Jiaohe Ruins

The Jiaohe Ruins (Chinese: 交河故城) is the site of ancient Chinese ruins found in the Yarnaz Valley, 10 km west of the city of Turfan, Xinjiang province, China.
From the years 108 BC to 450 AD the city of Jiaohe was the capital of the Anterior Cheshi Kingdom (simplified Chinese: 车师; traditional Chinese: 車師), concurrent with the Han Dynasty, Jin Dynasty, and Southern and Northern Dynasties in China. It was an important site along the Silk Road trade route leading west, and was adjacent to the Korla and Karasahr kingdoms. From 450 AD until 640 AD it became Jiao prefecture in the Tang Dynasty, and in 640 AD it was made the seat of the new Jiaohe County. From 640 AD until 658 AD it was also the seat of the Protector General of the Western Regions, the highest level military post of a Chinese military commander posted in the west. Since the beginning of the 9th century AD it had become Jiaohe prefecture of the Uyghur Khaganate, until their kingdom was conquered by the Kyrgyz soon after in the year 840.

The city was built on a large islet (1650 m in length, 300 m wide at its widest point) in the middle of a river which formed natural defenses, which would explain why the city lacked any sort of walls. Instead, steep cliffs on all sides of the river acted as natural walls. The layout of the city had eastern and western residential districts, while the northern district was reserved for Buddhist sites of temples and stupas. Along with this there are notable graveyards and the ruins of a large government office in the southern part of the eastern district.

It was finally abandoned after its destruction during an invasion by the Mongols led by Genghis Khan in the 13th century.

The site has been protected by the PRC government since 1961. There are now attempts to protect this site and other Silk Route city ruins. The Silk Route is applying for listing as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Turfan or Tulufan (Uyghur: تۇرپان‎, Turpan, Turpan, Modern Chinese: 吐魯番, Pinyin: Tǔlǔfān; is an oasis city in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China. Its population was 254,900 at the end of 2003.
Turfan is located about 150 km southeast of Ürümqi, Xinjiang’s capital, in a mountain basin, on the northern side of the Turfan Depression, at an elevation of 98 feet (30 meters) above sea level.

Nanshan Pasture

The pasture is a fertile place with charming mountains around. Among the mountains, White Willow Ditch is a unique, graceful peak standing side by side with snow on tops all year round.

Springs flowing in the deep valleys, horses running on the green field and you can see livestock scatters here and there. This is a natural pasture.

Besides the animal husbandry, the pasture also has great many tourist attractions. You can ride on horse or camel running through the valleys, walk across the woods picking mushrooms and enjoying the magical wild flowers, and climb up the mountain looking out. You can really enjoy the panorama views everywhere that you look.

The below the White Willow Ditch is very cool with dense woods. There’re 40 meters high and 2 meters wide waterfall flows from the top of the mountain, this fall makes a great deal of fog. Being a tourist, you may be interested in this view: when the sun were above the fall it creates a rainbow.

On the east side of the White Willow Ditch, which is on the other side of Wuku highway? Although it is not as beautiful as the west, we can find its attraction from the quietness.

Urumqi

Urumchi(simplified Chinese: 乌鲁木齐; traditional Chinese: 烏魯木齊) is the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China, in the northwest of the country.

The largest city in the western half of the People’s Republic of China, Ürümqi has won a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the most remote city from any sea in the world at a distance of about 1,400 miles (2500 km) from the nearest coastline (Ürümqi being the city closest to the Eurasian Pole of Inaccessibility). The city has an area of 10,989 km². The average elevation is 800 meters.

Old residence of Chen Family

Chen’s Residence, located at the Guangzhou Zhongshan Road 7. They have 14 years (1888) completion of 12 years of Emperor Guangxu (1894) completed, which lasted seven years. Guangdong Province was 72 coastal counties Chen built jointly with the family ancestral halls, accepted by the scholars all over the nation to Guangzhou should imperial examination at the residence, also known as Chen’s Academy.

By the renovation is completed, as Chen has been studying children of the local school, it also said Chen’s Academy. They have 31 years (1905) Imperial waste, Chen Industrial College to school. Civil, has an article here Fan schools, colleges and Guangdong Juxian Sports School. 1950 establishment of the Guangzhou City Administration Cadre School. 1957, the Guangzhou City People’s Committee for approval as Guangzhou City preserves, by the Guangzhou Municipal Heritage Management Committee to conduct a comprehensive maintenance management. 1959 into a folk arts and crafts gallery. 1960 approved by the provincial government of Guangdong Province as preserves. 1988 promulgated by the State Council for the National key units to be protected. These artistic heritage in the construction sector under the protection and management can be carried forward for the people at home and abroad to observe appreciation.

Chen’s Academy ride north to south, in front of a broad plaza with before and after East and West four homes The size of 13,200 square meters. Building a brick external walls, forming a closed to open outside the construction groups, is typical of Guangdong folk temple architecture.

Master of teh Nets Garden

The Master of the Nets Garden or Wangshi Yuan (simplified Chinese: 网师园; traditional Chinese: 網師園) is among the finest gardens in China. Recognized with nine other Suzhou gardens as United Nations World Heritage sites, it demonstrates Chinese garden designers’ adept skills for synthesizing art, nature, and architecture to create unique metaphysical masterpieces. While the initial garden was first constructed over 800 years ago and its physical form has changed drastically since, the name and spirit of the garden remain intact. The Master of the Nets is particularly regarded among garden connoisseurs for its mastering the techniques of relative dimension, contrast, foil, sequence and depth, and borrowed scenery. While the garden’s primary uses have varied over time, its ability to inspire visitors intellectually and spiritual remains unchanged. Keen physical architecture combined with poetic and artistic inspirations makes the Master of the Nets garden a unique and incredible garden experience that has stood the test of time.

View at night from Victoria Peak

Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China’s south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Guangdong province in the north and faces the South China Sea in the east, west and south. It has a population of 6.9 million people, and is one of the most densely populated areas in the world.
Beginning as a trading port, Hong Kong became a dependent territory of the United Kingdom in 1842, and remained so until the transfer of its sovereignty to the People’s Republic of China in 1997. Along with Macau, Hong Kong is one of two special administrative regions and is generally not considered as part of mainland China. Under the “one country, two systems” policy, Hong Kong has a high degree of autonomy, is largely self-governing,[8] and maintains a highly capitalist economy.
Renowned for its expansive skyline and natural setting, Hong Kong is one of the world’s leading financial capitals and a major business and cultural hub. Its identity as a cosmopolitan centre where east meets west is reflected in its cuisine, cinema, music and traditions, and although the population is predominantly Chinese, residents and expatriates of other ethnicities form a small but significant segment of society.

Xuanmiao Guan (Temple of Mystery) in Suzhou

Suzhou (simplified Chinese: 苏州; traditional Chinese: 蘇州; pinyin: Sūzhōu; ancient name: 吳) is a city on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and on the shores of Lake Taihu in the province of Jiangsu, China. The city is renowned for its beautiful stone bridges, pagodas, and meticulously designed gardens which have contributed to its status as a great tourist attraction. Since the Song Dynasty (960-1279), Suzhou has also been an important centre for China’s silk industry and continues to hold that prominent position today. The city is part of the Yangtze River Delta region. The GDP per capita was ¥79,406 (ca. US$10,087) in 2006, ranked no. 5 among 659 Chinese cities.