| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Leshan
Site / Event : Dafu
|
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The hand.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Leshan
Site / Event : Dafu
|
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The head of Dafu. The statue's ears are 7m long.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Leshan
Site / Event : Dafu
|
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People on the foot of Dafu. The big toe is 8.3m long.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Leshan
Site / Event : Dafu
|
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View from the top of Dafu.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Dazu
|
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Rice terraces near Dazu.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Dazu
|
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Fertile valley.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Dazu
|
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The region is famous for its rock carvings.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Dazu
|
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Small hamlet.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Dazu
Site / Event : Northern Hill
|
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Buddhist rock carvings on Dazu's Northern Hill. They date from the 9th to 11th centuries.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Dazu
Site / Event : Northern Hill
|
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The carvings are some of the oldest in the region.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Dazu
Site / Event : Northern Hill
|
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Standing figures.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Dazu
Site / Event : Northern Hill
|
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Seated Buddha.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Dazu
|
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Crowded bus.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Dazu
|
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Advert poster.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Dazu
|
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Rural scene.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Dazu
Site / Event : Baoding
|
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Baoding is a hill with Buddhist sculptures that took 70 years to complete.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Dazu
Site / Event : Baoding
|
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The site is reached via a wooden temple.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Dazu
Site / Event : Baoding
|
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The carvings are set on a 125m horseshoe shaped cliff.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Dazu
Site / Event : Baoding
|
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The carvings are viewed from a pathway high above the valley.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Dazu
Site / Event : Baoding
|
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The figures are beautifully carved and painted.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Dazu
Site / Event : Baoding
|
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The Baoding carvings are of sages, preachers and historical figures.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Dazu
Site / Event : Baoding
|
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Scenes of hell. The carvings were completed in 1249.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Dazu
Site / Event : Baoding
|
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Scenes from hell overlooked by judges.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Dazu
Site / Event : Baoding
|
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Figures carrying offerings.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Dazu
Site / Event : Baoding
|
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The carvings were begun in 1174 and completed in 1252.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Dazu
Site / Event : Baoding
|
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Figures with Chinese inscriptions.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Dazu
Site / Event : Baoding
|
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Buddhist carvings.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Dazu
Site / Event : Baoding
|
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Figures with a temple.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Dazu
Site / Event : Baoding
|
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Religious figures.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Dazu
Site / Event : Baoding
|
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Demons.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Dazu
Site / Event : Baoding
|
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Figures praying.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Dazu
Site / Event : Baoding
|
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8m high priests.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Dazu
Site / Event : Baoding
|
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The highlight of the site is the Reclining Buddha.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Dazu
Site / Event : Baoding
|
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The Reclining Buddha is 31m long and 5m high.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Chongqing
|
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Chongqing is a hilly industrial city by the Yangtse River.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Chongqing
|
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The Renmin Hotel overlooking the hilly old section of the city.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Chongqing
|
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Chongqing in 1988 was a grimy, industrial, hilly metropolis.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Chongqing
|
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View over the city.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Chongqing
|
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Monthly accident figures.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Chongqing
|
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Trollybus driver attaching electrical rods to the overhead wires.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
City / Town : Chongqing
|
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The city at night.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
City / Town : Chongqing
|
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View of the Yangtse River over soot blackened roofs.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
City / Town : Chongqing
|
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Ferry on the Yangtse River, the world's third longest (6300km).
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
|
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One of the many drab industrial towns along the Yangtse River.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
|
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A riverside brick kiln on the Yangtse River, the world's third longest at 6300km.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
|
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Grimy riverside city.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
|
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Local ferry.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
|
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A factory by the river.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
|
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Riverside metropolis.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
|
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The river banks are often washed away.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
|
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Ferry boats link the cities and towns along the river.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
|
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Fishing boats.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
|
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River barges carry cargo.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
|
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Pollution.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
|
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Hilltop pagoda.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
|
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The wide river.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
|
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Hills flanking the river.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
|
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Riverside factory.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
|
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Small boat.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
|
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Riverside settlements.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
|
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Dramatic hills.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
|
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Hilltop building.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
|
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Barge.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
|
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The beginning of Sanxia, the Three Gorges on the Yangtse River. Shown here in 1988 before the dam was built.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
|
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Industrial town at the entrance to the Three Gorges.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
Site / Event : Qutang Gorge
|
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The most Westerly is the 8km long Qutang Gorge.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
Site / Event : Qutang Gorge
|
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Coal to be transported.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
Site / Event : Qutang Gorge
|
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Sail boat.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
Site / Event : Qutang Gorge
|
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The hilly riverside is a hive of industrial activity.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
Site / Event : Qutang Gorge
|
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Forested hills.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
Site / Event : Wuxia Gorge
|
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The 40km long Wuxia Gorge is the central of the Three Gorges.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
Site / Event : Wuxia Gorge
|
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Wuxia Gorge on the Yangtse River.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
Site / Event : Wuxia Gorge
|
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Spectacular gorges scenery.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
Site / Event : Wuxia Gorge
|
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Cargo boat.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
Site / Event : Wuxia Gorge
|
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Small shrine overlooking the river.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
Site / Event : Wuxia Gorge
|
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View of the gorges.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
Site / Event : Wuxia Gorge
|
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Stone bridge.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
Site / Event : Wuxia Gorge
|
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Spectacular scenery.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
Site / Event : Wuxia Gorge
|
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Sheer cliff.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
Site / Event : Wuxia Gorge
|
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Pagoda overlooking the river.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
Site / Event : Wuxia Gorge
|
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Steep cliffs alongside the river.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
Site / Event : Wuxia Gorge
|
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The gorge rises up to 900m above the river.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Sichuan
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
Site / Event : Wuxia Gorge
|
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Peak overlooking the river.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Hubei
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
Site / Event : Wuxia Gorge
|
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Misty view along Wuxia Gorge.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Hubei
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
Site / Event : Wuxia Gorge
|
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Fertile hills.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Hubei
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
Site / Event : Wuxia Gorge
|
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Abandoned boats.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Hubei
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
Site / Event : Wuxia Gorge
|
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Dramatic ridges.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Hubei
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
Site / Event : Wuxia Gorge
|
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Hillside shrines.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Hubei
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
Site / Event : Wuxia Gorge
|
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View from an intercity ferry.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Hubei
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
Site / Event : Wuxia Gorge
|
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Pointed hill.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Hubei
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
Site / Event : Wuxia Gorge
|
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Boat dwarfed by towering hills.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Hubei
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
Site / Event : Wuxia Gorge
|
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Cargo boat.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Hubei
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
Site / Event : Wuxia Gorge
|
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Parts of the gorge are uninhabited.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Hubei
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
Site / Event : Wuxia Gorge
|
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Dramatic rock face.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Hubei
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
Site / Event : Wuxia Gorge
|
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Spectacular rock face.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Hubei
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
Site / Event : Wuxia Gorge
|
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Ferry along the narrow Wuxia Gorge.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Hubei
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
Site / Event : Wuxia Gorge
|
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Small factory.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Hubei
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
Site / Event : Wuxia Gorge
|
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View of the gorge.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Hubei
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
Site / Event : Wuxia Gorge
|
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The Yangtse River gorges have cliffs that rise up to 900m.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Hubei
Region : Yangtse River
District : Three Gorges
Site / Event : Wuxia Gorge
|
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Factory with chimney stack.
|
1988 |
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