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riasbaixas · January 4th, 2008, 01:02 AM

2008.01.04

The Great Wall in Badaling, Beijing

Beijing

Badaling (八达岭) is the site of the most visited section of the Great Wall of China, approximately 50 miles (80 km) northwest of urban Beijing city in Yanqing County, which is within the Beijing municipality. The portion of the wall running through the site was built during the Ming Dynasty, along with a military outpost reflecting the location's strategic importance.The highest point of Badaling is Beibalou, approximately 0.63 miles (1,015 m) above sea level.
The portion of the wall at Badaling has undergone heavy restoration, and in 1957 it was the first section of the wall to open to tourists. Now visited annually by millions, the immediate area has seen significant development, including hotels, restaurants, and a cable car. The recently completed Badaling Expressway connects Badaling with Beijing city.

HKG · January 4th, 2008, 01:15 PM

Snows on the Greatwall!

Mares de Morros_XXI · January 4th, 2008, 01:20 PM

China have a great cullture!! i like a lot wushu, tai chi chuan, bagua, chin na...
so many things!!
thx for the photo

riasbaixas · January 5th, 2008, 01:42 AM

2008.01.05

Qinghai

riasbaixas · January 5th, 2008, 01:44 AM

2008.01.05.
Extra weekend photo

Shanghai

In China there is a saying that 'Xian has witnessed 2,000 years of history, Beijing has witnessed 1,000 years of history while Shanghai bears witness to the last 100 years.' For anyone who is interested in the history of modern China, Shanghai serves as an ideal starting point. Regarded as the 'Oriental Pearl', the city has a unique and important place in modern China and its rich heritage is worthy of exploration.
Shanghai, Hu for short, is situated on the estuary of Yangtze River, a position that led to frequently unwelcome intervention from foreigners seeking to impose their exports on the Empire during the nineteenth century. However, in the 1920s and the 1930s, Shanghai became an important international trade center. With its advantaged natural conditions, rapid development and splendid oriental culture, Shanghai was famed as the 'Oriental Paris' and attracted many entrepreneurs and established businesses. In addition, many foreign scientists, literary figures and artists chose to live, give lectures or just experience the Chinese charm in Shanghai. They included Albert Einstein, Bertrand Russell, Bernard Shaw and the poet Rabindranath Tagore, to name but a few. However, by the middle of the 20th century, the glory of the city was in decline.
Having suffered the ravages of war, turmoil and economic crisis, the fortunes of Shanghai have been revived thanks to the great Reform and Opening Up since 1978. A favorable national policy, efficient administration, regular market mechanism and a large number of talents have come together to enhance by leaps and bounds the city's economic development in recent years.

eklips · January 5th, 2008, 12:44 PM

Very cool photos, one more joins the club!

fettekatz · January 5th, 2008, 10:27 PM

I particularly like the pic with the railway on the bridge

snow is red · January 5th, 2008, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 5684

Snows on the Greatwall!

Certainly yes, as you may know it is very cold in Beijing.

riasbaixas · January 6th, 2008, 01:05 AM

2008.01.06

Xinjiang

Karakul Lake (喀拉库勒湖) is located approximately 200km from Kashgar, Xinjiang, in Akto County, Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture on the Karakoram Highway, before reaching Tashkurgan, the Khunjerab Pass on the China - Pakistan border and Sost in Pakistan. At an altitude of 3600m, it is the highest lake of the Pamir plateau, near the junction of the Pamir Mountains, Tian Shan and Kunlun Shan mountain ranges. Surrounded by mountains which remain snow-covered throughout the year, the three highest peaks visible from the lake are the Muztagh Ata (7546m), Kongur Tagh (7649m) and Kongur Tiube (7530m). The lake is popular among travellers for its unreal scenery and the clarity of its reflection in the water, whose color ranges from a dark green to azure and light blue. There are two Kirgiz settlements along the shore of Karakul lake, a small number of yurts about 1km east of the bus drop-off point and a village with stone houses located on the western shores.
Muztagh Ata, or Muztagata ('ice-mountain-father', 慕士塔格峰), is the second highest (7546 meters) of the mountains which form the northern edge of the Tibetan Plateau (not the second highest of the mountains of the Tibetan Plateau). It is sometimes regarded as being part of the Kunlun Shan, although physically it is more closely connected to the Pamir. It is also reputedly one of the easiest 7,000 m peaks in the world to climb, due to its gentle western slope and the comparatively drier weather of Xinjiang.

riasbaixas · January 6th, 2008, 01:06 AM

2008.01.06
Extra weekend photo

Shanxi

The Hanging Temple (悬空寺) is a temple built into a cliff (75m above the ground) near Mount Heng in the province of Shanxi. The closest city is Datong, 65 kilometers to the northwest. Along with the Yungang Grottoes, the Hanging Temple is one of the main tourist attractions and historical sites in the Datong area. Built more than 1,500 years ago, this temple is unique not only for its location on a sheer precipice but also because it includes Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian elements.

snow is red · January 6th, 2008, 01:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by riasbaixas

2008.01.06
Extra weekend photo

Beautiful ! Thanks

ZZ-II · January 6th, 2008, 05:37 PM

, great shots!

riasbaixas · January 7th, 2008, 01:11 AM

2008.01.07

Hunan

Located just eight kilometers (about five miles) south of Zhangjiajie Village, Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area has been designated as the second national forest park in Zhangjiajie. Rising nearly 1,520 meters (about 4,987 feet), Tianmen is the highest peak in Zhangjiajie and is regarded as the 'soul' of Zhangjiajie. There are many graceful trees, karst hillocks and medicinal herbs and plants on the mountain. Tianmen also has its 'four wonders' - Tianmen Mountain Cableway, Tongtian Dadao (Avenue Leading to the Sky), Tianmen Cave and Bonsai Garden on Air. In addition, tourists can visit cultural scenic spots such as the Tianmen Mountain Temple and the Lingquan (Spring of Spiritualism) Temple.

aby_since82 · January 7th, 2008, 04:42 PM

riasbaixas · January 8th, 2008, 01:08 AM

2008.01.08

GuangXi

The Li River or Li Jiang (漓江) is a river in Guangxi Province. The Li River originates in the Mao'er Mountains in Xing'an county and flows through Guilin, Yangshuo and Pingle, down into the Xi Jiang, the western tributary of the Pearl River in Wuzhou, its course of 437 kilometers is flanked by green hills. Cormorant fishing is often associated with the Lijiang. Its unusual karst topography hillsides have often been compared to those at Halong Bay, Vietnam.

HKG · January 9th, 2008, 12:58 AM

Really great pictures!

riasbaixas · January 9th, 2008, 01:22 AM

2008.01.09

Inner Mongolia

Heicheng Site is located at 25 kilometers southeast of Dalaihubu Town of Ejin Banner. Itis the most complete protected ancient city along the "Silk Road".
Heicheng was built in the Western Xia Dynasty and expanded in the Yuan Dynasty and became an important post house along the road from the Gansu Corridor to the north of Yunling. It was abandonedat the beginning of the Ming Dynasty. Heicheng has a rectangular shape with a perimeter ofabout two li. With a total length of470 meters from the east to the west and 384 meters from the north to the south, the total area of the city is 180,500 square meters. There are five pagodas made of original adobe on the 10 meter-high city wall foundations at the northwest corner. The ruins of pagoda shaped like an overturned bowl still stand at a height of 12 meters. The pagoda can be seen fromadistance of over 10 kilometers. It is very magnificent and is a symbolic building of Heicheng. A great number of rare relics have been found in the ruins of the city, including the earliest moveable-type print and the earliest currency of China -- Jiaozi.

oswald123 · January 9th, 2008, 04:59 AM

wow, beautiful

Alexriga · January 9th, 2008, 04:13 PM

Nice! Road in the mountains is drunk drivers nightmare

fettekatz · January 9th, 2008, 05:42 PM

it's not easy to drive such roads, even if you're not drunk...

amazing pics

January 4th, 2008, 01:02 AM	#1
riasbaixas Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Vigo Posts: 1,715	China, one photo every day 2008.01.04 The Great Wall in Badaling, Beijing Beijing Badaling (八达岭) is the site of the most visited section of the Great Wall of China, approximately 50 miles (80 km) northwest of urban Beijing city in Yanqing County, which is within the Beijing municipality. The portion of the wall running through the site was built during the Ming Dynasty, along with a military outpost reflecting the location's strategic importance.The highest point of Badaling is Beibalou, approximately 0.63 miles (1,015 m) above sea level. The portion of the wall at Badaling has undergone heavy restoration, and in 1957 it was the first section of the wall to open to tourists. Now visited annually by millions, the immediate area has seen significant development, including hotels, restaurants, and a cable car. The recently completed Badaling Expressway connects Badaling with Beijing city. __________________ This is China 我爱中国 Last edited by riasbaixas; July 26th, 2009 at 02:28 AM.

January 4th, 2008, 01:15 PM	#2
HKG 中国西藏民族村 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: ChinaTibet Posts: 2,506	Snows on the Greatwall! __________________ Celebration for Serfs Emancipation Day held in Tibet http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...4#post34365884

January 5th, 2008, 01:42 AM	#4
riasbaixas Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Vigo Posts: 1,715	Reshui bridge at sunset, Qinghai 2008.01.05 Qinghai __________________ This is China 我爱中国 Last edited by riasbaixas; November 28th, 2009 at 01:11 AM.

January 5th, 2008, 01:44 AM	#5
riasbaixas Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Vigo Posts: 1,715	Lujiazui and the Bund and Huangpu river and..., Shanghai aerial view 2008.01.05. Extra weekend photo Shanghai In China there is a saying that 'Xian has witnessed 2,000 years of history, Beijing has witnessed 1,000 years of history while Shanghai bears witness to the last 100 years.' For anyone who is interested in the history of modern China, Shanghai serves as an ideal starting point. Regarded as the 'Oriental Pearl', the city has a unique and important place in modern China and its rich heritage is worthy of exploration. Shanghai, Hu for short, is situated on the estuary of Yangtze River, a position that led to frequently unwelcome intervention from foreigners seeking to impose their exports on the Empire during the nineteenth century. However, in the 1920s and the 1930s, Shanghai became an important international trade center. With its advantaged natural conditions, rapid development and splendid oriental culture, Shanghai was famed as the 'Oriental Paris' and attracted many entrepreneurs and established businesses. In addition, many foreign scientists, literary figures and artists chose to live, give lectures or just experience the Chinese charm in Shanghai. They included Albert Einstein, Bertrand Russell, Bernard Shaw and the poet Rabindranath Tagore, to name but a few. However, by the middle of the 20th century, the glory of the city was in decline. Having suffered the ravages of war, turmoil and economic crisis, the fortunes of Shanghai have been revived thanks to the great Reform and Opening Up since 1978. A favorable national policy, efficient administration, regular market mechanism and a large number of talents have come together to enhance by leaps and bounds the city's economic development in recent years. __________________ This is China 我爱中国 Last edited by riasbaixas; July 26th, 2009 at 02:37 AM.

January 6th, 2008, 01:05 AM	#9
riasbaixas Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Vigo Posts: 1,715	Karakul Lake & Muztagh Ata, Xinjiang 2008.01.06 Xinjiang Karakul Lake (喀拉库勒湖) is located approximately 200km from Kashgar, Xinjiang, in Akto County, Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture on the Karakoram Highway, before reaching Tashkurgan, the Khunjerab Pass on the China - Pakistan border and Sost in Pakistan. At an altitude of 3600m, it is the highest lake of the Pamir plateau, near the junction of the Pamir Mountains, Tian Shan and Kunlun Shan mountain ranges. Surrounded by mountains which remain snow-covered throughout the year, the three highest peaks visible from the lake are the Muztagh Ata (7546m), Kongur Tagh (7649m) and Kongur Tiube (7530m). The lake is popular among travellers for its unreal scenery and the clarity of its reflection in the water, whose color ranges from a dark green to azure and light blue. There are two Kirgiz settlements along the shore of Karakul lake, a small number of yurts about 1km east of the bus drop-off point and a village with stone houses located on the western shores. Muztagh Ata, or Muztagata ('ice-mountain-father', 慕士塔格峰), is the second highest (7546 meters) of the mountains which form the northern edge of the Tibetan Plateau (not the second highest of the mountains of the Tibetan Plateau). It is sometimes regarded as being part of the Kunlun Shan, although physically it is more closely connected to the Pamir. It is also reputedly one of the easiest 7,000 m peaks in the world to climb, due to its gentle western slope and the comparatively drier weather of Xinjiang. __________________ This is China 我爱中国 Last edited by riasbaixas; July 26th, 2009 at 03:40 AM.

January 4th, 2008, 01:20 PM	#3
Mares de Morros_XXI Tropical lands Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,479	China have a great cullture!! i like a lot wushu, tai chi chuan, bagua, chin na... so many things!! thx for the photo

January 5th, 2008, 12:44 PM	#6
eklips how can she slap?? Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Paris Posts: 4,800	Very cool photos, one more joins the club!

January 5th, 2008, 10:27 PM	#7
fettekatz BANNED Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,583	I particularly like the pic with the railway on the bridge

January 6th, 2008, 01:06 AM	#10
riasbaixas Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Vigo Posts: 1,715	Hengshan Hanging Temple (Xuankong Si), Datong, Shanxi 2008.01.06 Extra weekend photo Shanxi The Hanging Temple (悬空寺) is a temple built into a cliff (75m above the ground) near Mount Heng in the province of Shanxi. The closest city is Datong, 65 kilometers to the northwest. Along with the Yungang Grottoes, the Hanging Temple is one of the main tourist attractions and historical sites in the Datong area. Built more than 1,500 years ago, this temple is unique not only for its location on a sheer precipice but also because it includes Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian elements. __________________ This is China 我爱中国 Last edited by riasbaixas; July 26th, 2009 at 04:02 AM.

January 6th, 2008, 05:37 PM	#12
ZZ-II I love Skyscrapers Join Date: May 2006 Location: Near Ingolstadt in Bavaria Posts: 24,379	, great shots! __________________ always on the run to keep the ROT section updatet: ->Top 100 -> Asia & Australia ->Top 200 -> TV & OB Towers ->Top 300

January 7th, 2008, 01:11 AM	#13
riasbaixas Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Vigo Posts: 1,715	Mount Tianmen National Forest Park, near Zhangjiajie, Hunan 2008.01.07 Hunan Located just eight kilometers (about five miles) south of Zhangjiajie Village, Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area has been designated as the second national forest park in Zhangjiajie. Rising nearly 1,520 meters (about 4,987 feet), Tianmen is the highest peak in Zhangjiajie and is regarded as the 'soul' of Zhangjiajie. There are many graceful trees, karst hillocks and medicinal herbs and plants on the mountain. Tianmen also has its 'four wonders' - Tianmen Mountain Cableway, Tongtian Dadao (Avenue Leading to the Sky), Tianmen Cave and Bonsai Garden on Air. In addition, tourists can visit cultural scenic spots such as the Tianmen Mountain Temple and the Lingquan (Spring of Spiritualism) Temple. __________________ This is China 我爱中国 Last edited by riasbaixas; July 26th, 2009 at 04:06 AM.

January 7th, 2008, 04:42 PM	#14
aby_since82 ABY Join Date: May 2007 Location: Huelva Posts: 1,335

January 8th, 2008, 01:08 AM	#15
riasbaixas Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Vigo Posts: 1,715	Li River and rice fields, Guangxi 2008.01.08 GuangXi The Li River or Li Jiang (漓江) is a river in Guangxi Province. The Li River originates in the Mao'er Mountains in Xing'an county and flows through Guilin, Yangshuo and Pingle, down into the Xi Jiang, the western tributary of the Pearl River in Wuzhou, its course of 437 kilometers is flanked by green hills. Cormorant fishing is often associated with the Lijiang. Its unusual karst topography hillsides have often been compared to those at Halong Bay, Vietnam. __________________ This is China 我爱中国 Last edited by riasbaixas; July 26th, 2009 at 04:08 AM.

January 9th, 2008, 12:58 AM	#16
HKG 中国西藏民族村 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: ChinaTibet Posts: 2,506	Really great pictures! __________________ Celebration for Serfs Emancipation Day held in Tibet http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...4#post34365884

January 9th, 2008, 01:22 AM	#17
riasbaixas Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Vigo Posts: 1,715	Heicheng Pagoda near Onotin Sair, Inner Mongolia 2008.01.09 Inner Mongolia Heicheng Site is located at 25 kilometers southeast of Dalaihubu Town of Ejin Banner. Itis the most complete protected ancient city along the "Silk Road". Heicheng was built in the Western Xia Dynasty and expanded in the Yuan Dynasty and became an important post house along the road from the Gansu Corridor to the north of Yunling. It was abandonedat the beginning of the Ming Dynasty. Heicheng has a rectangular shape with a perimeter ofabout two li. With a total length of470 meters from the east to the west and 384 meters from the north to the south, the total area of the city is 180,500 square meters. There are five pagodas made of original adobe on the 10 meter-high city wall foundations at the northwest corner. The ruins of pagoda shaped like an overturned bowl still stand at a height of 12 meters. The pagoda can be seen fromadistance of over 10 kilometers. It is very magnificent and is a symbolic building of Heicheng. A great number of rare relics have been found in the ruins of the city, including the earliest moveable-type print and the earliest currency of China -- Jiaozi. __________________ This is China 我爱中国 Last edited by riasbaixas; July 26th, 2009 at 04:12 AM.

January 9th, 2008, 04:59 AM	#18
oswald123 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 37	wow, beautiful

January 9th, 2008, 04:13 PM	#19
Alexriga Riga Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,157	Nice! Road in the mountains is drunk drivers nightmare

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fettekatz BANNED Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,583	it's not easy to drive such roads, even if you're not drunk... amazing pics

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