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The great wall under water

The great wall under water, After about 700 years of wind snow and rain, but still well preserved; however in 1975, China government established a big reservoir here, as a result, the great wall between the 2 passes were submerged in water, then it becomes the one and only great wall under water in the world.  http://www.somechina.com/s0028

The great wall under water

The great wall under water

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Bamboo horse dance

Bamboo horse dance had been very popular in 1644, also called “ride bamboo horse”, it’s to weave a horse in bamboo, and leave a hole on its back, then paste colorful paper onto it. During live shows, people wear a bamboo horse, looking like they are riding horse, and dance and sing. http://www.somechina.com/c0030

Bamboo horse dance

Bamboo horse dance

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The biggest tomb group of AD 1730 to 1915

This tomb group built from Ad 1730, finished in 1915, lasted for 186 years, called Western Mausoleum, including 4 emperor tombs, 3 empress tombs as well as 7 prince, princess and imperial concubine tombs,  http://www.somechina.com/c0029

The biggest tomb group of AD 1730 to 1915

The biggest tomb group of AD 1730 to 1915

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Biggest imperial temple group

Outside Eight Temples built in the period of 1713 to 1780 AD, is the biggest imperial temple group in the world, including 12 temples, however only 8 temples have lamas, and located outside of ancient Beijing City, so called Outside Eight Temples.,
http://www.somechina.com/c0028

Biggest imperial temple group

Biggest imperial temple group

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Xuan Hua Old City

 the wall paintings in local tombs dated back to AD 916 to AD 1125, which are extremely lifelike, reflect the daily life scenes of ancient people, furthermore, on the dome of one tome is a celestial map which contrasts Chinese traditional constellations with old Babylonian constellations one by one, it’s unusual.  http://www.somechina.com/c0025

Xuan Hua Old City

Xuan Hua Old City

Iron paintings
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Iron paintings

Iron painting is a special artwork created by a blacksmith in AD 1600 or so, well known to the world because of its unique styles and exquisite technology; its painting process is very complicated and very long, firstly beat out many iron lines and iron sheets with different shapes, then weld them together, and color them black, red, brown and so on. http://www.somechina.com/c0023 

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Rare paper made in ancient ways

Rare paper made from tree barks, made in ancient ways and by hand, can last for thousands of years;

Rare paper made in ancient ways and by hand

Rare paper made in ancient ways and by hand

although this traditional skill begins from about AD 742, now only several remote villages still made paper in this ancient way, more details: http://www.somechina.com/c0022