Archive January 29, 2020

Tiger Beach Ocean Park, Laohutan in Dalian

Tiger beach Ocean Park (tiger beach Ocean Park), located in the middle of the southern coastal city of Dalian, is China’s largest modern lido, with a total area of 1.18 million square meters (about 291 acres) and a coastline of more than 4,000 meters (about 13,123 feet). In the park, you can see many fascinating natural scenery and magnificent artificial landscape, especially tiger sculpture square and tiger beach polar Marine animal world. Tiger beach Ocean Park is a modern Ocean Park integrating tourism, leisure, shopping and other functions. It is the most popular Ocean Park in Dalian.

Tiger beach Ocean Park’s plaza, which covers 15,700 square meters (about four acres), is designed as an irregular shape rather than a traditional circle. The tiger sculpture was designed by the famous Chinese painter and sculptor han meilin and is the symbol of the tiger beach Ocean Park. The sculpted tiger is 35.5 meters (about 116 feet) long, 6.5 meters (about 21 feet) tall and 6.5 meters wide. It took han two years and nine months to complete the great work. To the east, the six tigers varied in shape and size. They roar in the wind to express their power as the king of beasts. Tiger sculpture plaza is one of the most beautiful and gorgeous squares in Dalian.

The polar Marine animal world at tiger beach Marine park is currently the only world with the largest number of Marine animals and the most comprehensive display of polar animals. Here, you can see not only beluga whales, sea otters, walruses, ducklings and other rare polar animals coming to China for the first time, but also lovely dolphins, lovely penguins, polar bears and other animals. In the 2,000-seat aquarium’s performance hall, the animals star daily with spectacular performances such as a gentle beluga whale kissing humans and dolphins performing exuberant acrobatics to music. All this takes you into the magical realm of the sea world, where animals and humans live in harmony. On the other hand, you can experience the cold and the polar lights in the polar environment, where you can touch the polar bears and reindeer. You can also learn about the polar sea world.

In addition, you can see Asia’s largest aquarium — the mouth aquarium, which is dominated by coral reef communities; China’s largest semi-natural artificial birdcage — a songbird forest with more than 2,000 birds; China’s longest aerial rope across the ocean; and a 4d movie.

Dunhuang Dishes, What to Eat in Dunhuang

In Dunhuang, a vibrant city in western China bordering xinjiang and heavily influenced by nomadic tribes, grilled lamb is a popular dish in restaurants and hotels. However, the cultural taste of Dunhuang cuisine is much deeper. They borrowed from four different dining styles; Including the awe-inspiring han dynasty (206bc-220)(mainly barbecued), the atmospheric tang dynasty (618-907)(mouthwatering, aromatic, visually perfect), the modern new Dunhuang (emphasizing the special appearance of dishes), and a variety of snacks from street vendors, local flavors, will satisfy the hunger of any visitor.

Developed and improved by chef and restaurateur zhao chang ‘an, Dunhuang cuisine is recognized as one of the eight new cuisines in China. First, we will introduce some traditional dishes.

A dish, also known as camel’s toe, gets its name from its resemblance to a camel’s foot. It is well known that camels were the most important means of transportation on the ancient silk road. They can travel long distances across arid deserts with the help of their four feet. Camel toe is actually a tendon, high nutritional value. Camels live long lives, are hard to find hooves, and are almost as valuable as brown bears. Wash the water chestnuts, marinate them until soft, season with seasonings, and steam them with the chicken for seven to eight hours until the bones are easy to remove. Cut the water chestnuts into pieces, put them into a steamer and let them simmer for 2-3 hours. Finally, make snow mountains out of egg whites and put them together in the shape of camel toes.

It is a kind of Lamian (dough stretched to form fine noodles). Yellow Noodles look like golden threads, tastes delicious and have a soft texture. They can be added to soups, or mixed with cooked vegetable dishes, and being savoury, makes a good appetitive. From the vivid painting in the Mogao Caves, we may know Lamian is a traditional food with long history.

Discoveryland Theme Park, the Second Largest Theme Park in Northeast China

Discovery theme park is located in Dalian city, Liaoning province, Jinshitan scenic area (also known as Jinshitan national tourism resort) gold coast. Covering about 47 hectares (116 acres), it is the second largest theme park in northeast China, with a variety of advanced entertainment facilities.

Discovery park consists of seven themed entertainment areas scattered around a large lake. In a counterclockwise direction, there are: crazy town, mysterious desert, metal factory, magic forest, legendary castle, wedding palace and avenue of America.

Upon entering the discovery park theme park, visitors will first see a beautiful european-style fountain in a large square called discovery plaza. They can take pictures with cartoon characters here. By exploring the plaza, visitors can begin their exploration by walking counterclockwise along the lake.

There are many recreational facilities in this town. Visitors should not miss the “gyro ride,” which literally means “turning over a river.” Imagine what summer would be like if you were thrown into the air. In addition, there are some wonderful performances, such as “robbed treasure” in the crazy theater and “Caribbean carnival” on the water stage.

Children’s favorite pirate ships and railroad cars can be found in this area of discovery park. Visitors can also experience crazy go-kart racing, enjoy unique middle eastern style belly dancing and an evening fireworks display.

The highlight at the metal factory is the roller coaster called “crazy cobra”. Visitors can have a unique experience of acceleration due to the use of linear induction motors; It only takes three seconds to go from 0 to 50 MPH (0 to 80 km/h). The orbit kept spinning and twisting, even spinning 360 degrees in some places. This is particularly exciting.

Visitors can take a hovercraft to start their trip to the amazon. Later, they can experience floating roller coasters and watch an exotic program called “indians worship the sun.”

Visitors should spend some time admiring the wonderful buildings in the castle. Besides, they can challenge themselves in the haunted house. For the children, there was a little train passing through the fairy tale kingdom. The famous European band “King Jocks” regularly performs their best at knight’s square.

It is the most beautiful and peaceful place in the theme park of discover park. It is the ideal place for fairy-tale wedding.

Bingyu Valley Scenic Area, the Oriental Miniature Switzerland

Bingyugu wind scenic spot is located in the north of Zhuanghe city, 240 kilometers away from Dalian city, covering an area of 110 square kilometers (27182 mu). This spectacular resort is known as “Oriental mini Switzerland”. It is also known as “little Guilin”, which is internationally famous for its extraordinary landscape. These vistas show rugged cliffs, stunning peaks, and clear rivers winding through dense virgin forests. This fascinating place, full of ecological significance, really deserves to be hailed as one of China’s best-kept secrets.

Bingyugu wind scenic area consists of longhua mountain, small fishing valley and yingna river. The mountain gives a feeling of nobility and grace, of courage and serenity. Among the many scattered mountains, you can see many strange things and people, such as a tiger sitting, an eagle spreading its wings, or a sharp sword.

Yingna river in the freezing rain valley wind scenic spot, like a white ribbon dancing in the valley. It was calm in some parts of the valley and later became restless and even turned into a picturesque lake. Its tributaries look like wisps of wire winding around isolated peaks. The scenery of shuanglong dam is reminiscent of the charming scenery of guilin and the most spectacular three gorges on the Yangtze river. Many activities such as skating (only in winter), boating and fishing can only be enjoyed here.

The green virgin forest in the bingyu valley wind scenic area can shade the sky as this natural botanical garden attracts onlookers. There are thousands of plants that provide an oxygen-rich environment. It is also home to hundreds of animals such as otters, roe deer, badgers, foxes, squirrels and birds, especially the native robin. With the end of the life cycle, the years pass: spring flowers bloom; It provides a cool place in summer; In autumn, the beautiful mountains are covered with red leaves. In winter, the mountain suddenly becomes a crystal iceberg.

Bangchuidao Scenic Area, One of the Best Lidos in Dalian

Nine kilometers (five miles) from downtown Dalian, the bangchui scenic spot is located on the east side of binhai road. It consists of the bontry lido (or beach), bontry island and bontry hotel. This scenic spot is a famous seaside resort, with beautiful scenery of mountains, sea, islands and beaches.

Between Dalian beach and tiger beach is the 500-meter (550-yard) long bantry beach, also known as the bantry lido. It is considered one of the best lido in Dalian due to its clear water and natural landscape. The beach consists of fine sand and pebble areas. Visitors can walk barefoot in the first part and look for interesting pebbles in the second. The Bangchuidao Lido is about 1.5 km (1 mile) from the entrance to the Bangchuidao scenic area, where people can go by electric scooter. One-way ticket is 10 yuan per person. Upon arrival, the three Chinese characters for the scenic spot’s name, written by chairman MAO zedong, will sigh.

About 400 meters (440 yards) from the beach is the island of Bangchuidao, named for its shape. Located in the Bangchuidao scenic area, the island is shaped like a “Bangchui”, a wooden stick used by some Chinese as a washing tool. It is a small island, covering five hectares (12 acres). Located 53 meters (170 feet) above sea level, buntry is 410 meters (450 yards) long and 120 meters (130 yards) wide. The mountain was overgrown with lush pine and cypress trees. The island has steep cliffs, strangely shaped rocks, and beautiful wildflowers and weeds. It is one of the best locations for photographers to shoot “alpenglow”. “Alpenglow” is a red glow that can be seen at the top of a mountain at sunset or sunrise. Visitors can take a boat ride for a closer look at the impressive scenery.

The Bangchuidao scenic area has a mild climate and is a perfect summer resort. The famous buntry road hotel, also known as the buntry road state guesthouse, is located on 87 hectares (about 215 acres) of land. As the only state-level hotel in Dalian, it is both the residence of leaders and the site of major conferences. Many prominent Chinese and foreign leaders, such as the beloved premier zhou enlai, the first premier of the People’s Republic of China, have lived here. The hotel has a standard golf course, a large tennis court, a swimming pool, a bowling alley and other modern recreational facilities, providing quality service to guests from all over the world.

In addition, there are seven villas in different styles nearby. Villas no. 1 and no. 7 are a combination of Chinese and western architectural styles. No. 2 and no. 6 are boat themed and visitors can enjoy the sea view from the balcony. It’s like standing on the deck of a ship. No. 3 is Japanese, no. 4 and no. 5 are traditional Chinese.

Top 10 Universities in China, What You Should Know

With a large territory extended over Eastern Asia, China possesses the world oldest civilization. After years of development, some universities in China have won great reputation among Chinese people and oversea students for their comprehensive strength. Every year, these famous universities are the hot choices for high school seniors. And people from all over the world also come to china to complete higher education.

  1. Tsinghua University

Tsinghua University has now retained its position as the highest ranked university in the BRICS countries for three years in a row, and is also the top performing Chinese university in the University Rankings: Asia 2016, at 5th place (up from 11th last year). Tsinghua University was founded in 1911 and now has 46,200 students enrolled in 20 schools. Located in capital city Beijing, it’s a member of the prestigious C9 League (the Chinese equivalent of the US Ivy League).

Tsinghua University also fares well in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016, appearing among the world’s best for 33 out of a possible 42 subjects, and claiming top 50 positions for architecture, every branch of engineering (including the new mineral and mining engineering ranking), chemistry, computer science, law, art and design, politics, mathematics, modern languages and more.

  1. Peking University

Peking University is also located in Beijing and retains its position at second place among the top universities in China and in the BRICS ranking. Also ranked 9th in the Asia ranking, Peking University was originally founded in 1898 as the Imperial University of Peking, and has since gained a reputation as one of the most prominent research universities in China. It has maintained a partnership with Germany’s Freie Universität Berlin since 1981 and welcomes a high number of international students every year. Peking University’s campus, known as “Yan Yuan” (the garden of Yan) is celebrated for its beauty and traditional Chinese architecture.

Ranked as one of the world’s best in 36 subjects in the 2016 subject rankings, Peking claims 26 top 50 positions, including modern languages, chemistry, dentistry, mineral and mining engineering, law, computer science, mechanical engineering, art and design, and mathematics.

  1. Fudan University

Retaining its position at 3rd in the BRICS ranking, Fudan University also features at 11th in the Asia ranking (climbing from 16th last year). It’s a member of the C9 League and Universitas 21, an international network of research universities, and is located in Shanghai, China’s largest city.  Fudan University was founded in 1905 as Fudan Public School and now has around 31,000 students enrolled in 17 schools. The university has 77 research institutes and 10 teaching hospitals, and is also associated with the Shanghai Institute of Visual Art (an independent subsidiary).

Internationally ranked for 26 subjects, Fudan University is featured within the top 50 for politics, chemistry, modern languages and materials sciences.

  1. University of Science and Technology of China

Having shared 6th place with Shanghai Jiao Tong University in last year’s BRICS ranking, the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) climbs two places to rank 4th this year. Placed 25th in the Asia rankings, USTC is led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and was founded in 1958 to meet the science and technology needs of the country and increase its global competitiveness. Located in the city of Hefei, its campuses span 360 acres, and the university was the first in China to establish a graduate school.

The University of Science and Technology of China is featured among the world’s best for 12 subjects in 2016, most of which are (unsurprisingly) science subjects. It achieves its highest positions for chemistry and materials sciences.

  1. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

The next of our top universities in China is Shanghai Jiao Tong University, which concludes the set of five continuous Chinese universities in the top five of the BRICS ranking, and also places 22nd in the latest Asia ranking. It was founded in 1896 and now teaches around 37,500 students, of which 1,700 come from outside China. Shanghai Jiao Tong University offers 63 undergraduate programs, 250 master’s programs and 28 postdoctoral programs.

It boasts 25 positions in the 2016 subject rankings, including places within the global top 50 for computer science, chemical engineering, civil and structural engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, chemistry, materials sciences, art and design and business and management.

  1. Nanjing University

Retaining its position at 8th in the BRICS ranking, Nanjing University is also ranked 23rd in Asia this year. It was founded in 1902 but can trace its early establishments back as far as 258 AD, and now has about 30,000 students enrolled across two campuses, which each span nearly 600 acres. A member of the prestigious Yangtze Delta Universities Alliance, it’s located in Nanjing in eastern China, the ancient capital of the country for various periods, which holds a significant place in Chinese history and culture.

Nanjing University is ranked internationally for 23 subjects, including a place in the global top 100 for chemistry, Earth and marine sciences, materials sciences and architecture.

  1. Zhejiang University

Zhejiang University is the final of these top universities in China to make the top 10 in the BRICS ranking, climbing two places this year to be ranked 9th in BRICS. Also ranked 24th in Asia, Zhejiang (sometimes known as Zheda) is another member of the C9 League and the Yangtze Delta Alliance. It was founded in 1897 in the city of Hangzhou and now has one of the largest academic libraries amongst Chinese universities, as well as a total enrolment of 47,339 students, over 5,800 of which come from outside China.

Zhejiang University is ranked among the world’s best for 24 subjects, placing in the world’s top 50 for chemical engineering and the top 100 for nine other subjects.

  1. Beijing Normal University

Heading back to Beijing for the next of our top universities in China, Beijing Normal University is ranked 11th in BRICS and 40th in Asia this year. Colloquially known as Beishida, the university’s name reflects its legacy as a former unit of the Imperial University of Peking which was devoted to training schoolteachers. It’s home to a wide range of research centers and laboratories, as well a six-hectare ‘Science Park’, and currently has about 22,000 students enrolled, including 1,800 international students.

Beijing Normal University is included in 16 of the 2016 subject rankings, appearing in the top 100 for education and training, linguistics, modern languages, and social policy and administration.

  1. Wuhan University

Climbing one place from last year, Wuhan University is ranked 16th in the BRICS ranking this year, and 44th in Asia. Located in the city of Wuhan, capital of the Hubei province and the most populous city in central China, the university is administered by the Ministry of Education in China and was founded in 1893. Wuhan University’s elegant and palatial architecture and blend of Eastern and Western styles has led to the campus being called the most beautiful in China.

Not just a pretty sight, Wuhan University is also one of the most prestigious Chinese universities, appearing 15 times in the latest rankings by subject, with a position in the top 100 for philosophy.

  1. Tongji University

The final of our 10 top universities in China is Tongji University, which made a leap from 26th to 17th in the BRICS ranking and is also 53rd in the Asia ranking. Tongji University was originally established as Tongji German Medical School in 1907, becoming a state university 20 years later. It now teaches around 36,600 students, of which 2,200 are from outside China.

An engineering-intensive university, Tongji University is especially renowned for its architecture and engineering programs, and this is reflected in the subject rankings. Of the nine subjects in which it’s internationally ranked, Tongji is in the global top 50 for architecture, civil and structural engineering, and art and design.

Chinese Furniture, the Development History of Chinese Furniture

Chinese furniture is one of those rare categories of art that appeal across generations and cultures. The furniture also follows the footsteps of times to develop and innovate continuously. It is an important foundation for the establishment of work and living space. By now, there are various categories with different material and applications.

During Xia , Shang and Western Zhou Dynasties

Xia and Shang dynasties was the original period of ancient furniture of China, with primitive and crude modelling and emblazonry. During this period, there were bronze furniture (such as Bronze chopping block), stone furniture(such as stone chopping block) and lacquer furniture (such as lacquer wood tabletop).

Features:

The lacquer wood was decorated with clamshell, which created a blueprint for mother-of-pearl inlay furniture.

Because there was a strong concept of ghosts and gods in people’s ideology at that time, the decoration patterns of Shang furniture tended to have a sense of solemnity, majesty and ferocity.

In the bronze ware, the decorative pot door (the four foot in plate shape, two symmetrical features between the front and back feet) has been in the history of Chinese furniture for thousands of years.

During Spring and Autumn Period

During the spring and autumn period, furniture of Chu style was the typical representative and the main source of lacquer wood furniture system in China. There are various categories of Chu furniture: all kinds of chopping block, exquisite lacquer case and table, distinctive small seat screen, the oldest bed.

Features:

Painted wooden bed is the earliest bedding in our country.

Chu small seat screen marks the beginning of Chinese furniture having pure ornamental value.

The carving technique is widely used in the decoration of furniture, such as means of engraved and embossed. It was the precedent of the furniture carving.

Pingji(a kind of arm rest) in the “H” shape marked the development of industrial art from the heavy bronze to the light lacquer.

The process of bronze casting developed greatly, and the method of “lost wax” appeared.

During Qin and Han Dynasties

During the Han dynasty, Chinese feudal society entering its first golden age, the furniture technology of Han developed greatly. The outstanding decoration of Han lacquer wood furniture made it shining and exquisite. Besides, there are all kinds of jade furniture, bamboo furniture and ceramic furniture. And a complete set of furniture on the ground appeared, which could be regarded as the representative period of short furniture in China.

 

Features:

In the Han dynasty, there was a new type of small seat, which was the originator of all the seats.

Ji (the originator of table): There are more varieties, such as activity Ji, multilayer Ji, curled ear Ji, and even the embryonic form of table.

Couch screen: It is a new type of combination of screen and couch, which marked the birth of newly-developing furniture of Han dynasty.

Hutch and ark: It is a new furniture that appeared in Han dynasty, different from traditional box, which was used for storing expensive articles.

Dressing table: The earliest mirror image appeared in the mural of Han dynasty. A rectangular plate was set on the circular pedestal, and the round plate was on its top.

During Three Kingdoms and Jin Dynasties

Two types of furniture series appeared: tall and type. This period was an important transitional period in the history of ancient Chinese furniture between Han dynasties and Sui and Tang dynasties. Bed of Hu minority was introduced from ethnic minority areas and merged with furniture of central plain, which made furniture higher in some parts. Furniture such as chairs, bench come out and furniture with sitting and lying style was also gradually higher. But overall, short furniture is still dominant.

Features:

The furniture developed from short type to tall type.

It promoted the combination of the tall furniture and the original short one of central plains. For example, the bed was in gradually heighten, with bed top and mosquito net, suitable to sit at bedside.

Pingji(凭几): It is a kind of furniture used for people to lean on. The special Pingji for protecting waist with three legs appeared.

Chair & Stool: The earliest chair & stool image appeared on murals.

During Sui and Tang Dynasties

The Tang dynasty was the heyday of China’s feudal society. Furniture making entered a new historical stage on the basis of inheriting the past and attracting foreign culture and art. It pursued the fresh and free style in the production process and decorative arts. Thus the furniture style in the Tang dynasty got rid of the unadorned features of those in the Shang, Zhou, Han and Six Dynastyies, and replaced them with gorgeous and dignified style.

Features:

Tall and short furniture coexisted at the same time.

The kind of table gradually increased and was widely used in all aspects of life.

Rocking Chair evolved from Hu bed and gradually appeared in the secular society.

Drum-shaped Stool: Bodhisattva seat appeared in the Wei, Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties, which was more exquisite and popular in the Tang dynasty, with more forms.

During the Five Dynasties

On the basis of inheriting the furniture style of the Tang dynasty, the furniture style of the Five dynasties developed continuously. With the coexistence of tall and short furnitures, it was a special transition period that popularized to tall furniture. The functional difference of furniture was increasingly obvious. The gorgeous and dignified style of Tang furniture was changed and it tended to be simple.

Features:

The tall furniture style such as table, chair, stool matured gradually.

Screen changed from small screen to large.

Furnishings changed from an infinitive pattern into a fairly stable furnishing pattern.

During Song Dynasty

During Song dynasty, tall furniture had popularized to common family, such as tall bed, tall end table, towel rack, etc. At the same time, a lot of new products appeared such armchair, drawer, etc. Furniture of the Song dynasty was concise and neat, graceful and elegant, featuring with the simple style and no overelaborated adornment. While it also lacked grandeur.

Features:

Table and Chair: It laid a foundation for further development of frame furniture in Ming and Qing dynasties. Armchair named after official rank appeared.

Screen: Every family must have screen, so people more emphasized its position. Aesthetic meaning was greater than practical value.

During Yuan Dynasty

The Yuan dynasty was a feudal regime established by the Mongolian nationality in China. As the Mongolian nationality advocated force and pursued luxury, it was reflected in the furniture modeling, which was massive in shape, heavy and magnificent in decoration. The size of bed was big and the seat was in the shape of equinus.

Features:

Bed became large due to the body size of Mongolian.

The table basically inherited the shape of that in the Song dynasties, but high table became more and desk drawer appeared.

During Ming Dynasty

Ming dynasty was the glorious period on the development of Chinese classic furniture. Chinese ancient furniture experienced the development of thousands of years and reach an unprecedented level in Ming dynasty. The hardwood furniture was highly praised and appreciated. It paid much attention to choose material that needed to be hard wood with high intensity, fine color and lustre, decorated with wax to show its natural texture and color. From now on, Chinese traditional furniture entered an unprecedented new era represented with “hardwood furniture”.

The characteristic on modelling furniture was to pay attention to beauty of lines especially. Carving techniques were mainly relief, openwork carving, circular engravure, etc. The way of carving was exquisite with fluent line, vivid and lively. The place of carving was the backboard of furniture, tooth board, enclosure, etc., only doing carving in small area.

Features:

Bed: More kinds of bed appeared, including couch, canopy bed, arhat bed, etc.

Chair: It began to use hardwood manufacturing, with fine quality and wide varieties, such as official hat chair.

Screen: The screens are more elaborate. The styles are six, eight and twelve screens, in particular, the famous “Slanted apron(披水牙子)”.

During Qing Dynasty

The furniture craft of Qing dynasty was exquisite and reached the peak of feudalism. In the process of inheriting the traditional furniture making technology, it also absorbed the foreign culture and formed the distinct style of the times. As a result of economic prosperity, it formed the styles of different area such as Guangdong style, Suzhou style , Beijing style , etc. Due to Qing dynasty was closer to our modern society, some of the object was left and it has great influence to us.

Features:

Back-rest chair: It had great development on the basis of that in Ming dynasty.

rectangular spirals was the most representative decorative patterns.

Qing style armchair had greater development than Ming style armchair. One kind was throne, which was the supreme symbol of imperial power.

Wulong Karst National Geology Park, a Valuable Treasure that Nature Created

Wulong karst national geopark, located in the lower reaches of wujiang river in the southeast of chongqing, is an important part of karst landform in the south of China. It was listed as a world natural heritage site by UNESCO in 2007. Wulong karst landform is famous for its spectacular karst landform, including the three main parts of furong cave, three natural Bridges, houping mountain (houping tiankeng) and other scenic spots.

Wulong karst is a precious treasure created by nature. It is a karst landscape of canyons, natural Bridges, caves, eroded valleys, shafts and underground streams. These karst landforms developed in carbonate rocks, which vividly recorded the development and evolution of karst landforms in the three gorges area since the pleistocene. Furong cave, three natural Bridges and rear ping giant cave are three typical forms of karst landform, which developed under the condition of earth’s intermittent uplift movement.

Each of these three karst systems independently forms a spectacular landscape. Furong cave, also known as furong cave, is filled with a variety of mudstone sediments, forming many of the magnificent natural wonders. Limestone sediments also have important scientific significance. The three natural Bridges form the largest natural bridge group in Asia. The natural karst Bridges are towering and magnificent, which are rare in the world. The houping giant Doline is the largest group of sinkholes in the world and the longest underground cave system in Asia.

Wulong karst national geopark is located in a relatively remote area far away from the influence of human activities, compared with karst in shilin of yunnan and karst in libo of guizhou. Therefore, wulong karst retains the original characteristics of karst landforms plundered elsewhere and has outstanding universal value.

People’s Assembly Hall, a Landmark Building in Chongqing

The great hall of the people is located on renmin road in central chongqing, across from people’s square from the chongqing three gorges museum. It stands majestically in the center of the city and is the landmark of the city, considered one of the top ten cultural symbols of chongqing. Seen from a distance, the great hall towered into the sky.

The great hall of the people in chongqing enjoys a high reputation both at home and abroad for its unique architectural style. It is mainly in the Ming (1368-1644) and qing (1616-1911) styles, combining western architectural styles. The hall consists of two parts: the upper part is modeled after the temple of heaven in Beijing, which means blessing and peace; The lower half is a row of thick columns.

At first glance, visitors are captivated by the grandeur of the building amid the lush woods. The bright contrast between the green glass dome and the bright red pillars made the venue even more gorgeous. As you get closer to the building, you’ll notice that its columns and other structural elements are elaborately carved. In addition to the conference hall, there are hotels, entertainment rooms, banquet hall and other supporting facilities. So far, the hall has hosted more than 100 Chinese leaders and dignitaries from other countries. It is also a theatre.

In 1951, under the leadership of marshal he long, an auditorium was built in chongqing to receive guests from home and abroad. Completed in 1954, it was named the great hall of the people in chongqing in 1955. At the turn of the 21st century, people’s square’s musical fountain and evergreen meadow were built before the hall. The square is popular with laid-back locals. They usually do sports in the morning and take a walk in the square in the afternoon. It was especially lively in the evening, with many people dancing happily.

The roof of the great hall of the people is decorated with colorful neon lights, providing an excellent opportunity for night photography. If you want a panoramic view of this magnificent hall, the three gorges museum across the street is the best place to go.

Jingbian Wave Valley, to Enjoy the Danxia Landscape

Located in northwestern China’s Shaanxi province, Jingbian county boasts the largest Danxia landscape of the province. These formations show different colors at different times and various shapes from different angles, looking grand and magnificent. It is said that the landscape is comparable with the Wave, a sandstone rock formation located in Arizona, United States.

Wave Valley, also known as Jingbian Red Sandstone Canyon, Jingbian Longzhou Danxia landform, Yanjiazhaizi, located in Longzhou Township, 22 kilometers southeast of Jingbian County, commonly known as Yanzhaizi. The wave valley is a red sandstone landform. Because the texture on the rock sand is like a wave, it is called “The Wave”, that is, the wave.

In the 1980s, people discovered the wave valley at the junction of Arizona and Utah. The magical appearance and high scientific value made it one of the eight rock wonders of the world. The wavy valley of Jingbian also has a red sandstone gorge comparable to the American wavy valley.

The gap between China’s Jingbian wave valley and the American wave valley is not big. It is a red sandstone landform. The Jingbian wave valley is younger, only 60 million years old. Many sands have not yet reached the ground and solidified into rocks.

The record of this strange rock formation in jingbian is as follows: it shows a wonderful world carved out of sandstone by millions of years of wind, water and time. The complex layers of wave valley rock are made up of giant sand dunes that were deposited during the Jurassic 150 million years ago. Sand dunes are constantly covered with layers of red sand impregnated with groundwater, and over time, minerals in the water condense the sand into sandstone, forming cascading structures.

Jingbian wave valley in northern Shaanxi, a loess – covered area, has such a stone landscape is a miracle. Jingbian “wave valley” this name is given here by the photographer, it and Arizona wave valley is a certain difference. Arizona’s wave valley has white lines sandwiched between red and white, while Jingbian’s wave valley is mostly red