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兵马俑TheTerracottaWarriorsandHorses,alsoknownasthe"UndergroundArmy",areacollectionofterracottasculpturesdepictingthearmiesofQinSh
iHuang,thefirstEmperorofChina.Itisaformoffuneraryartburiedwiththeemperorin210–209BCEandwhosepurposewastoprotecttheemperorinhisafterlife.T
hefigures,datingfromapproximatelythelatethirdcenturyBCE,werediscoveredin1974bylocalfarmersinLintongDistrict,Xi'an,Shaan
xiprovince.Thefiguresvaryinheightaccordingtotheirroles,withthetallestbeingthegenerals.Thefiguresinclu
dewarriors,chariots,horses,officials,acrobats,strongmen,andmusicians.TheTerracottaWarriorsandHorsesareamasterpieceofChinesetraditionalculture.It
isasymboloftheancientChinesecivilizationandasymboloftheChinesenation.ItisalsoasymboloftheChinesepeople'swisdomandcreativity.Itisap
reciousculturalheritageoftheChinesenationandatreasureofworldcivilization.ItisalsoasymboloftheChinesenation'slonghistoryandprofoundcultur
e.TheTerracottaWarriorsandHorsesareasymboloftheChinesenation'slonghistoryandprofoundculture.Itisapreciouscult
uralheritageoftheChinesenationandatreasureofworldcivilization.ItisasymboloftheancientChinesecivilizationandasymboloftheChines
enation.ItisalsoasymboloftheChinesepeople'swisdomandcreativity.ItisamasterpieceofChinesetraditionalculture,anditisagreatcontributionto
theworld'sculturalheritage.颐和园TheSummerPalace,alsoknownastheYiheyuan,isamasterpieceofChinesetraditionalcultur
e.ItislocatedinthenorthwestofBeijing,andisthelargestandbest-preservedroyalgardeninChina.Itwasfirstbuiltinth
eJinDynastyandwasrebuiltintheQingDynasty.ItisacombinationofChinesegardenartandimperialpalacearchitecture.TheSummerPalacecoversanareaofnearly
300hectares,withatotalofmorethan3,000buildings.ThemainbuildingsaretheHallofBenevolenceandLongevity,theH
allofJadeRipples,theHallofJoyfulLongevity,theHallofDispellingClouds,theHallofNourishingHarmony,andtheHa
llofCultivatingVirtue.TheSummerPalaceisalsoknownforitsbeautifullandscape,withKunmingLake,LongevityHill,andtheGardenofVirtu
eandHarmony.TheSummerPalaceisasymbolofChinesetraditionalculture.ItisacombinationofChinesegardenartandimperialpalacearchitec
ture,andisamasterpieceofChinesetraditionalculture.Itisalsoaplaceofgreathistoricalandculturalsignificance,andha
sbeenlistedasaWorldCulturalHeritageSitebyUNESCO.圆明园TheOldSummerPalace,alsoknownastheYuanmingyuan,isasymboloftraditionalChineseculture.Itwasbuiltin
themid-18thcenturyduringthereignofEmperorQianlongoftheQingDynasty.ItislocatedinthenorthwestofBeijingandcoversanareaof3.5squarekilometers.Itisala
rge-scaleimperialgardenwithacombinationofChineseandWesternstyles.TheOldSummerPalaceisamasterpieceofChinesegardenart.Itisdividedintothreeparts
:theoutercourt,theinnercourtandthewesterncourt.Theoutercourtisalarge-scalegardenwithavarietyofplantsandflow
ers,andavarietyofpavilions,terraces,towersandcorridors.Theinnercourtisapalacecomplexwithavarietyofpalaces,pavilions,terrace
sandtowers.ThewesterncourtisacombinationofChineseandWesternstyles,withavarietyofEuropean-stylebuildings.TheOldSummerPalaceisatreasuretroveofCh
ineseculture.Itishometoavarietyofculturalrelics,includingthebronzeanimalsculptures,themarbleboat,thestonecarvings,thecalligraphyandpaintings,
andtheancientbooks.Itisalsohometoavarietyofrareplantsandanimals.TheOldSummerPalaceisasymboloftraditionalChineseculture.Itisapl
aceofgreathistoricalandculturalsignificance,andamust-seeforvisitorstoBeijing.少林寺ShaolinTemple,locatedinDengfengCity,HenanProvince,isoneofthemostfamo
usBuddhisttemplesinChina.Itisrenownedforitslonghistoryandprofoundculture.ItisalsothebirthplaceofChineseZenBuddhismandtheShaolinmartialarts.Shaoli
nTemplewasfoundedin495ADduringtheNorthernWeiDynasty.ItwasfirstbuilttohousetheIndianmonkBatuo,whowasinvitedtoChinatospreadBuddhism.Overthecenturies
,ShaolinTemplehasbecomeamajorcenterofChineseBuddhismandmartialarts.Ithasattractedmanyfamousmonksandmartia
lartists,includingthelegendarymonkBodhidharma.TheShaolinmartialarts,alsoknownasWushu,isacombinationofphysicalexerciseandmeditation.Itissaidto
haveoriginatedfromthemartialartspracticedbythemonksofShaolinTemple.Itischaracterizedbyitsfastandpowerfulmovements
,andiswidelypracticedinChinaandaroundtheworld.ShaolinTempleisalsorenownedforitsbeautifulscenery.Itissurroundedbylushgreenmountainsandvalleys,andish
ometomanyancientbuildings,includingtheHallofHeavenlyKings,theMahaviraHall,andthePagodaForest.ShaolinTempleisasymbolofChineseculture
andapopulartouristdestination.Itisaplaceofpeaceandtranquility,andareminderoftheimportanceoftraditionalChineseculture.黄鹤楼Huanghel
ou,locatedintheancientcityofWuhan,isafamousbuildinginChinesetraditionalculture.ItisasymbolofthecultureoftheYangtze
RiverandtheessenceofChineseculture.ItisalsoafamoustouristattractioninChina.HuanghelouwasbuiltintheNorthernSongDynasty,morethan900yearsago.Itissa
idthatthefamouspoetSuShiwroteapoemhere,whichiscalled"TheYellowCraneTower".Thepoemisveryfamousandhasbeenpasseddownforgenerations.Huanghelouis
afive-storybuildingwithaheightofmorethan50meters.ItisbuiltonthebankoftheYangtzeRiver.Thebuildingissurrounde
dbygreentreesandthesceneryisverybeautiful.Thebuildingismadeofbricksandwood,andthestructureisverystrong.Huanghelouisnotonlyasym
bolofChineseculture,butalsoasymbolofthespiritoftheChinesenation.ItisasymboloftheChinesepeople'spursuit
offreedomandbeauty.ItisalsoasymboloftheChinesepeople'spursuitofpeaceandharmony.HuanghelouisasymbolofChinesecultureanda
symboloftheChinesenation.ItisaplacewherepeoplecanfeelthebeautyofChinesecultureandthespiritoftheChinesenation.Itisaplacewherepeopleca
nfeelthebeautyofnatureandthebeautyoftheChinesenation.万里长城TheGreatWallofChina,asymbolofChinesecivilization,isoneoftheworld'smostfamousancient
monuments.Itisaseriesoffortificationsmadeofstone,brick,tampedearth,wood,andothermaterials,generallybuiltalonganeast-to-westl
ineacrossthehistoricalnorthernbordersofChinatoprotecttheChinesestatesandempiresagainsttheraidsandinvasionsofthevariousnomadicgroupsoftheEura
sianSteppe.Itisthelongestwallintheworld,stretchingover8,851.8kilometersfromeasttowestofChina.TheconstructionoftheGreatWallbeganinthe7thcenturyBC,
anditwasbuiltandmaintainedbysuccessivedynastiesoverthecenturies.ItisatestamenttothewisdomandcourageoftheChinesepeople,andithasbecomeasymbo
lofChinesecivilization.TheGreatWallhasbeenlistedasaWorldHeritageSitebyUNESCOsince1987.TheGreatWallisnotonlyasymbolofChinesecivilization,b
utalsoasymbolofChinesetraditionalculture.ItembodiesthespiritoftheChinesepeople'shardwork,perseveranceandco
urage.ItisasymboloftheChinesepeople'swisdomandcourageindefendingtheirhomeland.ItisalsoasymboloftheChinesepeople'sunityandsolidarity.T
heGreatWallisasymbolofChinesecultureandasourceofpridefortheChinesepeople.ItisareminderoftheChinesepeop
le'slonghistoryandculture,andareminderoftheChinesepeople'scourageanddeterminationtodefendtheirhomeland.ItisasymboloftheChinesepeople'sunityandsoli
darity,andasymboloftheChinesepeople'swisdomandcourage.布达拉宫ThePotalaPalace,locatedinLhasa,Tibet,isaworld-famouspalaceandasymb
olofTibetanculture.ItisalsoamasterpieceofancientChinesearchitecture.Builtinthe7thcentury,thePotalaPalaceisthehighestp
alaceintheworld,standingatanaltitudeof3,700meters.ItiscomposedoftheWhitePalaceandtheRedPalace,withatotalof13storiesandmoreth
an1,000rooms.TheWhitePalaceisthelivingquartersoftheDalaiLama,whiletheRedPalaceisthereligiouscenterofTibetanBud
dhism.ThePotalaPalaceisatreasurehouseofTibetanculture,withalargenumberofculturalrelics,includingmurals,sculptu
res,scriptures,andotherartifacts.ItisalsoaplaceofpilgrimageforBuddhistsfromallovertheworld.ThePotalaPalaceisasymboloft
helonghistoryandsplendidcultureoftheTibetanpeople,anditisalsoasymboloftheunityoftheChinesenation.庐山Chinesetrad
itionalculturehasalonghistoryandprofoundconnotations.Amongthem,thesummerresortisauniqueculturalphenomenon.Summ
erresortisakindofresortforpeopletoescapethesummerheat.InChina,therearemanyfamoussummerresorts,suchastheSum
merPalace,LushanMountainandsoon.TheSummerPalaceislocatedinthenorthwestofBeijing.Itisalarge-scaleimperialgardenbuiltbyEmperor
QianlongintheQingDynasty.Itisacombinationofgardens,pavilions,towers,bridgesandotherbuildings.Itisaperfectcombinationofman-
madeandnaturalbeauty.LushanMountainislocatedinthesouthofJiangxiProvince.ItisoneofthemostfamoussummerresortsinChina.Itisknownasthe"Fi
rstMountainintheEast".Itissurroundedbymountainsandrivers,andthesceneryisbeautiful.Therearemanyfamousattractions,suchast
heWhiteDeerCave,theFlyingWaterfallandtheImmortalCave.Inaddition,therearemanyothersummerresortsinChina,suchastheYellowMountaininAnh
uiProvince,theWestLakeinHangzhou,andtheJiuzhaigouValleyinSichuanProvince.Alloftheseplacesarefamousfortheirbeautifulsceneryandpleasantclimate.Peo
plecanenjoythecoolbreezeandthebeautifulscenery,andhaveapleasantsummervacation.Inaword,Chinesetraditionalculturehasalonghistoryandprofoundcon
notations.Summerresortsareanimportantpartofit.Peoplecanenjoythebeautifulsceneryandpleasantclimateinthesesu
mmerresorts,andhaveapleasantsummervacation.五台山China'sWutaiMountain,locatedinthenorthofShanxiProvince,i
soneofthefourfamousBuddhistmountainsinChina.Itisalsoknownasthe"FirstBuddhistMountaininChina".WutaiMountainisafamousmountainwithalonghistoryan
drichculturalheritage.Itisknownforitsbeautifulscenery,itsmanytemplesanditsuniqueculturallandscape.ThemainpeakofWutaiMountainisthehighe
stpeakinnorthernChina,withanaltitudeof3058meters.Themountainissurroundedbyfivepeaks,hencethename"WutaiMountain
".Thefivepeaksarecalled"FiveTerraceMountain",andeachpeakhasitsownuniquecharacteristics.Thefivepeaksarenamedafterthefiveelementsofgold,wood,water,fire
andearth.TheWutaiMountainareaisrichinnaturalresourcesandishometomanyrareplantsandanimals.Itisalsohometomanyancienttemples,includingthefam
ousFoguangTemple,whichisoneofthemostimportantBuddhisttemplesinChina.WutaiMountainisapopulartouristdestination,attractingvisitorsfromallovertheworld
.ItisalsoasacredplaceforBuddhists,andmanypilgrimscomeheretoworship.Inconclusion,WutaiMountainisabeautifulmountainwithalonghistoryandrich
culturalheritage.ItisapopulartouristdestinationandasacredplaceforBuddhists.都江堰Dujiangyanisafamousancientirrigationprojec
tlocatedinSichuanProvince,China.Itwasbuiltin256BCbytheStateofQinduringtheWarringStatesPeriod.Itistheoldestandmostsuccessfulirrigationsysteminthewor
ld.Dujiangyaniscomposedofthreeparts:theFishMouth,theFlyingSandWeirandtheSpillway.TheFishMouthisalargeV-shapedstructurethatdivides
theMinjiangRiverintotwoparts.TheFlyingSandWeirisadamthatcontrolstheflowofwater.TheSpillwayisachannelthatdivertsthewaterfromtheFishMouthtotheirrig
ationcanals.DujiangyanhasplayedanimportantroleinthedevelopmentofSichuanProvince.Ithasprovidedwaterforirrigationandfloodcontr
ol,andhashelpedtoimprovethelocaleconomy.IthasalsobeenasourceofinspirationformanyChinesepoetsandartists.DujiangyanisasymbolofChinese
engineeringandingenuity.ItisatestamenttothewisdomandskilloftheancientChinesepeople.ItisalsoaUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteandapopulartouristdes
tination.ItisatestamenttotheingenuityoftheChinesepeopleandareminderoftheimportanceofwaterconservation.云岗石窟TheYungang
Grottoes,locatedinDatongCity,ShanxiProvince,China,isoneofthemostfamousancientBuddhistgrottoesintheworld.Itisamasterpiec
eofChineseBuddhistart,andislistedasaWorldCulturalHeritageSitebyUNESCO.TheYungangGrottoeswerebuiltintheNorthernWeiDynasty(386-534AD).Itiscompos
edof252grottoes,withmorethan51,000stonestatues,rangingfrom1centimeterto17metersinheight.Thestatuesarevividandlifelike,andthecarvingsareex
quisiteanddelicate.Thegrottoesaredividedintofiveparts,eachofwhichhasitsowncharacteristics.TheYungangGrottoesarenotonlyatreasurehouseofCh
ineseBuddhistart,butalsoasymboloftheculturalexchangebetweenChinaandtheWest.ItisagreatplacetoappreciatethebeautyofChinesecultureandart.京杭大运
河TheGrandCanal,alsoknownastheBeijing-HangzhouGrandCanal,isthelongestandoldestcanalintheworld.Itisaman-madewaterwayinChina
,stretchingfromBeijinginthenorthtoHangzhouinthesouth,atotallengthof1.794kilometers.ItisagreatfeatofancientChineseengineering,andithasbeen
listedasaWorldHeritageSitebyUNESCO.TheGrandCanalwasfirstbuiltinthe5thcenturyBC,anditwasextendedandimpro
vedoverthecenturies.ItisamajorarteryofcommunicationandtransportationinancientChina,connectingtheYellowRiverandtheYangtzeRiver,andconnectingtheno
rthernandsouthernpartsofthecountry.Itisalsoanimportantwaterconservancyproject,providingirrigationforthe
vastagriculturalareasalongitsbanks.TheGrandCanalisasymbolofChinesecivilizationandculture.Ithaswitnessedtheriseandfallofdynasties,and
hasbeenawitnesstothedevelopmentofChinesesociety.莫高窟TheMogaoGrottoes,locatedintheDunhuangCityofGansuProvince,isoneofthemostfamousBuddh
istgrottoesinChina.ItisalsoknownastheThousand-BuddhaCaves,asitcontainsmorethan2,000statuesofBuddhaandover45,000squareme
tersofmurals.TheMogaoGrottoeswerefirstbuiltinthe4thcenturyandhavebeencontinuouslyexpandedandrenovatedoverthecenturies.Thegrott
oesaredividedintotwoparts:theeastandthewest.TheeastpartismainlycomposedofBuddhiststatues,whilethewestpartismainlycomposedofmurals.Themuralsd
epictthestoriesofBuddhism,aswellasthedailylifeofthepeopleinancienttimes.TheMogaoGrottoesareatreasuretroveofBuddhistart
andculture.ItisagreatplacetolearnaboutthehistoryandcultureofancientChina.TheMogaoGrottoesarenowaUNESCOWorldHeritageSit
eandareopentothepublic.乐山大佛TheLeshanGiantBuddha,locatedinLeshanCity,SichuanProvince,istheworld'slargeststoneBuddhastatue.ItiscarvedonthecliffofLi
ngyunMountainintheeastofLeshanCity.Itis71metershighandhasahistoryofmorethan1,200years.Itisamasterpiec
eofChineseancientsculptureart.TheLeshanGiantBuddhaisasittingBuddhastatue.ItissaidthatthestatuewasbuiltbyamonknamedHaitongintheTangDynasty.Hew
antedtocalmtheturbulentwatersoftheMinjiangRiverandprotectthelocalpeoplefromthedangeroffloods.Aftermorethan
90yearsofhardwork,thestatuewasfinallycompleted.TheLeshanGiantBuddhaisasymbolofChinesecultureandart.Itisalsoaworldculturalheritage.Everyyear,many
touristsfromallovertheworldcometovisittheLeshanGiantBuddha.Itisamust-seefortouristswhocomeChina.赵州桥TheZhaozhouBridge,alsoknownastheAnjiB
ridge,isaChinesebridgelocatedinZhaoxianCounty,HebeiProvince.Itistheoldestopen-spandrelstonesegmentalarchbridgeintheworld,andisconsideredthe
world'sfirstfullyfunctionalopen-spandrelstonebridge.Builtintheyear605ADduringtheSuiDynasty,thebridgehasatotallengthof37metersandawidthof9.6meter
s.Itiscomposedof28stonearches,eachwithaspanof3.4meters.Thebridgeisconstructedwithauniquecombinationofstoneandwood,andissupportedbya
seriesofstonepiers.Thebridgeisrenownedforitselegantdesignandremarkabledurability,havingwithstoodthete
stoftimeforover1,400years.ItisatestamenttotheingenuityofChineseengineeringandisapopulartouristattraction.大雁塔TheGreatWildGoosePagoda,locatedintheanci
entcityofXi'an,isoneofthemostfamouslandmarksinChina.Itwasbuiltin652ADduringtheTangDynasty,andisasymbolofthec
ity'slonghistoryandculture.Thepagodastandsataheightof64meters,andismadeofbrickandwood.Ithassevenstories,eachwithadiffer
entshapeandsize.Thepagodaisdecoratedwithintricatecarvingsandsculptures,andisapopulartouristattraction.TheGreatWildGoosePagodawa
soriginallybuilttohouseBuddhistscripturesandartifactsbroughttoChinafromIndiabythemonkXuanzang.Itwasalsousedasaplaceofworship
andmeditation.Today,thepagodaisamuseum,andvisitorscanexploreitsmanygalleriesandexhibits.TheGreatWildGoosePagodaisasymbolofChinesecultureandhist
ory,andisamust-seeforanyonevisitingXi'an.Itisareminderofthecity'srichpast,andatestamenttothepoweroffaithanddevotion.