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Chicago, USA - August 13, 2015: one of the two iconic lions outside the main entrance to the Art Institute of Chicago, USA. The museum attracts more than 1.5 million visitors per annum.
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Fengrun District, China - December 22, 2020: Traditional Chinese stone carvings are in a park, Hebei Province, China
Beijing, Forbidden City, China - East Asia, Asia, Built Structure
Carved picture of a silver plate, a picture of a monkey, the symbol of the year of the Monkey
Beijing Forbidden City Palace and Bronze Lions
The scenery and architecture of the Summer Palace in Beijing. This is one of the most famous royal gardens in China and retains a large number of Qing Dynasty buildings. It is also one of the most famous parks in China now.
The Forbidden City in Beijing, China
Entrance of the old Cuban office building with statue of the Lion on the steps
The Summer Palace in Beijing
The Forbidden City (Chinese: 紫禁城; pinyin: Zǐjìnchéng) is a palace complex in Dongcheng District, Beijing, China, and with a total area of 720,000 square metres (7,800,000 sq ft), it is the largest palace in the world still in existence. In Summer.o
Chinese copper dragon
Blue lion monument in a downtown of Chicago
Ancient China Cloisonne Enamel Jar Chinese Dragon Head Handle Close-up
Guangzhou, China- 7 Jun 2024: Carved wooden sculpture in window of Chen Clan Ancestral Hall (Guangdong Folk Art Museum) in Guangzhou city.
he Forbidden City was constructed from 1406 to 1420, and was the former Chinese imperial palace and winter residence of the Emperor of China from the Ming dynasty (since the Yongle Emperor) to the end of the Qing dynasty, between 1420 and 1924. The Forbidden City served as the home of Chinese emperors and their households and was the ceremonial and political center of the Chinese government for over 500 years. Since 1925, the Forbidden City has been under the charge of the Palace Museum, whose extensive collection of artwork and artifacts were built upon the imperial collections of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987.\nThe complex consists of 980 buildings, encompassing 8,886 rooms and covering 720,000 square metres (72 hectares)/178 acres. The palace exemplifies the opulence of the residences of the Chinese emperor and the traditional Chinese palatial architecture and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere.
close-up gold color male and female marble carving wall, Decorative Chinese art style at Chinese public temple
Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China- October 16, 2022: Other than Beijing, Nanjing and Xi'an, there many small but with long history cities or towns. Zhengding, a county under Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei Province, is a remarkable ancient city with over 3000 years long history. Here is a pavillion in Zhaoyun Temple.
The eaves of the imperial building of the Palace Museum in Beijing, China
Chinese stone lion
Elista, Russia. - May 08, 2023: Republic of Kalmykia. The Buddhist temple is the Golden abode of Shakyamuni Buddha.
Silver plate carvings depicting dogs symbolizing the Year of the Dog
Photos of Forbidden city in Beijing after snow storm at winter 2021-2022.
Gugun, Forbidden city, China
Singapore Lion at Fort Canning
Ancient Chinese traditional mythical animal sculptures in a luxurious Chinese garden
Palace Museum, Forbidden City, Beijing, China
The Forbidden City was the political and ritual center of China for over 500 years. It was home to 24 emperors during Ming and Qing dynasties.
ancient palace in the East Emperial Tomb of Qing Dynasty, Hebei Province, China
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