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The Mukden Palace (Simplified Chinese: 盛京宫殿; Traditional Chinese: 盛京宮殿; Pinyin: Shěngjīng Gōngdiàn) or Shenyang Gugong (Simplified Chinese: 沈阳故宫; Traditional Chinese: 瀋陽故宮; Pinyin: Shěnyáng Gùgōng), also known as the Shenyang Imperial Palace, is the former imperial palace of the early Qing Dynasty (1616 - 1910) of China. This article is about the Chinese imperial palace in Beijing. ...
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Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), commonly called Pinyin, is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ...
The Qing Dynasty (Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ching chao; Manchu: daicing gurun; Mongolian: Ðанж Чин), occasionally known as the Manchu Dynasty, was the ruling Chinese Dynasties. ...
It was built in 1625 and the first three Qing emperors lived there from 1625 to 1644. It is located in the center of the city of Mukden, Manchuria (Shenyang, China). Major districts of Shenyang. ...
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History
layout of the Mukden Palace Early construction began in 1625 during the reign of the founder of the Manchu Dynasty, Nurhaci. By 1631, additional structures were added under Emperor Hong Taiji. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 729 Ã 600 pixels Full resolution (913 Ã 751 pixel, file size: 126 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Mukden Palace ...
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The Qing Dynasty (Manchu: daicing gurun; Chinese: 清朝; pinyin: qīng cháo; Wade-Giles: ching chao), sometimes known as the Manchu Dynasty, was founded by the Manchu clan Aisin Gioro, in what is today northeast China expanded into China proper and the surrounding territories of...
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Huang Taiji (Manchu: ; Chinese: ç太極 huáng tà i jÃ; also known as 洪太極 hóng tà i jà or é»å°å huáng tái jÃ; sometimes referred erroneously to as Abahai in Western literature), (November 28, 1592-September 21, 1643), was first Khan of the Later Jin and then Emperor of the...
Mukden Palace was first built to resemble Manchu tents (大帐), later was expanded by emperor Huang Taiji to resemble the Forbidden City in Beijing. However, the palace also exhibits hints of Manchurian and Tibetan styles. Hong Taiji (Chinese: 皇太極; also known as 洪太極 or 黃台吉; sometimes referred to as Abahai), (1592-1643), was Manchu emperor first of the Later Jin dynasty and then, after he changed its name, of the Qing dynasty, reigning from 1626 to 1643. ...
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Beijing (Chinese: å京; pinyin: BÄijÄ«ng; IPA: ; ), a metropolis in northern China, is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ...
The Manchu (Manchu: Manju; Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: , Mongolian: Ðанж) are a Tungusic people who originated in Manchuria (todays Northeast China). ...
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After the Qing Dynasty replaced the Ming Dynasty in 1644 in Beijing, the Mukden palace lost its status as the official residence of the Emperor. Instead, the Mukden Palace became a regional palace. For other uses, see Ming. ...
In 1780, Emperor Qianlong further expanded the palace. Successive Qing dynasty emperors usually stayed at Mukden Palace for some time each year.
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Dazheng Hall, the earliest building in the palace In 1955, Mukden Palace was converted into the Shenyang Palace Museum. ImageMetadata File history File links Mukden_palace_Dazheng_Hall. ...
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In 2004, it was included on the UNESCO World Heritage List as an extension of the Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties site in Beijing. UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ...
Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ...
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wudang or wudangquan, see Wudangquan. ...
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Suzhou (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; ancient name: å³) is a city with a long history on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and on the shores of Lake Taihu in the province of Jiangsu, China. ...
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The Potala Palace located in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, was the chief residence of the Dalai Lama until the 14th Dalai Lama fled to Dharamsala, India after a failed uprising in 1959. ...
A section of the Great Wall near Beijing during winter The course of the Great Wall is shown in this map dated from 1805 The Great Wall (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: , literally long city wall) is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in China, built between 5th century...
The colorful limestone pools of Huanglonggou and scenic mountains attract many tourists to the Huanglong area. ...
This article is about the Chinese imperial palace in Beijing. ...
Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties is the designation under which the UNESCO has included several tombs and burial complexes into the list of World Heritage Sites. ...
Jiuzhaigou Valley (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: JiÇzhà igÅu; lit. ...
Lijiang City (Chinese: 丽æ±å¸; Hanyu Pinyin: ) refers to an administrative division comprising of urban and rural areas in northwestern Yunnan Province, China. ...
The Longmen Grottoes (ch. ...
The small peaks of the mountain range can be climbed by visitors. ...
The ruins of the Cathedral of Saint Paul in Macau A view of Largo do Senado (Senado Square), part of the Historic Centre of Macao The Historic Centre of Macao (Portuguese: ; Traditional Chinese: ), on Macao Peninsula, is composed of sites that showcase the unique cultural heritage of Macao. ...
The Terracotta Army (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; literally soldier and horse funerary statues) or Terracotta Warriors and Horses is a collection of 8,099 life-size Chinese terra cotta figures of warriors and horses located near the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (Chinese: ; Pinyin: ). The figures were discovered...
The Mogao Caves, or Mogao Grottoes (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) form a system of 492 temples near Dunhuang, in Gansu province, China. ...
Location within China Mount Emei (峨çå±±, pinyin Ãméi ShÄn, Wade-Giles O2-mei2 Shan1, literally Delicate Eyebrow Mountain) is a mountain in Sichuan province of Western China. ...
The Leshan Giant Buddha (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is the tallest stone Buddha statue in the world. ...
The Huang Shan (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; literally Yellow Mountain) is a mountain range in southern Anhui province in eastern China. ...
Mount Qingcheng is a mountain in Guanxian, Sichuan, China. ...
Du Jiang Yan (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is an irrigation infastucture built in 256 BC during the Warring States Period of China by the Kingdom of Qin. ...
Mount Tai (Chinese: æ³°å±±; pinyin: ) is a mountain of historical and cultural significance located north of the city of Taian, in Shandong Province, China. ...
The Wuyi Mountains (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) are a mountain range located at the northern border of Fujian province with Jiangxi province, China. ...
Mountain Resort, Chengde Mountain Resort, Chengde The Mountain Resort in Chengde (Chinese: é¿æå±±åº; pinyin: BìshÇ ShÄnzhuÄng; literally: Mountain Resort for Avoiding the Heat; Manchu: HalhÅ«n be jailara gurung) or Ligong (Chinese: 离宫; pinyin: LÃgÅng, the Qing Dynastys summer palace) situated in the city of Chengde...
The Putuo Zongcheng ticket to the summer resort (1984) Chengde (Chinese: ; pinyin: Chéngdé; Manchu: Erdemu be aliha fu) is a city approximately one hundred miles northeast of Beijing in northeastern Hebei province, situated near the Luan River. ...
Trinomial name Homo erectus pekinensis (Black, 1927) Peking Man (sometimes now called Beijing Man), also called Sinanthropus pekinensis (currently Homo erectus pekinensis), is an example of Homo erectus. ...
Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site - the Caves (taken in July 2004) Zhoukoudian or Choukoutien (å¨å£åº) is a cave system near Beijing in China. ...
Pingyao (å¹³é¥, pinyin: PÃngyáo) is a Chinese county in central Shanxi province. ...
The Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries (Chinese: åå·å¤§çè²æ£²æ¯å°) located in southwest Sichuan province of China, is the home to more than 30% of the worlds highly endangered Giant Pandas. ...
The Summer Palace in Beijing. ...
Confucius (Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kung-fu-tzu, lit. ...
Qufu (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chü1-fu4) is a city in Shandong Province, China. ...
Hall of Annual Prayer, the largest building in the Temple of Heaven The Temple of Heaven, literally the Altar of Heaven (Traditional Chinese: , Simplified Chinese: , pinyin: TiÄntán; Manchu: Abkai mukdehun) is a complex of Taoist buildings situated in southeastern urban Beijing, in Xuanwu District. ...
Terraces part way up the sides of the Tiger Leaping Gorge View of the gorge from the high path, showing Jade Dragon Snow Mountain on the left, and Haba Snow Mountain on the right. ...
XÄ«dì (Chinese: 西é; pinyin: , also Xidi, or Xi Di, literally West Post), is a village in southern Anhui province (Yixian County), in China, which was declared a part of the Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000, along with the village of Hongcun. ...
Hongcun (宿, pinyin: HóngcÅ«n) is a village in Yixian county, Anhui province (Yixian County), located near the southwest slope of Mount Huangshan, in China. ...
The sandstone pillars of Wulingyuan extend hundreds of meters over the valley floor. ...
Yinxu, the ruins of Yin, the capital (1350 - 1046 BC) of the Shang (Yin) Dynasty. ...
The Yungang Grottoes (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) are ancient Buddhist temple grottoes near the city of Datong in the Chinese province of Shanxi. ...
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