United Nations world heritage site, China mid-air temple.

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United Nations world heritage site, China mid-air temple.
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Pictures of mid-air temple in Shanxi China.
One of the United Nations world heritage sites in China.

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China, farmers of Tuanshan

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China, farmers of Tuanshan
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Pingyao, China

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Pingyao, China
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"Pingyao is a Chinese city and county in central Shanxi province. It lies about 715 km from Beijing and 80 km from the provincial capital, Taiyuan. During the Qing Dynasty, Pingyao was a financial center of China. It is now renowned for its well-preserved ancient city wall, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site."

"Pingyao still retains its city layout from the Ming and Qing dynasties, conforming to a typical bagua pattern. More than 300 sites in or near the city have ancient ruins. Preserved Ming- and Qing-style residences number close to 4,000. The streets and storefronts still largely retain their historical appearance."

"In the Spring and Autumn Period, the county belonged to the kingdom of Jin. It was part of the kingdom of Zhao in the Warring States Period. In the Qin Dynasty, it was known as Pingtao. During the Han Dynasty, it was known as Zhongdu county. In 1986, the People's Republic of China designated Pingyao as one of the Chinese Historic and Cultural Cities. It became a World Heritage Site in 1997, included also the outlying Zhenguo Temple and Shuanglin Temple."

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Macau World Heritage Trail

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Macau World Heritage Trail
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The Historic Centre of Macau is recognised by UNESCO as the 31st World Heritage listed site in China and includes the oldest western architectural heritage on Chinese territory.

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China: The Longmen Grottoes, A UNESCO World Heritage Site

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China: The Longmen Grottoes, A UNESCO World Heritage Site
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The Longmen Grottoes are also referred to as Dragon Gate Grottoes. There are over 2,000 caves and niches and more than 100,000 Buddhist images. There are sculptures, inscriptions and carvings everywhere, but I've got to tell it like it is. I liked Datong better. Perhaps, because of the colors still remaining on the Buddhist statues and in the caves.

Western souvenir hunters decapitated whatever they could in days gone by and the Cultural Revolution managed to destroy much of the remaining art. I'd still visit if you are in this area and make up your own mind...

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Khajuraho. Madhya Pradesh. India

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Khajuraho. Madhya Pradesh. India
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Khajuraho is a village in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, located in Chhatarpur District, about 385 miles (620 kilometres) southeast of Delhi, the capital city of India.

The Khajuraho group of monuments has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

One of the most popular tourist destinations in India, Khajuraho has the largest group of medieval Hindu and Jain temples, famous for their erotic sculpture. The name Khajuraho, ancient "Kharjuravahaka", is derived from the Sanskrit word kharjur meaning date palm.
The Khajuraho temples do not contain sexual or erotic art inside the temple or near the deities; however, some external carvings bear erotic art. Also, some of the temples that have two layers of walls have small erotic carvings on the outside of the inner wall. There are many interpretations of the erotic carvings. They portray that, for seeing the deity, one must leave his or her sexual desires outside the temple. They also show that divinity, such as the deities of the temples, is pure like the atman, which is not affected by sexual desires and other characteristics of the physical body. It has been suggested that these suggest tantric sexual practices. Meanwhile, the external curvature and carvings of the temples depict humans, human bodies, and the changes that occur in human bodies, as well as facts of life. Some 10% of the carvings contain sexual themes; those reportedly do not show deities, they show sexual activities between people. The rest depict the everyday life of the common Indian of the time when the carvings were made, and of various activities of other beings. For example, those depictions show women putting on makeup, musicians, potters, farmers, and other folks. Those mundane scenes are all at some distance from the temple deities. A common misconception is that, since the old structures with carvings in Khajuraho are temples, the carvings depict sex between deities.[5]

Another perspective of these carvings is presented by James McConnachie. In his history of the Kamasutra, McConnachie describes the zesty 10% of the Khajuraho sculpture as "the apogee of erotic art": "Twisting, broad-hipped and high breasted nymphs display their generously contoured and bejewelled bodies on exquisitely worked exterior wall panels. These fleshy apsaras run riot across the surface of the stone, putting on make-up, washing their hair, playing games, dancing, and endlessly knotting and unknotting their girdles....Beside the heavenly nymphs are serried ranks of griffins, guardian deities and, most notoriously, extravagantly interlocked maithunas, or lovemaking couples

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7 Wonders of India: Qutub Minar

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Located in Mehrauli, Qutub Minar is among the tallest and most famous towers in the world. The minaret is 234 feet high and the highest individual tower in the world. It has a number of floors or storeys, which have beautiful carvings. There are inscriptions all round the tower and these inscriptions reveal that Iltutmish finished the tower. Only the first storey was built by Qutub-ud-din. The other storeys were built by Iltutmish and two storeys in white marbles were built in by FirozShah Tuglak. Built to celebrate the victory of Muhammad Ghori over the Rajputs in 1192. Qutub Minar was built not just as a victory tower but also as a symbol of Islamic justice and of the military might of the Slave Dynasty. Qutub Minar is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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India: Mahabalipuram

India: Mahabalipuram
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Mahabalipuram, also known as Mamallapuram, is a town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Mahabalipuram was a 7th century port city of the South Indian dynasty of the Pallavas around 60 km south from the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu. It is believed to have been named after the Pallava king Mamalla. It has various historic monuments built largely between the 7th and the 9th century, and has been classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Khajuraho Temples, Only X-Rated World Heritage Site, India

Khajuraho Temples, Only X-Rated World Heritage Site, India
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The TAJ MAHAL

The TAJ MAHAL
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The TAJ MAHAL is a mausoleum located in Agra, India, that was built under Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
The Taj Mahal (also "the Taj") is considered as the finest example of Mughal architecture, a style that combines elements from Persian, Turkish, Indian, and Islamic architectural styles. In 1983, Taj Mahal became a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was cited as "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage."
While the white domed marble mausoleum is most familiar, Taj Mahal is an integrated complex of structures and was completed around 1648. Ustad Ahmad Lahauri is generally considered as the principal designer of Taj Mahal.

The FORBIDDEN CITY was the Chinese imperial palace from the mid-Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost five centuries, it served as the home of the Emperor and his household, and the ceremonial and political centre of Chinese government.
Built from 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 surviving buildings with 8,707 bays of rooms and covers 720,000 square meters.
The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.

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India - Agra Fort - Travel - Jim Rogers World Adventure

India - Agra Fort - Travel - Jim Rogers World Adventure
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Agra Fort is a UNESCO World Heritage site located in Agra, India. The fort is also known as Lal Qila, Fort Rouge and Red Fort of Agra. It is about 2.5 km northwest of its much more famous sister monument, the Taj Mahal. The fort can be more accurately described as a walled palatial city.

It is the most important fort in India. The great Mughals Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jehangir, Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb lived here, and the country was governed from here. It contained the largest state treasury and mint. It was visited by foreign ambassadors, travellers and the highest dignitaries who participated in the making of history in India.

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India - Taj Mahal - Travel - Jim Rogers World Adventure

India - Taj Mahal - Travel - Jim Rogers World Adventure
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The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum located in Agra, India, built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

The Taj Mahal (also "the Taj") is considered the finest example of Mughal architecture, a style that combines elements from Persian, Ottoman, Indian, and Islamic architectural styles. In 1983, the Taj Mahal became a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was cited as "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage."

While the white domed marble mausoleum is its most familiar component, the Taj Mahal is actually an integrated complex of structures. Building began around 1632 and was completed around 1653, and employed thousands of artisans and craftsmen. The Persian architect, Ustad Ahmad Lahauri is generally considered to be the principal designer of the Taj Mahal

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World Heritage Sites in India

World Heritage Sites in India

UNESCO's World Heritage Sites: World Heritage Sites in India

India - Khajuraho Erotic Temples - Travel - Jim Rogers World Adventure

India - Khajuraho Erotic Temples - Travel - Jim Rogers World Adventure
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Khajuraho is a village in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, located in Chhatarpur District, about 385 miles (620 kilometres) southeast of Delhi, the capital city of India.

The Khajuraho group of monuments has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

One of the most popular tourist destinations in India, Khajuraho has the largest group of medieval Hindu and Jain temples, famous for their erotic sculpture. The name Khajuraho, ancient "Kharjuravahaka", is derived from the Sanskrit word kharjur meaning date palm.

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India - The great Nation Incredible UNESCO Sanskrit Heritage

India - The great Nation Incredible UNESCO Sanskrit Heritage
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Valley of Flowers, Uttarakhand - India

Valley of Flowers, Uttarakhand - India
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A protected UNESCO world Heritage site, Valley of Flowers is the name of the Himalayan area in Uttarakhand (previously Uttaranchal), India, surrounded by snow-capped mountains and carpeted with over 500 species of flowers.

It was declared a national park in 1982. The Valley of Flowers stretches over an expanse of 87.50 km². This part of Uttarakhand, in the upper reaches of Garhwal, is inaccessible through much of the year. The area lies on the Zanskar range of the Himalayas with the highest point in the national park being Gauri Parbat at 6,719 m above sea level.

Flowers mostly orchids, poppies (esp. rare blue poppies), primulas, calendulas, daisies and anemones carpet the ground. Alpine forests of birch and rhododendron cover a part of the area, and are home to tahr, snow leopard, musk deer, red fox, common langur, bharal, serow, Himalayan black bear and a huge variety of butterflies.

There is no settlement in the national park and grazing in the area has been banned. The park is open only in summers between June and October, being covered by heavy snow during the rest of the year.

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