Imperial Chinese Sites

Imperial China sites : Site Index

• Beihai Park
  Beihai Park is vast, well preserved imperial chinese palace and garden dating back to the 1st century AD.
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• Giant Buddha of Leshan
  One of the most imposing Imperial China era sites, the Giant Buddha of Leshan, China, is the largest Buddha in the world and is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
  

• Great Wall of China
  Probably the most famous of all Imperial Chinese sites, the Great Wall of China is a world renowned ancient defensive structure dating back to the Qin Dynasty.
  

• Great Wall of China - Huanghuacheng
  The Huánghuā section of the Great Wall of China is a less often visited part of the ruins of this world famous Imperial Chinese site.
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• Great Wall of China - Mutianyu
  The Mutianyu section of the Great Wall of China is a slightly less well-known section of this a famous ancient defensive structure.
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• Jingshan Park
  Jingshan Park in Beijing, China is an ancient Imperial Chinese garden turned public park.
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• Longhua Temple
  The Longhua Temple in Shanghai is a tenth century Buddhist monastery.
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• Longmen Caves
  The UNESCO listed Longmen Caves contain a vast collection of Buddhist statues dating back to the Northern Wei Dynasty.
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• Ming Tombs
  One of the most interesting Imperial Chinese sites, the Ming Tombs house the mausoleums of 13 of the Ming Emperors, dating back to the fifteenth century.
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• Pingyao Ming City Walls
  The Pingyao Ming City Walls are some of the best preserved Ming dynasty era walls in China.
  

• Puning Si - Chengde
  Puning Si in Chengde is an eighteenth century Quing Dynasty temple and part of a UNESCO site.
  

• Shaanxi History Museum
  The Shaanxi History Museum in Xi’an, China explores the history of the Shaanxi people.
  

• Shuanglin Si
  Shuanglin Si in Pingyao is a 1,500 year old Buddhist temple, famous for its two thousand lifelike statues.
  

• Temple of Heaven
  The Temple of Heaven is a holy site in Beijing, China constructed during the Ming Dynasty era and a UNESCO World Heritage site.
  

• Terracotta Army
  The Terracotta Army is a collection of over 7,000 life sized clay soldiers dating back to the third century BC.
  

• The Forbidden City - Beijing
  The Forbidden City in Beijing was a Chinese imperial residence for nearly five centuries and now houses the Palace Museum.
  

• The Hongwu Emperor Mausoleum
  The Hongwu Emperor Mausoleum is the burial place of the first Ming Emperor.
  

• The Old Ming Palace
  The ruins of the Old Ming Palace in Nanjing were once part of a magnificent fourteenth century palace complex.
  

• The Shanghai Museum
  The Shanghai Museum is a museum of art and history in Shanghai in China.
  

• The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Museum
  The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Museum is dedicated to one of the greatest civil conflicts in China’s history.
  

• Zhonghua Gate
  Zhonghua Gate is one of the remains of Nanjing’s fourteenth century city walls.
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