The Longevity Temple at the Holy Summit Baoding Shan (宝顶山) is located close to the Treasure Chest Mountain in the province of Chongqing. Besides the Emei Shan (峨眉山 ) it belongs to the sacred possessions of the Buddhists in China. The temple was built in 1178 and still serves as a monastery. Please watch the […]
Giant Wild Goose Pagoda
The Giant Wild Goose Pagoda is the landmark of the city of Xi’an. The entire temple complex stands as a symbol to the monk Xuangzang, who translated and stored the Buddhist scriptures he brought back with him from a trip to India. The 64 m high pagoda is from the year 652 and at one […]
River View Tower Park – Wang Jiang Lou – Chengdu
River View Park lies on the south shore of the Jin River. Here we find the more than 30 m high Chongli Pavilion, known as Wangjiang Pavilion, which is especially attractive due to its unique ornaments. Please watch the video You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click […]
Yangtze River Cruise from Fengjie to Wanzhou
Fengjie was completed rebuilt. We can only still see the remains of the Old Town which is currently being carried away. From the size of this city alone – a metropolis with 1 million inhabitants – we can begin to see the enormous logistical efforts which are behind the dam project. Not all of the […]
Center of Shanghai
In the center of Shanghai, on the square in front of City Hall and the Shanghai Museum, you can marvel the architecture of the city is particularly well. As one can stay for days in the Shanghai Museum, you find it in a separate article. You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access […]
Dazu Rock Carvings – Bei Shan
The Dazu Rock Carvings are about 1.5 hours drive north-west of Chongqing. At 75 different sites in the Chongqing Municipality, estimated 50,000 Chinese religious sculptures were carved in stone, with the oldest statues dating back to the early Tang Dynasty. Please watch the video here You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To […]