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Landmarks & history in China

Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.

suspension bridge

Aizhai Bridge

Hunan
historic site

Baidicheng

Chongqing
temple and academy

Beijing Confucius Temple and Guozijian

Beijing
historic towers

Beijing Drum and Bell Towers

Beijing
cave temples

Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves

Xinjiang
cave temples

Bingling Temple Grottoes

Gansu
cliffside temple

Cangyan Mountain

Hebei
ancestral hall

Chen Clan Ancestral Hall

Guangdong
palaceChengde Mountain Resort

Chengde Mountain Resort

Hebei
covered bridge

Chengyang Wind and Rain Bridge

Guangxi
walled town

Chongwu Ancient Town

Fujian
walled town

Dapeng Fortress

Guangdong
walled city

Datong Ancient City

Shanxi
buddhist temple

Dazhao Temple

Inner Mongolia
rock sculpture

Dazu Rock Carvings

Chongqing
monumentDujiangyan Irrigation System

Dujiangyan Irrigation System

Sichuan
buddhist temple

Fahai Temple

Beijing
temple

Famen Temple

Shaanxi
temple complex

Fengdu Ghost City

Chongqing
historic district

Five Great Avenues

Tianjin
temple

Foshan Ancestral Temple

Guangdong
monastery

Ganden Monastery

Tibet
mosque

Great Mosque of Xi'an

Shaanxi
temple

Guangsheng Temple

Shanxi
ruined citadel

Guge Kingdom Ruins

Tibet
historic street

Haikou Qilou Old Street

Hainan
fortress ruins

Hailongtun

Guizhou
temple

Haizhou Guandi Temple

Shanxi
buddhist temple

Hanshan Temple

Jiangsu
tomb museum

Hanyangling Museum

Shaanxi
rock art

Helankou Rock Art

Ningxia
old townHistoric Quanzhou

Historic Quanzhou

Fujian
hot spring palace

Huaqing Palace

Shaanxi
rock art

Huashan Rock Art

Guangxi
walled town

Huizhou Ancient City

Anhui
pagoda

Iron Pagoda

Henan
mountain pass

Jianmen Pass

Sichuan
ancient city

Jiaohe Ruins

Xinjiang
pavilion

Jiaxiu Tower

Guizhou
fortressJiayuguan Fort

Jiayuguan Fort

Gansu
temple complex

Jinci Temple

Shanxi
walled city

Jingzhou Ancient City

Hubei
buddhist temple

Jinshan Temple

Jiangsu
sacred mountain

Jizu Mountain

Yunnan
temple and pilgrim circuit

Jokhang Temple and Barkhor Street

Tibet
cave temples

Kizil Caves

Xinjiang
archaeological site

Koguryo Sites of Ji'an

Jilin
sacred mountain

Kongtong Mountain

Gansu
monastery

Kumbum Monastery

Qinghai
monastery

Labrang Monastery

Gansu
buddhist temple

Lama Temple

Beijing
taoist mountain

Laojun Mountain

Henan
archaeological site

Laosicheng Ruins

Hunan
old townLijiang Old Town

Lijiang Old Town

Yunnan
buddha statue

Lingshan Grand Buddha

Jiangsu
buddhist temple

Lingyin Temple

Zhejiang
buddhist temple

Longhua Temple

Shanghai
archaeological siteLongmen Grottoes

Longmen Grottoes

Henan
archaeological siteMaijishan Grottoes

Maijishan Grottoes

Gansu
stone bridge

Marco Polo Bridge

Beijing
cave temples

Mati Temple

Gansu
memorial

Mausoleum of Genghis Khan

Inner Mongolia
pilgrimage island

Meizhou Island

Fujian
mountain temples

Mianshan

Shanxi
imperial tombs

Ming Tombs

Beijing
imperial tomb

Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum

Jiangsu
sacred mountain

Mount Heng

Hunan
taoist mountain

Mount Longhu

Jiangxi
sacred mountain

Mount Qingcheng

Sichuan
taoist mountain

Mount Qiyun

Anhui
sacred mountain

Mount Wutai

Shanxi
imperial palace

Mukden Palace

Liaoning
city wall

Nanjing City Wall

Jiangsu
buddhist temple

Nanputuo Temple

Fujian
temple

Nanshan Temple

Hainan
garden palace

Norbulingka

Tibet
historic pavilion

Penglai Pavilion

Shandong
old townPingyao Ancient City

Pingyao Ancient City

Shanxi
decorated building

Porcelain House

Tianjin
historic residence

Prince Gong's Mansion

Beijing
sacred island

Putuoshan

Zhejiang
imperial tomb

Qianling Mausoleum

Shaanxi
merchant mansion

Qiao Family Compound

Shanxi
walled town

Qingyan Ancient Town

Guizhou
church

Saint Sophia Cathedral

Heilongjiang
monastery

Samye Monastery

Tibet
archaeological siteSanxingdui

Sanxingdui

Sichuan
monastery

Sera Monastery

Tibet
historic enclave

Shamian Island

Guangdong
old townShanghai and the Bund

Shanghai and the Bund

Shanghai
fortress town

Shanhaiguan

Hebei
monumentShaolin Temple and the Pagoda Forest

Shaolin Temple and the Pagoda Forest

Henan
pagoda

Shibaozhai

Chongqing
pagoda

Small Wild Goose Pagoda

Shaanxi
buddhist temple

Tanzhe Temple

Beijing
monastery

Tashilhunpo Monastery

Tibet
fortress ruins

Tashkurgan Stone City

Xinjiang
historic tower

Tengwang Pavilion

Jiangxi
monumentThe Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Xi'an

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Xi'an

Shaanxi
monumentThe Classical Gardens of Suzhou

The Classical Gardens of Suzhou

Jiangsu
monumentThe Confucius Temple and Cemetery, Qufu

The Confucius Temple and Cemetery, Qufu

Shandong
monumentThe Eastern Qing Tombs

The Eastern Qing Tombs

Hebei
palaceThe Forbidden City

The Forbidden City

Beijing
fortressThe Fujian Tulou

The Fujian Tulou

Fujian
fortressThe Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China

Beijing and northern China
monumentThe Hanging Temple, Hengshan

The Hanging Temple, Hengshan

Shanxi
monumentThe Kaiping Diaolou

The Kaiping Diaolou

Guangdong
monumentThe Leshan Giant Buddha

The Leshan Giant Buddha

Sichuan
archaeological siteThe Mogao Caves, Dunhuang

The Mogao Caves, Dunhuang

Gansu
palaceThe Potala Palace, Lhasa

The Potala Palace, Lhasa

Tibet
palaceThe Summer Palace

The Summer Palace

Beijing
monumentThe Temple of Heaven

The Temple of Heaven

Beijing
archaeological siteThe Terracotta Army

The Terracotta Army

Shaanxi
historic quarter

Three Lanes and Seven Alleys

Fujian
pagodas

Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple

Yunnan
sacred mountain

Tiantai Mountain

Zhejiang
hill and pagoda

Tiger Hill

Jiangsu
merchant manor

Wang Family Compound

Shanxi
imperial tombs

Western Qing Tombs

Hebei
imperial tombs

Western Xia Imperial Tombs

Ningxia
buddhist temple

White Horse Temple

Henan
taoist mountain

Wudang Mountains

Hubei
monastery

Wudangzhao Monastery

Inner Mongolia
old townWuzhen

Wuzhen

Zhejiang
archaeological site

Xanadu Ruins

Inner Mongolia
fortressXi'an City Wall

Xi'an City Wall

Shaanxi
buddhist caves

Xiangtangshan Grottoes

Hebei
old townXidi and Hongcun Villages

Xidi and Hongcun Villages

Anhui
walled town

Xingcheng Ancient City

Liaoning
cave temples

Xumishan Grottoes

Ningxia
historic tower

Yellow Crane Tower

Hubei
pagoda

Yingxian Wooden Pagoda

Shanxi
archaeological siteYinxu, the Ruins of Yin

Yinxu, the Ruins of Yin

Henan
classical garden

Yu Garden

Shanghai
tower and lake

Yueyang Tower and Dongting Lake

Hunan
fortress temple

Yumbulagang

Tibet
frontier fort

Yumen Pass

Gansu
archaeological siteYungang Grottoes

Yungang Grottoes

Shanxi
fortified village

Zhangbi Ancient Castle

Shanxi
temple town

Zhengding Ancient Town

Hebei
old townZhouzhuang Water Town

Zhouzhuang Water Town

Jiangsu

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