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China’s Badain Jaran Desert: A must-visit wonder on the UNESCO World Heritage List
The undulating dunes resemble golden waves shimmering brilliantly under the sunlight, a spectacular sight that leaves one in awe. This is nature's masterpiece, a stunning painting. This is the Badain Jaran Desert. It is China's third largest and the world's fourth largest desert, and attracts visitors as a natural masterpiece and cultural treasure. Photo shows a lake in Badain Jaran Desert, Alxa Right Banner, Alxa League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Photo courtesy of the publicity department of the Communist Party of China Alxa Right Banner committee) On July 26, 2024, Badain Jaran Desert - Towers of Sand and Lakes was added to the World Heritage List by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at the 46th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee held in New Delhi, India. Located in the north of Alxa Right Banner, Alxa League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Badain Jaran Desert boasts five wonders: peculiar peaks, singing sand, oasis lakes, sacred springs, and ancient temples. Its wonders have earned it a reputation as being the most beautiful desert. Badain Jaran Desert is home to some tall stationary dunes, including the Bilutu Peak, the world's highest sand peak with an… -
Ancient Hanging Sculptures in China: A Journey Through Artistic Heritage and Notable Sites
If your journey to visit ancient sites began with the hanging sculptures in Shanxi, then the rest of your itinerary is bound to be somewhat lacking in surprises, because your starting point is truly too high. As one of the most indispensable highlights of a trip through Shanxi, the hanging sculptures offer you a sense of awe and emotion that is difficult to come by at other locations. It is an immensely magical experience. Just a step away from entering the hall, there is a feeling of entering a dazzling and astonishing world. These gracefully suspended deities and Buddhas make you feel as though you have stepped into the magnificent Buddhist fairyland described by ancient people, no matter which direction you face. They lean slightly, as if gazing, yet also seem to be simply resting there. Being among them, your eyes are filled with shimmering colors. Hanging sculptures are a very unique form of sculpture. Drawing inspiration from more ancient reliefs, people unlocked figures from two-dimensional images, giving rise to extraordinary sacred scenes of deities and Buddhas. They are different from colored sculptures and not like frozen brushstrokes; these Buddha niches on the walls display an almost lifelike posture. In… -
The Ancient Traditional Customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival
The Mid-Autumn Festival, the second-largest folk festival in the Chinese festival system next to the Spring Festival, has spawned countless legends and poems over the centuries. “明月几时有,把酒问青天。不知天上宫阙,今夕是何年?” "How long will the full moon appear? Wine cup in hand, I ask the sky. I do not know what time of the year 'Twould be tonight in the palace on high." In fact, the Mid-Autumn Festival is essentially the "Chinese Ritual Moon Festival", and the worship of the moon by the Chinese people has started since ancient times. "The lonely moon goddess, spreads her ample sleeves, To dance for these loyal souls in infinite space." "Chang'e is dancing in the long sky for ten thousand miles." From Chang'e Flying to the Moon to the lunar exploration program, for more than 2,000 years, people have never paid less attention to the moon. Mid-Autumn Festival was popularized during the Han Dynasty, a period of economic and cultural exchange and integration, when cultural exchanges across the country led to the fusion and spread of festival customs. The term "Zhong Qiu (mid-autumn, 中秋)" was first written down in Han Dynasty literature, and the Zhou Li between the two Han dynasties recorded that during the pre-Qin period,…
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