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Xitang (Chinese: 西塘; pinyin: Xītáng; lit. 'West Pond'), formerly known as Xietang (Chinese: 斜塘; lit. 'Oblique Pond'), Pingtang (Chinese: 平塘; lit. 'Flat Pond') and Xutang (Chinese: 胥塘; lit. 'Xu Pond'), is a historic town in Jiashan County, Zhejiang, China. It borders Luxu Town in the north, Yaozhuang Town in the east, Ganyao ...
Xu Garden was built in 1915 on the site of the former Peach Blossom Dock (t 桃花 塢, s 桃花 坞, Táohuā Wù) garden. [2] Designed by Yang Bingyan, the garden was established by locals in appreciation of Xu's protection and patronage. [ 3 ]
Location Official designation Area (km 2) Description Sanjiangyuan National Park (三江源国家公园) Qinghai: October 12, 2021 190,100 To protect source waters of three great rivers: Yangtze River, Lancang River and Yellow River. [2] [3] Giant Panda National Park (大熊猫国家公园) Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu: October 12, 2021 22,000 [3]
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 ...
Location of World Heritage Sites in China. Red dots represent cultural sites, green natural, and blue mixed sites. The Forbidden City, Zhoukoudian, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, Ming tombs, Eastern Qing tombs, Western Qing tombs, Beijing Central Axis, and the Badaling section of the Great Wall are all located in or near Beijing.
Luzhi Fengjing Nanxun. Water Towns, also called Canal Towns (), are certain ancient and historic towns in China known for their bridges, rivers, and canals. Such towns exist in many regions in China, although those in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces are often the most renowned.
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.
Xitang is a town in Jiashan County, Zhejiang, China Xītáng (西塘) may also refer to: Xitang, Yueyang, a town in Yueyanglou District, Yueyang, Hunan, China; Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Beijing, China, commonly called Xitang (西堂)