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Caves Of China
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Rock Cut Architecture
Rock-cut architecture is the creation of structures, buildings, and sculptures by excavating solid rock where it naturally occurs. Intensely laborious when using ancient tools and methods, rock-cut architecture was presumably combined with quarrying the rock for use elsewhere. In India and China, the terms ''cave'' and ''cavern'' are often applied to this form of man-made architecture, but caves and caverns that began in natural form are not considered to be rock-cut architecture even if extensively modified. Although rock-cut structures differ from traditionally built structures in many ways, many rock-cut structures are made to replicate the facade or interior of traditional architectural forms. Interiors were usually carved out by starting at the roof of the planned space and then working downward. This technique prevents stones falling on workers below. The three main uses of rock-cut architecture were temples (like those in India), tombs, and dwellings (like those in Cappadocia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shuanglong Cave
Shuanglong Cave () is a water-filled karst cave some from Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China. Description The cave is high and long with a total area in excess of . Formed around 100 million years ago, the entrance is flanked on both sides by stalactites that resemble Chinese dragon, dragon heads (龙头/龍头, ''lóng tóu''), hence the Chinese name for the cave. Since the entrance has a clearance of around above the cave's water level, visitors must lie down in a boat to gain access. The cave's interior is criss-crossed by stalactites and stalagmites and features an high stone waterfall. Shuanglong Cave provides access to the adjacent Binghu Cave via a series of stone steps. The surrounding Shuanglong Scenic Area (双龙风景名胜区), covering , is a 4A rated national tourist attraction. It contains other karst caves including the Taoyuan Cave (桃源洞), Chaozhen Cave (朝真洞) and Bingbao Cave (冰瀑洞) as well as the following sub-area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homo Erectus Pekinensis
Peking Man (''Homo erectus pekinensis'', originally "''Sinanthropus pekinensis''") is a subspecies of '' H. erectus'' which inhabited what is now northern China during the Middle Pleistocene. Its fossils have been found in a cave some southwest of Beijing (referred to in the West as Peking upon its first discovery), known as the Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site. The first fossil, a tooth, was discovered in 1921, and Zhoukoudian has since become the most productive ''H. erectus'' site in the world. Peking Man was instrumental in the foundation of Chinese anthropology, and fostered an important dialogue between Western and Eastern science. Peking Man became the centre of anthropological discussion, and was classified as a direct human ancestor, propping up the Out of Asia theory that humans evolved in Asia. Peking Man also played a vital role in the restructuring of Chinese identity following the Chinese Communist Revolution, and it was used to introduce the general populace to Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhoukoudian
Zhoukoudian Area () is a town and an area located on the east Fangshan District, Beijing, China. It borders Nanjiao and Fozizhuang Townships to its north, Xiangyang, Chengguan and Yingfeng Subdistricts to its east, Shilou and Hangcunhe Towns to its south, and Xiayunling Town to its west. Its population was 41,868 in the 2020 census. History Administrative divisions In 2021, Zhoukoudian Area was formed by 29 subdivisions, of those 5 were communities and 24 were villages: Landmark * Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site See also * List of township-level divisions of Beijing This is a list of township-level divisions of the municipality of Beijing, People's Republic of China (PRC). After province, prefecture, and county-level divisions, township-level divisions constitute the formal fourth-level administrative divi ... References {{authority control Fangshan District Towns in Beijing Areas of Beijing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhijin Cave
Zhijin Cave () is a karst cave located in Minzhai Village (), Zhijin County, Guizhou Province, People's Republic of China. An important tourism area, the site lies northeast of the county town and from the provincial capital, Guiyang. Description Originally called the Daji Cave (), it was discovered in 1980 by the Zhijin County Tourism Resources Exploration Team. Split into three layers, the cave extends for some over a total area of and is believed to possess the largest unsupported roof span of any cave worldwide. More than 120 different crystalline formations are found in the cave's interior along with stalactites and the "Silver Rain Tree" (), a tall rare flower-like transparent crystal. The surrounding area, known as the Guizhou Zhijin Cave Scenic Area (), was made a national level tourist site by the Chinese State Council in 1988. Other attractions here spread over an area of and includes Zhijin Old Town () as well as Luojie River Scenic Area (). Gallery File:Insid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yilong Cave
Yilong Cave () is a 180-million-year-old karst cave located in Pingxiang City, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China. Also known as Nielong Cave (孽龙洞/孽龍洞 literally ''evil dragon cave''), the cave extends to around in length. Inside there are unusual rock formations, small streams and waterfalls. See also *List of caves in China *List of longest caves This list of longest caves includes caves in which the combined length of documented passageways exceeds . In some of these caves, passageways are still being discovered. Geographical distribution Caves are found around the world. The largest ... References Caves of Jiangxi Limestone caves Karst formations of China Show caves in China Tourist attractions in Jiangxi {{cave-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shandong
Shandong is a coastal Provinces of China, province in East China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It has served as a pivotal cultural and religious center for Taoism, Chinese Buddhism and Confucianism. Shandong's Mount Tai is the most revered mountain of Taoism and a site with one of the longest histories of continuous religious worship in the world. The Buddhist temples in the mountains south of the provincial capital of Jinan were once among the foremost Buddhist sites in China. The city of Qufu was the birthplace of Confucius, and later became the center of Confucianism. Shandong's location at the intersection of ancient and modern north–south and east–west trading routes has helped establish it as an economic center. After a period of political instability and economic hardship beginning in the late 19th century, Shandong has experienced rapid growth in recent de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zibo
Zibo () is a prefecture-level city in central Shandong province of China, province, China. It borders the provincial capital Jinan to the west, Tai'an to the southwest, Linyi to the south, Weifang to the east, Dongying to the northeast, and Binzhou to the north. Zibo spans . As of the 2020 cenus, Zibo's population was 4,704,138, of which 4.41 million lived in the metro area comprising five urban districts—Zhangdian, Zichuan, Boshan, Zhoucun and Linzi District, Linzi–and parts of neighboring counties Huantai, Gaoqing, and Yiyuan County, Yiyuan. The Zibo area was the centre of the ancient State of Qi, whose capital Ancient Linzi, Linzi was the most populous city in China at its peak. Pu Songling, a well-known writer of the Qing dynasty, is one of the most famous people from Zibo. As the birthplace of Qi culture, Zibo is a notable tourist city. Manufacturing holds an important place of the city's economy, particularly ceramics manufacturing. Other key industries include the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yiyuan Rong Cave Group
The Yiyuan Rong Cave Group () is a cluster of Ordovician limestone caves in the area under the administration of the city of Zibo, Shandong Province, China. Rong Cave proper (, ) is the namesake of the cave group. It is located about to the north of the town of Tumen (). The cave group contains more than 40 caves in total and is the largest cluster of limestone caves in China north of the Yangtze River. It covers an area of approximately 10 square kilometers. Other major caves in the group are Thousand-Men Cave (), Resting Cave (), Stone-Dragon Cave (), Xuanyun Cave (), Nine-Skies Cave (), Coral Cave (), Lingzhi Cave (, after the Lingzhi mushroom), Shenxian Cave (), and Xiaya Cave (, ). The Thousand-Men Cave was used as an arsenal by the Eighth Route Army The Eighth Route Army (), officially titled as the List of Army Groups of the National Revolutionary Army, 18th Group Army, was a Field army, group army nominally under the banner of the National Revolutionary Army (NRA) of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xueyu Cave
Snowy Jade Cave (a.k.a. Snow Jade Cave or Xueyu Cave, ) is a National Three Gorges Scenic Area and a National 4A Scenic Area located in Fengdu County, Chongqing Municipality, People's Republic of China, not far from the Yangtze River. Description The cave's interior is China's only pure-white, jade-like example. It continues to expand due to erosion in the surrounding karst landscape. long, of which have been explored, Snowy Jade Cave is spread over three levels. Inside, both the Stone King's Flag () and the high Stone King's Shield () features are the largest of their type in the world. There are also numerous examples of corals. The surrounding area is also home to rare animal species including macaque, wild boar, and golden pheasant The golden pheasant (''Chrysolophus pictus''), also known as the Chinese pheasant, and rainbow pheasant, is a gamebird of the order Galliformes (gallinaceous birds) and the family Phasianidae (pheasants). The genus name is from A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xianren Cave
The Xianren Cave (, ''Xiānréndòng''), together with the nearby Diaotonghuan (, ''Diàotǒnghuán'') rock shelter, is an archaeological site in Dayuan Township (), Wannian County in the Jiangxi province, China and a location of historically important discoveries of prehistoric pottery sherds that bears evidence of early rice cultivation. The cave's name refers to the legendary Chinese enlightened people, the Xian "immortals". The cave is high, wide, and deep. A 2012 publication in the ''Science'' journal announced that the earliest pottery yet known anywhere in the world was found at this site dating by radiocarbon to between 20,000 and 19,000 years before present, at the end of the Last Glacial Period. The carbon 14 datation was established by carefully dating surrounding sediments. Many of the pottery fragments had scorch marks, suggesting that the pottery was used for cooking. These early pottery containers were made well before the invention of agriculture (dated to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tianyuan Cave
Tianyuan Cave () is near Beijing (not in Tianyuan District), where Tianyuan man, one of the earliest modern humans, was found. The remains in the Tianyuan Cave have ancestral relations "to many present-day Asians and Native Americans". See also * Niah Caves * Fuyan Cave Fuyan Cave () is a complex of limestone caves in Tangbei village, Lefutang town, Daoxian, Hunan province, south central China famous for the discovery of the oldest evidence for unambiguously fully modern humans outside Africa. 47 human teeth, da ... References External links Ancient human unearthed in ChinaTianyuan, mtDNA B and the formation of Far Eastern peoples Caves of Beijing Archaeological sites in China Paleolithic sites {{cave-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
