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Urgent Places and Interesting Things About China
China is a huge country. Where to begin? What is worth visiting?. Here is a list of urgent places and interesting things about China:
- The Forbidden City (Beijing) or the Palace Museum is located in central Beijing, north of the famous Tiananmen Square. This is the imperial city of the Ming and Qing dynasty from 1420 to 1912 Date on which the last emperor abdicated, Pu Yi. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987.
- The Great Wall of China. China crosses an area of about 6,700 km. The last stage of construction dates from the Ming Dynasty in 1368, although the start of its construction dates back over two thousand years.
- Terracotta Warriors. Discovered accidentally in 1974 near Xi’an, Shaanxi Province. Since 1987 is considered World Heritage by UNESCO. Buried in the 210 years a. c. the mausoleum of Emperor Qin. Two thousand life-size figures with faces unique military graduations and other details. The army consists of over 7,000 figures of warriors and horses in real size, which were buried with the self-proclaimed first emperor of China. Read the rest of this entry »