Saturday, August 21, 2010
Tianxin Park contains the only remaining part of the old city wall, and was the site of fighting during the Taiping Uprising. Hunan Martyr’s Park, on Lake Nianjia, is dedicated to those who died in the struggle to free China from foreign aggressors. The city zoo is located next to the park. Photos by Gary [...]
Nanyang is a beautiful modern city in southern Henan with a rich history. Historic sites featured in this album include: Wolong Hill, where Zhuge Liang farmed the land and Liu Bei visited him three times entreating him to serve as his military advisor at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty; an ancient prefectural administrative [...]
Shanshan was a commercial center near Nanyang where merchants from neighboring provinces exchanged goods and worshiped the god of business (Guan Yu). It was built in the mid-18th century and operated throughout much of the Qing Dynasty. Most of the amazing architecture is original. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International [...]
Xuchang has a long history and played a prominent role in the Three Kingdoms era, serving as the de facto capital of Cao Cao after 196 AD, and capital of the state of Wei in 220 until the capital was moved to Luoyang in the 220s. Baling Qiao is the site of the bridge where [...]
The observatory was built over 700 years ago during the Yuan Dynasty and is the oldest and most famous one in China. The museum displays artifacts found nearby, mostly from the Neolithic Peiligang Culture. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/YuanObservatoryAndMuseum#
These are photos from several temples and historic sites around Dengfeng, excluding Shaolin Temple and the Yuan Observatory, which are in separate albums. Most major temples are mainly for tourists, but I have a couple here which are off the beaten path. The pagoda of the Songyue Temple was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty, [...]
Yuan Shikai was the general at the end of the Qing Dynasty who negotiated the abdication of the last Manchu emperor. He served as President of the Chinese Republic from 1912 to 1916, but attempted to create a new dynasty with himself as emperor. This is his tomb in Anyang, built in the style of [...]
Yue Fei was a general in the Song Dynasty noted for his great loyalty and his refusal to give up north China to the Jurchen Jin. To buy peace with the Jin, Song Chinese officials treacherously murdered him. Today he is highly revered as a true patriot. This is his memorial temple near Anyang. Photos [...]
Guan Yu was a general at the end of the Eastern Han, made famous in the Novel of the Three Kingdoms. This is his burial place and memorial temple. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/GuanlinTempleLuoyang#
Kaifeng was the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127 AD), and this pagoda was built during that time. It got its name because its bricks have the color of rusted iron. I recently revisited the temple and photographed many of these bricks as works of art. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of [...]