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China is a country of deep traditions that have shaped Chinese life and society over many centuries. It has something for everyone: tea connoisseurs, history and art buffs, nephrite collectors. Take a photo tour with RIA Novosti through Shanghai and other Chinese cities.

China is a country of deep traditions that have shaped Chinese life and society over many centuries. It has something for everyone: tea connoisseurs, history and art buffs, nephrite collectors. Take a photo tour with RIA Novosti through Shanghai and other Chinese cities.

© RIA Novosti . Ekaterina Chesnokova / Go to the mediabankChina is a country of deep traditions that have shaped Chinese life and society over many centuries. It has something for everyone: tea connoisseurs, history and art buffs, nephrite collectors. Take a photo tour with RIA Novosti through Shanghai and other Chinese cities.
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China is a country of deep traditions that have shaped Chinese life and society over many centuries. It has something for everyone: tea connoisseurs, history and art buffs, nephrite collectors. Take a photo tour with RIA Novosti through Shanghai and other Chinese cities.
© Sputnik / Ekaterina Chesnokova / Go to the mediabankOne of the biggest commercial centers in the world, Shanghai is the most dynamic city in the world’s most rapidly developing nation.
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One of the biggest commercial centers in the world, Shanghai is the most dynamic city in the world’s most rapidly developing nation.
© RIA Novosti . Ekaterina ChesnokovaThe Ghost City of Fengdu is a popular stop on cruises down the Yangtze River. According to Chinese legend, Fengdu is the home of the devil. Good spirits go to heaven, evil spirits to Fengdu. Towering over the city is Mount Ming Shan, reputed to be the home of the tianzi, a Chinese word for emperor that translates as Son of Heaven.
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The Ghost City of Fengdu is a popular stop on cruises down the Yangtze River. According to Chinese legend, Fengdu is the home of the devil. Good spirits go to heaven, evil spirits to Fengdu. Towering over the city is Mount Ming Shan, reputed to be the home of the tianzi, a Chinese word for emperor that translates as Son of Heaven.
© RIA Novosti . Ekaterina ChesnokovaNanjing Road, Shanghai’s main shopping street, leads to the huge People’s Square (Renmin), and is home to the Grand Theater and the Shanghai Museum.
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Nanjing Road, Shanghai’s main shopping street, leads to the huge People’s Square (Renmin), and is home to the Grand Theater and the Shanghai Museum.
© RIA Novosti . Ekaterina Chesnokova / Go to the mediabankYufosi Buddha Temple is another of the Shanghai’s main attractions. Founded in 1882, it features two nephrite statues of Buddha made in Burma: a sitting Buddha (1.95 meters, 3 tons), and a smaller reclining Buddha statue. There is also a large reclining Buddha of marble, a gift from Singapore.
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Yufosi Buddha Temple is another of the Shanghai’s main attractions. Founded in 1882, it features two nephrite statues of Buddha made in Burma: a sitting Buddha (1.95 meters, 3 tons), and a smaller reclining Buddha statue. There is also a large reclining Buddha of marble, a gift from Singapore.
© RIA Novosti . Ekaterina ChesnokovaShanghai was among the first cities in China to come into contact with European culture.
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Shanghai was among the first cities in China to come into contact with European culture.
© RIA Novosti . Ekaterina Chesnokova / Go to the mediabankIn early March, tourists come to Yuyuan Province to admire the blossoming sakura trees.
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In early March, tourists come to Yuyuan Province to admire the blossoming sakura trees.
© RIA Novosti . Ekaterina Chesnokova / Go to the mediabankVendor at Yufosi Buddha Temple.
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Vendor at Yufosi Buddha Temple.
© RIA Novosti . Ekaterina ChesnokovaGhost City of Fengdu.
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Ghost City of Fengdu.
© RIA Novosti . Ekaterina ChesnokovaThe “city in the mountains”, Cohngqing[BG2] , draws tourists with its rich culture and history. Currently the city is hosting a production of “Impression Wulung” by the director Zhang Yimou, the director of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.
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The “city in the mountains”, Cohngqing[BG2] , draws tourists with its rich culture and history. Currently the city is hosting a production of “Impression Wulung” by the director Zhang Yimou, the director of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.
© RIA Novosti . Ekaterina Chesnokova / Go to the mediabankPerforming Zhang Yimou’s “Impression Wulung.”
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Performing Zhang Yimou’s “Impression Wulung.”
© RIA Novosti . Ekaterina ChesnokovaThe famous Yu Garden bazaar in Shanghai’s Old City.
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The famous Yu Garden bazaar in Shanghai’s Old City.
© RIA Novosti . Ekaterina Chesnokova / Go to the mediabankThe Huangpu River embankment, or Bund, is the most popular tourist destination in Shanghai. The best way to see the city is from a riverboat, travelling down the Huangpu to where it meets the Yangtze.
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The Huangpu River embankment, or Bund, is the most popular tourist destination in Shanghai. The best way to see the city is from a riverboat, travelling down the Huangpu to where it meets the Yangtze.
© RIA Novosti . Ekaterina ChesnokovaChina has a long and uninterrupted history. It was one of the most advanced world powers until the 19th century and the main cultural center of East Asia. China is the birthplace of many inventions that changed the course of human history, including the Four Great Inventions – paper, the compass, gunpowder, and book printing.
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China has a long and uninterrupted history. It was one of the most advanced world powers until the 19th century and the main cultural center of East Asia. China is the birthplace of many inventions that changed the course of human history, including the Four Great Inventions – paper, the compass, gunpowder, and book printing.
© RIA Novosti . Ekaterina ChesnokovaGiant panda at the zoo of Cohngqing.
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Giant panda at the zoo of Cohngqing.
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