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Hainan is an island province located off the southern coast of China, consisted of several islands, currently under a heavy tourist oriented development, with investments from various international hotel chains. Haikou is the capital of Hainan and a major port, and has very interesting historic sites, like the Five Official's Temple, built in honor of five officials of the Tang and Song dynasties.
Hsinchu is a center of hi-tech industry, located in the north-western part of Taiwan. Back in 1980 the Hsinchu Science based Industrial Park was founded, being a major boost for the economy and the city growth. Even though it's not a tourist city, it is a good base to explore the mountain areas of Hsinchu County, and offers great parks and scenic sites, like the Chingtsao Park, Hsinchu Botanical Garden with more than 300 examples of Taiwan's indigenous flora, and several Amusement Parks.
Taipei 101 is a landmark skyscraper located in Taipei, with 101 floors, Designed by C.Y. Lee & Partners and constructed by KTRT Joint Venture, and since 2004 it is the tallest building in the world. Its original name was Taipei Financial Center, but for its 101 floors got its nickname, Taipei 101. The interior is as impressive as its size, being the most technologically advanced skyscraper constructed to date, with fiber optics, satellite Internet connections, doubledecker elevators with a speed of 37.5 mph or 16.83 meters per second, and features 6 floor malls, restaurants, nightclubs, all within a retro gothic style and feng shui master design.
Located in Taipei, this memorial is to the Republic of China´s Father of the Nation, Dr. Sun Yat-sen. It is a social educational and cultural center now, for the Taiwanese, and the memorial was completed on 1972. In the beginning, it displayed revolutionary events of Dr. Sun Yat-sen at the end of the Qing Dynasty, and now counts with multi media theater, performance hall and professional library.
The National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall is a memorial located in Taipei City, for the late President Chiang Kai-shek. It shares the grounds of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Park with the National Concert Hall and National Theater and is one of the city's defining landmarks. There are several ponds and parks throughout the memorial, with well-maintained lawns, trees, and walking pathways. The ponds are filled with the colorful goldfish that are also found in many sacred places and temples throughout Taiwan.
The Forbidden City is located in the middle of Beijing, very near Tian´anmen Square, and was the Chinese Imperial Palace during the Qing and mid Ming Dynasties. It covers 720.000 m2, with 800 buildings and more than 8.000 rooms. It is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world and was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987 as the "Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties". The Imperial Palace area is located directly to the north of Tian´anmen Square and is accessible from the square via Tian´anmen Gate. It is surrounded by a large area called the Imperial City. With a rectangular shape, surrounded by a six meter deep moat and a ten meter high wall, includes five halls, seventeen palaces, and numerous other buildings.
The Peking Roast Duck is probably the most famous duck after Donald :) It is an extremely popular dish from northeastern China, and it is also known as Beijing Duck or Beijing Roast Duck. The history of this traditional dish goes back to the early 15th century, and became one of the favorites dishes of the Ming imperial family.
The Beijing Opera is a Chinese opera that arose in the mid-19th century, very popular in the Qing Dynasty court, and considered one of China's cultural treasures. Its origins are in the provinces of Anhui and Hubei, and Beijing opera's main melodies, Xipi and Erhuang, originated from those 2 provinces as well. The Beijing opera was originally staged for the court and came into the public later.
Beijing's city wall was a fortification built around 1435. It was 23.5 km long and its thickness at ground level was 20m and at the top 12m, with 15m high, and nine gates. This wall stood for nearly 530 years, until 1965 when it gave way to 2nd Ring Road and the loop line subway of Beijing. Now, only in the southeast of the city, near Beijing Railway Station, one part of the wall still stands. Three of the gates of the city wall remains intact also, Desheng Gate, the Yongding Gate and Zhengyang Gate.
Shenyang is the capital of Liaoning Province, located in the Northeast of China. It was the capital of the Manchu empire, even after he Manchus conquered China and created the Qing dynasty, so we will find a large list of palaces and relics. Among its main sights, there is the historical tomb of Huang Taiji of the Qing Dynasty, called Beiling park, and the former imperial palace of the Qing emperors, Mukden Palace, which is a museum now and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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