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1. The Forbidden City

The Forbidden City in Beijing was the royal palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties in China. It was formerly known as the Forbidden City. It is located at the center of Beijing’s central axis and is the essence of ancient Chinese palace architecture.

The Forbidden City in Beijing is centered on the three main halls, covering an area of ??720,000 square meters, with a construction area of ??about 150,000 square meters. There are more than 70 large and small palaces and more than 9,000 houses. It is one of the largest and best preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.

The construction of the Forbidden City in Beijing began in the fourth year of Yongle (1406), the reign of Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty (1406). It was built based on the Forbidden City in Nanjing and was completed in the 18th year of Yongle (1420).

It is a rectangular city, 961 meters long from north to south and 753 meters wide from east to west. It is surrounded by walls 10 meters high and a moat 52 meters wide outside the city. The buildings in the Forbidden City are divided into two parts: the outer court and the inner court.

The center of the outer dynasty is the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Hall of Zhonghe, and the Hall of Baohe, collectively referred to as the three main halls. They are the places where the country holds major ceremonies. The center of the inner court is the Qianqing Palace, the Jiaotai Palace, and the Kunning Palace, collectively known as the Housan Palace. It is the main palace where the emperor and queen live. ?

The Forbidden City in Beijing is known as the first of the five major palaces in the world (Versailles Palace in France, Buckingham Palace in the UK, the White House in the United States, and the Kremlin in Russia). It is a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction and was listed among the first batch of national tourist attractions in 1961. A key cultural relic protection unit; it was listed as a world cultural heritage in 1987. ?

2. Dujiangyan

Dujiangyan is a world cultural heritage (listed as a "World Cultural Heritage" by UNESCO in 2000) and a world natural heritage (Sichuan Giant Panda Habitat ), a national key cultural relic protection unit, a national scenic spot, and a national AAAAA tourist attraction.

Dujiangyan is located in the west of Dujiangyan City, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, on the Minjiang River in the west of the Chengdu Plain. It was built in the last years of King Zhao of Qin (about 256 BC to 251 BC).

It is a large-scale water conservancy project organized and constructed by Li Bing and his son, the prefect of Shu County, on the basis of the work excavated by their predecessor Bieling. It consists of water-dividing fish mouth, Feisha Weir, Baopingkou and other parts. It has always played a role in flood control and irrigation, making the Chengdu Plain a "land of abundance" where floods and droughts depend on people and fertile fields are thousands of miles away.

To date, the irrigation area has reached more than 30 counties and cities, covering an area of ??nearly 10 million acres. It is the oldest, only remaining and still in use grand water conservancy project in the world, characterized by no dam water diversion. , embodies the hard work, bravery and wisdom of the ancient Chinese working people.

Dujiangyan Scenic Area mainly includes Fulong Temple, Erwang Temple, Anlan Cable Bridge, Yulei Pass, Lidui Park, Yulei Mountain Park, Yunu Peak, Lingyan Temple, Puzhao Temple, Cuiyue Lake , Dujiangyan Water Conservancy Project, etc.

On August 13, 2018, the 69th International Executive Council of the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage was held in Saskatoon, Canada. The 2018 (fifth batch) World Irrigation Engineering Heritage was announced at the plenary meeting of the Executive Council. directory. Among them, four projects including Dujiangyan in China were all successfully declared.

3. Zhaozhou Bridge

Zhaozhou Bridge, also known as Anji Bridge, commonly known as Big Stone Bridge, is a bridge across the Mihe River in Zhao County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, China The stone arch bridge was built by Li Chun, a craftsman from the Sui Dynasty. It is the oldest, largest-span, and best-preserved single-hole open-shoulder stone arch bridge in the world.

Zhaozhou Bridge was built from the 15th year of Emperor Kaihuang to the first year of Daye of Sui Dynasty (595-605 AD).

4. Terracotta Warriors

The Terracotta Warriors, the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang, also referred to as Qin Terracotta Warriors or Qin Warriors, are the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units and the first batch of China's World Heritage, located in today's Shaanxi Inside the Terracotta Warriors and Horses pit 1.5 kilometers east of Qin Shi Huang’s Mausoleum in Lintong District, Xi’an City.

Terracotta warriors and horses are a category of ancient tomb sculptures. In ancient times, human sacrifice was practiced. Slaves were the accessories of the slave owner during his lifetime. After the death of the slave owner, the slaves were buried with the slave owner as sacrificial objects. The terracotta warriors and horses are burial objects in the shape of soldiers and horses (chariots, horses, soldiers). ?

On March 4, 1961, the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang was announced by the State Council as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units. In March 1974, the Terracotta Warriors and Horses were discovered.

In 1987, the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang and the Terracotta Warriors and Horses were approved by UNESCO to be included in the "World Heritage List" and were hailed as the "Eighth Wonder of the World". More than 200 foreign heads of state and governments visited The summit visit has become a golden business card of ancient Chinese glorious civilization and is known as one of the world's top ten ancient tombs and rare treasures.

5. Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal

The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is the longest and largest ancient canal in the world. It is also one of the oldest canals. It is also known as the Great Wall and Karez. The three great projects in ancient China are still in use today. They are a great project created by the working people of ancient China and one of the symbols of China's cultural status.

The Grand Canal starts from Yuhang (today's Hangzhou) in the south and reaches Zhuojun (today's Beijing) in the north. It passes through the four provinces of today's Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shandong, and Hebei and the two cities of Tianjin and Beijing, and connects the Haihe River, the Yellow River, and the Huaihe River. There are five major river systems: the Yangtze River and the Qiantang River, with a total length of about 1,797 kilometers.

The canal has played a huge role in the economic and cultural development and exchanges between the north and south of China, especially in the development of the industrial and agricultural economy in the areas along the line.

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During the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Wu excavated it to conquer Qi State. In the Sui Dynasty, it was greatly expanded and connected to the capital Luoyang and connected to Zhuo County. During the renovation of the Yuan Dynasty, it abandoned Luoyang and took it all the way to Beijing. It has a history of more than 2,500 years.

In 2002, the Grand Canal was included in the eastern route of the "South-to-North Water Diversion" project. On June 22, 2014, the 38th World Heritage Conference announced that the China Grand Canal project was successfully selected into the World Cultural Heritage List, becoming China's 46th World Heritage project.

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