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  1. Markets on the south side of the old London Bridge have sold goods to folks since the 11th century. In the 13th century a Borough Market appeared, but it was closed in 1755 by Parliament. A group of vendors bought the present plot of land shortly thereafter and the market has been there ever since. It is the oldest ...

  2. Discovered by farmers digging a well in 1974, the terra cotta army had lain buried since the time of the first Emperor of China, Qin (pronounced "Chin" which gives us the English name for the nation: China). The soldiers were made as part of an extraordinary burial complex in the years before and after Qin's death in ...

  3. The Imperial Vault of Heaven is within a circular wall, along with two symmetrically flanking rectangular buildings. It is where the ceremonial gear was kept in-between visits by the Chinese Emperor who would arrive to observe religious duties such as praying for a good harvest or making sacrifices. The surrounding c...

  4. The Qinian Dian circular temple "The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests ", built in 1420, is located at the Temple of Heaven Park in Southern Beijing. The large park also contains a processional elevated route, a sacrificial mound and ceremonial buildings. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, this park was off-limits t...

  5. This is a companion panorama to "Freshwater Pond in Autumn". It is a hand-held panorama taken in late November after one of the first hard freezes of the year. The band shell with a red-roof in the Autumn picture had been recently renovated with a new copper roof (as it appeared, originally) when this one was taken. ...

  6. This 7.5 kilometer (5 mile) trail is a preserved section of the old post road between Tokyo and Kyoto. It was built mainly for foot traffic, single horse riders and hand-pulled carts as the terrain it traverses is quite mountainous. We started in Magome and hiked to Tsumago, which involves a short but strenuous uphil...

  7. After visiting the famous Byodo-in Temple (it appears on the back of every Japanese 10 yen coin), we hiked across the Uji River bridge to see the Kosho-ji Temple, but, instead, followed Sawarabi-no-michi street to an inviting foot path to the top of Daikichi Mountain. After many switchbacks, we arrived at washroom fac...

  8. First developed during the Qing Dynasty (1736-1795), the summer gardens near Beijing provided the Emperor and entourage a respite from the hot urban temperatures in the mostly un-treed Forbidden City palace in the centre of the city. An immense artificial lake (Kumming Lake)was dug out and the removed material formed ...

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  9. Famous the world over as an extraordinary, incredible flea market, the Panjiayuan market is located in southeast Beijing, relatively near the Temple of Heaven park. It was the first legal antique market to open in Beijing in 1995, although it existed for many years as a "ghost" or black market entity. There are hundre...

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  10. This third of three hand-held panoramas were taken during a 7.5 kilometers (5 miles) hike along the Jinshanling section of the Great Wall. "Jinshan" means "Golden Mountain" in Mandarin. The village of Jinshanling is a little over 90 minutes north of Beijing and is one of several sections of the Wall restored and open t...

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