.    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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