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Meidan Emam, Esfahan
Built by Shah Abbas I in the early 17th century, the site is surrounded by magnificent buildings connected by a series of two-story arcades and is famous for the Royal Mosque, the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, the magnificent Qasariyya Porch and the 15th-century Timurid Palace. They are powerful witnesses to the social and cultural living standards of Persia during the Safavid period.
Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande
Renamed Cidade Velha in the late 18th century, the town of Ribeira Grande was the first European colonial outpost in the tropics. Located in the south of Santiago Island, the town retains some of its original street layout and impressive ruins, including two churches, a royal fortress and the Pillory Square, with its ornate 16th-century marble columns.
Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey
The site is located on the outskirts of Höxter on the banks of the Weser River, and the Carolingian West Wall and the town of Corvey, built between 822 and 885 AD, are largely preserved in a rural setting. The West Wall is the only building dating from the Carolingian era, while the original royal monastery complex has been preserved as an archaeological relic, but has only been partially excavated. The West Wall of Corvey represents one of the most important Carolingian architectural styles in a unique way. It is a true creation of this period, and its architectural expression and decoration clearly illustrate the role that the royal monastery played in the Frankish Empire, both in ensuring territorial control and administration, and in spreading Christianity and the Carolingian cultural and political order throughout Europe.
Monastery of Batalha
The Dominican Monastery of Batalha was built to commemorate the Portuguese victory over the Castilians at the Battle of Aljubarrota in 1385. This was the main building project of the Portuguese monarchy over the next two centuries. Here, a highly original National Gothic style continued to evolve, heavily influenced by Manueline art, with its masterpiece the Royal Monastery being a prime example.
Landscape for Breeding and Training of Ceremonial Carriage Horses at Kladruby nad Labem
The property is located in the floodplain of the Elbe (Labe) River, with sandy soils, oxbow lakes and remains of riverine forests. The overall composition of the land structure and functional uses (pastures, meadows, forests, fields, parks), the network of roads, avenues, rows of trees as well as solitary trees, the network of waterways, the farm buildings and the functional relationships and connections between these components - all of which fully meet the needs of breeding and training Baroque Kladruber draft horses, which were used in ceremonial matters of the Habsburg Imperial Court. The composition of the landscape is evidence of a deliberate treatment of landscape art. The property is a rare example of the union of two cultural landscapes - a living organic landscape, where the primary function predominates, and an artificial landscape, carefully designed and created using the principles of French and English landscape architecture, and an outstanding example of a professionally decorated farm - ferme ornée. The Royal Stud Farm was founded in 1579 and its landscape has been used for this purpose since then.
Hattusha: the Hittite Capital
The archaeological site of Hattusa, the former capital of the Hittite Empire, is known for its urban organization, the types of buildings that have been preserved (temples, royal residences, fortifications), the ornate decoration of the Lion Gate and the Royal Gate, and the rock art complex of Yazlikaya. In the 2nd millennium BC, the city enjoyed considerable influence in Anatolia and northern Syria.
Chengde Mountain Resort
Chengde Imperial Mountain Resort, also known as Chengde Imperial Palace or Rehe Palace, was a place for the emperors of the Qing Dynasty to escape the heat and handle government affairs in the summer. It was a summer palace built by the emperors of the Qing Dynasty to achieve the political purpose of appeasing and uniting the ethnic minorities in China's border areas and consolidating national unity. The Imperial Mountain Resort was built in the 42nd year of Emperor Kangxi's reign (1703) and completed in the 55th year of Emperor Qianlong's reign, which took 89 years. It covers an area of 5.64 million square meters. The winding and undulating palace walls surrounding the resort are as long as 10,000 meters. It is the largest existing classical royal garden in China. Chengde Imperial Mountain Resort was once the summer palace of the emperors of the Qing Dynasty in China. The scenic area is 180 kilometers away from Beijing. It consists of the emperor's palace, royal gardens and magnificent temples. The architectural layout of the resort can be roughly divided into two major parts: the palace area and the garden area. The garden area can be divided into three parts: the lake area, the plain area and the mountain area. There are 72 scenes designated by Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong. There are more than 100 buildings such as palaces, halls, towers, pavilions, terraces, pavilions, pavilions, halls, temples, etc. It is one of the three largest ancient architectural complexes in China. Its most distinctive feature is that there is a garden in the mountain and a mountain in the garden. Due to the presence of many historical and cultural heritage groups, the Mountain Resort and the surrounding temples have become national key cultural relics protection units, one of the top ten scenic spots in China, and one of the 44 scenic spots and historical protection areas. Chengde has also become one of the first 24 historical and cultural cities in China. The Mountain Resort is known as one of the four famous gardens in China, along with the Summer Palace in Beijing, the Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, and the Lingering Garden in Suzhou.
Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing
The Summer Palace in Beijing was first built in 1750, mostly destroyed in the war of 1860, and restored on the original site in 1886. It is a masterpiece of Chinese garden design. The natural landscape of hills and open waters is combined with artificial landscapes such as pavilions, palaces, temples and bridges to form a harmonious whole with outstanding aesthetic value.
Fragrant Hills Park
Xiangshan Park is located at the eastern foot of Xiaoxishan Mountain Range in the northwest suburbs of Beijing, 20 kilometers away from the city, covering an area of 188 hectares and 575 meters above sea level. It is a famous large mountain forest park with royal garden characteristics. Xiangshan Park was built in the 26th year of Dading in the Jin Dynasty (1186), and has a history of more than 800 years. During the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, palaces and courtyards were built here as places for royal tours and residences. In the 10th year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, pavilions, towers, palaces and corridors were built here, forming a total of 28 famous scenes in Beijing. Later, a wall was built and named "Jingyi Garden", which was listed as one of the "Three Mountains and Five Gardens" in the west of Beijing. Later, it was burned and looted by the British and French Allied Forces and the Eight-Power Allied Forces. It was opened as a people's park in 1956. After nearly half a century of construction, it has now become one of the ten famous parks in Beijing at home and abroad. Xiangshan Park is rich in precious cultural relics and historical sites, and pavilions and towers are scattered among the mountains and forests like stars. Here is one of the eight scenic spots in Yanjing, "Clear Snow on the Western Hills"; here is the "Biyun Temple" with the architectural styles of the Ming and Qing Dynasties; here is the only wooden gilded "Five Hundred Arhats Hall" in China; here is the "Zongjing Dazhao Temple" where the Sixth Panchen Lama was welcomed; here is the quaint courtyard "Jianxinzhai" with Jiangnan characteristics; here is the Shuangqing Villa, the earliest place where the great man of the century Mao Zedong and the CPC Central Committee lived and worked after entering Beiping; here is the temporary resting place of the coffin of the great man of the century Mr. Sun Yat-sen, the Vajra Throne Pagoda of Biyun Temple. Xiangshan Park has steep terrain, overlapping peaks, abundant springs and lush forests. The main peak, Xianglu Peak (commonly known as Ghost Sees Sorrow), is 557 meters above sea level. There are more than 260,000 trees of various types in the park, and there are more than 5,800 ancient and famous trees alone, accounting for about a quarter of Beijing's urban area. The forest coverage rate is as high as 98%. In recent years, it has been determined by relevant departments as one of the areas with the highest negative oxygen ions in Beijing. In the park, people and nature live in harmony, with birds singing, insects chirping, and squirrels playing in the gullies and forests. It is a place with colorful flowers in spring, cool and pleasant in summer, and covered with snow in winter. Especially in late autumn, 100,000 cotinus coggygria trees are in full swing, magnificent, and have been rated as one of the "New 16 Scenes of Beijing". Xiangshan Park has complete tourist service facilities. For sightseeing, you can take a large chairlift (1,400 meters long, 431 meters high) to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the West Hill and the city walls of Beijing. For eating, the Songlin Restaurant has a beautiful environment, with insects, wild vegetables, and spring water cooking, which is unique. For accommodation, Xiangshan Villa is fully functional and is an ideal place for sightseeing, negotiation, conference, and vacation. Living here, you can take a leisurely walk to the Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Botanical Garden, and Reclining Buddha Temple. A few kilometers to the east is the world-famous Summer Palace. To the south, there are tourist attractions such as Badachu and World Park.
Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde
The Imperial Summer Palace (the summer palace of the Qing Dynasty) is located in Hebei Province and was built between 1703 and 1792. It is a vast complex of palaces, administrative and ceremonial buildings. Temples and royal gardens of various architectural styles are harmoniously integrated with the landscape of lakes, pastures and forests. In addition to its aesthetic value, the Imperial Summer Palace is a rare historical relic of the last stage of development of Chinese feudal society.
Tianjin Panshan Scenic Area
Panshan Scenic Area is a tourist attraction with natural landscapes, scenic spots and historical sites, Buddhist temples and royal gardens. Panshan Scenic Area is located 15 kilometers northwest of Jixian County, Tianjin. Because it is located in the east of Beijing, it is known as the "No. 1 Mountain in Jingdong". According to legend, in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Tian Chou, a famous scholar in Wuzhong, refused to be rewarded by Emperor Xian and lived in seclusion here, so it was called Tianpan Mountain, or Panshan for short. Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty climbed Panshan 32 times in his life and left 1,702 poems praising Panshan. When he visited Panshan for the first time, he sighed, "If I had known there was Panshan earlier, why would I have gone to the south of the Yangtze River?" Panshan is 110 kilometers south of Tianjin City, 100 kilometers east of Tangshan City, and 60 kilometers west of Beijing. It is like a giant dragon, hovering in Jingdong and Jinbei. The scenery of Panshan is unique and unique with "five peaks and eight stones" and "three pans". The main peak, Guayue Peak, is 864.4 meters above sea level. It is surrounded by Zigai Peak in front, Zilai Peak in the back, Jiuhua Peak in the east, and Wujian Peak in the west. The five peaks are clustered together with jagged rocks. The natural "Three Plates" are formed: the upper plate is full of pine trees, winding and covering the sky; the middle plate is full of stones, strange and magical; the lower plate is full of water, splashing jade and spraying pearls.
Beihai Park
Beihai Park is located in the central area of Beijing, on the west side of Jingshan in the city and to the northwest of the Forbidden City. Together with Zhonghai and Nanhai, it is called the Three Seas. It is an ancient Chinese royal garden. The whole park is centered on Beihai, covering an area of about 71 hectares, with 583 mu of water and 480 mu of land. It was originally a palace built by the Liao, Jin and Yuan dynasties, and was opened as an imperial garden by the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is one of the oldest, most complete, most comprehensive and representative royal gardens in China. It was opened as a park in 1925. It is the oldest and most complete royal garden preserved in China. The pavilions in Beihai Park are unique and the corridors are tortuous. The whole park is conceived and laid out in the mythical "one pool and three immortal mountains" (Taiye Lake, Penglai, Fangzhang, and Yingzhou), with a unique form and rich fantasy. Here, the water is open, the lake and tower shadows, the green pines and cypresses, the fragrance of flowers and trees, the pavilions, towers, stacked stones and caves are gorgeous and beautiful, like a fairyland. There is a 67-meter-high Tibetan-style white pagoda (built in 1651) on Qiongdao Island, as well as the Qiongdao Chunyin stele, one of the eight scenic spots in Yanjing inscribed by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, as well as rockery and deep caves. On the northeast bank are buildings such as Huafangzhai, Haopujian, Jingqingzhai, Tianwang Hall, Wulong Pavilion, and Jiulongbi. To the south is Beihai Tuancheng, which stands on the waterfront. Among the lush pine and cypress trees on the city, there is the exquisitely shaped Chengguang Hall. Beihai Park is a place for the emperor to entertain himself. Its Jiulongbi is the most famous. Beihai is an artistic masterpiece of Chinese historical gardens. The entire park covers an area of 69 hectares (including 39 hectares of water surface), mainly consisting of Qionghua Island, East Bank, and North Bank scenic areas. There are luxuriant trees, numerous palaces, pavilions and towers on Qionghua Island, and a white pagoda standing on the top of the mountain, which has become the symbol of the park. Willow trees around the lake shade many famous attractions, such as Haopujian, Huafangzhai, Jingxinzhai, Tianwang Hall, Kuaixuetang, Jiulongbi, Wulongting and Xiaoxitian. Beihai Garden draws on the strengths of many other gardens, with the grandeur of northern gardens and the graceful charm of private gardens in the south of the Yangtze River, as well as the magnificence of imperial palaces and the solemnity of religious temples. It is a treasure of Chinese garden art with a variety of atmospheres and yet is integrated into one.
Summer Palace
The Summer Palace is the largest and best-preserved imperial garden in China, and one of the four famous gardens in China (the other three are Chengde Mountain Resort, Suzhou Humble Administrator's Garden, and Suzhou Lingering Garden). It is located in Haidian District, Beijing, 15 kilometers away from the urban area of Beijing, and covers an area of about 290 hectares. It is a large natural landscape garden built on the site of Kunming Lake and Wanshou Mountain, based on the scenery of West Lake in Hangzhou, and absorbing some design techniques and artistic conception of Jiangnan gardens. It is also the best-preserved imperial palace and imperial garden, and is known as the Royal Garden Museum. The Summer Palace was originally the imperial palace and garden of the Qing Dynasty. Its predecessor was the Qingyi Garden. It was the last garden built among the Three Hills and Five Gardens (the Three Hills refer to the Longevity Hill, the Fragrant Hill and the Jade Spring Hill. The three hills have the Qingyi Garden, the Jingyi Garden and the Jingming Garden respectively. In addition, there are the nearby Changchun Garden and the Yuanming Garden, collectively known as the Five Gardens). Construction began in 1750 and was completed in 1764. It covers an area of 290 hectares, of which about three quarters are covered by water. Before Emperor Qianlong ascended the throne, four large royal gardens had been built in the western suburbs of Beijing. The four gardens from Haidian to Xiangshan formed their own system and lacked organic connections with each other. The "Wengshan Lake" in the middle became an empty area. In the 15th year of Emperor Qianlong's reign (1750), Emperor Qianlong used 4.48 million taels of silver to rebuild the Qingyi Garden here to honor his mother, Empress Xiaosheng. With this as the center, the four gardens on both sides were connected into one, forming a 20-kilometer-long royal garden area from the current Tsinghua Garden to Xiangshan. In the 10th year of Emperor Xianfeng's reign (1860), the Qingyi Garden was burned down by the British and French allied forces. In the 14th year of Emperor Guangxu's reign (1888), Empress Dowager Cixi used silver (according to experts, it should be 5 to 6 million taels of silver) in the name of raising naval funds. Lei Tingchang, the seventh-generation descendant of Yangshi Lei, presided over the reconstruction and renamed it the Summer Palace as a summer resort. In the 26th year of Emperor Guangxu's reign (1900), the Summer Palace was destroyed by the "Eight-Nation Alliance" and many treasures were looted. It was restored in the 29th year of Emperor Guangxu's reign (1903). Later, during the warlords' melee and the Kuomintang's rule, it was destroyed again. After 1949, the government continued to allocate funds for repairs. On March 4, 1961, the Summer Palace was announced as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units. In November 1998, it was included in the World Heritage List. On May 8, 2007, the Summer Palace was officially approved by the National Tourism Administration as a national 5A tourist attraction. In 2009, the Summer Palace was selected by the China World Records Association as the largest existing royal garden in China. The Summer Palace has many world records and China records.
Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec
Kutná Hora developed as a result of silver mining. In the 14th century, it became a royal city with monuments that symbolize its prosperity. The Church of St. Barbara is a jewel of the late Gothic period, and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Sedlec has been restored in the early 18th century Baroque style, which influenced the architecture of Central Europe. These masterpieces now form part of a well-preserved medieval urban fabric, among which there are some particularly fine private residences.
Jongmyo Shrine
Jongmyo Shrine is the oldest and most authentic Confucian royal shrine in existence. Dedicated to the ancestors of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), it has existed in its current form since the 16th century, housing tablets of teachings from former royal family members. Rituals that combine music, song and dance are still performed here, continuing a tradition that dates back to the 14th century.
Old Summer Palace Ruins Park
Yuanmingyuan is located in Haidian District, the western suburbs of Beijing, and is close to the Summer Palace. It was built in the 46th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign (1709), and is also known as the "Three Yuanming Gardens". It is a collective name for Yuanmingyuan and its attached gardens, Changchun Garden and Wanchun Garden. It is a Qing Dynasty imperial garden, covering an area of 350 hectares (more than 5,200 mu), of which the water surface area is about 140 hectares (2,100 mu). There are more than 100 gardens and landscapes. It is a large royal palace created and operated by the emperors of the Qing Dynasty for more than 150 years. "Yuanmingyuan" was named by Emperor Kangxi. "Yuanming" is the Buddhist name that Emperor Yongzheng has been using since he was a prince. When Emperor Kangxi gave the garden to Yinzhen (later Emperor Yongzheng), he personally named the garden "Yuanmingyuan" for this reason. Emperor Yongzheng explained that the meaning of the two characters "Yuanming" is: "Round and divine, it is the time of a gentleman; bright and illuminating, it is the wisdom of a man of great talent." This means that "round" refers to the perfection of personal morality, surpassing ordinary people; "bright" refers to the political achievements that are bright and illuminating, perfect and wise. Yuanmingyuan inherited China's excellent gardening tradition of more than 3,000 years. It has both the elegance and magnificence of palace architecture and the euphemism and variety of Jiangnan water town gardens. At the same time, it has absorbed the European garden architecture form, integrating garden architecture of different styles into one, making people feel harmonious and perfect in the overall layout, reflecting the essence of ancient Chinese gardening art, and it was the most outstanding large-scale garden at that time. Emperor Qianlong said it was "a place of heavenly treasures and earthly spirits, a place where emperors can enjoy themselves, and there is no place better than this." Yuanmingyuan is not only famous for its gardens, but also a royal museum with a very rich collection. The halls in the garden are decorated with countless red sandalwood furniture and display many rare cultural relics from home and abroad. Wenyuan Pavilion in the garden is one of the four major royal libraries in the country. Precious books and cultural relics such as "Sikuquanshu", "Gujin Tushujicheng" and "Sikuquanshuhuiyao" are stored in various places in the garden. Yuanmingyuan was once famous for its grand regional scale, outstanding construction skills, exquisite architectural landscapes, rich cultural collections and profound national cultural connotations. It was praised as "the model of all garden art" and "the garden of all gardens". In October 1860, the tenth year of Emperor Xianfeng's reign, Yuanmingyuan was looted and burned by the British and French allied forces. In 1979, the Yuanmingyuan site was listed as a key cultural relic protection unit in Beijing. In 1988, the Yuanmingyuan Ruins Park was built. Only the mountain-shaped water system, garden pattern and building foundations remain. The rockery and stone stacking and carving remains can still be seen. A garden history exhibition hall was built on the site of the "Western Building" for people to pay tribute to, which makes people reflect on the pain.
Ningyuan Tourist Attraction
Ningyuan is located to the north of Tianjin North Railway Station, on the north side of Zhongshan North Road, and on the south side of Yuhong Road. It covers an area of 45.65 hectares, with a water surface of 11.7 hectares. Ningyuan is a garden landscape with a long history. The predecessor of the park was a government-run plantation in the late Qing Dynasty. In 1906 (the 32nd year of Emperor Guangxu's reign in the Qing Dynasty), Yuan Shikai, the governor of Zhili, appointed Zhou Xuexi to organize a plantation near Tianjin North Railway Station in the name of the General Bureau of Technology in order to implement the New Deal. In 1907 (the 33rd year of Emperor Guangxu's reign in the Qing Dynasty), the lake was officially opened and the park was built. With the idea of building a palace for Empress Dowager Cixi in the park, the buildings in the park were quite ingenious in planning and design. "When the park was first built, the lake was dug and the mountains were piled up, the canals were opened to regulate the water, and the gates were set up to divert the water. The lake water was connected to the Jinzhong River outside the park, and the water was properly discharged. Three houses were built in the park, called Jianshui Pavilion." During the Republic of China period, warlords fought each other and the plantation became increasingly deserted. In 1930 (the 19th year of the Republic of China), the Beining Railway Bureau purchased the garden and planned to expand it into a park. It named it "Ningyuan" after the meaning of "Without tranquility, one cannot achieve far-reaching goals" in Zhuge Liang's "Admonitions to Sons", and erected a monument in the pavilion corridor. The park follows the Chinese classical gardening techniques. On the basis of the original plantation, new classical buildings such as the Hongguang Building, Daya Hall, Zhiqian Auditorium, Library, Simian Hall, Diaoyutai, and pond pavilions, bridges, and long corridors were built. The landscape construction has a distinct royal garden style: red beams and green columns, painted corridor eaves, stacked mountains and water, and winding paths. In particular, the more than 2,000-meter long corridor is comparable to the world-famous Yuanmingyuan Long Corridor. The lakes and canals in the park are gathered together, connected by more than 30 arch bridges and small bridges, and weeping willows are planted along the banks. Pavilions are scattered and corridors are winding, showing the looming garden interest and the unique landscape of natural beauty. Ningyuan is the first park in the national railway system. Because it is owned by the Bac Ninh Railway Bureau, it is also called Bac Ninh Park. In 1937, when Japan invaded China, the southeastern part of Bac Ninh Park became a Japanese barracks. The buildings in the center of the lake in the park were converted into a Japanese military sanatorium, leaving only a corridor from the west gate to the Simian Hall as a tourist route. Although all of them were opened after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, they were not renovated and were in a dilapidated state. After liberation, Ningyuan has undergone several renovations. The original classical garden buildings have been protected and restored, and Shuyuntai, Changguan Tower, Diecui Palace, cinema, flower exhibition hall, Zhiyuan Tower, hot spring hotel, etc. have been newly built, forming ten scenes: Lotus Fragrance, Jiuqu Shengjing, Zige Changchun, Rose Garden, Fish Leaping and Kite Flying, Lotus Pot Diecui, Qushui Yingzhou, Jingbo Watching Fish, Qiao Bu Zhengchun, and Tranquility Zhiyuan. Famous masters were invited to write dozens of couplets and plaques, which are poetic, picturesque, beautiful and harmonious. Because the park was affiliated to the Tianjin Railway Branch, Ningyuan was once renamed "Railway Workers Cultural Palace" and "Erqi Park". Beining Park has undergone multiple constructions in the late Qing Dynasty, the Republic of China and after the liberation. It is extremely rich in landscape architecture and historical relics from various periods. It is the largest and most complete modern public garden in our city. In February 2010, the Hebei District Committee and District Government were entrusted by the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government to implement the upgrading and renovation project of Beining Park, highlighting the three major landscape features of "water system, pavilions and corridors, and pavilions", following the ancient methods, restoring the old view, reflecting the historical and cultural connotations, and reproducing the style of the century-old famous garden.
White Deer Park
Bailu Park is located in Wangsiying Township in the southern part of Chaoyang District, echoing Guta Park. The planned land area is 430 mu. The area was a place for the royal family to raise white deer during the Ming Dynasty, so it was named "Bailu Park". The park is based on the principle of "landscape is the premise, characteristics are the key, and culture is the soul". It relies on the natural woodland landscape of the suburban park, emphasizes the continuation and inheritance of the traditional cultural context of the region, and integrates ecological leisure, fitness and entertainment into a suburban forest park. The park landscape has four creative features: "ecological priority", "highlighting characteristics", "culture as the soul", and "people-oriented". The park is mainly divided into four functional areas: "Blue Sea Seeking Source" cultural and leisure area; "Summer Brocade Red Maple" central landscape area; "Gorgeous Autumn Fruit" Autumn Fruit Garden Scenic Area; "Leisure Forest and Emotion" green leisure and sports area.
Temple of the Emperors of All Dynasties
The Temple of the Emperors of All Dynasties in Beijing was first built in the ninth year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty (1530). It was a royal temple for the Ming and Qing dynasties to worship the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, emperors of all dynasties, and civil and military officials. In 1996, the State Council announced it as a national key cultural relic protection unit. The Temple of the Emperors of All Dynasties has always taken the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors as the center of worship, reflecting the lofty ancestral status of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors; the number of figures enshrined in the temple has continued to increase. By the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, the tablets of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors and 188 founding emperors and successive emperors were enshrined in the Jingde Chongsheng Hall, and the tablets of 79 civil and military officials of all dynasties were enshrined in the east and west side halls. The Temple of Guandi was built in the Qing Dynasty to worship Guan Yu alone. The Temple of the Emperors of All Dynasties covers an area of 21,500 square meters and a construction area of 6,000 square meters. The overall layout is magnificent, showing the dignity and style of the royal temple, and is a fine piece of Chinese ancient architecture.