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Year Taken |
China |
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Beijing |
Ming Tombs |
Tomb of Yong Le |
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Gold items used by the Emperor. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Ming Tombs |
Tomb of Yong Le |
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Jade vases. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Ming Tombs |
Tomb of Yong Le |
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Seals. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Ming Tombs |
Tomb of Yong Le |
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Food and drink utensils made of silver. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Ming Tombs |
Tomb of Yong Le |
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Jade necklaces. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Ming Tombs |
Tomb of Yong Le |
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The ceiling. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Ming Tombs |
Tomb of Yong Le |
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Carved stone base. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Ming Tombs |
Tomb of Yong Le |
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The Ling Xing Gate. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Ming Tombs |
Tomb of Yong Le |
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Decorated stone cauldron with offerings. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Ming Tombs |
Tomb of Yong Le |
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The Soul Tower. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Ming Tombs |
Tomb of Yong Le |
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View from the Soul Tower. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Ming Tombs |
Tomb of Yong Le |
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View of the surrounding landscape. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Ming Tombs |
Tomb of Yong Le |
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Mountain views. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Ming Tombs |
Tomb of Yong Le |
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Pagoda on a hilltop. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Ming Tombs |
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Decorating ceramics. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Ming Tombs |
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Unpainted vases. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Ming Tombs |
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Painted vase yet to be glazed. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Ming Tombs |
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Painting a vase. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Ming Tombs |
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Compled glazed vase. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Ming Tombs |
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Ming tombs in the valley. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Ming Tombs |
Tomb of Wan Li |
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The Tomb of Wan Li (died 1620). |
1988 |
China |
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Beijing |
Ming Tombs |
Tomb of Wan Li |
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The tomb is at the top of a hill. |
1988 |
China |
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Beijing |
Ming Tombs |
Tomb of Wan Li |
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Avenue of Stone Animals. |
1988 |
China |
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Beijing |
Ming Tombs |
Tomb of Wan Li |
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The tomb is 27m deep and has five underground chambers. |
1988 |
China |
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Beijing |
Ming Tombs |
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Animal skins on sale in 1988. |
1988 |
China |
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Beijing |
Ming Tombs |
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Woman posing for a photo. |
1988 |
China |
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Beijing |
Ming Tombs |
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A dam in the valley. |
1988 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
Badaling |
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Badaling (70km North of Beijing) is the gateway to the Great Wall of China. |
1988 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
Badaling |
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At Badaling the Wall passes close to a road. |
1988 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
Badaling |
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The Wall and the bus park in 1988. |
1988 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
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The Great Wall of China was begun in the 7th century BCE. It was restored during the Ming Dynasty. |
1988 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
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The Wall is the world's longest at over 6000km. |
1988 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
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The Wall is one of the wonders of the world and a UNESCO World Heritage site. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
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The Wall is dotted with watchtowers. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
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The Wall was linked together during the Qin Dynasty after the First Emperor united China. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
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Local tourists in 1988. |
1988 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
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Local tourists in 2009. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
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One of the many watchtowers. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
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Watch towers dot the Wall. |
1988 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
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The Wall snakes over all types of terrain including mountains. |
1988 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
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The Wall was designed to keep out cavalry. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
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Parts of the wall are bolstered with large rocks. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
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The 6000km long Wall was constructed using 180 million cubic metres of Earth. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
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The Wall contains bodies of thousands of building workers who died building it. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
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View of the Great Wall. |
1988 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
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View of the Wall snaking across the mountains. |
1988 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
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Visitors. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
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A large watchtower. |
1988 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
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The Wall climbing a mountain. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
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Local tourists. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
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Posing for photos. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
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Two young women. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
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Visitors. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
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The Wall curving over a hill. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
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Commemorative stele. |
1988 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
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Exploring the Great Wall near Badaling. |
1988 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
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Local tourists in 2009. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
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The Wall snaking over the landscape. |
1988 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
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Dramatic mountain vistas. |
1988 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
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View from the Great Wall. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
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View from the Great Wall. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
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View Northwards from the Wall. |
1988 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
Badaling |
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Badaling in 2009. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
Badaling |
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Cable cars and Badaling. |
2009 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
Badaling |
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T-shirt sellers. |
1988 |
China |
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
Badaling |
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Camel rides. |
1988 |