] and [[Xinjiang]] ...ounty, and the rest are scattered in Hezheng and Linxia counties, the city of Lanzhou, the [[Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region]] and some other places.
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• Changchun Guan
  ...not stay in Echeng south of the Yangtze River but went west to the “island of tall pine trees,” a reference to this area. ...t famous Daoist monastery, attracting thousands of Daoists to its hundreds of rooms.
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• Prince Gong's Mansion
  ...of [[He Shen]], a favorite minister of [[Emperor Qianlong]] of the [[Qing Dynasty]] (1644-1911), it was built in 1777. In 1851, the mansion was bestowed upon ...plaque inscribed with three characters "Bao Guang Shi" in the calligraphy of Emperor Xianfeng.
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• Gelo ethnic group
  '''Major area of distribution''': [[Guizhou]] and [[Guangxi]] ...ommunities in about 20 counties in western Guizhou Province, four counties of the Wenshan Zhuang-Miao Autonomous Prefecture in southeastern [[Yunnan]] Pr
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• Li ethnic group
  '''Major area of distribution''': [[Hainan]] ...hers live among people of the [[Han]] and Hui ethnic groups in other parts of the island.
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• Sidney Shapiro
  ...1915 – Oct. 18, 2014) is a famed US-born translator and author who was one of the few Westerners to gain Chinese citizenship. He lived in Beijing for ove ...ia University and then at Yale University. He became fascinated by Chinese history and culture and decided to go to China to learn more.
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• Jixi
  ...stern part of [[Heilongjiang Province]], Jixi Municipality boasts a series of well-known scenic spots, such as the Xingkai Lake, [[Wusuli River]], Yueya ...d 12.9 million mu (860 thousand ha.) of forests. More than a hundred types of wild medicinal herbs are found in Jixi, including astragalus membanaceous,
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• Nanxun
  ...nxun is a historically and culturally well-known town in the province. Its history goes back some 750 years. ..., streets between rivers, houses along rivers, mansions with a combination of Chinese and western architecture, and old pine and cypress trees in courtya
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• Beihai Park
  ...efinement of the southern gardens in China, but also a perfect integration of magnificent imperial palaces and solemn religious constructions. ...e Flowery Islet, topped by the imposing White Dagoba which is the landmark of Beihai Park. Besides the Jade Flowery Islet, the park has four main scenic
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• Mount Emei
  ...[Buddhism]]. It is regarded as the domain of Samantabhadra, or Bodhisattva of Universal Benevolence, depicted as riding upon an elephant. ...e mountain path found expression in a poem composed by a man of the [[Ming Dynasty]]:
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• Naxi ethnic group
  '''Major area of distribution''': [[Yunnan]] and [[Sichuan]] ...Muli counties in Sichuan Province. A small number live in Mangkang County of [[Tibet Autonomous Region]].
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• Mid-autumn Festival
  The '''Mid-Autumn Festival''' ('''中秋节''') falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, usually in mid or late September according to Gregoria ...8-1644) and [[Qing]] (1644-1911) dynasties, it grew to be a major festival of China.
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• Vinaya Sect in Han Buddhism
  The '''Vinaya (Disciplinary) sect''' is also called the "Vinaya sect of the South Mountain" because its founder, the prominent [[Tang]] (618-907) m ...with his own understanding of the vinaya, thereby creating the Vinaya sect of the Southern Mountain.
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• Chinese Music
  ...inese music''' can be traced back 7,000–8,000 years based on the discovery of a bone flute made in the New Stone Age. In the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynastie ...e two tones three intervals apart, and altogether they can produce a range of more than five octaves, divided into ninety musical tones.
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• Ceramic in China
  ...r found in the Cave of the Immortals in [[Jiangxi Province]] has a history of more than 10,000 years. ...hand in hand, dancing to the same beat, bringing to the present the image of ancient people dancing and singing after work some 5,000 years ago.
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• Dai ethnic group
  '''Major area of distributi on''': [[Yunnan]] The '''Dai ethnic group''' ('''云南傣族''') lives in the southern part of Yunnan Province, mainly in the [[Xishuangbanna]] region. The area is subtro
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• Gelao
  Major area of distribution: Guizhou and Guangxi The Gelaos live in dispersed clusters of communities in Guizhou Province, Yunnan Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonom
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• She ethnic group
  '''Major area of distribution''': [[Fujian]], [[Zhejiang]], [[Jiangxi]] and [[Guangdong]] ...in hejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian and Guangdong provinces. They live in villages of several dozen households or live along with [[Hans]]. Most reside in hilly
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• Traditional Chinese Opera
  ...refinement and development it has come down to the present day with a show of great vitality. ...or theatrical troupes and theaters, and the emperor was honored as founder of theatrical troupes.
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• Tujia ethnic group
  '''Major area of distribution''': [[Hubei]] and [[Hunan]] In the Wuling Range of western Hunan and Hubei provinces, at elevations from 400 to 1,500 meters,
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• Shui ethnic group
  '''Major area of distribution''': [[Guizhou]] and [[Guangxi]] ...n and other counties. Some Shuis have their homes in the northwestern part of the [[Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region]].
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• Bai ethnic group
  '''Major area of distribution''': [[Yunnan]] and [[Guizhou]] ...('''白族''') are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized in China. Of the 1,858,063 Bai people, 80 percent live in concentrated communities in th
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• Tongli
  ...ldings are found everywhere. The township is administrated by Wujiang City of [[Suzhou]], [[Jiangsu Province]]. ...World Cultural Heritage List]] in 2000 as extension to the Classic Gardens of Suzhou.
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• Spring Festival
  ...is known as Spring Festival. This traditional festival is also a festival of reunion, just like Christmas in the West. No matter how far away people are ...ster named Nian who was extremely ferocious. Nian lived deep at the bottom of the sea all the year round and climbed up to the shore only on New Year's E
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• Esoteric Sect in Han Buddhism
  ...dhi, Amoghavajra, who were collectively known as the "Three Major Scholars of Kaiyuan." ...use of this Subhakarasimha was regarded as the father of the Esoteric sect of Chinese Buddhism.
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• South China Sea issue
  ...ion square kilometers from the Singapore and Malacca Straits to the Strait of Taiwan, stretching more than 1,800 kilometers from north and south and 900 ...tted line, U-shape line, or nine-dash map (literally, "Nine division lines of the South China Sea") refers to the demarcation line used by China for its
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• Sui
  Major area of distribution: [[Guizhou]] and [[Guangxi]] ...an and other counties. Some Suis have their homes in the northwestern part of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
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• Chinese Calligraphy
  ...developed in [[China]] over more than 3,000 years. It is an important part of the best traditional Chinese culture. The art of calligraphy spread to Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, and wherever the C
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• Zhouzhuang
  ...nd [[Suzhou]]. Zhouzhuang comes under the jurisdiction of [[Kunshan]], one of the five counties administered by Suzhou municipality in [[Jiangsu Province ...he town are just one of the reasons why China's "Venice" attracts millions of domestic and foreign tourists every year.
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• Mongolian ethnic group
  '''Major areas of distribution''': [[Inner Mongolia]], [[Liaoning]], [[Jilin]], [[Heilongjian ...an script was created in the early 13th century on the basis of the script of [[Huihu]] or ancient Uygur, which was revised and developed a century later
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• Qiang ethnic group
  '''Major area of distribution''': [[Sichuan]] The Qiang ethnic minority has a population of 306,072 who mostly dwell in hilly areas, crisscrossed by rivers and streams
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• Mount Laoshan
  ...d Gigantic Peak (Ju Feng 巨峰) or Lao Peak (Lao Ding 崂顶) and has an altitude of around 1,100 meters. With a plain behind it and the sea in front, Mount Lao ...r than the Palace of Supreme Purity, the Palace of High Purity, the Palace of Supreme Peace, the Magnificent Tower Palace, and the Bright Clouds Grotto (
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• Hui ethnic group
  '''Major areas of distribution''': [[Ningxia]], [[Gansu]], [[Henan]], [[Hebei]], [[Qinghai]], ...a]]'s largest ethnic minorities. People of Hui origin can be found in most of the counties and cities throughout the country, especially in the Ningxia H
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• Tu
  ...e Huzhu Tu Autonomous County in Qinghai Province, and also in the counties of Minhe and Datong. Others are scattered in Ledu, Menyuan and the [[Tianzhu]] .... The Tu people do not have a written language of their own; they use that of the Hans instead.
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• Tu ethnic group
  '''Major areas of distribution''': [[Gansu]] and [[Qinghai]] ...e Huzhu Tu Autonomous County in Qinghai Province, and also in the counties of Minhe and Datong. Others are scattered in Ledu, Menyuan and the Tianzhu Tib
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• Ancient bells
  == History == ...f percussion instruments resembling inverted bells) and bianzhong (a chime of bells).
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• Hani ethnic group
  '''Major area of distribution''': [[Yunnan]] ...gle mountains in southern Yunnan Province. They are under the jurisdiction of the Honghe Hani-Yi [[Autonomous Prefecture]], which includes Honghe, Yuanya
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• Official Cuisine
  ...he regional methods defines four major cuisines based on the eating habits of the people in different regions. They include [[Sichuan]], [[Guangdong]], [ ...in the stratification of the foods were recorded in the Unofficial Annals of the States in the [[Spring and Autumn Period]] as follows: "The emperor ate
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• Mount Huashan
  ...in height, and it is the steepest of the five mountains and allegedly even of all the mountains in China. ...of Daoist relics today. It can be said that the two most striking features of Mount Huashan are the grotesque, precipitous natural landscape and the long
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• Chuanju
  [[File:chuanju.jpg|thumb|200px|Facial make-ups of Chuanju]] ...repertoire is very rich, totaling over two thousand items. The scripts are of high literary value and are noted for their humor. The acting style is meti
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• Gaoshan ethnic group
  [[File:gaoshan.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Gaoshan ethnic group]]'''Major area of distribution''': [[Taiwan]] and [[Fujian]] ...lat valleys running along the east coast of Taiwan Island, and on the Isle of Lanyu. About 1,500 live in such major cities as Shanghai, Beijing and Wuhan
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• The History of Chinese Imperial Food
  ...he best cooks to make delicious food for them. Imperial food represented a dynasty's best cuisine. ...food comprised the dietetic culture of the Chinese palaces and it is part of China's valuable cultural heritage.
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• Chinese Tea Art
  ...f Chinese tea culture. "Art" refers to the techniques and artistic process of making, cooking and tasting tea, while ceremony refers to the spirit with w .... If you could not taste the flavor of a good tea, probably it was because of the poor water quality.
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• Miao ethnic group
  *'''Major area of distribution:''' [[Guizhou]], [[Hunan]], [[Yunnan]], [[Guangxi]], [[Sichuan ...Hainan Island in Guangdong Province and in southwest Hubei Province. Most of them live in tightly-knit communities, with a few living in areas inhabited
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• Yao ethnic group
  '''Major area of distribution''': [[Guangxi]], [[Hunan]], [[Yunnan]], [[Guangdong]] and [[Gu ...five south [[China]] provinces and one autonomous region. About 70 percent of them live in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the rest in Hunan, Yunna
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• Chang'an
  ...nd cultural centre which contributed much to the exchange and develop­ment of ancient civilizations. ...orth of the [[Zhongnan Mountains]], east of the [[Fenghe River]], and west of the Bashui and Chanshui rivers. Mild climate, rich resources and at­tracti
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• Zhuang ethnic group
  Major area of distribution: [[Guangxi]] ...uthwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, which is nearly the size of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_zealand New Zealand]. The rest have settl
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• Va ethnic group
  '''Major area of distribution''': Yunnan The Va ethnic minority, with a population of 396,610, lives in Ximeng, Cangyuan, Menglian, Gengma, Lancang, Shuangjiang,
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• Lisu ethnic group
  '''Major area of distribution''': [[Yunnan]] and [[Sichuan]][[File:Lisu.jpg|thumb|right|Lisu ...concentrated communities in Bijiang, Fugong, Gongshan and Lushui counties of the [[Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture]] in northwestern Yunnan Province.
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• Tibetan Buddhism
  == History == '''Tibetan Buddhism''' ('''藏传佛教''') is the school of [[Buddhism]] predicated on scriptures that have been translated into Tibeta
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• Xibe ethnic group
  '''Major areas of distribution''': [[Xinjiang]], [[Jilin]] and [[Liaoning]] ...he Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in the west to the northeast provinces of Jilin and Liaoning.
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• Han Buddhism
  Opinions differ as to exactly when Buddhism spread into China, but only two of them prevail. ...nto this country in second BC (1st year of the Yuanshou reign, Western Han Dynasty), when Yicun arrived from Indo-Scythae to dictate Buddhist scriptures to a
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• Kirgiz ethnic group
  '''Major areas of distribution''': [[Xinjiang]] and [[Heilongjiang]] ...tants in the Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture in the southwestern part of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The rest live in the neighboring Wush
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• Ewenki ethnic group
  '''Major areas of distribution''': [[Inner Mongolia]] and [[Heilongjiang]] ...ners (counties) in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and in Nahe County of Heilongjiang Province, where they live together with Mongolians, Daurs, Han
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• Manchu ethnic group
  ...lly scattered over all of [[China]], the largest group, about 46.2 percent of the total, live in [[Liaoning]] Province, and the rest mostly in [[Jilin]], ...ring ginseng, mushroom and edible fungus makes an important sideline. Most of the Manchu people in cities, who are better educated, are engaged in tradit
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• Mount Maoshan
  ...rothers here during Emperor Jingdi’s reign (157-141 BC) in the Western Han Dynasty: Mao Ying, Mao Gu and Mao Zhong. The brothers practiced austerity and cured ...apidated walls could be seen. Fortunately, after the Third Plenary Session of the Chinese Communist Party’s 11th Central Committee, the government allo
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• Acupuncture and Moxibustion
  ...Mancheng County, Hebei Province..jpg|250px|thumb|Gold acupuncture needles of the 3rd century B.C. excavated in Mancheng County, Hebei Province.]] ...fect is obtained simply by puncturing or applying heat to certain "points" of the human body.
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• Uygur ethnic group
  '''Major area of distribution''': [[Xinjiang]] ...y far the biggest of the country's regions and provinces. It occupies much of the sparsely-populated northwest.
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• The Diaoyu Islands
  ...enable part of Chinese territory. They are at the frontline of the defense of China's sovereignty. ...d, Dananxiao Island, Dabeixiao Island and Feilai Island, and cover an area of about 7 km2.
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• Peking Opera
  ...singing, dancing and martial arts. Peking opera is the most representative of all Chinese traditional dramatic art forms. ...d bring out the emotions of the characters in coordination with the acting of the performers.
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• Diaoyu Islands
  [[File:The Diaoyu Islands (钓鱼岛).JPEG|thumb|270px|right|Location of the Diaoyu Islands (Xinhua photo)]] ...enable part of Chinese territory. They are at the frontline of the defense of China's sovereignty.
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• Chinese ancient pagodas
  == The Origin of Pagodas == ...da did not exist until the first century. The reason is that this new form of architecture was introduced to China only when Buddhism spread to the count
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• Sanxingdui
  ...anghan, 40 km from [[Chengdu]], [[Sichuan Province]], is recognized as one of the most important ancient remains in the world for its vast size, lengthy ...d, generations of archaeologists have worked on the discovery and research of the Sanxingdui culture. In 1986, two major sacrificial pits were found and
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• Hunan
  ...ce adjacent to the coastal areas, Hunan has an area of 211,800 sq km, 2.2% of the national total, ranking 11th largest in [[China]]. == Geography and history ==
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• Yi ethnic group
  '''Major area of distribution''': [[Sichuan]], [[Yunnan]], [[Guizhou]] and [[Guangxi]] ...han Mountain area, which covers the Jinsha River valley and the south bank of the Dadu River.
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• Mogao Grottoes
  ...east of [[Dunhuang City]], are one of the largest and best-preserved sites of Buddhist art in the world. ...Northern Zhou]], [[Sui]], [[Tang]], [[Song]], [[Western Xia]], [[Yuan]], [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] dynasties.
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• Tibet
  ...he southeast. It also has a 3,842 km border with the neighboring countries of Myanmar, India, Bhutan and Nepal as well as Kashmir in the south and west. ...est in elevation, hence its name as "Roof of the World" or the "Third Pole of the Earth".
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• Tibetan
  The '''Tibetans''' with a population of 5.4 million mostly live in the [[Tibet Autonomous Region]]. There are also ...dialects: Weizang, Kang and Amdo. The Tibetan script, an alphabetic system of writing, was created in the early 7th century. With four vowels and 30 cons
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• Tibetan ethnic group
  The '''Tibetans''' with a population of 5.4 million mostly live in the [[Tibet Autonomous Region]]. There are also ...dialects: Weizang, Kang and Amdo. The Tibetan script, an alphabetic system of writing, was created in the early 7th century. With four vowels and 30 cons
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