Country |
Province State |
Region |
City Town |
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Description |
Year Taken |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Dingshu |
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Making Purple Sands tea pots. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Dingshu |
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Showroom |
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Showroom with tables and stools. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Dingshu |
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Showroom |
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Ceramic sheep and flower shaped flask. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Dingshu |
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Showroom |
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Ceramic items. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Dingshu |
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Showroom |
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Beautiful and detailed ceramic artwork. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Dingshu |
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Blocks of clay being taken for the kilns. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Dingshu |
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Clay being added to the kilns. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Dingshu |
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Clay diggers on their way home. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Dingshu |
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A busy canal. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Dingshu |
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Transporting ceramics by boat. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Dingshu |
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Barge carrying ceramics. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Dingshu |
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Fruit and vegetable sellers on a canal bridge. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Dingshu |
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Ceramics waiting to be transported. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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View over Nanjing, a former capital of China. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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The city was settled 5000 years ago and became capital in the 3rd century. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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The city was attacked by Europeans in 1842 and by Japan in 1937. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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The city is on the Yangtse River. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Civil War Memorial |
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Memorial commemorating the capture of Nanjing by the Communists in 1949. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Civil War Memorial |
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The events of 1949 were a turning point in the Civil War. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Civil War Memorial |
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Caligraphy Deng Xiao Ping. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
City Walls |
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The City Walls are 33km long. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
City Walls |
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Nanjing's city walls required 20 years to build. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
City Walls |
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Each brick is inscribed with the details of its manufacture. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
City Walls |
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The walls were built by 200,000 workers. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
City Walls |
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The walls date from 1386. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
City Walls |
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Zhonghua Gate is the largest in Nanjing and dates from 1386. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
Old City |
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Street scene in the old city. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
Old City |
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Transporting meat. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
Old City |
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Girl eating bread. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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The Bell Tower dates from 1388. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Drum Tower |
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The Drum Tower dates from 1382. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Drum Tower |
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Large drum in the interior cafe. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Hong Wu Palace |
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The ruins of Hong Wu Palace, the model for the Imperial Palace in Beijing. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Hong Wu Palace |
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The palace was destroyed during the Taiping Rebellion (1850 - 1864). |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Hong Wu Palace |
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Stone carving. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Han Burial Suit |
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Jade burial suit from the Han Dynasty (25 to 220). |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Han Burial Suit |
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The burial suit is made from jade rectangles held together with silver thread. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Sun Yat Sen Tomb |
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The entrance gateway to the Mausoleum of Sun Yat Sen. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Sun Yat Sen Tomb |
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Sun Yat Sen was the first President of republican China. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Sun Yat Sen Tomb |
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The tomb is reached via a staircase that is 323m long and 70m wide. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Sun Yat Sen Tomb |
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The main tomb. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Sun Yat Sen Tomb |
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Sun Yat Sen died in 1912. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Sun Yat Sen Tomb |
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Children at the mausoleum. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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The 34 storey Jingling Hotel. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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The Taiping Museum is in a wooden building. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
Linggu Park |
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Linggu Park is a large area with pagodas and temples. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
Linggu Park |
Beamless Hall |
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The Beamless Hall was built from brick and uses no wood. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
Linggu Park |
Beamless Hall |
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The hall was bult in 1381 by Hong Wu. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
Linggu Park |
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View of the park. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
Linggu Park |
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Linggu Pagoda is 60m high and was built in 1929 as a war memorial. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
Linggu Park |
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View from the pagoda. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Small stream. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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The hills overlooking the city. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Tomb of Hong Wu |
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The Tomb of Hong Wu, first emperor of the Ming Dynasty who died in 1398. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Tomb of Hong Wu |
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The tomb is reached via the avenue of animals. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Tomb of Hong Wu |
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Stone elephant along the Avenue of Animals. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Tomb of Hong Wu |
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Bactrian camel. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Tomb of Hong Wu |
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Stone lion. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Tomb of Hong Wu |
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The Avenue of Military and Political Figures. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Tomb of Hong Wu |
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Military figure. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Tomb of Hong Wu |
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Mandarin. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Tomb of Hong Wu |
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The tomb is reached via a long avenue. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Tomb of Hong Wu |
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Visitors. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Tomb of Hong Wu |
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Stele. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Tomb of Hong Wu |
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Small temple. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Tomb of Hong Wu |
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Tortoise. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Tomb of Hong Wu |
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The Soul Tower leads to the unexcavated tomb mound. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Tomb of Hong Wu |
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The rear of the Soul Tower. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Tomb of Hong Wu |
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The base of the overgrown tomb mound. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Tomb of Hong Wu |
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Mural of Hong Wu's tomb. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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One of the city's many parks. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Pleasure boat. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Steam train. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Steam locomotive. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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Two engines. |
1988 |
China |
Jiangsu |
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Nanjing |
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The Yangtse River Bridge (1960) has two levels for road and rail. Its length is 4.5km. |
1988 |
China |
Shandong |
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Qufu |
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Qufu is a traditional Chinese town. |
1988 |
China |
Shandong |
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Qufu |
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The town is famed for its traditional Ming architecture. |
1988 |
China |
Shandong |
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Qufu |
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Qufu is the birthplace of pholosopher and writer, Kong Fu Dz, known in English as Confucius. |
1988 |
China |
Shandong |
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Qufu |
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House with quotation by Confucius. |
1988 |
China |
Shandong |
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Qufu |
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Northern Gate |
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The Ming Northern Gate of the old town. |
1988 |
China |
Shandong |
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Qufu |
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Northern Gate |
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The gate is one of the largest in China. |
1988 |
China |
Shandong |
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Qufu |
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Northern Gate |
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A moat surrounds the town. |
1988 |
China |
Shandong |
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Qufu |
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Local transport. |
1988 |
China |
Shandong |
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Qufu |
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Transporting ceramics. |
1988 |
China |
Shandong |
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Qufu |
Temple of Confucius |
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The Temple of Confucius was begun in 478 BCE. |
1988 |
China |
Shandong |
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Qufu |
Temple of Confucius |
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The temple has been added to over the centuries. |
1988 |
China |
Shandong |
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Qufu |
Temple of Confucius |
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The temple is now a complex occupying a fifth of the area of the town. |
1988 |
China |
Shandong |
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Qufu |
Temple of Confucius |
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Carved stonework. |
1988 |
China |
Shandong |
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Qufu |
Temple of Confucius |
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A tortoise-like bixi. |
1988 |
China |
Shandong |
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Qufu |
Temple of Confucius |
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Carved stone fence. |
1988 |
China |
Shandong |
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Qufu |
Temple of Confucius |
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The complex has many buildings added over the centuries. |
1988 |
China |
Shandong |
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Qufu |
Temple of Confucius |
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There are over 1000 steles, China's largest collection over 2000 years. |
1988 |
China |
Shandong |
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Qufu |
Temple of Confucius |
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The complex is set among trees. |
1988 |
China |
Shandong |
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Qufu |
Temple of Confucius |
Great Scholars' Pavillion |
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The Great Scholars' Pavillion is one of the larger buildings. |
1988 |
China |
Shandong |
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Qufu |
Temple of Confucius |
Great Scholars' Pavillion |
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The building dates from 1190. |
1988 |
China |
Shandong |
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Qufu |
Temple of Confucius |
Great Scholars' Pavillion |
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Decorated wooden screens. |
1988 |
China |
Shandong |
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Qufu |
Temple of Confucius |
Great Scholars' Pavillion |
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The temple was once as great centre of learning. |
1988 |
China |
Shandong |
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Qufu |
Temple of Confucius |
Dacheng Hall |
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Dacheng Hall is 31m high. |
1988 |
China |
Shandong |
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Qufu |
Temple of Confucius |
Dacheng Hall |
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Carved stone columns and ballustrades. |
1988 |