China Cultural Chronicles September 4, 2012
- Chengdu 成都 - Marquis Wu Shrine 武侯祠
- Lugu Lake, a mysterious and beautiful land
Located between Ninglang county of southwestern China's Yunnan province and Yanyuan couty of Sichuan province, Lugu Lake is famous for its charming sceneries and the unique matriarchal culture of the Mosuo people. Covering an area of around 51 square km at an altitude of 2,688 meters, the lake is surrounded by mountains and has five islands, four peninsulas, 14 bays and 17 beaches. [People's Daily]
- The re-envisioning of Luodai Ancient Town
The ancient town of Luodai is getting spruced up for tourists. A replica Hakka round house (or "walled village") has been created to educate visitors about southern Chinese culture. [CRIENGLISH.com]
- Divine Music Administration (B)
etherflyer has added a photo to the pool:
Shenyueshu (Divine Music Administration) in Temple of Heaven is a royal organization for playing ancient music. The Divine Music Administration was housed in a group of buildings northwest of the West Heavenly Gate of the Circular Mound Altar and on the other side of the wall of the Fasting Palace. Its job was to play music and perform dance at the heaven-worshiping and other grand ceremonies. It was the top academy of ceremonial music during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
The building complex was first built in 1420 in the Ming Dynasty. They were typital government office building. The administration was under the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, the Ministry of Rites.
This High Dynamic Range 360° panorama was stitched from 114 bracketed photographs with PTGUI Pro, tone-mapped with Photomatix, and touched up in Aperture.
Original size: 18208 × 9104 (165.8 MP; 151.01 MB).
Location: Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China - Divine Music Administration (B)
etherflyer has added a photo to the pool:
Shenyueshu (Divine Music Administration) in Temple of Heaven is a royal organization for playing ancient music. The Divine Music Administration was housed in a group of buildings northwest of the West Heavenly Gate of the Circular Mound Altar and on the other side of the wall of the Fasting Palace. Its job was to play music and perform dance at the heaven-worshiping and other grand ceremonies. It was the top academy of ceremonial music during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
The building complex was first built in 1420 in the Ming Dynasty. They were typital government office building. The administration was under the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, the Ministry of Rites.
This High Dynamic Range 360° panorama was stitched from 114 bracketed photographs with PTGUI Pro, tone-mapped with Photomatix, and touched up in Aperture.
Original size: 18208 × 9104 (165.8 MP; 151.01 MB).
Location: Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China - Divine Music Administration (A)
etherflyer has added a photo to the pool:
Shenyueshu (Divine Music Administration) in Temple of Heaven is a royal organization for playing ancient music. The Divine Music Administration was housed in a group of buildings northwest of the West Heavenly Gate of the Circular Mound Altar and on the other side of the wall of the Fasting Palace. Its job was to play music and perform dance at the heaven-worshiping and other grand ceremonies. It was the top academy of ceremonial music during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
The building complex was first built in 1420 in the Ming Dynasty. They were typital government office building. The administration was under the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, the Ministry of Rites.
This High Dynamic Range 360° panorama was stitched from 114 bracketed photographs with PTGUI Pro, tone-mapped with Photomatix, and touched up in Aperture.
Original size: 18208 × 9104 (165.8 MP; 151.01 MB).
Location: Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China - Divine Music Administration (A)
etherflyer has added a photo to the pool:
Shenyueshu (Divine Music Administration) in Temple of Heaven is a royal organization for playing ancient music. The Divine Music Administration was housed in a group of buildings northwest of the West Heavenly Gate of the Circular Mound Altar and on the other side of the wall of the Fasting Palace. Its job was to play music and perform dance at the heaven-worshiping and other grand ceremonies. It was the top academy of ceremonial music during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
The building complex was first built in 1420 in the Ming Dynasty. They were typital government office building. The administration was under the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, the Ministry of Rites.
This High Dynamic Range 360° panorama was stitched from 114 bracketed photographs with PTGUI Pro, tone-mapped with Photomatix, and touched up in Aperture.
Original size: 18208 × 9104 (165.8 MP; 151.01 MB).
Location: Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China
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