The Tiananmen Gate was first built in the 1420s in the Ming Dynasty. During the demise of the Ming Dynasty, heavy fighting between Li Zicheng and the early Qing emperors damaged (or perhaps destroyed) the gate. In 1651 (early Qing Dynasty), the Tiananmen Gate was…
Tangshan is a coastal city of heavy industry,which has a history of about one hundred years. Tangshan lies near the center of Bohai Bay. South of Tangshan is Bohai Sea.Tangshan abuts on Yanshan to the north. Qinhuangdao City is on the East of Tangshan. The…
Wu xi is situated in the middle of the Yangtze Delta, Taihu Plain southeast of Jiangsu province; the Yangtze River to the north and Taihu Lake south;183 kilometers away from Nanjing, 128 kilomenters from Shanghai.Wuxi was already settled in the Zhou period (11th-3rd c. BC),…
Air Transport: International, Domestic Air Routes (Charter) Airport Covering a total area of 583 hectares, Haikou Meilan Airport is an important domestic airport. With an investment of 2.304 billion rmb, it was constructed with 4E standard of International Civil Aviation Organization. By now, cities with…
Yuelu Mountain Situated in the west bank of Xiangjiang River, the Yuelu Mountain with an altitude of more than 300 meters, has been famous for secluded environment and beautiful scenery since ancient time. Mount Yuelu Scenic Area consists of hills, pinnacles, rivers, lakes, wide variety…
The Tengwang Pavilion (Tengwang Ge) is at the south side of Yanjiang Bei Road and Dieshan Road. In the ancient times it was one of the four famous towers in China (the other three are Yellow Crown Tower in Wuhan, Yueyang Pavilion in Yueyang and…
The Revolutionary Site of Ruijin is located in Ruijin County in the southeast of Jiangxi Province and at the western piedmont of Wuyi Mountain. Ruijin County is called the Red Capital of China. During the Second Civil War of China, Ruijin was the center of…
Longhu Mountain is a key national scenic spot is 20 kilometers southwest suburb of Yingtan City, Jiangxi Province. It is said that Zhang Tianshi made pills of immortality here in the middle period of East Han dynasty, so it becomes the cradle of Chinese Taoism….
Airlines and flights: Chengdu is served by the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport located 16 km southwest of downtown. It has been the busiest airport in Central and Western China and the 6th busiest airport nationwide, with a total of 17.25 million in terms of passenger…
Located in the Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, Poyang Lake is the largest fresh-water lake in China. Having experienced many geological changes, Poyang Lake is now wide in the south and narrow in the north, like a huge gourd tied o-n the waist of the Yangtze…