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Xitang (Chinese: 西塘; ... 'Xu Pond'), is a historic town ... length and 1-metre (3 ft 3 in) width, and the narrowest point at the entrance is only 0.8-metre (2 ft ...
A lotus pond in the garden. The park is noted for the attractive woodwork in its traditional pavilions. [4] [5] These include the Hall of Listening to Orioles (t 聽 鸝 館, s 听 鹂 馆, Tīnglí Guǎn), named for the singing venue in the Old Summer Palace, itself named for various Tang poems by Du Fu. [2]
The Kangxi Emperor visited Xu Garden five times during his six inspection tours of Jiangnan between 1684 and 1702. When the forces of Hong Xiuquan occupied Nanjing during the Taiping Rebellion (1851–64), the residence became the Heavenly King's Palace and the park its West Garden. The garden was entirely destroyed by the Qing army during its ...
An EasyJet flight heading to England was forced to make an emergency landing in Greece after the pilot reportedly collapsed.. The aircraft was traveling from Hurghada, Egypt to Manchester, England ...
A batch of wild caught Gulf of Mexico shrimp sits on a sorting table on shrimper Keo Nguyen’s boat at a dock east of Lake Borgne prior to bringing it to a seafood market Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023.
Xuân Thủy National Park (Vietnamese: Vườn quốc gia Xuân Thủy) is a national park in Hong River Biosphere Reserve in Nam Định Province, Vietnam.The national park was established according to the Decision number 01/2003/QĐ-TTg dated 2 January 2003 signed by premier Nguyễn Tấn Dũng, this decision turned Xuân Thủy Wetland Nature Reserve into Xuân Thủy National Park.
Xujiahui Park is a park in Xuhui District, Shanghai. It was built in 1999, on the former grounds of the Great Chinese Rubber Works Factory and the EMI Recording Studio (now La Villa Rouge restaurant). [1] The park has an artificial lake with a sky bridge running across the park. [1]
The tomb of Xu Guangqi is located on the north side of Guangqi Park, [15] covering an area of 3000 square meters. There are a total of 10 tombs in the cemetery. [ 18 ] The main tomb houses Xu Guangqi and his wife, Madam Wu, while his four grandsons and their wives are buried on both sides. [ 15 ]