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2021年1月8日发(作者：汪良能)






1. The Great wall



The Great Wall, located in northern China, is 6,700 kilometers long and thus known as the
“10,000-li Great Wall”. Construction of the wall went on for more than 2,000 years, from 7 th
century to 14 th century AD. The wall has become a symbol of both China’s proud historyand its
present strength.





2. The Palace Museum



The Palace Museum, also called the Forbidden City, is located in the center of Beijing. The
imperial palace used by emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties is the largest and most
complete ancient wooden- structure building complex in the world. Construction of the Forbidden
City started in 1406 and lasted 14 years. 24 emperors were enthroned there.





3. Zhoukoudian: Home of the Peking Man



Remains of the Peking Man (homo erectus) are located on the Dragon Bone Hill at Zhoukoudian
Village, Fangshan District, Beijing. In the 1920s, archaeologists discovered the complete skull of
Peking Man. Later, more skull bones as well as stone and bone instruments were unearthed.
Peking Man lived 690,000 years ago, during Paleolithic times. Findings indicate that Peking Man
knew how to make fires.











4. Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum and Terra-cotta Army



Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum is located in Lintong District, 35 kilometers east of Xi’an, capital of
Shaanxi Province. Construction ofthe mausoleum lasted 38 years and involved over 700,000
workers. Over the years, a total of 50,000 important cultural relics have been unearthed. In 1980,
two bronze painted horse-drawn chariots were unearthed. They are the largest and most complete
bronze chariots and horses discovered so far. In 1974, farmers who were digging a well about 1.5
kilometers east of Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum discovered three vaults containing Qinshihuang’s
Buried Legion. The largest of the three vaults contains 6,000 life- size terra-cotta warriors and
horses. The collection of warriors is often dubbed the“eighthwonder of the world”.





5. The Mogao Grottoes at Dunhuang



Dunhuang Grottoes comprise of the Mogao grottoes, West 1,000-Buddha Cave, and Yulin Cave.
The Mogao Grottoes, representative of the three sites, are located 25 kilometers southwest of
Dunhuang City, Gansu Province. Construction of the grottoes began in 366 AD. The
well-designed grottoes are a treasure house containing painting, sculptures, documents, and
cultural relics.





6. The Huangshan Mountain



Located in Huangshan City in southern Anhui Province, the scenic area of the Huangshan
Mountain covers 154 square kilometers and is famous for its four wonders: strangely-shaped pines,
grotesque rock formations, seas of clouds and hot springs. It also features a natural zoo and
botanical garden.







7. Huanglong



The Huanglong Scenic Area is located in Songpan County, Sichuan Province. Calcified ponds,
beaches, waterfalls and embankments characterize Huanglong scenery.





8. Chengde Summer Resorts and Surrounding Temples



Chengde Summer Resort, known as “The Mountain Hamlet for Escaping the Heat”, is located in
northern Chengde, Hebei Province. Qing Emperors used to spend their summer days handling
state affairs at the resort. Construction of the resort lasted from 1703 to 1792. It is the largest and
best- preserved imperial palace outside the capital. Many of the scenic spots around the resort’s
lake area mimic famous landscaped gardens in southern China, and the buildings of the Outer
Eight Temples feature architectural style of minority ethnic groups such as Mongolian, Tibetan
and Uygur.





9. Qufu, Confusius’Mansion, Temple and Cemetery



Qufu, in southwestern Shandong Province, was the capital of the state of Lu during the Spring and
Autumn Period (770-476 BC) and the hometown of Confusius, a great thinker and educator.
Confucius’Mansion was the residence of Confucius’ eldest male descendants for generation. The
mansion holds more than 9,000 volumes of archives dating from 1534 to 1948 and many cultural
relics, ancient costumes, and utensils. Confucius’ Temple is famous for its 2,000 stone steles and
more than 100 portrait stones from the Han Dynasty. Confucius’Cemetery houses tombs for
Confucius and his descendants.