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  • A Buddhist monk performs an evening ceremony at Tanzhesi Temple. Situated in the Western Hills, this Buddhist temple lies 45km west of Beijing. The temple name means 'Dragon Pool and Mulberry Tree Temple', due to its proximity to the Dragon Pool and the trees growing in the surrounding hills.....
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  • Stone work on the exterior of a home in Chuandixia. Settlers from Shanxi Province founded the city over 500 years ago, mostly for the business opportunities that abounded on the ancient road from Shanxi Province to Beijing. Wayfarers needed places to stay and food to eat on their rigorous trek through the mountains. The town also served as a postal station. Under these conditions, Chuandixia flourished, even in its position near one of the most remote outposts of the Great Wall. ....
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  • A woman walks through a traditional doorway in Chuandixia, decorated with the character "fu" meaning "happiness." In 1995, a combination of opportunity and initiative by villagers changed the fate of Chuandixia. As tourism flourished, word circulated in Beijing about the village and its pristine Ming architecture. Though village walls were branded with red slogans from the 1950's and 1960's, the buildings themselves remained unscathed, unlike many other historical relics in China. ....
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  • A young woman prays as she burns incense at Tanzhesi Temple in western Beijing. Situated in the Western Hills, this Buddhist temple lies 45km west of Beijing. The temple name means 'Dragon Pool and Mulberry Tree Temple', due to its proximity to the Dragon Pool and the trees growing in the surrounding hills.....
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  • A Buddhist monk performs an evening ceremony at Tanzhesi Temple. Situated in the Western Hills, this Buddhist temple lies 45km west of Beijing. The temple name means 'Dragon Pool and Mulberry Tree Temple', due to its proximity to the Dragon Pool and the trees growing in the surrounding hills.....
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  • A detail of a window at Jietaisi. On a wooded hill west of Beijing is Jietai Temple, one of China's most famous ancient Buddhist sites. Its four main halls occupy terraces on a gentle slope up to Ma'an Shan (Saddle Hill). Originally built in AD 581, the temple complex expanded over the centuries and grew to its current scale in a major renovation conducted by Ming-era devotees from 1436 to 1450.
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  • A view of Jietaisi. On a wooded hill west of Beijing is Jietai Temple, one of China's most famous ancient Buddhist sites. Its four main halls occupy terraces on a gentle slope up to Ma'an Shan (Saddle Hill). Originally built in AD 581, the temple complex expanded over the centuries and grew to its current scale in a major renovation conducted by Ming-era devotees from 1436 to 1450.
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  • A traditional doorway in Chuandixia featuring the character "Fu" meaning "happiness."
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  • Chuan dixia  the exterior of a typical courtyard. The business was established in such a way as to ensure that Chuandixia's tourism was locally controlled. The director also served as the head of the town and as the town's representative in the provincial government. Though this situation might raise other questions about responsible governance, for residents it meant that they received the benefits of tourism directly by keeping the money they earned and receiving maintenance and utility services. ....
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  • A sculpture depicting Mao's signature jacket, also the uniforn of the working class, in a Dashanzi art gallery. China's art scene is becoming popular among foreign art collectors pushing prices higher.
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  • A man walks past photograph of a scene from the cultural revolution in Dazhanzi. China's art scene is becoming popular among foreign art collectors pushing prices higher.
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  • Roof tiles on a temple at Tanzhesi. Situated in the Western Hills, this Buddhist temple lies 45km west of Beijing. The temple name means 'Dragon Pool and Mulberry Tree Temple', due to its proximity to the Dragon Pool and the trees growing in the surrounding hills.....
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  • People eat lunch under a Cultural Revoliton themed mural in a Sichuan restaurant in Dashanzi. China's art scene is becoming popular among foreign art collectors pushing prices higher.
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  • Dashanzi Bar featuring a statue of Mao Zedong and Karl Marx in Beijing's Dashanzi Art district. China's art scene is becoming popular among foreign art collectors pushing prices higher.
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  • Good luck tokens in Tanzhesi. Situated in the Western Hills, this Buddhist temple lies 45km west of Beijing. The temple name means 'Dragon Pool and Mulberry Tree Temple', due to its proximity to the Dragon Pool and the trees growing in the surrounding hills.....
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  • A view of Tanzhesi. Situated in the Western Hills, this Buddhist temple lies 45km west of Beijing. The temple name means 'Dragon Pool and Mulberry Tree Temple', due to its proximity to the Dragon Pool and the trees growing in the surrounding hills.....
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  • A detail on a pagoda in front of Tanzhesi. Situated in the Western Hills, this Buddhist temple lies 45km west of Beijing. The temple name means 'Dragon Pool and Mulberry Tree Temple', due to its proximity to the Dragon Pool and the trees growing in the surrounding hills.....
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  • A pagoda park in front of Tanzhesi. Situated in the Western Hills, this Buddhist temple lies 45km west of Beijing. The temple name means 'Dragon Pool and Mulberry Tree Temple', due to its proximity to the Dragon Pool and the trees growing in the surrounding hills.....
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  • Situated in the Western Hills, this Buddhist temple lies 45km west of Beijing. The temple name means 'Dragon Pool and Mulberry Tree Temple', due to its proximity to the Dragon Pool and the trees growing in the surrounding hills.....
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  • A detail of small Buddhist figures in the Jietaisi Temple. On a wooded hill west of Beijing is Jietai Temple, one of China's most famous ancient Buddhist sites. Its four main halls occupy terraces on a gentle slope up to Ma'an Shan (Saddle Hill). Originally built in AD 581, the temple complex expanded over the centuries and grew to its current scale in a major renovation conducted by Ming-era devotees from 1436 to 1450.
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  • A woman prays at the Tanzhesi temple. Situated in the Western Hills, this Buddhist temple lies 45km west of Beijing. The temple name means 'Dragon Pool and Mulberry Tree Temple', due to its proximity to the Dragon Pool and the trees growing in the surrounding hills.....
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  • Customers looks through the selection of photography books at the Timezone 8 book shop in Dashanzi.
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  • A man sells revolutionary posters in Dashanzi. China's art scene is becoming popular among foreign art collectors pushing prices higher.
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  • A man sells revolutionary posters in Dashanzi. China's art scene is becoming popular among foreign art collectors pushing prices higher.
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  • Visitos look at modern art in Gallery 798 in Dashanzi. China's art scene is becoming popular among foreign art collectors pushing prices higher.
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  • A woman reads a magazine in a coffee shop that is part of Time Zone 8 bookshop in Dashanzi. China's art scene is becoming popular among foreign art collectors pushing prices higher.
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  • Workers hang paintings at Gallery 798 in Beijing. China's art scene is becoming popular among foreign art collectors pushing prices higher.
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  • China World Trade Center Tower 3 is seen at night in Beijing. The building is a supertall skyscraper with 74 floors, 4 underground floors, and 30 elevators in Beijing, China. It is the third phase of development of the China World Trade Center complex in Beijing's central business district.
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  • A detail of a roof in Chuandixia. In 1995, a combination of opportunity and initiative by villagers changed the fate of Chuandixia. As tourism flourished, word circulated in Beijing about the village and its pristine Ming architecture. Though village walls were branded with red slogans from the 1950's and 1960's, the buildings themselves remained unscathed, unlike many other historical relics in China. ....
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  • Chinese peasants sell nuts and other produce near Tanzhesi. Situated in the Western Hills, this Buddhist temple lies 45km west of Beijing. The temple name means 'Dragon Pool and Mulberry Tree Temple', due to its proximity to the Dragon Pool and the trees growing in the surrounding hills.....
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  • A Buddhist monk performs an evening ceremony at Tanzhesi Temple. Situated in the Western Hills, this Buddhist temple lies 45km west of Beijing. The temple name means 'Dragon Pool and Mulberry Tree Temple', due to its proximity to the Dragon Pool and the trees growing in the surrounding hills.....
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  • A detail on an incense burner in Jietaisi. On a wooded hill west of Beijing is Jietai Temple, one of China's most famous ancient Buddhist sites. Its four main halls occupy terraces on a gentle slope up to Ma'an Shan (Saddle Hill). Originally built in AD 581, the temple complex expanded over the centuries and grew to its current scale in a major renovation conducted by Ming-era devotees from 1436 to 1450.
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  • A detail in a home in Chuandixia village. Today, Chuandixia is waking up. Middle-class Beijingers in their new cars make weekend trips to the Ming-era village, which lies 90 kilometers west of Beijing in the mountainous Mentougou District. Foreigners come to see examples of traditional Chinese culture. Artists come to paint, write, and even make movies. That is remarkable considering that in the early 1990's, only 12 households with 17 people remained in chuandixia. Young people left to attend school. Older villagers fled their virtually income-less lifestyle. The flow of people was one way-down the rickety road through the valley to Beijing and other places of opportunity. The town was falling into a deep slumber after a prosperous history. ....
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  • Tourists look at an old fashioned stone mill in the village of Chuandixia. Settlers from Shanxi Province founded the city over 500 years ago, mostly for the business opportunities that abounded on the ancient road from Shanxi Province to Beijing. Wayfarers needed places to stay and food to eat on their rigorous trek through the mountains. The town also served as a postal station. Under these conditions, Chuandixia flourished, even in its position near one of the most remote outposts of the Great Wall.
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  • A father and his daughter look at a slogan asking people to advocate Mao Zedong thought in Chuandixia. As with elsewhere in China, the stability of Chuandixia began to waver in the twentieth century. Wealthy villagers first fled the village in the 1920's, the period of political and intellectual turmoil between the fall of the Qing dynasty and the rise of communism. In 1941, the Japanese army looted the town, burning 200 homes. ....
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  • A detail on an incense burner in Jietaisi. On a wooded hill west of Beijing is Jietai Temple, one of China's most famous ancient Buddhist sites. Its four main halls occupy terraces on a gentle slope up to Ma'an Shan (Saddle Hill). Originally built in AD 581, the temple complex expanded over the centuries and grew to its current scale in a major renovation conducted by Ming-era devotees from 1436 to 1450.
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  • A flower blooms next to a home in Chuandixia. The business was established in such a way as to ensure that Chuandixia's tourism was locally controlled. The director also served as the head of the town and as the town's representative in the provincial government. Though this situation might raise other questions about responsible governance, for residents it meant that they received the benefits of tourism directly by keeping the money they earned and receiving maintenance and utility services. ....
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  • An entrance to a home in Chuandixia. Settlers from Shanxi Province founded the city over 500 years ago, mostly for the business opportunities that abounded on the ancient road from Shanxi Province to Beijing. Wayfarers needed places to stay and food to eat on their rigorous trek through the mountains. The town also served as a postal station. Under these conditions, Chuandixia flourished, even in its position near one of the most remote outposts of the Great Wall. ....
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  • Fried pepper leaves in Chuandixia. Settlers from Shanxi Province founded the city over 500 years ago, mostly for the business opportunities that abounded on the ancient road from Shanxi Province to Beijing. Wayfarers needed places to stay and food to eat on their rigorous trek through the mountains. The town also served as a postal station. Under these conditions, Chuandixia flourished, even in its position near one of the most remote outposts of the Great Wall. ....
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  • A view of Chuandixia. Settlers from Shanxi Province founded the city over 500 years ago, mostly for the business opportunities that abounded on the ancient road from Shanxi Province to Beijing. Wayfarers needed places to stay and food to eat on their rigorous trek through the mountains. The town also served as a postal station. Under these conditions, Chuandixia flourished, even in its position near one of the most remote outposts of the Great Wall. ....
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  • A detail of a roof in Chuandixia. Today, Chuandixia is waking up. Middle-class Beijingers in their new cars make weekend trips to the Ming-era village, which lies 90 kilometers west of Beijing in the mountainous Mentougou District. Foreigners come to see examples of traditional Chinese culture. Artists come to paint, write, and even make movies.
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  • Customers looks through the selection of photography books at the Timezone 8 book shop in Dashanzi.
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  • The interior of Gallery 798 in Dashanzi.
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  • The interior of Gallery 798 in Dashanzi.
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  • Graffiti in Dashanzi, one of China's artist's neighborhoods. China's art scene is becoming popular among foreign art collectors pushing prices higher.
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  • A man sells revolutionary posters in Dashanzi. China's art scene is becoming popular among foreign art collectors pushing prices higher.
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  • A woman in a wedding dress poses next to a photograph of a scene from the cultural revolution. China's art scene is becoming popular among foreign art collectors pushing prices higher.
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  • A woman photograph of a scene from the cultural revolution in Dazhanzi at Photogallery 798. China's art scene is becoming popular among foreign art collectors pushing prices higher.
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  • A view of Tanzhesi. Situated in the Western Hills, this Buddhist temple lies 45km west of Beijing. The temple name means 'Dragon Pool and Mulberry Tree Temple', due to its proximity to the Dragon Pool and the trees growing in the surrounding hills.....
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  • A view of Tanzhesi. Situated in the Western Hills, this Buddhist temple lies 45km west of Beijing. The temple name means 'Dragon Pool and Mulberry Tree Temple', due to its proximity to the Dragon Pool and the trees growing in the surrounding hills.....
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  • A man visits Gallery 798 in Dashanzi. China's art scene is becoming popular among foreign art collectors pushing prices higher.
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  • A woman prays at the Tanzhesi temple. Situated in the Western Hills, this Buddhist temple lies 45km west of Beijing. The temple name means 'Dragon Pool and Mulberry Tree Temple', due to its proximity to the Dragon Pool and the trees growing in the surrounding hills.....
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  • Chuandixia - a menu outside a home featuring traditional "peasant" dishes. Settlers from Shanxi Province founded the city over 500 years ago, mostly for the business opportunities that abounded on the ancient road from Shanxi Province to Beijing. Wayfarers needed places to stay and food to eat on their rigorous trek through the mountains. The town also served as a postal station. Under these conditions, Chuandixia flourished, even in its position near one of the most remote outposts of the Great Wall. ....
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  • A menu outside a home featuring traditional "peasant" dishes. Settlers from Shanxi Province founded the city over 500 years ago, mostly for the business opportunities that abounded on the ancient road from Shanxi Province to Beijing. Wayfarers needed places to stay and food to eat on their rigorous trek through the mountains. The town also served as a postal station. Under these conditions, Chuandixia flourished, even in its position near one of the most remote outposts of the Great Wall. ....
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  • A view of Chuandixia. Today, Chuandixia is waking up. Middle-class Beijingers in their new cars make weekend trips to the Ming-era village, which lies 90 kilometers west of Beijing in the mountainous Mentougou District. Foreigners come to see examples of traditional Chinese culture. Artists come to paint, write, and even make movies.
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  • A pagoda park in front of Tanzhesi. Situated in the Western Hills, this Buddhist temple lies 45km west of Beijing. The temple name means 'Dragon Pool and Mulberry Tree Temple', due to its proximity to the Dragon Pool and the trees growing in the surrounding hills.....
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  • A pagoda park in front of Tanzhesi. Situated in the Western Hills, this Buddhist temple lies 45km west of Beijing. The temple name means 'Dragon Pool and Mulberry Tree Temple', due to its proximity to the Dragon Pool and the trees growing in the surrounding hills.....
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  • A Buddhist monk walks through a circular gate in Tanzhesi. Situated in the Western Hills, this Buddhist temple lies 45km west of Beijing. The temple name means 'Dragon Pool and Mulberry Tree Temple', due to its proximity to the Dragon Pool and the trees growing in the surrounding hills.
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  • A sign for the 798 photo gallery in Dashanzi.
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  • Woekers move a photo depecting a scene from the cultural revolution in Dazhanzi at Photogallery 798. China's art scene is becoming popular among foreign art collectors pushing prices higher.
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  • Buddhist monks perform an evening ceremony at Tanzhesi Temple.Situated in the Western Hills, this Buddhist temple lies 45km west of Beijing. The temple name means 'Dragon Pool and Mulberry Tree Temple', due to its proximity to the Dragon Pool and the trees growing in the surrounding hills.....
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  • A Buddhist monk performs an evening ceremony at Tanzhesi Temple. Situated in the Western Hills, this Buddhist temple lies 45km west of Beijing. The temple name means 'Dragon Pool and Mulberry Tree Temple', due to its proximity to the Dragon Pool and the trees growing in the surrounding hills.....
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  • Chinese peasants sell nuts and other produce near Tanzhesi. Situated in the Western Hills, this Buddhist temple lies 45km west of Beijing. The temple name means 'Dragon Pool and Mulberry Tree Temple', due to its proximity to the Dragon Pool and the trees growing in the surrounding hills.....
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  • A villager carries a heavy load up the stome steps leading to the village of Chuandixia. Through the community tourism initiative, villagers are restoring Chuandixia to its former glory as well as creating new prosperity for the future. Villagers, who all still share the same family name as the original three brothers who established the town, set up a station at the entrance to their town and began collecting an entrance fee of 20 yuan from visitors. The money was used to supply electricity and running water to all Chuandixia homes, in addition to upgrading and maintaining the road. Now the money continues to be used for road repair, water, and electricity services. ....
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  • Women sift corn in Chuandixia village. Today, Chuandixia is waking up. Middle-class Beijingers in their new cars make weekend trips to the Ming-era village, which lies 90 kilometers west of Beijing in the mountainous Mentougou District. Foreigners come to see examples of traditional Chinese culture. Artists come to paint, write, and even make movies. That is remarkable considering that in the early 1990's, only 12 households with 17 people remained in Chuandixia. Young people left to attend school. Older villagers fled their virtually income-less lifestyle. The flow of people was one way-down the rickety road through the valley to Beijing and other places of opportunity. The town was falling into a deep slumber after a prosperous history. ....
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  • A view of Jietaisi. On a wooded hill west of Beijing is Jietai Temple, one of China's most famous ancient Buddhist sites. Its four main halls occupy terraces on a gentle slope up to Ma'an Shan (Saddle Hill). Originally built in AD 581, the temple complex expanded over the centuries and grew to its current scale in a major renovation conducted by Ming-era devotees from 1436 to 1450.
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  • Stone work on the exterior of a home in Chuandixia. Settlers from Shanxi Province founded the city over 500 years ago, mostly for the business opportunities that abounded on the ancient road from Shanxi Province to Beijing. Wayfarers needed places to stay and food to eat on their rigorous trek through the mountains. The town also served as a postal station. Under these conditions, Chuandixia flourished, even in its position near one of the most remote outposts of the Great Wall. ....
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  • A toad on a Chuandixia path. Settlers from Shanxi Province founded the city over 500 years ago, mostly for the business opportunities that abounded on the ancient road from Shanxi Province to Beijing. Wayfarers needed places to stay and food to eat on their rigorous trek through the mountains. The town also served as a postal station. Under these conditions, Chuandixia flourished, even in its position near one of the most remote outposts of the Great Wall. ....
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  • A restaurant in Chuandixia. Today, Chuandixia is waking up. Middle-class Beijingers in their new cars make weekend trips to the Ming-era village, which lies 90 kilometers west of Beijing in the mountainous Mentougou District. Foreigners come to see examples of traditional Chinese culture. Artists come to paint, write, and even make movies.
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  • People look at books in a Dashanzi art book shop (not timezone 8).
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  • A fountain in Tanzhesi. Situated in the Western Hills, this Buddhist temple lies 45km west of Beijing. The temple name means 'Dragon Pool and Mulberry Tree Temple', due to its proximity to the Dragon Pool and the trees growing in the surrounding hills.....
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  • A Beijing tourist Liu Endong, rides a horse and talks on a mobile phone in Chuandixia. Today, Chuandixia is waking up. Middle-class Beijingers in their new cars make weekend trips to the Ming-era village, which lies 90 kilometers west of Beijing in the mountainous Mentougou District. Foreigners come to see examples of traditional Chinese culture. Artists come to paint, write, and even make movies.
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  • People walk past a slogan advertising "Mao Zedong thought. Today, Chuandixia is waking up. Middle-class Beijingers in their new cars make weekend trips to the Ming-era village, which lies 90 kilometers west of Beijing in the mountainous Mentougou District. Foreigners come to see examples of traditional Chinese culture. Artists come to paint, write, and even make movies.
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  • A path leading to a small park in Jietaisi. On a wooded hill west of Beijing is Jietai Temple, one of China's most famous ancient Buddhist sites. Its four main halls occupy terraces on a gentle slope up to Ma'an Shan (Saddle Hill). Originally built in AD 581, the temple complex expanded over the centuries and grew to its current scale in a major renovation conducted by Ming-era devotees from 1436 to 1450.
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  • A man takes a rest in froent of a large photograph in Gallery 798 in Dashanzi. China's art scene is becoming popular among foreign art collectors pushing prices higher.
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  • People eat lunch under a Cultural Revoliton themed mural in a Sichuan restaurant in Dashanzi. China's art scene is becoming popular among foreign art collectors pushing prices higher.
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  • Buddhist monk at Tanzhesi Temple. Situated in the Western Hills, this Buddhist temple lies 45km west of Beijing. The temple name means 'Dragon Pool and Mulberry Tree Temple', due to its proximity to the Dragon Pool and the trees growing in the surrounding hills.....
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