Zhaozhou Bridge Zhaozhou Bridge, located in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, is named after the ancient name of Zhao County, Zhaozhou, which is locally known as the Big Stone Bridge. Zhaozhou Bridge was built in the Sui Dynasty, 1430 years ago, is China's oldest arch bridge, is also the world's existing age, the largest span, the most complete preservation of the single-hole open-shoulder stone arched bridge, in the history of China's bridge building occupies an important position, the world's future generations of bridge construction has a profound impact. Hengkong TempleHangkong Temple, located in Datong City, Shanxi Province, was originally called “Xuankong Pavilion”, “Xuan” from the Chinese Taoist doctrine, “empty” is derived from the Buddhist doctrine, and was renamed as The name was changed to “Hanging Temple” because the whole temple is like hanging on a cliff, and in Chinese, “hanging” and “xuan” have the same sound, so it got its name. The Hanging Temple was built in the late Northern Wei Dynasty (491), is a unique temple of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, and is famous for its precipitousness, as if facing an abyss. Mogao Grottoes Mogao Grottoes, located in Dunhuang City, Gansu Province, was built in 366 A.D. and lasted for about 1,000 years from the period of the Sixteen Kingdoms until the Yuan Dynasty, making it the world's largest Buddhist grotto complex, which is unique among the Chinese grottoes. The Mogao Grottoes are both a splendid artistic treasure trove of ancient Chinese civilization and an important witness to the dialogues and exchanges between civilizations that once took place on the ancient Silk Road, and are known as the three major grottoes in China along with the Yungang Grottoes in Datong, Shanxi Province, and the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Henan Province. The Great Wall, also known as the Great Wall of China, is an ancient Chinese military fortification, a tall, sturdy and continuous wall used to limit enemy movement. The Great Wall was built in 214 - 210 BC, is one of the rare masterpieces in the history of ancient human architecture, stretches in 15 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in China, with a total length of more than 21,000 kilometers, is the world's largest military defense project! |