. ANCEINT AND CLASSICAL CHINA .
GREAT BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES OF CONFUCIAN CHINA
At the grave of Confucius, his statue stands scerenely
The Forbidden City in the land of Confucius, China. This was the home of the Emperors until the communist takeover
China's most famous landmark, the Great Wall separating Mongolia from China
China's 'Stairway to Heaven' at Tai Shan
The snowy peaks of Confucian holy temples on Tai Shan
"...I wouldn't skip history class for all the tea in China!"
This familiar saying comes from the fact that in the 1800's China was a great tea exporter to England
and the USA. It was kept here in this tea house in Shanghai on the seacoast
The Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China's capital city
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