Contributions of the group chinese guardians & sculptures

Huxinting Tea House in Shanghai

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 12:52:21 +0000

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The Huxinting Tea House is a great place to visit. The mere façade of this place is fascinating. Before you get to the main pavilion, there is an attention-grabbing bridge which is constructed with a zig-zag style. According to traditional Chinese beliefs, this zig-zag design is not only for aesthetic appeal. It is also important for keeping the evil spirits from getting into the pavilion.
Since the Huxinting Tea House stands right in the middle of the lake, its foundation rests on sturdy stilts. Hence, it gracefully rises above water.

At night in Yuyuan garden

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 12:52:25 +0000

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The most famous classical garden in Shanghai is the Yuyuan Garden, which is also known as the Yu Garden. Built in the period of the Ming Dynasty, for more than 400 years, it has been considered one of the best and most beautiful gardens in China. Yuyuan is located in the center of the Old City in Shanghai, south of the area known as Bund.

The builder was Pan Yunduan, a military figure in the Ming Dynasty, who created it for his family as a place where they could rest and enjoy the magnificent scenery. Throughout the centuries many changes have been made, and the last restoration was made in the middle of the 20th century by Liangshu Han who recreated it in its original state.

Shop line in Yuyuan Garden

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 12:51:31 +0000

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A walk along shops in Yuyuan Garden, colourful lightened at night and busy until 11pm.
There was a great number of small streets and lanes where we found many restaurants, tea houses, and shops. It was a good place to sample some local snacks and buy some souvenirs but the origin idyll is gon forevery.

Selling ice cold smoking soft drinks

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 12:51:30 +0000

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Along the main road in central Shanghai the young vendor lady sells out smoking soft drinks which is a refreshment for passing pedestrians and city strollers.

Yuyuan Garden Residential District

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 12:51:38 +0000

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The Yuyuan Garden invites for a visit in the plenty of restaurants located in this area, like this where is offered halal food what is permissible or lawful in traditional Islamic law.
Captured in the Fuyou Road in the center of Shanghai.

Gate to the Forbidden City of Beijing

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 07:52:14 +0000

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While the Forbidden City is often seen in the Western imagination of China as the palace of all that country's emperors going back thousands of years, in reality it has only stood since the 15th century C.E.
Symbolically, Mao Zedong, leader of the victorious army, proclaimed the founding of the People's Republic of China in front of the south gate of the Forbidden City. He was the first ruler of a unified mainland China since the Qings had fallen. Although he did not take the title emperor, like them he held great power over China for much of the rest of his life, and the Communist Party he helped found has effectively been the new dynasty ever since, its elite living in the Zhongnanhai compound to the immediate west. His portrait remains on the gate overlooking Tian'anmen Square to the south, where all who enter must pass.

Buddhist temple

nobody@ipernity.com (Diana Australis) — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 12:56:35 +0000

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Stone Forest (Shilin)

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:18:29 +0000

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The Sani people celebrate their national festival - the Torch Festival - every lunar year on June 24. They take part in traditional performances such as wrestling, bull fighting, pole-climbing, dragon-playing, lion-dancing and the A-xi Moon Dance. During this time, the Stone Forest is alive with a particularly joyful, festive atmosphere, making the area even more attractive than usual. However, the Stone Forest - with its sculptures engraved by nature, herself - is always a true miracle for visitors to behold.

Zhonghe Temple nearby Dali

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:25:28 +0000

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The temple is a long, steep hike up the mountainside behind Dali. It is the place for emperors and their wives to change their dresses before ceremonies.

Tourist market in front of the Zhonghe Temple

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:25:14 +0000

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Chong Sheng Temple, Dali

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:26:15 +0000

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Their mother building was known as Chongsheng Monastery (pinyin Chong Sheng Si, also known as SanTa Si, Tianlong Si) and used to be the royal temple of the Kingdom of Dali and one of the largest Buddhist centers in southeast Asia. It was originally built at the same time as the first pagoda but was destroyed in a fire in the Qing Dynasty reign period. The temple was later rebuilt in 2005. It was recorded that Qianxun Pagoda had been split in an earthquake on May 6th, 1515 AD (Ming Dynasty). However, it miraculously recovered ten days later in an aftershock.

Chinese New Year at Marina Bay Singapore

nobody@ipernity.com (Diana Australis) — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 02:23:32 +0000

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Temple roof

nobody@ipernity.com (Diana Australis) — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 08:37:29 +0000

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Kampfwagen

nobody@ipernity.com (Ur@nos) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:00:00 +0000

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Mo Shan, Wuhan, Provinz Hubei, VR China

Statuen im "Tempel der wiedererlangten Vollkommenheit"

nobody@ipernity.com (Ur@nos) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:00:00 +0000

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Wuhan, Provinz Hubei, VR China
Tempel Gui Yuan Si

Das Guiyuan-Kloster ist eines der vier wichtigsten buddhistischen Klöster in der Stadt Wuhan und eines der größten und bedeutensten buddhistischen Tempel in China. Das Guiyuan-Kloster wurde im Jahre 1658 während der Qing-Dynastie erbaut. Es gehört zur Schule des Zen-Buddhismus und wird jedes Jahr von zahlreichen Pilgern aus China und anderen ostasiatischen Ländern besucht. Die knapp 47.000 Quadratmeter große Klosteranlage ist in vier Höfe unterteilt und umfasst mehr als 200 Zimmer und Hallen. Verschiedene der Bauten und buddhistischen Werke haben die zahlreichen Kriege, Naturkatastrophen und politischen Turbulenzen in den vergangenen Jahrhunderten überdauert. Der Tempel ist berühmt wegen seines schönen Aufbaus, der buddhistischen Schriften und vor allem den Statuen der Weito (der Tempelwächter), den 500 vergoldeten Figuren der Luohan-Schülern des Buddha (Arhat) mit jeweils verschiedenen Gesten.

Inside a Naxi tempel Wen Chang Gong in Baisha

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:55:40 +0000

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Wen Chang Gong in Baisha, near Lijiang, is a temple (gong) to Wen Chang, the god of literature and scholars.

Maintempel in the Three Pagoda Park

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:26:26 +0000

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Rich Bai ethnic culture in Xizhou

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:46:30 +0000

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Young Buddha Statue in Dali, Yunnan

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 09:02:59 +0000

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This statue of an young Buddha image was seen inside the Three Pagodas Complex in Dali.

Three Pagodas in Dali

nobody@ipernity.com (Wolfgang) — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:26:05 +0000

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The Three Pagodas are well known for their resilience; they have endured several man-made and natural catastrophes over more than a thousand years.