Xi'An, ShaanXi province
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The MaiJiShan Grottoes 麦积山石窟, TianShui, GanSu province
The MaiJiShan Grottoes are filled with thousands of Buddhist sculptures.
These were carved from the Wei dynasty to the Song dynasty by Buddhist monks who first came here via the North Silk Road.
The grottoes are close to TianShui, which is the second largest city in GanSu province in central China, with a population of approximately 3.5 milion. The city lies along the route of the ancient Northern Silk Road by the Wei River, through which much of the trade flowed between China and the West.
The Qin state, the founding dynasty of China, arose in this part of China.
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Some scenes from Xi’An, Shaanxi province
Xi'an is one of China's oldest cities, the eastern end of the old Silk Road and home to the Terracotta Warriors that date from the Qin dynasty.
[video v=f9iu_nidEkw]The Great Wall 长城 of the Qin Dynasty
ShanHaiGuan, east of Beijing at the coast, is at the eastern end of the Great Wall.
This is located near QinHuangDao and is closely associated with China's first emperor. Qin Dynasty: 221 - 206 BC.
Qin Shi Huang joined together walls at China's northern frontier into the first Great Wall. He also ended feudalism and unified much of China. JaiYuGuan, the western-most gate of the Qin Great Wall, where trade along the old Silk Road also took place, lies thousands of kilometers from here.
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