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Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province - Aerial photography of West Lake, Leifeng Pagoda and city skyline

$China,Henan province,Luoyang city.\nLuoyang is one of the famous ancient capitals in our country, and has the bright characteristic and the typical image among cities of China, even in the world.\nLuoyang once there are a lot of old buildings,However,many do not exist already.\nThe reproduction of ancient building as a new architecture form combines modern building technology with ancient building art. It establishes a new path for rebuilding and restoring ancient building.\nArchaizing buildings are constructed widely nowadays, because it could not only keep the traditional architectural style, but also get some social, cultural and economic benefits.\nThese are imitated Chinese tang dynasty architecture.\nEvery night, it attracts many tourists from all over the world.$

Tengwang Pavilion, Langzhong Ancient City, Sichuan, China

Shantou, Guangdong, China-March 20, 2021: Shantou is the major city in eastern Guangdong and the Nao'an Island is very beautiful. Here is the entrance of the ancient Military Office of Nan'ao Island.

Scenery of Caotang Temple in Xi'an, China

antique Forbidden city postcard in 1910s, ready for any usage of historic events background.

Traditional wooden bridge in South China

Beijing, China - June 27, 2014: The Tiananmen Gate at Tiananmen Square in the afternoon.

Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China- October 16, 2022: Other than Beijing, Nanjing and Xi'an, there many small but with long history cities or towns. Zhengding, a county under Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei Province, is a remarkable ancient city with over 3000 years long history. Here is a pavillion in Zhaoyun Temple.

The Temples Of The Forbidden City In Beijing China republic

The major hall of the temple (in the picture)is the Great East Hall, built in 857 AD, during the Tang dynasty (618–907). According to architectural records, it is the third earliest preserved timber structure in China. Today the temple is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site and is undergoing restoration.

This photo was taken in Beijing Forbidden City

qntique Forbidden city postcard in 1900s, used in 1907, ready for any usage of historic events background.

Chengkan Ancient Village, She County, Anhui, China

$The Yun Garden in Shanghai, a classical garden south of the Yangtze River, was first built in the Ming Dynasty.\nIt is a national AAA tourist attractions and national key cultural relics protection units.\nMany tourists come here every day of the year.$

Classical style cruise ship on the lake of the Summer Palace, a classical royal garden in Beijing in summer, with Wanshou Mountain in the distance

Throne in the Palace of Heavenly Purity of the Forbidden City, Beijing, China

A traditional garden in the Jiangnan style

$he Forbidden City was constructed from 1406 to 1420, and was the former Chinese imperial palace and winter residence of the Emperor of China from the Ming dynasty (since the Yongle Emperor) to the end of the Qing dynasty, between 1420 and 1924. The Forbidden City served as the home of Chinese emperors and their households and was the ceremonial and political center of the Chinese government for over 500 years. Since 1925, the Forbidden City has been under the charge of the Palace Museum, whose extensive collection of artwork and artifacts were built upon the imperial collections of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987.\nThe complex consists of 980 buildings, encompassing 8,886 rooms and covering 720,000 square metres (72 hectares)/178 acres. The palace exemplifies the opulence of the residences of the Chinese emperor and the traditional Chinese palatial architecture and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere.$

Traditional architecture in Kinmen, Taiwan

The famous Taoist ancient buildings in Jiangxi, China,The dragon tianshi mansion

The Gyeonghoeru Pavilion in Gyeongbokgung Palace, the banquet hall for kings.

$Seoul, Korea - July 27th 2024, Tourists visit Gwanghwamun Gate \n of Gyeongbokgung Palace in Downtown Seoul Korea.$

Jongmyo, the Royal Ancestral Shrine of the Joseon Dynasty

The Chaan Temple in Jiangmen, China. A large red temple complex on a hillside with a walkway leading to it.

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