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Historical architecture of China's Songshan Mountain to bid for World Cultural Heritage
2010/03/11

This undated file photo shows the Zhongyue Temple on the east Songshan Mountain in central China's Henan Province. China has chosen Songshan Mountain's historical architecture complex as the only project to bid for the World Cultural Heritage in 2010. The architecture complex is composed of 11 traditional Chinese constructions, including the renowned Shaolin Temple. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

The file photo taken on March 2006 shows the gate of the Shaolin Temple, dating back to 495 A.D., at the foot of the Songshan Mountain in central China's Henan Province. China has chosen Songshan Mountain's historical architecture complex as the only project to bid for the World Cultural Heritage in 2010. The architecture complex is composed of 11 traditional Chinese constructions, including the renowned Shaolin Temple. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

The file photo taken in February 2009 shows pagodas of the Shaolin Temple on the Songshan Mountain in central China's Henan Province.  (Xinhua/Wang Song)
The file photo taken in May 2005 shows a monument, dating back to the Tang Dynasty in 744, outside the Songyang College on the Songshan Mountain in central China's Henan Province. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

This undated file photo shows the Songyue Temple pagoda, dating back to 509 A.D., on the south Songshan Mountain in central China's Henan Province.  (Xinhua/Wang Song)

The file photo taken in September 2005 shows a fresco describing warrior monk practising kungfu, in a hall of the Shaolin Temple, on the Songshan Mountain in central China's Henan Province.  (Xinhua/Wang Song)

The undated file photo shows the Songyang Temple monument dating back to 535 A.D., inside the Songyang College on the Songshan Mountain in central China's Henan Province.  (Xinhua/Wang Song)

The file photo taken in May 2005 shows an astronomic tool of a star observation platform, which is China's oldest existing astronomic constrcution, located 15 kilometers southeast of Dengfeng City, central China's Henan Province. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

The file photo taken in October 2005 shows a carving depicting Chinese traditional football in the Qimu tower on the Songshan Mountain in central China's Henan Province.  (Xinhua/Wang Song)

 

 

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