Photos tagged as shanxi
Travel Photography Photos tagged as shanxi
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XIY093-D700 by downroute
Terracorra Warriors
Corn Stored by Ladymaggic
Corn storage
Village by Ladymaggic
Xi Bei Village
- 8 November 2010 - 平定县, China
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House with corn by Ladymaggic
House with corn stored on roof
Village House by Ladymaggic
Homes in the village are all constructed of stone from the mountain. They have been in the family for generations, and the village is over 1,000 years old
Pingyao Ancient City by big head
Pingyao, The Wall Street of ancient China
- October 2004 - 山西省, China
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Jinci, near Taiyuan by big head
Jin Ancestral Hall (Jinci) has a history of almost 4000 years. Most of its recent buildings are renovated in the Ming dynasty.
- October 2004 - 太原市, China
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Shuanglin Temple, Pingyao by big head
The history of Shuanglin Temple could be dated back in Northern Wei Dynasty. It holds a collection of beautiful sculptures of more than 1000 years of age. My favourite spot of the trip. Unfortunately no photography is allowed inside the buildings.
- October 2004 - 山西省, China
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Wang Mansion, Central Shanxi by big head
Mansion of a rich merchant family in early Qing Dynasty
- October 2004 - 山西省, China
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Yungang Grottoes, North Shanxi by big head
Cave No.20 of Yungang Grottoes, the 2nd largest in China. The Buddha exposed outside after an earthquake.
- October 2004 - 大同市, China
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The Hanging Monastery by big head
The Hanging Monastery at Hengshan, built at the Northern Wei Dynasty around c.a. 400, is a temple of Buddhism, Taoism and Confuciousm
- October 2004 - 大同市, China
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Yanmen Pass, Central Shanxi by big head
A strategic point against northern nomadic tribes, Yanmen Pass had been defended by a lots of famous generals througout history.
- October 2004 - 忻州市, China
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Shanxi province, North China by big head
Once the territory of Jin State during the Spring and Autumn period almost 3000 years ago, Shanxi is the cradle of the Han Chinese civilization, and is a real life museum of ancient Chinese art and architecture.
- October 2004 - 晋中市, China
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