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The Humble Power Box That People Line Up to See
A power box in Lujiazui, Shanghai’s financial hub, has become a popular hang-out spot for influencers wanting to take photos with three of Shanghai’s most famous skyscrapers in the frame.

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The Humble Power Box That People Line Up to See

A power box in Lujiazui, Shanghai’s financial hub, has become a popular hang-out spot for influencers wanting to take photos with three of Shanghai’s most famous skyscrapers in the frame. Check out more Daily Tones: ow.ly/9k2Y50MvN41

Posted by Sixth Tone on Thursday, January 19, 2023

 

 

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The highest peak of Yuanbao #Mountain(元宝山) in Liuzhou city, is 2084.7 meters above sea level, which is the third highest peak in #Guangxi. 
Climb up to the Feilai stone(飞来石), you will be very surprised by the #scenery on the top.

from Discover Guangxi China on Facebook 
https://www.facebook.com/DiscoverGuangxi/posts/pfbid0W9StasyAfC65Yo3AYSSJyJ4GfRdyXSAG86Ktrt6D9uxSPoMHYCq4VDwKrpT1BnRdl

 

 

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An old photo showing 2 of the 250 stone towers that still stand today in Tibet and Southwest China. Chinese and Tibetan scholars have surmised that they were erected between 200 and 1400 CE and used as storage, defensive posts, status symbols, and beacons.

from Historic Photographs on Facebook
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the National Geographic (paywalled)
PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Ancient Himalayan towers keep their secrets on a walk through southwest China
Amid Sichuan’s Hengduan Mountains, mysterious stone towers built jut more than 100 feet into the sky. No one is sure why.

 

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These mysterious towers in southwestern China have stumped scholars for centuries
Amar Grover
FEB 18, 2021

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Dongnuguo 东女国 is a word you’ll often hear locals say. It means “Eastern Queendom” and stems from a decade-old theory that Suopo was, in fact, the ancient capital of a land once ruled by queens.

Various cultural factors lend some credence to this claim. The Book of Tang, a famous 10th- to 11th-century encyclopedic gazette on the Tang Dynasty, references the queendom and specifically mentions a queen living in a nine-story building while commoners had six-story houses.

It’s unclear why Danba’s towers are so extraordinarily tall. Their practical use is also a puzzle. Locals usually cite storage or defense, but in this earthquake-prone region, the skill and effort expended in their construction and maintenance would have been considerable. It’s questionable, too, whether their extravagant height gained any corresponding defensive advantages—after all, height is might until your enemies are within striking distance.

 

 

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💚 Huangshan, literally meaning the Yellow Mountain, is a mountain range in southern Anhui Province in eastern China. It was originally called “Yishan”, and it was renamed because of a legend that Emperor Xuanyuan once made alchemy here.
📷 Callie Chee

from Spirits Within on Facebook 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/chineseculturelab/posts/515111684005562/

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The vast Goldin Finance 117 tower topped out at 1,957ft making it #China’s ‘tallest structure’ and the second ‘tallest structure’ in the world in terms of the main structural size with 117 floors, second only to the Burji Khalifa in #Dubai.

from iChongqing on Facebook 
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The vast Goldin Finance 117 tower topped out at 1,957ft making it #China’s ‘tallest structure’ and the second ‘tallest structure’ in the world in terms of the main structural size with 117 floors, second only to the Burji Khalifa in #Dubai.

Posted by iChongqing on Tuesday, February 14, 2023

 

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The 48-meter-tall Buddha statue is believed to be the tallest of its kind in the world. 📍Donglin Temple, China #temple #China #buddha

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https://www.facebook.com/iChongqing/videos/895906511532669/
 

 

The 48-meter-tall Buddha statue is believed to be the tallest of its kind in the world. 📍Donglin Temple, China #temple #China #buddha

Posted by iChongqing on Thursday, February 2, 2023

 

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😲The Heaven Gate Cave with 999 steps to reach. Once known as the most beautiful sky garden and heavenly wonderland.
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#China #caves #mountains #chinatravel #zhangjiajie #tianmenshan

from China Highlights on Facebook 
https://www.facebook.com/ChinaHighlights/posts/pfbid02u4SHWydTjzEASpcgxYF5J63cSrBE3Hvp1VadegCV7bbF2g4h9KyogaepKz7GqW7Yl

 

 

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There are 2 blocks in Chongqing listed as national-level tourism and leisure blocks by China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism, including #TESTBED2 in Yuzhong district and Youzhou Ancient City in #Youyang county. 👏👏👏
#Chongqing #tourism #leisure #block

from iChongqing on Facebook
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Is it the roller coaster? No, it’s the monorail in Chongqing.😯🎢🤪
📸douyin/haokanchongqing
#Chongqing #monorail #RailTransit #RollerCoaster

from iChongqing on Facebook 
https://www.facebook.com/iChongqing/videos/1052932022331926/

 

 

Is it the roller coaster? No, it’s the monorail in Chongqing.😯🎢🤪 📸douyin/haokanchongqing #Chongqing #monorail #RailTransit #RollerCoaster

Posted by iChongqing on Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Dang! I hadn't noticed the roller coaster noises dubbed onto this before posting. Sorry 'bout that.

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This is apparently Jewel in NW China: the Emerald Lake - CGTN

I'm in awe of the crystal clear emerald waters. A breathtaking beauty! Qinghai Province, China #beautifulchina #water #crystal

from iChongqing on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/iChongqing/videos/121443857549814/

 

 

I'm in awe of the crystal clear emerald waters. A breathtaking beauty! Qinghai Province, China #beautifulchina #water #crystal

Posted by iChongqing on Friday, March 10, 2023

 

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A man adjusts the curtains ahead of the Fifth Plenary Session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China, 12 March 2023. MARK R. CRISTINO/EPA/IC

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