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Kublai Khan's capital city
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July 22, 2012, Sunday
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NORTH of the Great Wall in the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, the site of Xanadu encompasses the remains of Kublai Khan's capital city, designed by the Mongol ruler's Chinese advisor Liu Bingzhong in 1256.
Over a surface area of 25,000 hectares, the site exhibits a unique attempt to assimilate the nomadic Mongolian and Han Chinese cultures.
This was the base from where Kublai Khan established the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) that ruled China for almost a century, extending its boundaries across Asia. Religious debate that took place at Xanadu resulted in the dissemination of Tibetan Buddhism over northeast Asia, a cultural and religious tradition still practiced in many areas today.
The site was planned according to the traditional Chinese fengshui in relation to the nearby mountains and river. It consists of an outer city, an inner city, and a palace roughly half the size of the Forbidden City in Beijing. The site features the remains of the city, including temples, palaces, tombs, nomadic encampments and the Tiefangang Canal.
The Site of Xanandu is inscribed in UNESCO's World Heritage List at the end of last month.
Over a surface area of 25,000 hectares, the site exhibits a unique attempt to assimilate the nomadic Mongolian and Han Chinese cultures.
This was the base from where Kublai Khan established the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) that ruled China for almost a century, extending its boundaries across Asia. Religious debate that took place at Xanadu resulted in the dissemination of Tibetan Buddhism over northeast Asia, a cultural and religious tradition still practiced in many areas today.
The site was planned according to the traditional Chinese fengshui in relation to the nearby mountains and river. It consists of an outer city, an inner city, and a palace roughly half the size of the Forbidden City in Beijing. The site features the remains of the city, including temples, palaces, tombs, nomadic encampments and the Tiefangang Canal.
The Site of Xanandu is inscribed in UNESCO's World Heritage List at the end of last month.
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