Posts Tagged ‘Chinese architecture’

History of Five Pagoda Temple (Wuta Si)

Sunday, October 3, 2010 7:50 No Comments

Situated to the north of Beijing Zoo in Haidian District of Beijing, the Five-Pagoda Temple is an ideal place to appreciate the splendid history of Buddhism and architecture in China as well as to enjoy the pleasant scene and special tranquility of the temple. It is also called Jingangzuo Dagoba (jīn gāng zuò shè lì [...]

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An Overview of Beijing’s Grand Theater

Monday, September 20, 2010 2:15 No Comments

The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) (Chinese: 国家大剧院) or National Grand Theatre, and colloquially described as The Egg, is an opera house in Beijing, People’s Republic of China. The Centre, with an ellipsoid dome of titanium and glass surrounded by an artificial lake, can hold 5,452 people in three halls and covers an [...]

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