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Great Wall,Mountain Resort  Make the Grade
Article By  Yi Hua   Photo By Chen Keyin
   

If you view the Great Wall from the air, you might think it resembles a large zipper stretching across China. It not only separated the nomads from the  farmers, but, oddly enough, brought them closer together. The Mountain Resortin Chengde, a major city in Hebei Province, which is now a summer retreat, was once a secondary capital for the imperial court of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). The emperors during that dynasty spent portions of each summer and autumn at the resort. Many people have said the resort, which reflects the ideals of Chinese people, epitomizes the country. The largest imperial garden was the site where many key policies, which integrated nomads into daily government and social affairs, were formulated.

The Great Wall is a giant  project by ancient Chinese people
The 22.28-meter-high wood sculpture of Sahasrabhujasahasranetra-avalokitesvara(Guanyin Bodhisattva of 1,000 Arms and 1,000 Eyes ) in the tower is the largest wood sculpture of Buddha in China, hence another name for the temple-Monastery of Large Buddha. The three huge imperial tablets in Puningsi s’stele pavilion are engraved with inscriptions about the pacification of Dzxungar s’ rebellion and the construction process of the monastery.