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Rodriner Billones A-9

China




Pudong Skyline

Pudong is a district in Shanghai on the eastern side of the
Huangpu River that has emerged as Chinas financial and
commercial hub. A skyline of gleaming skyscrapers rises out
of what was mere farmland only 20 years ago. Skyscrapers
includes the symbolic Oriental Pearl Tower, the Shanghai
World Financial Center, the Jin Mao Building and the
Shanghai Tower that should be finished in 2014.
Mogao Caves

The Mogao Caves form a system of 492 temples 25 km
(15.5 miles) southeast of the center of Dunhuang, an oasis
strategically located at a crossroads on the Silk Road. The
caves contain some of the finest examples of Buddhist art
spanning a period of about a 1,000 years. Construction of
the Buddhist cave shrines began in 366 AD as places to
store scriptures and art. Along with the Longmen Grottoes
and Yungang Grottoes, the Mogao Caves are one of the
three most famous ancient rock-cut temples in China.

Leshan Giant Buddha

The Giant Buddha of Leshan is a gigantic Buddha statue
carved out of a cliff face in Sichuan, western China. Begun in
the year 713 during the Tang Dynasty, the statue was not
completed until the year 803, and was the effort of
thousands of sculptors and workers. The Leshan Giant
Buddha stands about 71 meters (233 feet) high and has
three meter (11 feet) long fingers on each of its enormous
resting hands.
Mount Huang

One of Chinas major tourist destinations, Mount Huang is a
mountain range in eastern China also known as Huangshan
(Yellow Mountain). The area is well known for its scenery,
pine trees, peculiarly-shaped granite peaks and views of the
clouds from above. In ancient times almost 60,000 stone
steps were carved into the side of the mountain range.
Today there are also cable cars that tourists can use to ride
directly from the base to one of the summits.
Li River Cruise

A Li River cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo is the highlight of
any trip to northeastern Guangxi Province. The landscape is
decorated with amazing hills, steep cliffs, incredible caves
and farming villages, and is lined with bamboo groves. With
its breathtaking scenery and taste of a life far removed from
the concrete metropolis, the scenery along the Li River is
one of the top tourist attractions in China.
Terracotta Army

The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures
depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang (221 BC-206 BC), the
first Emperor of China. It is the most popular tourist attraction
in Xin and one of the most popular in all of China. It is
estimated that in the three pits containing the Terracotta
Army there were over 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520
horses and 150 cavalry horses, the majority of which are still
buried in the pits.
Victoria Harbour

Victoria Harbour is a major tourist attraction in Hong Kong
and one of the deepest container ports in the world. The bay
offers stunning views of the skyscrapers of Hong Kong
island on one side, and the Tsim Sha Tsui shoreline on the
other. Victoria Harbour is also one of the busiest harbors in
the world with hundreds of ferries, junks and speed boats
darting up and down the shore. One of the best ways to see
the harbor is a trip on the Star Ferry.
Forbidden City

Located in the center of Beijing, the Forbidden City is the
worlds largest palace covering 72 hectares. Built from 1406
to 1420, the palace complex consists of 980 surviving
buildings with 8,707 rooms surrounded by a six meter (20 ft)
deep moat and a ten meter (33 ft) high wall. Twenty-four
emperors reigned over the country for almost 5 centuries
from the Forbidden City until the abdication of Puyi, the last
Emperor of China. Today the Forbidden City is a museum
and one of the most popular tourist attractions in China.
Potala Palace

Situated 130 meters above the Lhasa valley, the Potala
Palace rises a further 170 meters and is the greatest
monumental structure in all of Tibet. The construction of the
present palace began in 1645 during the reign of the 5th
Dalai Lama and by 1648 the Potrang Karpo, or White
Palace, was completed. The Potrang Marpo, or Red Palace,
was added between 1690 and 1694. The Potala Palace
remained the residence of the Dalai Lama until the 14th
Dalai Lama fled to India, after the Chinese invasion in 1959.
Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China built, rebuilt, and maintained
between the 5th century BC and the 16th century to protect
the northern borders of the Chinese Empire from the attacks
of nomadic tribes from the north. The majority of the existing
wall were built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD).
The condition of the Great Wall of China ranges from
excellent to ruined. The most popular area of the Great Wall
is at Bdlng. Also renovated but less touristy are Smti
and Jnshnlng.


India


Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal in Agra is an immense mausoleum of white
marble, built between 1632 and 1653 by order of the Mughal
emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife. Called
a teardrop on the cheek of eternity it is one of the
masterpieces of Mughal architecture, and one of the great
tourist attractions in India. Besides the white domed marble
mausoleum the Taj Mahal includes several other beautiful
buildings, reflecting pools, and extensive ornamental
gardens with flowering trees and bushes.
Kerala backwaters

The Kerala backwaters are a chain of lagoons and lakes
lying parallel to the Arabian Sea coast in the Kerala state.
The Kerala backwaters are home to many unique species of
aquatic life including crabs, frogs and mudskippers, water
birds and animals such as otters and turtles. Today,
houseboat tourism is the most popular tourist activity in the
backwaters, with several large Kettuvallams (traditional rice
boats, now converted into floating hotels)ply the waterways.
Lake Palace

The Lake Palace in Lake Pichola in the city of Udaipur was
built as a royal summer palace in the 18th century. Today it
is a luxury 5 Star hotel, operating under the Taj Hotels
Resorts and Palaces. The Lake Palace hotel operates a
boat which transports guests to the hotel from a jetty at the
City Palace on the east bank of Lake Pichola. The palace
became famous in 1983 when it was featured in the James
Bond film Octopussy, as the home of titular character.
Virupaksha Temple

The Virupaksha Temple in the city of Hampi started out as a
small shrine and grew into a large complex under the
Vijayanagara rulers. It is believed that this temple has been
functioning uninterruptedly ever since the small shrine was
built in the 7th century AD which makes it one of the oldest
functioning Hindu temples in India.
Palolem

Palolem is the most southerly of Goas developed beaches
and also one of the most beautiful. It is a natural bay
surrounded by lofty headlands on either sides, resulting in a
calm, idyllic sea with a gently sloping bed. For those who
believe a beach cannot be paradise without a decent
selection of cheap restaurants and good hotels, a dose of
nightlife and plenty of like-minded people Palolem is the
place to be.
Kanha National Park

Kanha National Park is among the most beautiful wildlife
reserves in Asia and one of best places to catch a glimpse of
a tiger in India. The lush sal and bamboo forests, grassy
meadows and ravines of Kanha provided inspiration to
Rudyard Kipling for his famous novel Jungle Book and
make this one of the top attractions in India.
Harmandir Sahib
The Harmandir Sahib, better known as the Golden Temple is
the main tourist attraction in Amritsar, and the most
important religious place to the Sikhs. Construction of the
temple was begun by Guru Ramdas ji. in the 16th century. In
the 19th century, Maharaja Ranjit Singh the upper floors of
the temple were covered with gold. Its a stunning temple,
and always full of thousands of pilgrims from all over India,
excited to be at a place that they usually only see on
television.
Jaisalmer

Located in Rajasthans remote westernmost corner close to
the border with Pakistan, Jaisalmer is the quintessential
desert town. The yellow sandstone walls of the Golden City
rise from the Thar desert like a scene from the Arabian
Nights while the Jaisalmer Fort crowns the city. Uncontrolled
commercialism has dampened the romantic vision of
Jaisalmer, but even with all the touts and tour buses, it
remains one of the most popular tourist attractions in India.
Ajanta Caves

The Ajanta Caves are rock-cut cave monuments dating from
the 2th century BC. The magnificent Ajanta caves were
abandoned around 650 AD and forgotten until 1819, when a
British hunting party stumbled upon them. Their isolation
contributed to the fine state of preservation in which some of
their paintings remain to this day. The well preserved murals
depict everything from battlefields to sailing ships, city
streets and teeming animal-filled forests to snow-capped
mountains. The city of Aurangabad is the gateway to the
Ajanta Caves as well as the equally spectacular Ellora
Caves.
Varanasi

Situated on the banks of the River Ganges, Varanasi is
sacred to Hindus, Buddhists and Jains and also one of the
oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. In many
ways Varanasi epitomizes the very best and worst aspects
of India, and it can be a little overwhelming. The scene of
pilgrims doing their devotions in the River Ganges at sunrise
set against the backdrop of the centuries old temples is
probably one of the most impressive sights in the world.