Along the ancient Silk Road of China …A BeiJingBuzzz special. From Xi'An to Kashgar.
A journey along the Chinese part of the trade route that connected China to Iran, Syria, Palestine, and beyond.
With film-maker Graeme Langford ...
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The Putuo ZongCheng Temple in ChengDe, HeBei province, is a Qing dynasty Buddhist temple.
The complex was constructed between 1767 and 1771 during the reign of emperor QianLong (1735–1796). It is located just north of the ChengDe Mountain Resort. Along with the equally famed Puning Temple, it is one of the Eight Outer Temples of ChengDe (a UNESCO World Heritage Site).
The temple was modeled after the Potala Palace in Tibet. The temple complex covers a surface area of some 220,000 square meters, making it one of the largest in China.
The Mountain Resort in ChengDe 避暑山庄 (BìShǔ ShānZhuāng literally means "Mountain Villa for Avoiding the Heat") was an imperial get-away. Built between 1703 and 1792 during the Qing dynasty, the vast Mountain Resort covers a total area of 5.6 square kilometers (2.2 square miles) and is surrounded by a mini 'Great Wall', which one can walk. It contains a variety of gardens, pagodas, temples and palaces representing the styles from various regions of China.
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With Walk East ...
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The Bund | WaiTan | HuangPu River | PuXi & PuDong
Pudong | Lujiazui Financial Zone | Oriental Pearl TV Tower
IFC Mall
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With Mark Hyman and William Li ...
With Eric Berg ...
With Chris Knobbe ...
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BeiHai is a large port in the GuangXi region on China's southwest coast. In the city center, BeiBuWan Square has a fountain sculpture evoking the local pearl industry. Nearby, Old Street's 19th-century buildings incorporate Western elements. On the city's southern waterfront, the Silver Beach resort area (named for its light-gray sand) is home to a park with the giant BeiHai Music Fountain.
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BaDaLing and MuTianYu Great Wall (about 1+ hours from BeiJing city center) ...
JinShanLing and SiMaTai Great Wall (about 2+ hours from BeiJing) ...
Bonus films -
Plus, Cindy Zhang shows us a hike along the rugged JianKou section of the Great Wall (it is not far from MuTianYu) ...
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PingYao (平遥) is a county in ShanXi province, central China.
PingYao is located approximately 700 kilometres (400 miles) southwest of Beijing and 80 kilometres (50 miles) from the provincial capital TaiYuan.
PingYao is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a traditional Han Chinese city, founded in the 14th century. This ancient city, which is renowned for its well-preserved city walls and outlying temples, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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