The largest palace complex in the world
The Forbidden City in Beijing was built in the 4th year of Yongle (A.D. 1406) and completed in the 18th year of Yongle (A.D. 1420). It was the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and was also called the Forbidden City at that time.
The Forbidden City is centered on the main hall, with a total area of about 720,000 square meters. There are more than 70 large and small palaces and more than 9,000 rooms. The Forbidden City is one of the largest and best-preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
It is called the first of the five largest palaces in the world, ranking ahead of Versailles in France, Buckingham Palace in Britain, the White House in the United States and the Russian Kremlin.
The Forbidden City is a rectangular city, about 960 meters long and 750 meters wide. The walls around it are as high as 10 meters, and there is a moat about 52 meters outside the city. Cities are divided into inner courts and outer courts. The Forbidden City includes Gan Qing Palace, Jiaotai Palace and Kunning Palace, which are the main palaces of emperors and empresses. The outer court is the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Hall of Zhonghe and the Hall of Baohe, which is the place where the country holds some grand ceremonies.
2. Lingqu
Pearl of ancient water conservancy buildings in the world
Speaking of Lingqu, it is a major project in the history of human canals. Lingqu is located in xing an, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Historically, Lingqu has many names, such as Qin Chisel Canal, Zero Canal, Douhe River, Xing 'an Canal and Canal. This is a great project created by the working people in ancient China.
Lingqu began to be used in 2 14 BC. It is one of the oldest canals in the world and is known as "the pearl of ancient water conservancy buildings in the world".
Lingqu connects the Yangtze River and the Pearl River, forming a water transport network all over East China and South China. Since the Qin Dynasty, Lingqu has played an active role in consolidating national unity, strengthening political, economic and cultural exchanges between North and South, and deepening exchanges between people of all ethnic groups.
3. Leshan Giant Buddha
The largest cliff stone statue in China.
Leshan Giant Buddha, also known as Lingyun Giant Buddha, is located on the side of Lingyun Temple on the east bank of Minnan, Leshan, Sichuan. The giant Buddha is a statue of Maitreya, with a height of 7 1 m. It is the largest cliff stone statue in China.
Leshan Giant Buddha's head is flush with the mountain, and his hands touch his knees and step on the river. The giant Buddha is well-proportioned and solemn, sitting by the river on the side of the mountain.
The giant Buddha is 7 1m high, 14.7m high, 10m wide,102/bun, 7m long ears, 5.6m long nose, 5.6m long eyebrows, 3.3m long mouth and eyes, 3m high neck and 23m wide shoulders.
"Leshan Giant Buddha" is the general name of this giant Buddha located in Leshan City, Sichuan Province. The real official name of this giant Buddha built in the Tang Dynasty has always been a mystery. According to many experts' research, the official name of this stone statue named "Leshan Giant Buddha" should be: the stone statue of Maitreya Buddha in Lingyun Temple, Jiazhou.
4. Dujiangyan
The oldest water conservancy project in the world and still in use
Dujiangyan is located in the west of Dujiangyan City, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, on the Minjiang River in the west of Chengdu Plain. According to legend, Li Bing and his son, the prefect of Shu County, organized and built this large-scale water conservancy project on the basis of previous excavation of turtle spirits.
Dujiangyan is the oldest and only water conservancy project in the world and is still in use today. It is characterized by water diversion without dam, which is the crystallization of the industriousness, courage and wisdom of the ancient working people in China.
In the first year of Yuan Shizu to Zhengzheng (A.D. 1264 ~ 1294), Italian traveler Kelpolo rode from Hanzhong, Shaanxi, and arrived in Chengdu for more than 20 days, and visited Dujiangyan. Later, in Marco Polo's Travels, he said: "Du Jiang River system, the river is very urgent, there are many fish in the river, and there are many ships coming and going, carrying commercial goods, upstream and downstream."
5. Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes
The largest Buddhist art place in the world
Mogao Grottoes, commonly known as Thousand Buddha Cave, is located in Dunhuang at the western end of Hexi Corridor. Founded in the pre-Qin period of sixteen countries, it has formed a huge scale after sixteen countries, Northern Dynasties, Sui and Tang Dynasties, Five Dynasties, Xixia and Yuan Dynasties.
There are 735 caves in the Mogao Grottoes, with 45,000 square meters of murals and 24 15 clay sculptures. It is the largest and richest Buddhist art site in the world. Mogao Grottoes, together with Yungang Grottoes in Datong, Shanxi, Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Henan and Maijishan Grottoes in Tianshui, Gansu, are called "Four Grottoes in China" and Four Grottoes in China.
All the caves in the Mogao Grottoes have adopted the comprehensive art forms of cave architecture, colored sculpture and painting. The largest cave is more than 200 square meters, and the smallest is less than 1 square meter. Dunhuang, as a transportation hub between China and the West, not only left a scene of business travel and communication, but also left valuable images of cattle, horses, camels, mules and donkeys.
6. Qin Shihuang Mausoleum
The first well-designed imperial mausoleum in ancient China
The mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, which began in 247 BC, was not completed until 208 BC, which took 39 years. It is the first large-scale and beautifully designed imperial mausoleum in the history of China. It fully embodies the wisdom and ability of the ancient working people in China more than 2,000 years ago.
The mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, as its name implies, is the mausoleum of Ying Zheng, the first Qin Emperor, located at the northern foot of Mount Li, 5 kilometers east of Lintong District, Xi City, Shaanxi Province. Among them, the terracotta warriors and horses unearthed can be described as the precious wealth of human culture and known as "the eighth wonder of the world".
7. Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal
The longest ancient artificial canal in the world
The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal was built in the Spring and Autumn Period, completed in the Sui Dynasty, flourished in the Tang and Song Dynasties, straightened out in the Yuan Dynasty and dredged in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
The canal starts from Yuhang (now Hangzhou) in the south and ends in Zhuo Jun (now Beijing) in the north. It flows through Tianjin, Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, connecting five major water systems: Haihe River, Yellow River, Huaihe River, Yangtze River and Qiantang River, with a total length of 1.797 km.
In the long years, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal experienced three major construction processes and finally formed today's "Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal". It has a history of more than 2500 years since it was dug in 486 BC, which laid the foundation for the future direction of the Jiangnan Canal. The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is the longest and largest ancient canal in the world, and it is also one of the oldest canals, which has been in use ever since.
8. Wan Li Great Wall
The longest ancient military defense project in the world
Wan Li Great Wall, an ancient military defense project in China, has the longest construction time and the largest engineering quantity in China and even in the world. Since the Western Zhou Dynasty, it has been continuously built for more than 2,000 years, and it is distributed on the vast land in northern and central China.
According to historical records, the total length of the Great Wall built in each era is 6,543,800 kilometers. Even today, building such a Great Wall is an unimaginable project.
The Great Wall of Wan Li is the symbol of China and the embodiment of China people's wisdom and indomitable spirit.