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The Great Wall at Simatai

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Beijing's major attraction for local and international tourists. The setting for the the movie "The Last Emperor".

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Sacred ground with numerous unique architectural features where the emperor came to pray for a good harvest and to seek divine guidance.

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Excellent visual entertainment

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Beijing's largest and most spectacular temple. The original residence of Count Yin Zhen before he became emperor and moved to the Forbidden city in 1723. In 1744 it became a lamasery for monks from Mongolia and Tibet. The last hall, Wanfu Pavillion, houses an 18m statue of Buddha sculpted out of a single piece of sandalwood.

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A Taoist temple founded in AD 739. There are still Taoists monks in their traditional garb reminiscent of centuries past.

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A very popular domain of palace temples, gardens, pavilions, lakes and corridors which were once the summer playground for the emperors escaping the heat from the Forbidden City.

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Chengde, the summer capital of the Manchu emperors, located 250 km north east of Beijing with a series of gorgeous temples. Puning Si or Temple of Universal Peace has an awe inspiring statue of Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy, the largest wooden statue in the world at 22m height made of 4 kinds of wood and with 42 arms.

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Chengde, Temple of Sumeru Happiness and Longevity.The centre piece is the Hall of Loftiness and Solemnity with eight gold dragons on its roof.

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This magnificent temple, the largest in Chengde, is based on the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet.

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Pule Si, Temple of Universal Happiness, was built as a place for Mongol envoys to pray. At the rear it has a round temple reminiscent of the Temple of Harvest in Beijing.

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The Summer Palace, Bishu Shanzhuang, is were the Qing emperors would spend their summers in a re-created Manchu atmosphere. The park has 36 "beauty spots".

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Taian in Shandong Province, is at the foot of Mount Taishan. The emperors would start with prayers at Dai Miao before setting off for the climb.

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Tai Shan, the most famous of the five Daoist saced mountains in China with its summit 1545m above sea level and the base at 150m in Taian. Based on the Chinese creation myth, in which Pan Gu, after creating heaven and earth fell mto earth from exhaustion. Tai Shan was formed from his head and it became the most revered of the sacred mountains. The climb covers about 6'660 steps for a distance of about 11 km. After an overnight stay the sunrise is not to be missed.

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Qufu, the birth place of Confucius in 551BC . Important landmarks are Confucius' Temple, the Mansion and Confucius Forest, the last resting place for Confucius and many of his descendants, the Kong Family.

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