What are the cultural heritages of China?

1. The Great Wall

The Great Wall was built more than 2,000 years ago during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. After the Qin Dynasty unified China, it was connected to form the Great Wall. It is the greatest construction project in the history of human civilization. It is a military defense project in ancient China. It is also a tall, strong and continuous long wall, used to limit the movement of enemy cavalry.

The Great Wall is a defense system with city walls as the main body and a large number of cities, barriers, pavilions and signs. It starts from Shanhaiguan in the east and ends at Jiayuguan in the west. It is about 6,700 kilometers long and is mainly distributed in 15 provinces. Districts and cities; the existing Great Wall cultural relics include the Great Wall walls, trenches/boundary trenches, individual buildings, forts, related facilities and other types of remains, totaling more than 43,000 sites (blocks/sections).

2. The Forbidden City of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (Forbidden City in Beijing and the Forbidden City in Shenyang)

The Forbidden City of the Ming and Qing Dynasties is one of the most famous palace buildings in my country and a monument in the history of architecture in my country. It refers to the Forbidden City in Beijing. and Shenyang Forbidden City two building complexes. The Forbidden City in Beijing was included in the World Heritage List in 1987, and the Forbidden City in Shenyang was also included as an expansion project in 2004.

The Forbidden City in Beijing is the royal palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties in China. It was formerly known as the Forbidden City. It is the essence of ancient Chinese palace architecture. With three main halls as the center, there are more than 70 large and small palaces and more than 9,000 houses. It is one of the largest and most well-preserved wooden structure ancient buildings in the world. Shenyang Forbidden City is one of the only two remaining palace complexes in my country, covering an area of ??more than 60,000 square meters, with 114 ancient buildings and more than 500 rooms, which are still well preserved.

3. Qin Shi Huang Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum

Qin Shi Huang Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum is located in Qinling Town, Lintong District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province. It was established in 1975 and is based on Qin Shi Huang's Terracotta Warriors and Horses on the original site of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit. The ruins museum established is the largest ancient military museum in China.

The Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang are a world cultural heritage. The discovery of the Terracotta Warriors is hailed as the eighth wonder of the world and a great discovery in the archaeological history of the 20th century. Qin Shihuang Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum has three terracotta warriors and horse pits No. 1, 2 and 3, which contain a large number of pottery figurines, pottery horses, bronze weapons, etc.

4. Wudang Mountain

Wudang Mountain is a famous Taoist holy land in China. It is one of the first batch of national key scenic spots and a world cultural heritage. It is known as "the unparalleled scenic spot in the world since ancient times." The first fairy mountain".

Wudang Mountain stretches for 800 miles. Its main peak, Tianzhu Peak, is 1,612 meters above sea level. It stands like a gold and jade pillar standing majestically in the sky. It stands on the top of the peaks. The surrounding mountains tilt towards the main peak from all directions. , forming a unique natural wonder of "seventy-two peaks facing the top, and twenty-four streams flowing". In addition, Wudang Mountain also has 36 rocks, 11 caves, 3 pools, 9 springs, 10 pools, as well as wonders such as "Tianzhu Xiaoqing", "Golden Palace Reflection", "Crow Taking Food", "Fragrant Musk Leap in the Stream".

5. Potala Palace in Lhasa

The Potala Palace historical building complex in Lhasa is also known as the Potala Palace-Jokhang Temple-Norbulingka World Cultural Heritage. The Dala Palace is included in the World Heritage List as a cultural heritage. In 2000 and 2001, the Jokhang Temple and Norbulingka were included in the World Heritage List as Potala Palace expansion projects. Together with the Potala Palace, they are called the Potala Palace in Lhasa. Historical building complex.

The Potala Palace is a castle-style building complex. It has a long history of construction, the national aesthetic characteristics of the building, and its role in the study of Tibetan social history, culture, and religion. It has special value and has become a world-famous scenic spot and a masterpiece of ancient Chinese architecture.

6. Gulangyu Island

Gulangyu Island covers an area of ??approximately 1.88 square kilometers. With its pleasant climate and unique scenery, it is said that "a trip to Xiamen is in vain if you don't visit Gulangyu Island" and is known as the "Garden on the Sea".

Xiamen Gulangyu Island retains more than a thousand buildings of Chinese and Western styles. The buildings with different styles present the artistic atmosphere of the "World Architecture Expo" to the world; it also retains the tradition of music culture, and has built a piano museum and an organ museum. The profound accumulation of music culture makes Gulangyu enjoy the title of "Piano Island" and "Music Island". The reputation of "hometown".

7. Suzhou Gardens

Suzhou Classical Gardens, also known as "Suzhou Gardens", date back to the Spring and Autumn Period and are one of the representative schools of Chinese classical architecture. The garden architectural styles represented by the Liuyuan Garden, the Master of Nets Garden and the Huanxiu Villa have influenced the architectural style of the entire Jiangnan city.

Suzhou gardens are "literati freehand landscape gardens" with profound cultural implications. Using unique gardening techniques, pavilions, terraces, buildings, pavilions, springs, stones, flowers and trees are combined to create a harmonious living environment between man and nature in the city, which constitutes the overall characteristics of Suzhou classical gardens. /p>

8. Summer Palace Scenic Area

The Summer Palace, formerly known as Qingyi Garden, was built in the 15th year of Qianlong’s reign in the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the western suburbs of Beijing, together with Chengde Summer Resort, Humble Administrator’s Garden, and the The garden is also known as one of the four famous gardens in China. It is a large-scale landscape garden built on the basis of Kunming Lake and Wanshou Mountain, based on the West Lake in Hangzhou, and draws on the design techniques of Jiangnan gardens. It is also a relatively complete royal palace. The Royal Garden, known as the "Royal Garden Museum", is also a key national tourist attraction.

9. Longmen Grottoes

The Longmen Grottoes are a treasure house of stone carving art with many statues and a large scale in the world. They are rated as "the highest peak of Chinese stone carving art" by UNESCO. It is a world cultural heritage, and together with Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes and Yungang Grottoes, it is also known as the three major grottoes in China.

The Longmen Grottoes were excavated during the reign of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Afterwards, they continued to be constructed on a large scale for more than 400 years through the Eastern Wei, Sui, Tang, Song and other dynasties. Today, there are 2,345 cave niches and more than 100,000 statues. Zun, there are more than 2800 inscriptions on the stele. Among them, "Twenty Products of Longmen" is the essence of Wei calligraphy stele, and "Stele of Yique Buddhist Niche" written by Chu Suiliang is a model of regular script art in the early Tang Dynasty.

10. Chongqing Dazu Rock Carvings Scenic Area

Chongqing Dazu Rock Carvings Scenic Area is as famous as Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, Yungang Grottoes and Longmen Grottoes. It is a grotto art in Dazu County mainly represented by cliff statues. general name. There are more than 50,000 religious stone carvings in 74 places in the scenic area. They are religious cliff carvings from the late Tang and early Song Dynasties. They are mainly Buddhist themes, with Confucian and Taoist statues on display, especially the Beishan cliff statues and Baodingshan cliff statues. .

The Dazu Rock Carvings are a model of late Chinese grotto sculpture art. Their grand scale, exquisite art and rich content are rarely seen in the world. The Dazu Rock Carvings have distinctive national characteristics and are of high historical, scientific and artistic value. They play a decisive role in the history of ancient Chinese grotto art. They are hailed as a magical pearl of oriental art at home and abroad and are a unique world cultural heritage. treasury.