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09/08/2011 - 00:14
The first fort was built during the reign of the Ming Emperor, Jiajing, between 1522 and 1527. The Ming Dynasty ( or Empire of the Great Ming ( was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol -led The Jiajing (or Chia-ching) Emperor ( September 16, 1507 – January 23, 1567) was Emperor of China from Its purpose was to protect Tianjin from foreign invasions.

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  • admin
    09/08/2011 - 00:14
    The first fort was built during the reign of the Ming Emperor, Jiajing, between 1522 and 1527. The Ming Dynasty ( or Empire of the Great Ming ( was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol -led The Jiajing (or Chia-ching) Emperor ( September 16, 1507 – January 23, 1567) was Emperor of China from Its purpose was to protect Tianjin from foreign invasions.
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    09/06/2011 - 00:37
    Qufu, in Shandong Province, is the hometown of Confucius, a great thinker, statesman and educator in China's history, who founded of the Confucian school of philosophy around the 5th century BC. The name Confucius is a transliteration of his Chinese title 孔夫子, although he is often know in Chinese simply as 孔子 Master Kong.
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    09/06/2011 - 00:09
    The Book of Changes, the hexagrams is only the appearance of it, according to its reasoning, it can continue to be inferred that the images of endless months.
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    09/04/2011 - 01:01
    Buddhism is the most important religion in China. It is generally believed that it was spread to China in 67 AD during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220) from Hotan in Xinjiang to Central China. During its development in China, it has a profound influence on traditional Chinese culture and thoughts, and has become one of the most important religions in China at that time. In general, the development of Buddhism in China can be divided into the following periods.
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    09/04/2011 - 01:00
    Kunqu, also known as Kunju, Kun opera or Kunqu Opera, is one of the oldest extant forms of Chinese opera. It evolved from the Kunshan melody, and dominated Chinese theatre from the 16th to the 18th centuries. Kunqu originated in the Wu cultural area.
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    09/04/2011 - 00:56
    20:18, October 08, 2010 Artists perform in the newly opened "You Yuan Jing Meng" Kunqu Opera Club in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 29, 2010. At the end of Sept. 2010, the news of the opening of the first commercially operated "You Yuan Jing Meng" Kunqu Opera Club in Suzhou was widely spread among the Kunqu Opera fans.
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    05/06/2010 - 10:46
    Built in 1933, it was in new classicism style, with brown brick wails. There was 8-storey tower with pavilion tilted roof and pseudo-stone decorative facade. It used to be the Horse Race Club in 1930’s Shanghai, then the site for Shanghai Museum and Shanghai Library. It is now Shanghai Art Museum, a cultural relic unit under municipal protection.
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    05/06/2010 - 10:49
    Lying on the southern side of People's square, is a famous museum of ancient arts and enjoys high reputation at home and abroad. With a music-controlled fountain in front of the gate, the museum has round upper part and square lower part, symbolizing "round sky and square earth" in Chinese traditional culture. Looking from afar, the whole architecture is like an ancient Chinese bronze ware. 120000 pieces of precious cultural relics are displayed in 12 special exhibition rooms