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Chapter 1

Welcome to Chapter 1 of our journey!
This chapter marks our journey along the Silk Road. We will be traveling overland šŸš‚šŸšŒšŸ›„ļø (without airplanesāŒ āœˆļø) from Toronto šŸ‡ØšŸ‡¦ to Hong KongšŸ‡­šŸ‡°! En savoir plus
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    Day 277: Overhanging Great Wall

    7 septembre 2024, Chine ā‹… ā˜€ļø 23 Ā°C

    After visiting the Jiayuguan pass, we walked and visited the overhanging Great Wall. It was located 8km away from the Jiayuguan pass area. The overhanging Great Wall was restored. So it looked a bit artificial to us. But still, it’s good to have walked on the Great Wall. The old saying said ‘if one haven’t been to the Great Wall, they are not a good man’. So, we are 2 good people now :)En savoir plus

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    Day 280: DaMing Palace

    10 septembre 2024, Chine ā‹… ā˜€ļø 28 Ā°C

    The Daming Palace is located in the imperial garden to the north of the ancient outer city of the Chang' an City (Xi’an).

    The administrative area was located in the front the southern half), and the emperors residential area was in the rear (the northern half). The buildings were arranged with strict symmetry along the central
    axis, and the entire palace was divided into five sections by walls running from east to west, as prescribed by the traditional importance of the numbers five and nine for the emperor.

    The palace was large, stringently ordered, and completely systematized for its time, an iconic piece of classical Chinese architecture that reflected the great achievement in the aspect of architectural planning during (he Tang Dynasty (618 - 907) with both traditional and innovative concepts.

    The Danfeng Gate, the central southern entrance of the Daming Palace of the imperial palace complex of the Tang dynasty, was built in the second year
    of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang dynasty (662AD). It was the main passage of imperial palace in the Tang dynasty active for more than 240 years. The
    Dangeng Tower, built on the Danfeng Gate, was the symbol of the Tang Dynasty. It was an important place where the emperor held important activities, such
    as decree issuance, grand ceremonies and important announcements. Therefore, the Danfeng Gare is also called the "the first gate of the Tang dynasty”.

    The south side of the Danfeng Gate is connected to Danfeng Gate Street, and the north side is followed by the Hanyuan Hall, the Xuanzheng Hall, and the
    Zichen Hall, which constitute the central axis of the Daming Palace, the best presentation of the Royal Palace of the Tang dynasty.

    At the beginning of the 21st century, comprehensive archaeological excavation of the Danfeng Gate site confirmed that it was the "national gate" with
    five doorways. On June 22, 2014, with the successful inscription of the Daming Palace site on the World Heritage List, the Danfeng Gate will also show
    prosperous history in a new era.    En savoir plus

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    Day 281: Terracotta Army Museum

    11 septembre 2024, Chine ā‹… ā˜€ļø 20 Ā°C

    It was the highlight during our stay in Xi’an as it was the first time for Cammy to visit the Terracotta Warriors. We went there first thing in the morning to beat the tourist crowd there. It was successful for the first hour.

    The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210-209 BC with the purpose of protecting him in his afterlife.    En savoir plus

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    Day 281: The Emperor Qin Mausoleum

    11 septembre 2024, Chine ā‹… ā˜€ļø 26 Ā°C

    The Emperor Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum Site Park, covering an area of 2.26 square kilometers, is located in Lintong district, Xi' an city Shaanxi province. It’s one of
    many components within the Emperor
    Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum, which also include the Emperor Qin
    Shihuang's Terracotta Army Museum situated about 1.5 kilometers east
    of mausoleum. The site park is closed to the core region of Emperor Qin
    Shihuang's Mausoleum, once called in ancient time as li shan yuan . The
    core region refers to the area with a boundary 20 meters out of the outer
    city wall (a length of 2220 meters from south to north, a width of 1010
    meters from east to west). The Emperor Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum Site
    Park is to preserve a large number of archaeological sites, and to display
    rich cultural remains recovered from satellite pits. The establishment of
    this site-park, which opened on Oct. 1, 2010, signifies the unique function
    of preservations and exhibits for mega-archaeological sites under
    administration of a multi-levelled scale museum system-the Emperor Qin
    Shihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum.    En savoir plus

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    Day 284: Hanyangling Museum

    14 septembre 2024, Chine ā‹… ā˜€ļø 31 Ā°C

    Yangling Mausoleum of Han Dynasty is the joint grave of Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty and his empress. It took 28 years in total to complete the mausoleum, starting from 153 BC and finished in 126 BC. It’s the best-preserved imperial mausoleum of Han Dynasty in China, it helps people learn and study the funerary system and tomb culture of Han Dynasty.En savoir plus

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