Huangyaguan Great Wall :
Located in the mountainous area of Tianjin's northern Ji County, theHuangyaguan Great Wall was first built during the Northern Qi Dynasty (550 -557) and repaired in large scale with bricks during the Ming Dynasty (1368 -1644). When appointed as the chief commanding officer in the Ji Garrison (one ofthe eleven garrisons of the Ming Dynasty), Qi Jiguang added watch towers andother defensive works.
The Huangyaguan Great Wall comes out first in the ten most-visited sites inTianjin. It is considered to be a miniature of the Great Wall. The entiresection is built on an abrupt mountain ridge. Being endowed with both naturalbeauty and cultural interest, it has become famous as a natural beauty spot anda summer resort. The major scenic area is composed of Huangyaguan Pass andTaiping Mountain Stronghold.
Huangyaguan Pass: In 1984, the people of Tianjin spent three yearsrepairing 3,308 yards of the main wall from Banlagang Mountain in the east toWangmaoding Mountain in the west. They restored 20 terraces, the HuangyaguanWater Gate, and the Bagua Castle (the Eight Diagrams Castle). The defensivesystem of the wall is complete. Watch towers, frontier cities, drain holes,emplacements, barracks and other indispensable military facilities are arrangedorderly along the wall. Besides, the stele forests of the Great Wall, BeijiTemple, the exhibition hall of famous couplets, the Great Wall Museum (the firstmuseum along the Great Wall) and the Phoenix Fortress have been newly builtwithin the area.
Taipingzhai Great Wall :
Six miles southeast of Huangyaguan Pass is the Taipingzhai Great Wall,another important mountain stronghold of the wall during the Ming Dynasty (1368- 1644). It is also called Taipinganzhai, meaning "a village of peace andprosperity". Starting from Banlagang Mountain in the east and arriving at GuafuTower (Widow Tower) in the west, it winds through the precipitous mountains forabout 955 yards.
The wall is an important component of Huangyaguan Great Wall. There are sixwatch towers, one battlement, and one shortcut leading to the wall. Thearchitectural styles of the military towers vary considerably. There are square,round, solid and hollow towers, with some inside and others outside the wall.Beside the shortcut, there is a small citadel where an 8.5-meter statue of QiJiguang, the chief commanding officer of Ji Garrison (one of the elevengarrisons in the Ming Dynasty) is located. The local people built this statue inorder to commemorate his great contribution to frontier peace and stability inthat period. To the west of the citadel, a section of the wall extends 33 yardsout to where a sentry post was situated.
At the western end of the wall is a square stone tower called Guafu Tower,"Widow Tower" in English, built by twelve wives whose husbands died during theconstruction of the wall in the Ming Dynasty. The widows erected this tower tocommemorate their husbands' notable exploits. The tower has two levels andmeasures 13-meters (14-yards) high. Arched arrow windows are on the four sidesof the tower.
Besides these cultural points of interest, Taipingzhai Great Wall is alsofamous for its amazingly impressive scenery. Zigzagging along the mountain ridgefor over 984 yards, the wall looks very much like a giant dragon flying throughclouds.
Mt. Panshan Scenic Area :
Covering an area of 106 square kilometers (about 26193 acres), Mt. PanshanScenic Area is located in Jixian County, 110 kilometers (68.4 miles) away fromTianjin, 88 kilometers (54.7 miles) away from Beijing. As the name suggests, thescenic area is mainly Mt Panshan–oriented. Endowed with natural beauty and ahistorical heritage, Mt Panshan is known as 'The First Mountain East of Beijing'and is listed as one of the top fifteen mountains in China.
The mountain acquired its present name, early in the Eastern Han (25-220).Taizong , the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), was prodigal of hispraise of its scenery on his chance visit when he led the army in a campaign.Seventy-two temples, thirteen pagodas and numerous Xanadus and towers were builton the mountain in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and the Qing Dynasty(1644-1911). Qianlong, a brilliant and wise Qing Dynasty emperor was soimpressed that he made thirty or so visits and wrote 1366 poems to express hisadmiration of the area. In the first half of the twentieth century, the wholeresort all fell to ruin due to hostilities and neglect. It has undergone aprocess of restoration since the 1990s and is now regaining its fame.
It is famous for jade pine trees, strange and astonishing peaks, clearwaters, grotesquely shaped rocks and clusters of ancient temples. On themountaintop, numerous pines hide the sky from view and block out the sunshine.Rugged rocks in a variety of shapes, some of which resemble a toad, a general ora boa, will greet you in the middle of the mountain. At its foot, clear watersplashes on the rocks. The mountain consists of five peaks, with the main one,Guayue (Moon Hanging) Peak. Although Guayue Peak is only 857 meters (2811.7feet) above sea level, to the north it is possible to see a section of the GreatWall while to the west Mt Taihang can be seen.
From the Wei State during the Three Kingdoms Period (220-280) onwards,emperors enthusiastically commissioned the building of temples, towers andXanadus resulting in over 160 such sites. There are four main temples: TianchengTemple (God Proposing Temple), Yunzhao Temple (Cloud-Hiding Temple), WanfoTemple (Ten Thousand-Buddha Temple) and Wansong Temple (Ten Thousand-PineTemple). Tiancheng Temple built in the Tang Dynasty, was enlarged and repairedin the Ming and the Qing dynasties. To the east of this temple stands theAncient Dagoba. As the biggest tower in this mountain, it has thirteen floors.The roof of the Yunzhao Temple was a golden yellow, a color that normally wasonly allowed to be used on imperial buildings. By granting permission for this,Emperor Qianlong demonstrated his approval and admiration of the mountain. WanfoTemple (Ten Thousand-Buddha Temple) has 10,960 small Buddhas statues.
Kunming is located in the central yunnan-guizhou plateau, has two thousand four hundred years of history, city center, 1891 meters above sea level. Dianchi lake in the south, surrounded by mountains on three sides. Belong to the low latitude plateau hilly monsoon climate, due to the effect of warm moist air flows in the Indian Ocean southwest of, sunshine long, short frost season, annual average temperature of 15 degrees Celsius. Mild climate, summer without heat and winter is not cold, spring-like four seasons, a pleasant climate, is extremely prestigious "spring city". Therefore predecessors has a poem describing its features are: kunming can lunar without qiu, volts, light cotton sweat flow, may drift of winter sweet full, LiuShu New Year will be thick. Every year in December of the year in March, black-headed gull flocks of escape the north sea wind, source come from a far country, landed in kunming city.
Kunming at an altitude of 746 meters to 4247 meters, covers an area of 15942 square kilometers, built up area of 98 square kilometers, crown, xishan, panlong, five China guandu area and four chenggong, jinning, peaceful, prosperous, song Ming, appropriate is good, the lunan, luquan eight counties. A population of 3635212 people, there are han, yi, hui, bai, miao, 25 nations such as Mongolia, ethnic minority population accounts for 12.6%, urban population of 1611969 people.
250000 years ago, there is a human activity in kunming area. Since the 13th century, kunming, China became the political, economic and cultural center in yunnan province. Is the mainland southeast Asia "in the ancient southern silk road" - yunnan and sichuan - Vietnam hub and channel. Kunming is a great navigator zheng he, the people's musician nie er's hometown. The nation sports, such as "121" patriotic democratic movement in the Chinese democratic revolution. Long history, diverse culture, formed in kunming today "has a long history, monuments, beautiful scenery and places of interest, the humanities ceremony, celebrities, development earlier, more contacts" distinctive characteristics.
Since the reform and opening, kunming economic always maintain the good momentum of rapid and healthy development, the comprehensive economic strength into the advanced level in the western region. After years of development, has formed a cigarette, electromechanical, biological resources, information, business tourism, and other five pillar industries. Agriculture sustainable, stable and coordinated development, structural adjustment effect of obvious, outstanding features, "iq200 flowers", "chenggong vegetables" has become well-known brands at home and abroad. Industrial formed mainly machinery, metallurgy, tobacco processing system, is yunnan province industrial base and the important industrial city in southwest China. The proportion of the third industry in the national economy growing, commerce, tourism, information, modern service industry develops rapidly, and of the city's economic and social development played an important role in leading and promoting role.
Kunming is one of the famous historical and cultural city in China, it is the natural landscape and human landscape of. It is also one of China's best tourist city. Due to the expo held, improves the kunming's popularity in the world. Not severe cold in winter here, summer without heat, four spring-like, perennial flowers, known as "spring city".
Within the territory of mountains and rivers beautiful in kunming. Long history, many ethnic groups, the unique natural conditions, to kunming left a very rich cultural relics and scenic spots. There were three state-level scenic spots, 6 national key cultural relics protection units, provincial key hand protection unit 66, scenic tourist area, 30, tourist attractions more than 100, the national tourist line 11, 1 at the provincial level scenic spots, with characteristic of yunnan ethnic customs, large-scale ethnic village, such as one of the hot spring over 50 varieties of flowers
More than 400 kinds of plants varieties... Formed in the stone forest in kunming, dianchi lake scenic area as the key point, the scenic spots along the peace - shilin highway as a line, drive the kunming city, the province set tourism, vacation, entertainment as one of the tourism system.
The capital city of kunming is also a multi-ethnic, the folk customs fascinating, numerous monuments, natural scenery and people embraced the synergies, paint a magic blurred picture.
Kunming is transport hub, communication center in yunnan province and China facing southeast Asia ports. Kunming airport is one of the five largest international airports in China, have to yangon, Bangkok, Singapore and so on six international routes, a regional route to Hong Kong, and about 40 routes to domestic large and medium-sized cities, and the seven routes in the province. Existing in kunming to chengdu, kunming to guiyang, kunming to estuarine 12 railway feeder, such as there are between kunming and nanning, as well as of the railway, KunYu railways in the province. Kunming convenient highway, there are more than 5000 km of roads to the province and next-door neighbours.
Facing the new situation and new tasks, established the development strategy of the construction of modern new kunming, to accelerate the process of building a well-off society in an all-round way. In the taihu lake in dianchi lake as the center, the implementation of "traffic", "to the sewage", "lake surrounding", "in the new town" project, further optimize the environment of urban development, comprehensively improve the image of the urban and rural areas, strengthen urban comprehensive strength, the building become a economic prosperity, culture developed in kunming, a beautiful environment, perfect function, the "spring city", "historical and cultural city, landscape garden ecological city features prominent, modern regional international city facing southeast Asia, South Asia.
Kunming, the capital of yunnan province, has two thousand four hundred years of history, is the yunnan province politics, economy, culture, science and technology, and transportation center, is also a famous historical and cultural cities and excellent tourist city in China.
Central yunnan-guizhou plateau, kunming is a city center, 1891 meters above sea level. Dianchi lake in the south, surrounded by mountains on three sides. Belong to the low latitude plateau hilly monsoon climate, due to the effect of warm moist air flows in the Indian Ocean southwest of, sunshine long, short frost season, annual average temperature of 15. C. Mild climate, summer without heat and winter is not cold, spring-like four seasons, a pleasant climate, is extremely prestigious "spring city". Every year in December of the year in March, black-headed gull flocks of escape the north sea wind, source come from a far country, landed in kunming city.
Kunming district with a total area of about 15560 square kilometers, of which the urban area of about 98 square kilometers. Total population of 4 million. The entire province 26 nationalities live in kunming.
Kunming is the natural landscape and human landscape of. Long history, unique geological structure, kunming left many cultural relics and scenic spots. Kunming is a developing international tourism city, at present, has formed with the center of the expo sets natural scenery and ethnic customs as one of the multi-function of the four seasons all appropriate tourist resort.
Kunming is transport hub, communication center in yunnan province and China facing southeast Asia ports. Kunming airport is one of the five largest international airports in China, have to yangon, Bangkok, Singapore and so on six international routes, a regional route to Hong Kong, and about 40 routes to domestic large and medium-sized cities, and the seven routes in the province. Existing in kunming to chengdu, kunming to guiyang, kunming to estuarine 12 railway feeder, such as there are between kunming and nanning, as well as of the railway, KunYu railways in the province. Kunming convenient highway, there are more than 5000 km of roads to the province and next-door neighbours.
Kunming is a resources together, mountains and rivers beautiful, rich ethnic customs and colorful tourist city. Here four spring-like, flowers, beautiful landscapes, enjoy the "spring city" reputation in the world. Superior geographical and climatic conditions, also attracted black-headed gull came from Siberia, every winter, people play gulls, harmonious coexistence has become a spring city landscape. Swim in kunming lake, lake, flowers tide, cloud, let a person crazy, linger.
Gold Ma Fang - - blue chicken fang - chestwood Yuan Jiagu - kunming home old street (a total of five sites)
JinMaBiJi lane is located in kunming city center street, three cities and pool jinbi road, east lane in the golden horse called gold Ma Fang mountain, west lane by brigitte chicken chicken mountain and named garden, is the symbol of kunming. JinMaBiJi fang Ming dynasty xuande emperor, has been nearly four hundred years of history. JinMaBiJi fang is unique, is a specific time, there will be a "its splendour" wonders. JinMaBiJi fang is a brand of kunming, travel to kunming friend, must come and have a look. There are many stalls sell silver, tea, price is reasonable.
Chestwood five huashan XiLu downtown, is the center of the city tourist attractions. Bamboo green because of its eight cui of flour and water, the four seasons, spring, summer, LiuCui, therefore calls "chestwood. Chestwood - black-headed gull before the yuan dynasty, dianchi lake water level is high, there are also belong to small bay, outside the paddy fields, garden, lianchi, therefore calls "haizi". The lake in a variety of camellia.
Walk along chestwood, can reach Yuan Jiagu homestead, cui hu is the first selection of kunming residents leisure, holiday tour chestwood people is more, the cruise is a good choice.
"Old street" in kunming, kunming, the famous historical and cultural city only retained a piece of the original old blocks, is the biggest area in kunming, save in the qing dynasty and the period of the republic of China characteristic for most residential buildings, shops, is of high historical value, cultural value and emotional value old kunming. The same had to buy some souvenirs here, the attention bargain.
On the four walls inside the pavilion, colorful murals are painted, thetheme of which is the images of 16 Arhats and 2 Ming Dynasty Emperors, which arethe earliest subjects of Buddhism.
On he murals, 2 m high Arhats with 3 heads and 4 arms are extremelylifelike and Ming Emperors on the four walls are full of power and grandeur.
On the upper part of the murals, there are mountains, forest, cloud andriver, while on the lower part, there are paintings of secular themes with vividand natural lines, which embody the superb the skill and arts of painting ofancient Buddhism in China.