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Xanthos-Letoon
The site was once the capital of Lycia and embodies a fusion of Lycian traditions with Greek influences, especially in its funerary art. The inscriptions are crucial to our understanding of the history of the Lycians and their Indo-European language.
Wadi Rum Protected Area
The site covers 74,000 hectares and is listed as a mixed natural and cultural heritage site in southern Jordan, close to the border with Saudi Arabia. The site features a diverse desert landscape, including a series of narrow canyons, natural arches, towering cliffs, slopes, large landslides and caves. The rock paintings, inscriptions and archaeological remains at the site testify to 12,000 years of human habitation and interaction with the natural environment. The combination of 25,000 rock carvings and 20,000 inscriptions traces the evolution of human thought and the early development of the alphabet. The site shows the evolution of animal husbandry, agriculture and urban activities in the region.
Aksum
The ruins of the ancient city of Aksum are located near Ethiopia's northern border. This was the heart of ancient Ethiopia, when the Kingdom of Aksum was the most powerful state between the Eastern Roman Empire and the Persian Empire. These vast ruins date from the 1st to the 13th century AD and include huge obelisks, giant stelae, royal tombs and the remains of an ancient castle. Ethiopian emperors were still crowned in Aksum, long after its political decline in the 10th century.
Monument to the People's Heroes
The Monument to the People's Heroes was built to commemorate the people's heroes who died in the People's Liberation War and the People's Revolution. It is the first monumental building in the Tiananmen Square complex to be located on the central axis of Beijing. The foundation stone was laid in 1949 and the construction was completed between 1952 and 1958. The Monument to the People's Heroes adopts the traditional Chinese stele form. The body of the monument faces south and north, facing Tiananmen Square, and is made of granite and white marble. The lower level of the monument is inlaid with eight huge white marble reliefs on all four sides of the waist part of the Xumi pedestal. The 172 carefully designed figures reflect the revolutionary history of the Chinese people's anti-imperialism and anti-feudalism from the Opium War to the War of Liberation. From pattern design to carving technology, it represents the highest level of Chinese sculpture in the mid-20th century. The most eye-catching part of the front of the monument is inlaid with giant granite, on which are engraved eight large gold-plated characters written by Mao Zedong: "The people's heroes will live forever." The back of the monument is engraved with a gold-plated inscription drafted by Chairman Mao Zedong and inscribed by Premier Zhou Enlai. The top of the stele adopts the classical architectural style of a small hipped roof with cirrus clouds above and heavy curtains below, and its shape is solemn and dignified.
Stone Carving Museum
Daming County Stone Carving Museum is located in Daming County, Handan, Hebei Province, covering an area of 15 acres and is an AA-level scenic spot. There are more than 200 stone carvings, including the largest ancient stele in China, the "Five Rites Stele". Daming stone carving art has a long history. The exhibition of Daming County Stone Carving Museum is themed on the cultural relics of Handan stone carving, with real objects, pictures, charts, rubbings, texts, images, etc. as carriers, and historical development as clues, systematically reflecting the stone carving art in Handan from the Northern Dynasties to the Song Dynasty.
Zunhua Huanghua Mountain Scenic Area
According to the Jizhou Chronicles during the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, Huanghua Mountain is 45 miles northeast of the prefecture. It is majestic and winding, with lush pine forests. There is a Jade Emperor Temple on top. The iron tiles are without beams, but now they are replaced with glazed tiles with beams and pillars. In fact, this mountain was famous as early as the Ming Dynasty. Ma Sigong of the Ming Dynasty praised the beauty of the mountain. The peaks are secluded and like stars, the sky and water are clear and fresh, the sky is blue, the world is gradually fading, and white clouds are suddenly rising. From the "Huanghua Mountain Xinglong Temple Stele Inscription" by Ma Sigong of the Ming Dynasty included in the Jizhou Chronicles during the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty and the "Record of the Reconstruction of Wanshou Xinglong Temple" by Xu Jiayan of the Qing Dynasty, people can clearly understand the development and construction history of Huanghua Mountain. At present, Huanghua Mountain has been officially opened to tourists as another new tourist scenic spot in Zunhua City.