A Eunuch’s Courtyard Residence in Beijing
This leafy courtyard residence used to be the property of eunuch Li Lianying (李莲英), the most trusted assistant to the…
Beijing Forbidden City in 600 Years
Beijing Forbidden City, built 600 years ago, is the largest royal palace in today's world. But it pales in comparison…
Sunken Courtyard Dwellings
Sunken courtyard dwellings are commonly seen along the Yellow River in Shaanxi, Shanxi and Henan provinces in northern China where…
Qibao – A Thousand-Year-Old Town In Shanghai
It is said that if you want to know how Shanghai looks in the recent decades, you should go to…
Daxing International Airport – the Biggest Airport in the World
The project employed 65 new technologies, obtained 103 patents and broke over 40 world records. The acceptance criteria have been…
Ancient Water Town Qiandeng in Kunshan
Most traditional Chinese towns would have at least one shopping street with the street front on the ground floor for…
China’s Tallest Brick Pagoda Leaning to the East
Wenfeng Pagoda (Cultural Peak Pagoda) in Fenyang, Shanxi Province, was built at the end of the Ming Dynasty in the…
A Chain Bridge
There are a thousand paths to enlightenment, but only two ways to access the 1,000-year-old sutra library.
A 1000-Year-Old Brick Pagoda in Suzhou
Blessing Light Pagoda (瑞光塔) near Pan Water Gate in Suzhou has 8 elevations and 7 floors with a total height…
Ancient Chinese Terrace Pavilions
Looming on the shore of Lake Dongting in Hunan province, Yeyang Terrace (岳阳楼) is one of the three most celebrated…
Suzhou, a 2,500-Year-Old City Built along Waterways
A row of waterfront houses in Suzhou with some balustrades formed by curved back support of a bench for casual…
The Secrets for Forbidden City to Surviving Earthquakes
What are the secrets for Forbidden City to surviving so many earthquakes in 600 years? To find the answer, specialist…
The World’s Oldest & Tallest Surviving Wooden Pagoda
Ying County Buddhist Pagoda, situated in Shanxi Province in northern China’s Yellow Plateau, is the oldest surviving timber-frame pagoda in…
Chinese City and Village in Eight Trigrams Formation
The entire city Tekesi (or Tekes) in China's northwest Xinjiang Province has been grouped into eight zones separated by eight…
Chinese Who Live in Caves
A Lonely House on Hilltop in Southern China A lonely house partially built into a rock perched on the top…
A Willow Building in a Chinese Village
Bamboo and willow branch are commonly used to make furniture and, occasionally, simple building structures in China. Binzhou, in China’s…
Chinese Taoist Temples
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Taoist Temple of Eight Trigrams
In the Gaofeng High Summit Hill in Sichuan Province, there are 8 ridges like eight dragons looking back at the…