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Mingshisanling located at Beijing Changping area natural life piedmont, east, west, north three goes around a mountain, is in the world preserves is more complete and buries emperor most graves.

Mausoleum area approximately 120 square kilometers. In hills, various mausoleums depend on the mountain surface water to construct, layout grave harmonious. Chengzu of the Ming Zhu Di's Changling constructed at bright Yunglo seven years (in 1409), was the mausoleum area first mausoleum, before the Mt. Tianshou prominent peak.　　

Hereafter the Ming Dynasty builds kernel Zong Xianling, proclaims ancestor Jingling, British ancestor Yuling, constitution Zong Maoling, the filial piety ancestor Tailing, military ancestor Kangling, world ancestor Yongling, mouzon Zhaoling, god ancestor Dingling, ancestor Qingling, to admire ancestor Deling and so on 11 mausoleums to be located separately first under the Changling both sides mountain.　　

Middle the mausoleum area is seven kilometer Changling vividly (always vividly) is interlinked with various mausoleums.　　

Bright Chong Zhen Emperor Zhu Youjian thinks of the mausoleum is last mausoleum, located at the mausoleum area southwest the corner, is the imperial concubine grave changes to, clear Shunzhi first year (in 1644) beginning Dingling, additional construction ground construction.　　

In addition, in the mausoleum area also constructs Ming Dynasty imperial concubine grave seven, court eunuch grave, and once constructed the temporary palace, the pen and so on appurtenance, the surroundings once built has ten Guan Cheng.　　

End of the Ming dynasty clear at the beginning, the mausoleum area's part construction receives the war to destroy, hereafter other constructions also unceasingly remnant bad, for this reason, the Qing government 50 to 52 years (A.D. 1785-1787 years) in a big way carries on a scale in Qianlong to Ming Tombs' main construction to repair the deer velvet, after Republic of China establishes a reign title, the Peking Municipal government in 1935 repairs deer velvet Changling.　　

After the People's Republic of China was established, the people's government to long, will offer, the scenery, forever, illustrious, to decide, to think of seven mausoleums successively and vividly constructs carries on repairs the deer velvet, according to planned has developed the Dingling underground palace successfully.　　in 1961 the Ming Tombs are announced for the nation key Cultural relic preservation organ, is presently long, decides, the illustrious three mausoleums and vividly in all directions the scenic spot opening to the outside world.

Wudalianchi,namely five linked ponds, is a tourist and health resort located in Dejun County, Heilongjiang province, and 413km away from Harbin, the capital of the province. Wudalianchi takes its name after five pearl-string like lakes which came into being after the lava erupted from the dormant volcanoes blocked the rivercourse of Whit River. Around the lakes there are 14 volcanoes and a terrain of solid lava of over 60 square kilometers. The group of volcanoes of different shapes spring up from the ground and form a rather unique scenic spot in the local area. It is also called a volcano park or a museum of natural volcanoes.

The lakes posses two main characteristics. First, the unique scenery. The shapes of fulgurites formed by the lava erupted from the volcanoes vary sharply and vividly: Some are in the shape a dragon, some takes the shape of an elephant sucking water, some appear to be a waterfall.....Still there is another type called tower tone,2-3 meters high, which has been formed by layers of fulgurites.And, the caves formed by the flowing lava are another interesting spot for the tourists, who can pick up one or two irregular fulgurite as souvenirs. The second characteristic is the mineral springs everywhere thanks to the rich local mineral reserves.Most of them are cold mineral springs with over ten minerals good to people's health It is generally called heavy-carbonate mineral water which can either be used for drinking or bathing, and can cure gastric diseases, neurasthenic,skin diseases and hypertension, etc.Nowadays, scores of mineral water sanitariums have been built up and accomodate XXXX patients required for treatment with such mineralsprings..

The main scenic spots at Wudalianchi include: Wudalianchi, Medicated spring Mountain park and volcano museum. The five lakes are connected with one another,which stretch about 20 km, with the water area of 40 square km, and the deepest point is over 100 meters below sea. The medicated spring mountain, 350 meters in altitude, is the smallest volcano among the fourteen, whose spring water is called "Holy water" due to its medical functions.There are also various buildings in the park. The volcano museum takes its name after its sound volcanic geologic physiognomy formed during the eruption from 1719 to 1721 from two volcanoes, Laoheishan and Huoshaoshan. It is the only area in China where volcanic activities still exist. Every dragon boat festival.

The local people have a so-called drinking water festival, which is one of the most important festivals in the local area and people have a 3-day holiday. .Just after the midnight of the dragon boat day, people surround the springs and try to get the water from the hoses, with sweet smiles on their faces and greetings to one another. As the legend goes, the spring water at the midnight of the dragon boat day is deemed as “Magic Water” or “Holy water” which can cure all diseases. If you are able to drink it at that time, you will be protected from all the misfortunes during the year.

It takes you around eight to nine hours by train from harbin to Beian, then you can take transit buses to Wudalianchi. A tour just for sightseeing purpose will only take you two days. What’s more, Long Quan Hotel, located in the Central Street of the city, is a hotel built for accommodating foreign tourists.

Zhuhai SEZ(Special Economic Zone), standing up in the trend of China's reform and opening-up, is a new garden seaside city in South China, and also one of the earliest special economic zones established in China. She locates in South Guangdong province, covers a land area of 1514 sq.m, a sea area 6135 sq.m, with 690 km coastline, 146 islands large and small, bestowed the title "City of 100 Islands".

There are various soil in Zhuhai such as red soil, crimson soil, stone soil, sea sand, saline-alkali soil and alluvial soil. Among them, Crimson soil distributes over hilly land under the elevation of 300 meters. Stone soil distributes over areas with naked rock and strong water-eroding. Sea sand in rich reservation distributes along seashore or around big islands. The terrain of Zhuhai slopes from west to southeast but generally gently, highlighted by mountain, sea, sandy beach, alluvial plain, and lakes. The seacoast wanders along 690 km, with 146 islands or islets of about 237 sq.km , which wins for Zhuhai the title of " One Hundred Islands City".

There are one county and eight districts under the jurisdiction of Zhuhai Municipality. They are Doumen County, Xiangzhou District, High-tech Industrial Development Area(Sanzao administrative area), Hengqing Economic Development Area, administrative area of Zhuhai Port, Pingsha, Hongqi, Wanshan and Qi'ao. There are total 28 subdistrict offices under the jurisdiction of the Municipal Government.

Geography:

Climate:

Zhuhai's climate is characterized by the subtropical monsoon with sufficient sunshine and heat. The longest sunshine in history is 2,545 hours. Zhuhai is full of water falling. The most rainfall is 152mm a day. The total rainfall between May and October accounts for 90 percent in the year. The lowest average relative air humidity is 20% and the highest 100%. The average temperature is about 22C, with the lowest of 7C and highest 36C. It is coldest in January and February, with month average temperature of 14C and warmest in June, July and August with month average temperature of 28C.

Zhuhai Economy:

Zhuhai can expect an economic boom with the increasingly popular trend of people spending vacations in the Pearl River Delta region, city planning experts predict.

The time that people take away from work indicates the wealth of a nation, according to Li Yiping, professor from University of Hong Kong. More and more Chinese are now having vacations with the fast growing Chinese economy.

Sightseeing packages organized by travel agencies have been dominating the domestic tourism market for the past 10 years, said Wang Zhigang, a city planning expert.

This trend reaches its prime time when the per capita annual GDP (Gross Domestic Product) ranges between US$300 and US$900.

When the figure rises to US$900-US$3,000, and the Engel index is around 40 percent, people have entered a fairly wealthy society where more people prefer to stay longer at resorts.

Sanya in Hainan and Zhuhai in Guangdong are the most favored cities for relaxation.

Unlike other Chinese cities such as Chengdu in Sichuan and Hangzhou in Zhejiang, also famous for their leisurely lifestyle, Zhuhai is more modern and Westernized, said Bao Jigang, a Zhongshan University professor commissioned as city planner for the Zhuhai Municipal Government.

"You can expect a Beijinger to arrive at Zhuhai with his tennis racket, fishing pole or favorite novel," said Bao, "but not in any other cities in China."

Fresh air, good natural environment and modern facilities were Zhuhai's most valuable resources to attract wealthy Delta residents after 20 years of industrialization.

Three hours' drive will bring people from any city in the Delta to Zhuhai, Bao said, and the rush of private car-buying would further heat up tourism in Zhuhai.

Transport in Zhuhai:

Zhuhai Airport in the western district of Zhuhai was planned, designed and constructed strictly following the standard of first-class international civil airport. It adopts American and Swedish computer control screen system to display the flights, equipment control system and computer management system.

Zhuhai Culture:

Zhuhai's press and publishing undertakings are growing in a healthy way along with its economy. After the founding of Zhuhai City,a number of highly influential media,publishing,radio and television institutions have been established here one after the other,including journals,a radio station,a television station, newspapers and book pictorial magazines, video and audio publishers and book publishing houses. In addition, media agencies at the central and provincial levels,as well as overseas, have established local bureaus here, including the People's Daily,Xinhua News Agency, Central People's Radio Station, Economic Daily, Guangming Daily, Nanfang Daily,Yangcheng Evening News,Guangdong People's Radio Station,and Hong Kong's Wen Wai Po,Tak kung Pao and the Macao Daily.

Zhuhai Attractive points:

Zhuhai stresses the protection of intellectual property rights, and has adopted various measures to actively implement the relevant State laws and regulations. In 1996,the Press and Publications Bureau was set up to work on behalf of the municipal government exercising supervision and administration, and providing services to the press and publications sector. Legal services in Zhuhai have developed rapidly. At present there are 31 law firms, with 335 registered lawyers. Approved by the provincial administration of justice, a government-funded law firm has been established in Zhuhai.

Social insurance in Zhuhai started fairly early. By 2002,1,390,00 people were covered by old age pension, unemployment, medical care, workplace injury and childbirth insurance and the rate of collection of insurance premiums for the five types of insurance funds reached 98%.With the accumulative balance of the five funds reaching RMB 1.9 billion, the degree of insurance protection and risk-resistance capacity in Zhuhai relatively high.

For more than 20 year,Zhuhai has devoted itself to building a market-orientated employment mechanism,maintained coordinated and stablized industrial relations, protected the legitimate rights and interests of both employers and employees according to the law,and promoted the healthy development of the labor market. In 2002,the unemployment rate in the urban area was 2.94%.

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The Leshan Giant Buddha is a statue of Maitreya (a Bodhisattva usually represented as a very stout monk with a broad smile on his face and with his naked breast and paunch exposed to view) in sitting posture. The Buddha is located to the east of Leshan City, Sichuan Province, at the confluence of three rivers, namely, Min River, Qingyi River, and Dadu River. The statue makes itself the most renowned scenic spot in Leshan City. In December, 1996, the location of the Buddha was included by UNESCO on the list of the World Heritage sites. Begun in the year 713 in the Tang Dynasty, and finished in the year 803, the statue took people more than 90 years to carve. During these years, thousands of workers had expended their efforts and wisdom on the project. As the biggest carved stone Buddha in the world, Leshan Giant Buddha is featured in poetry, song and story.

Facing the river, the Buddha has symmetrical posture and looks which have been beautifully captured in its solemn stillness. It is 71 meters (about 233 feet) high, and has three-meter-long (about 11 feet) fingers. The eight-meter-long (about 27 feet) instep is big enough for one hundred people to sit on and the 28-meter-wide (about 92 feet) shoulder is large enough to be a basketball playground.

A close shot of MaitreyaIt was a monk called Hai Tong who initiated the project. His concern was for the safety of the long-suffering people who earned their living around the confluence of the three rivers. Tempestuous waters ensured that boat accidents were numerous and the simple people put the disaster down to the presence of a water spirit. So Hai Tong decided to carve a statue beside the river thinking that the Buddha would bring the water spirit under control. Besides, the fallen stones dropped during the carving would reduce the water force there. After 20 years' begging alms, he finally accumulated enough money for the plan. When some local government officials had designs on tempting this amount of money, Hai Tong said that they could get his eyeball but not the money raised for the Buddha. After Hai Tong dug out his eyeball, these officials ran away scared. The project was half done when Hai Tong passed away, and two of his disciples continued the work. After a total of 90 years' hard work, the project was finally completed.

The statue is surrounded by trees.The charm of the Buddha lies not only in its size but also in its architectural artistry. There are 1,021 buns in the Buddha's coiled hair. These have been skillfully embedded in the head. The skill is so wonderful that the 1,021 buns seem integral to the whole. Another architectural highlight is the drainage system. This system is made up of some hidden gutters and channels, scattered on the head and arms, behind the ears and in the clothes. This system, which helps displace rainwater and keep the inner part dry, plays an important part in the protection of the Buddha. The large pair of ears, each seven meters (about 23 feet) long, is made of wood and is decorated by mud on the surface. For craftsmen of thousands of years ago, it was not easy to fix these to the stone head.

Having such a long history and such worldwide fame, the renovation of the Buddha has received extensive attention both at home and abroad. The Buddha was nearly destroyed by the erosion of wind and rain before 1963 when the Chinese government began the repairing work. At present, the maintenance work is in progress under the instruction of experts from UNESCO.

Transportation:

Construction material experiment for repairing the face of the Grand BuddhaRailway: To get to Leshan by train, get off at Emei station. This station is 10 kilometers (about six miles) away from the gate of Mt. Emei, and 31 kilometers (about 19 miles) away from Leshan City.

Road: It is 162 kilometers (about 100 miles) from Chengdu City to Leshan City if one travels by the expressway. Emei City and Leshan City, with a distance of 31kilometers (about 19 miles) are connected by a freeway, and there is a regular bus every ten minutes. Besides, there are buses to Chongqing City, Neijiang City, Zigong City, Yibin City and Ya'an City from Leshan City. Buses to nearby counties are also available.

By water: There are very many ferries to the site of Leshan Giant Buddha every day. Ferries to Yibin City, Luzhou City and Chongqing City are available at Leshan Port.

By air: Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) is 150 kilometers (about 93 miles) away from Leshan City by freeway. Many train and air ticket offices are set up in the city.

Genghis Khan, "Khan of Khans", was the great leader of Mongolians. At the end of 12th century, he united Mongolian tribes and challenged other powers to expand his huge Mongolian empire, which extended from South China to the Caspian Sea. In 1277, Khan attacked the West Xia Kingdom (presently Ningxia) and encountered strong resistance. He died of disease and age. The great emperor was later buried secretly according to Mongolian custom. It says that after the burial 2,000 men were slaughtered by some 800 soldiers who were in turn executed so that the location of the real tomb remains a secret.

Genghis Khan's Mausoleum, rebuilt in 1954, 185 kilometers south of Baotou, is a mausoleum, in which only his clothing is buried in memory of the great leader. The 5.5 hectares mausoleum includes three giant yurt halls which house coffins of the Khan, his wife, his son and his generals.There are four sacrifice ceremonies held annually to commemorate the great hero and leader of the Mongolian people. The ceremony, held on March 21st on lunar calendar, is the grandest. After the ceremony, horse racing, archery and wrestling are held as entertainment.

The halls are all connected and the central hall houses a 5 meter (52ft) statue of Khan against the backdrop of a map of his 13th century empire. The chances that the actual remains of Genghis Khan are housed in this so-called mausoleum are slim to none. But those tourists who got tired of Chairman Mao's cult may be interested to see the almost god-like status to which Genghis Khan has been elevated. After his death, a tribe of Khan's followers dedicated themselves to guarding his remains and hosting memorial services in his honor. They were effective until WWII, when many relics of the great Khan were commandeered by a Japanese government intent on establishing a Mongolian puppet state. The Chinese retrieved them and in 1955 took them out of safekeeping to build this gigantic shrine, thus celebrating the creation of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

The Chinese government heralds the mausoleum as one of the "Forty Best Famous Tourism Scenic Spots," and that's just what it is, a tourist attraction. Ghenghis Khan's remains (or lack thereof) do not illicit much visual excitement. The entrance is marked by a large bronze statue of the great man himself surrounded not by galloping horses or waving grasslands, but by rows of remarkably identical souvenir shops. In the front of the main hall sits yet another massive statue of Genghis Khan (this one is marble); behind him a map shows the extent of his once-great empire. The back room contains an altar, Ghenghis Khan's "remains," and offerings of fiery Mongolian spirits. Two side halls contain remains of relatives as well as some recovered pottery and metalwork. The walls of all the halls are covered with colorful murals depicting the life and exploits of the Khan.