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• CIIC:Today's featured article/March 13, 2009
  ...the Qing Dynasty.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Busy Qianmen Street during the Qing Dynasty]] ...the world's fastest-growing economy with the largest territory. ('''[[Qing Dynasty|More...]]''')
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• Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
  ...Heavenly Kingdom and publicly announced its opposition to the Manchu Qing Dynasty. The event is known as the Jintian Uprising. ...suppressed, it dealt a heavy blow to the Qing and accelerated the collapse of feudalism.
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• Qing Dynasty
  ...ry movements such as the "Hundred Days' Reform" in 1898. Finally, the Qing Dynasty was overthrown in the [[1911 Revolution]]. [[category:history]]
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• Yellow Dragon Flag
  [[File:qgq.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The Qing government's first national flag with the dragon symbolizing the emperor]] ...CIIC:Selected anniversaries/October 17, 2009|October 17]], [[1862]], the [[Qing]] government decided to use the '''Yellow Dragon Flag''' ('''黄龙旗''')
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/April15, 2012
  ...ty (1644-1911) and play crucial roles in changing the course of history. [[Qing time-travel TV dramas|(More...)]]
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• Li Hongzhang
  ...[[Anhui Province]]. A prominent but controversial figure in the late Qing Dynasty, Li was an entrepreneur and diplomat who played an instrumental role in the His suppression of the [[Taiping Uprising]] in the 1860s won him continuous promotions in his
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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/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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• Tongmenghui
  ...lso known as '''the United Allegiance Society''', was a secret anti-[[Qing Dynasty]] society established on Aug. 20, 1905, by [[Sun Yat-sen]] in Tokyo. ...the Manchurian royal family. The restructured secret society drew a number of prestigious revolutionaries, including [[Huang Xing]] and [[Song Jiaoren]].
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• Jiangnan Arsenal
  ...gest modern arms-making enterprise of its time in [[China]]. Funded by the Qing Government, the factory had 2,000 workers and manufactured rifles, cannon a [[Category:history]]
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• Qing time-travel TV dramas
  ...ing Dynasty]] (1644-1911) and play crucial roles in changing the course of history. ...beginning to appear, with the "Party of Yongzheng's Fans" (四爷党) being one of the most prominent examples.
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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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• Southern Society
  [[File:ss.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Members of the Southern Society pose for a commemorative group photo.]] ...patriotism, as well as to criticize the feudalist government of the [[Qing Dynasty]] (1644-1911).
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• Dabei Si
  ...in is a relatively young city, the Dabei Temple has had a relatively short history. ...of his skull was enshrined here prior to 1956), and the other is in memory of Hongyi, an eminent monk who happened to be a Tianjin native. The Tianjin Mu
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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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• Revolution
  '''The Revolution of 1911 (辛亥革命)''' ...mperor [[Puyi]] on February 12, 1912 and the establishment of the Republic of China.
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• Navy
  ...[Qing Dynasty]] on October 7, 1888, symbolizing the official establishment of the Beiyang '''Navy'''. Its [[Beiyang Fleet]] was then deemed to be the str ...e the importance of a navy. Some also felt the need for a better knowledge of the outside world.　
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• Revolution of 1911
  '''The Revolution of 1911 (辛亥革命)''' [[file:The Revolution of 1911 (辛亥革命).JPEG|thumb|200px|The Revolution of 1911 (辛亥革命)]]
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• Xinhai Revolution
  '''The Revolution of 1911 (辛亥革命)''' [[file:The Revolution of 1911 (辛亥革命).JPEG|thumb|200px|The Revolution of 1911 (辛亥革命)]]
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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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• 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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• Guiyuan Si
  ...he ground once again by the gunfire of the Qing army during the Revolution of 1911. After the war ended, it was repaired and restored once again. ...the same lifelike quality. On display in this temple are a good assortment of precious cultural artifacts that have been collected over the last three ce
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• Yongquan Temple
  ...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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• 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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• 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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• Wang Guowei
  ...riginal scholar, he made important contributions to the studies of ancient history, epigraphy, philology, vernacular literature and literary theory in his aca ...y research of [[''Han Shu''[[ (''Book of Han''), [[''Shi Ji'']] (''Records of the Historian'') when he was 14, creating a strong foundation for later stu
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• Tong Ren Tang
  ...is an old Traditional Chinese Medical (TCM) store, famous for the quality of its herbs. ...ijing]] by Le Xianyang, a TCM physician for the royal family during [[Qing Dynasty]] (1664-1911), the store is famous for its herbal soups, cream, ointments a
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• Emperor Qianlong
  ...ay his greatness and success. Heshen, the most corrupt official in Chinese history, was his favorite official.
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• Wu Zetian
  [[File:Empress of China.jpg|thumb|200px|Wu Zetian, China's only-known empress]] ...''' 624-705) is an outstanding politician and the only Empress in Chinese history.
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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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• 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 ...the observatory are representative works of science and technology of the Qing period.
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• Beiyang Army
  ...yang Army was a modern, western-style military force created by the [[Qing Dynasty]] government. It had 25 warships and over 4,000 soldiers and officers. Li Hongzhang began preparations for the foundation of the Beiyang Army in 1880 when he set up a Naval Institute in [[Tianjin]].
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• Jingdezhen
  ...ngdezhen''' ([[Chinese]]: 景德镇), [[China]]'s "Porcelain Capital", is a city of 1.58 million in [[Jiangxi Province]] in eastern [[China]]. == History ==
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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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• Huangcheng Village
  ...he village is unique in "combining officer's dwelling place, ancient homes of literary men and folk houses in one". Special features: House of the Chancellor, folk houses
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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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• 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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• Empress Dowager Cixi
  ...ter being selected for the emperor's bed, she was promoted to the position of "Noble Person" (gui ren). [[File:cx2.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Empress Dowager with the wives of some Western envoys]]
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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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• Yuanmingyuan
  ...alace was continuously expanded under five emperors' supervision in [[Qing Dynasty]] (1644 - 1911), and its expansion continued for over 150 years. ...nt life. To show the original appearance of the park to the visitors, part of its ancient architecture has been restored.
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• Tongzhou Museum
  ...starting place of the [[Great Beiing-Hangzhou Canal]], is the eastern gate of [[Beijing]], China's capital. ...only an important part of the canal culture, but also an inseparable part of Beijing's culture.
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• Guangxu
  ...gxu''', born Zaitian of Aisin Gioro, was born in 1871. Zaitian was the son of Yixuan, also known as 1st Prince Chun. Since Emperor [[Tongzhi]] died witho ...mandarins like [[Kang Youwei]], Guangxu issued edicts for a massive number of far-reaching modernization reforms.
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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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• Treaty of Peking
  ...issioner [[Yixin]] and Russian envoy Nikolai Ignatyev signed the '''Treaty of Peking'''. The treaty contained 15 articles. Its main contents were as foll First, to confirm the [[Treaty of Aigun]] (1858);
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• Liukeng Village
  ...ngs and ordinary farmers residences. The village now has over 260 Ming and Qing sites, 18 architectural groups, 48 ancestral halls, eight temples as well a ...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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• Time travel TV Dramas
  [[file: Time travel TV dramas.JPEG|thumb|200px|still of "the Palace"]] ...vel TV dramas''' have become popular in China over the past years. In most of these soap operas, the protagonists are modern people who travel via specia
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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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• China Museum of Telecommunications
  ...and is also venue for popular science education. This museum is the first of its kind in the information and telecommunications field. [[File:China Museum of Telecommunications.jpg|thumb|300px|China Museum of Telecommunications]]
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• Taiyuan
  [[file:Taiyuan.JPEG|thumb|250px|Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi Province.]] ...history and in ancient times was an important military town. Now it is one of China's heavy industrial cities and accounts for more than half the nationa
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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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• Mentougou Museum
  The construction of Mentougou museum was initiated in August 1982. In September 1984, '''Mentou ...ng in Xiangdong Living Area, Xinqiao Street in July, 1996. The first floor of the building has been rented by the museum for routine works and temporary
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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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• Puyi
  '''Aisin Gioro Puyi''' was the last emperor of China's feudal dynasty. ...r [[1908]] at no more than three years of age. He was then given the title of [[Emperor Xuantong]] in the following year.
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• Fengjian Village
  ...g and clear the table after dinner;<br>4. There are special local products of Shunde sold in the small shop right at the entrance to the village. They ar
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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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• Lin Zexu
  ...also in his initial openness to the outside world which charted a new era of learning from the West. ...se rapidly through various grades of provincial service and became viceroy of Huguang in 1837, where he launched an opium suppression campaign.
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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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• Liang Qichao
  ...l reform in [[China]]. In 1895, Liang launched the [[Society for the Study of National Strengthening]], which sponsored the periodical ''The Chinese and ...his period, Liang produced quite a few works on academic subjects. He died of illness in [[Beijing]] on [[January 19]], 1929.
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• Republic of China
  ...blic of China''' (民国 1911-1949), following [[China]]’s last dynasty, the [[Qing]], was a transitional period during which the country was transformed from ...]’s regime, [[China]] experienced one of the most turbulent periods in its history, in which its integration was challenged and 2,000-year-old philosophy coll
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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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• Revive China Society
  ...underground revolutionary organization that tried to overthrow the [[Qing Dynasty]] government to regenerate the country’s prosperity. It was founded by [[ ...s loss in [[the First Sino-Japanese War]] (Jiawu War), Sun made the slogan of his society “Expel the Manchurians, revive [[China]] and establish a unif
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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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• Ancient Town of Lijiang
  ...chieftains from the Mu clan of the [[Naxi]] people, under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. ...ctical styles. Small streams run parallel with Sifang Street in the center of the town and many other lanes. Green trees shade the houses and lanes. Will
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• Old Town of Pingyao
  ...pingyao1.jpg|thumb|Old Town of Pingyao]][[File:pingyao2.jpg|thumb|Old Town of Pingyao]] ...n looks much the same as when it was the county seat of the [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] dynasties.
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• Lion Dance
  ...ng history stretching back 2000 years. Records show that during the [[Tang Dynasty]] (618-907), the Lion Dance was already performed for the royal family. ...and the other moving the body and tail; while one performer plays the part of the cub. The last dancer sways the silk ball with which the lion plays.
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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. ...ime-telling center of the capital city during the [[Yuan]], [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] Dynasties (1271-1911).
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• Zhaoxin Stocks
  ..., 1898 with a total value of 100 million taels of silver, with face values of 100, 500 and 1,000 taels. Annual dividend was 5 li and would be paid off in ...n. The Zhaoxin Bureau was set up in the Ministry of Finance to take charge of the issuance. Provincial, regional, prefecture and county branches were als
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• Shenyang
  ...tude. The area of the city is 13,008 square kilometers, with an urban area of 3,495 square kilometers. ...concentrating in the southeastern part, which belongs to the extended part of Liaodong mountainous highlands.
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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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• 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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• Chinese Dance
  ...an]] described performances popular at sacrificial ceremonies in the State of Chu in his ''Nine Odes''. ...ally became an integral part of opera performance. However, a wide variety of folk dances were still very popular, some continuing to be performed down t
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• Yan Fu
  ...ary 8]], [[1854]], Yan Fu studied at the Fujian Arsenal Academy at the age of 14, learning English, math, chemistry, geology, astronomy and navigation. A It was not until after the Chinese defeat in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-95 that Yan Fu became involved in reform movement, writing essays for
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• Daur ethnic group
  '''Major areas of distribution''': [[Inner Mongolia]], [[Heilongjiang]] and [[Xinjiang]] ...speak a language related to Mongolian and used [[Manchu]] during the Qing Dynasty as their written language. Since the 1911 Revolution, mandarin Chinese has
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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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• Harbin
  | 9.93 million (by the end of 2012) ...of the [[Songhuajiang River]]; in Southern Songnen Plain. Covering an area of 53,100 square km.
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• Tong Hua
  ...ular contemporary author who has been dubbed one of the “four young queens of Chinese romance novels.” She is best known for her time-travel novel, “ ...Dream of the Red Chamber]]” to Gabriel Garcia Márquez’s “One Hundred Years of Solitude.”
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• Beijing Police Museum
  ...]], the '''Beijing Police Museum''' is housed within a magnificent example of Western-style architecture. ...gh-tech in the form of sound effects, lighting and electronic systems, all of which add a modern touch to this ancient edifice.
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• Lahu ethnic group
  '''Major area of distribution''': [[Yunnan]] The Lahus ethnic minority has a population of 453,705, mainly distributed in the Lancang Lahu Autonomous County in Simao
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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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• Hezhe ethnic group
  [[File:Hezhe.jpg|thumb|220px|left|a grilf of Hezhe ethnic group]]'''Population''': 4,640 '''Major areas of distribution''': [[Heilongjiang]]
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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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• 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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• Mulam ethnic group
  *Major area of distribution: [[Guangxi]] The '''Mulam ethnic minority''' has a population of 207,352, of which the majority live in Luocheng County in the [[Guangxi Zhuang Autonomo
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• Yangzhou
  [[File:Wenchang_Pavilion.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Night view of Wenchang Pavilion]] ...rs. It is one of the first group of 24 famous historic and cultural cities of [[China]] announced by the [[State Council]] in 1982.
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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• The Former Residence of Guo Moruo
  ...courtyard located near Beijing's [[Shicha Lake]], is the former residence of [[Guo Moruo]], an outstanding Chinese writer, poet, dramatist, historian, a [[File:The Former Residence of Guo Moruo.jpg|thumb|300px|The Former Residence of Guo Moruo]]
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• Beijing Museum of Traditional Opera
  ...eijing Huguang Guildhall Chamber of Cultural Prosperity and Ancestral Hall of the Local Worthy. ...our famous Peking opera fiddles, and the Liyan Pictorial, all of which are of high artistic value.
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• Hezhen
  Major areas of distribution: Heilongjiang ...jiang Province. Their language, which belongs to the Manchu-Tungusic group of the Altaic family, has no written form. For communication with outsiders th
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• Qiqihar
  ...ated in the northwest of Heilongjiang Province, Qiqihar is the traffic hub of western Heilongjiang. It neighbors Jilin to the south and Inner Mongolia to ...int of the three ancient ethnic groups of Sushen, Donghu and Huimo because of the inter-cultural mixing and resettlement among them.
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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Ci'en Sect in Han Buddhism
  ...(618-907) Buddhist translator who once resided in the [[Ci'en Monastery]] of [[Xi'an]], and his disciple [[Kuiji]] (632-682). ...his childhood with his elder brother, Changjie, who was a monk. At the age of 13 he also became a monk and began studying Buddhist doctrines. In 622, he
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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Oroqen ethnic group
  '''Major areas of distribution''': [[Inner Mongolia]] and [[Heilongjiang]] ...storical stages to a socialist society in the years following the founding of the People's Republic in 1949.
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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Former Residence of Soong Ching Ling
  ...of one of the [[Qing Dynasty]] princes' mansions. The area along the banks of Rear Lake is quiet and beautiful, with shady willow trees lining the street ...avilions in the garden. The tasteful layout gives the garden an atmosphere of elegant antiquity.
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• De'ang ethnic group
  *Major area of distribution: [[Yunnan]] ...Hans]], [[Lisus]] and [[Vas]] in the mountainous areas. And a small number of them have their homes in villages on flatland peopled by the [[Dais]].
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• Kung Fu Film
  [[File:Poster of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.jpg|thumb|Poster of ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'']] The year of 2005 is the centennial of Chinese film. In 1905, [[China]] shot its first film, ''[[Ding jun shan]]''
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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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• 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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• 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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• Ancient bells
  == History == ...f percussion instruments resembling inverted bells) and bianzhong (a chime of bells).
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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Kazak ethnic group
  '''Major areas of distribution''': [[Xinjiang]], [[Gansu]] and [[Qinghai]] The Kazak ethnic group, with a population of 1.25 million, mainly lives in the Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, Mori Kaz
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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• May 4th Movement
  ...i-imperialist, anti-feudal revolutionary movement. It marked the beginning of the new-democratic revolution in [[China]]. After the Beiyang (Northern) warlords replaced the rule of the [[Qing Dynasty]], contradictions in Chinese society deepened.
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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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• Buddhist Organizations
  ...r of the Law) Yuanying (1878-1953) president. When Yuanying died in autumn of that year, he was succeeded by Shes-rab-rhya-mtsho (1884-1968), a famed Tib ...of the motherland, and world peace.” (Revised version of the Constitution of the Chinese Buddhist Association, Fayin, Issue No. 12, 1993)
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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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• 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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• 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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• Mogao Grottoes
  ...east of [[Dunhuang City]], are one of the largest and best-preserved sites of Buddhist art in the world. ...]], [[Sui]], [[Tang]], [[Song]], [[Western Xia]], [[Yuan]], [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] dynasties.
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• Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression
  ...ar of Resistance Against Japan.JPEG|thumb|right|270px|Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japan [File photo].]] ...erienced that unheard-of calamity will never forget those days when flames of battle raged everywhere.
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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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• 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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• 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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