A unique cultural garden made of clay recently open to the public, in the city of Tangshan, China.
Since the first emperor to power, the Chinese already somewhat accustomed to making super magnificent monuments. From the start of the palace contains thousands of Terracotta statues of legendary Chinese up the wall are two of them.
Now, they have created a unique cultural garden made of clay and recently opened to the public, in Tangshan City.
The park is featuring rows and rows of houses, busy streets full of shops and carts, state officials, to train horses Chinese classical era. This is a reproduction of the famous works of Zhang Zerui, “Riverside Scene”, which describes the Qingming Festival.
The main figure behind this extraordinary project is the Qin Shiping, a local resident Fengrun district. Tangshan is since long known for its pottery tradition and Qin is one of the sculptor and painter there.
In 2005 he got the idea, namely to offer a unique view on China. Because he enjoyed the paintings Zherui Zhang, Qin then decided to create a more real picture of the painting to the art of clay sculptures.
Shiping Qin began to pour his ideas into real work in 2008. When was he hired two experts clay sculptures and 100 sculptors and start the project. Three years later, Tangshan clay sculpture park has been completed and opened to the public.
The extent of 300 x 60 meters with a scale size of 2 / 3 of original size. Total project cost has not been published, but a year after the project began a professional sculptor, namely in 2009, Qin Shiping had claimed to have invested more than 10 million yuan or more than 20 billion dollars.
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Hangzhou, a city in China, making Marco Polo stunned and has become an inspiration for Chinese artists and writers for centuries. Hangzhou is famous for its beauty and grandeur of its lake. However, tourists often too busy with the bustle of Shanghai that I forget to visit this historic city by the lake.
Hangzhou is a drive for two hours from Shanghai. You can also use trains, buses, taxis, and even boats. Now there is also the option of using the train services.
West Lake scenery is amazing.
The most famous location is the West Lake (West Lake). At this location where tourists congregate, especially at sunset, when it looks the most beautiful lakes. Traditional pagodas and water clarity is still excellent scenery of Hangzhou. The city has many pagodas, one of which is believed aged 1000 years, and will spend two days if you want to look at all the pagodas.
One of the many pavilions around West Lake. Photos – AFP
Wear your sneakers for a walk around the lake. It takes 5 hours to around the lake. They are in a hurry can hire a boat or ferry. There are two islands in the lake are worth your visit. One island has a pagoda called the Lesser Yingzhou Isle. Three Pools Mirroring which means the Moon (three pools reflecting the moon). Built in the 1600s, the pagoda is filled with lighted candles during the full moon. The island only has a Mid-Lake Pavilion (pavilion middle of the lake). Built in 1552, this pavilion has a curved arch of stone and reads “Chong Err” or “Eternal Love” written by a Qing Dynasty emperor.
You can rent a bike or buy it cheaply, and there is an exciting bike trails around the lake or in the surrounding villages. To the south of Hangzhou there are the famous Longjing tea garden, a great place to buy fresh tea, and even sometimes you can buy tea directly from farmers.
If you need sufficient costs for travelling to visit this place you can directly contact the payday loan company which only takes a minute to apply. Once you’re approved they can deposit the money directly into your account usually within 24 hours.
There are also some interesting temples. One is the Ling Yin temple, which is also called the “Heart of the Soul’s Retreat”. one temple in Hangzhou, which survived the Cultural Revolution because of the intervention of Zhou Enlai. The gardens around the temple is also an enjoyable place to relax after a tired look.
Guo’s Villa is a traditional park near West Lake that reflects the aesthetic and spiritual eleman Taoist. There is also a nearby tea shop, tearoom Liang Yi Xuan, where visitors can enjoy a traditional tea while viewing the beautiful scenery.
As expected from the town, located near sources of water, seafood is very popular in Hangzhou. Famous for its local culinary taste sweet and simple seasonings. Hangzhou has a renowned culinary passed down for generations. One is the “Beggar’s Chicken” (Chicken Beggar). Lou Wai Lou is the perfect place to taste the food. The restaurant is very famous and the nearly full every night. “Beggars Chicken” is wrapped in lotus leaves and baked in fire. Another famous street snacks like fried bread and noodles with seafood.
Raw silk to be woven. Photos – Elkagye.Untuk shopping, Hangzhou is famous for its silk. In addition to buying clothes, scarves, ties, and everything that can be made from silk, visitors can visit the China National Silk Museum. Heritage museum exhibit of silk processing in China. Prompts in English and Chinese. One cabinet showcase silk 2,000 years old.
There are not many stores that sell silk in Hangzhou. But for those who want to spend more money for well-known brands, there are many shops selling Versace and other clothing brands that cost between four to five digits in dollars. Do not miss the fun at the night market bargain accessories. The prices there increased by 50 to 100 percent, and the challenge is to compete to offer the seller would lower their prices.
Do not leave Hangzhou without painting the lake. Most of the paintings and sketches by artists of China have split the art of landscape painting industry that is designed to satisfy the tourists.
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Siem Reap, the city of the former headquarters of the army-ruled country bloodthirsty ruler of the Khmer Rouge, now developed wonderfully to become an international tourist destination. Even Siem Reap gain status as a World Heritage Site of UNESCO and one of the Seven New Wonders of the World. Though only 20 years ago this area off limits to tourists, local residents terrorized and dominated by the fear of one of the most brutal regimes in the world.
Today, with ancient ruins in the Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, a city that lives and in 2007 received approximately one million visitors through its international airport. Although Angkor Wat is the center of attraction, but that does not mean the city of Siem Reap did not receive attention, with a restaurant facility, the best museums and galleries in the region.
Angkor Wat is Amazing
Angkor Wat temple is the largest, most well maintained, has the most intricate designs and most admirable in Indochina, a crown jewel in a vast Angkor empire. The temple is a source of national pride and international recognition, veiled reliefs of the Hindu epic Ramayana. Like most Hindu temples in Asia, Angkor Wat looks more beautiful at sunrise or before sunset, when the sky filled with colors that accentuate the fifth tower.
Nine Figures
To know Asia first you must understand the trust on the continent, and this is seen clearly in the Angkor Thom, a temple that fixated with the number nine. Pronunciation of “nine” is similar to the word “development”, and almost everything on the temple can be compared to this figure – 54 towers carved, 216 faces in the tower, 54 gods on the left of the entrance, and 54 demon on his right – all these figures can be added to the number 9.
Other temples
Another Angkor temple is also famous Ta Prohm, surrounded by the roots of trees hundreds of years old. The roots of the tree makes Ta Prohm object image so interesting that successfully achieve tourists. Bayon is also known as “Temple Faces”, and when you are there, it’s easy to understand why the name was girded. Once you climb the stone steps to the shrine inside the temple, when looking up will appear hundreds of stone carvings of faces looking at you. There is also Banteay Srei, a temple filled with stunning carved stone that meets every inch there. Even with current technology, it is almost impossible to make the patterns as precisely and as complicated as it is on a stone statue.
River Revitalization
About 50 miles northeast of Siem Reap, there is the Thousand Linga River flows into the river in Siem Reap which is essentially filled with carvings Linga – phallic symbols are very common in Cambodia. Estimates, the engravings were made between 1100-1300 to symbolize fertility. Now the river is a perfect place to enjoy the tropical beauty of Siem Reap.
Tonle Sap
Siem Reap not only have one world-famous archaeological sites, but also has one of the largest and most colorful lakes in Southeast Asia. UNESCO has set the Tonle Sap as a biosphere nature reserves, wildlife sanctuaries into the water and habitat for several rare birds to be the only river in the world that the water flow changed two times a year.
Contemporary Art
Art in Siem Reap is in progress, you can find anything from cheap souvenirs to expensive artwork. Some places are noteworthy art lovers, among others: the McDermott Gallery, where world-class photography will
Angkor and surrounding areas exhibited; The Red Gallery, which has the most diverse collection of contemporary art from Cambodia; and The Asia Craft Center, where various kinds of traditional crafts are Cambodia and Southeast Asia.
Colonial Architecture
Siem Reap has colonial era buildings, relics of the French who are now converted properly. Located at the intersection and the roundabout quiet, the buildings became hotels, restaurants and the best gallery in Siem Reap, such as Raffles
Grand Hotel D’Angkor, the most luxurious hotel in the town that was founded in 1932. The hotel was once visited by a variety of VIP guests, including King Norodom Sihanouk, Charlie Chaplin, the Sultan of Johor and even Jacqueline Kennedy.
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