China - Tibet

The sender wrote about buying this in Tibet.  

I added the text into a translation app and it reads: Lhasa, the sacred city.

China - Beijing, Dingling Mausoleum of Emperor WanLi (Underground Palace)

Beijing, China

Dingling Mausoleum of Emperor WanLi (Underground Palace)

China - Shanghai, Lamp Party

Shanghai, China
Lamp Party of Yuyuan
Congratulations

Photographer by Xu Zhengkui

This was postmarked in 2009 from China. 

China - Beijing, Bronze Ox at The Summer Palace

Bronze Ox from China

The sender  writes:

This Bronze Ox has oracle words engraved on it.  It is in the Summer Palace which is the most famous garden in Beijing China.

This postcard was postmarked in 2009.

China - Altay Prefecture, Kanas Lake, Wolong Bay

Wolong Bay

The sender writes:
This card shows the Kanas landscape which well known in China.
2016

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Wolong Bay is located in Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang, China.

China - Jinhu, Giant Pink Wall

Giant Pink Wall at Jinhu, China
2009

China - Hubei, Gorges of the Yangtze River

China

Hubei
Three Gorges of the Yangtze River

Xilingxia Gorge
2009

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Hubei is a province of China. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Dongting Lake.

China - Views.. Traveling The Postcard Life

Traveling the Postcard Life

International Postcard Week
October 4-10

Giant Buddha Lishan
Terra Cotta Warriors
Great Wall of China
Temple of Heaven

Her trip was from Alamo, Texas to Beijing, Xian, Chengdu, Shanghai and then back to Texas.

The back reads:
For two weeks this summer I traveled to China and had an amazing time visiting many UNESCO sites, as well as many other fun places.  I found lots of wonderful postcards and made many new friends.

Happy International Postcard Week,
Demaris

Check out the artist at:
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China - Zhujiajiao

Zhujiajiao, China
2009

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Zhujiajiao is a water town on the outskirts of Shanghai, and was established about 1,700 years ago.  Thirty-six stone bridges and numerous rivers line Zhujiajiao, and many ancient buildings still line the riverbanks today.

China - Shanahiguan

Shanhaiguan China
2009

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This is East Gate Pass - The Great Wall of China

China - Pastureland in Changtang

Pastureland in Changtang.

Photo by Bian Zhiwu
2009

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Are these woman milking the goats?  Another option is they could be plucking cashmere from the Changthang goats to spin into a wool to make their cloths and blankets. 

China - Forbidden City, Hall of Supreme Harmony

Hall of Supreme Harmony
2009

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The Hall of Supreme Harmony is the largest hall within the Forbidden City. It is located at its central axis, behind the Gate of Supreme Harmony. Built above three levels of marble stone base, and surrounded by bronze incense burners, the Hall of Supreme Harmony is one of the largest wooden structures within China. It was the location where Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty Emperors hosted their enthronement and wedding ceremonies.

China - Diaojiao House (Architecture with Stilts)

China
The Diaojiao House at the Sunxi River Bank.
2009

China - Dazu Stone Carvings

People's Republic of China

Dazu Stone Carvings

This postcard is postmarked in 2009.

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This Guanyin statue was carved during the Southern Song Dynasty (1127 to 1279).  It is Known as the ‘Goddess of Mercy’, and has more than 1,000 arms.

This is an UNESCO World Heritage site. 

China - Xi'an City, Bell Tower of Xi'an

Bell Tower of Xi'an
Xi'an City, China
2015

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The Bell Tower of Xi'an, built in 1384 during the early Ming Dynasty, is a symbol of the city of Xi'an. The Bell Tower also contains several large bronze-cast bells from the Tang Dynasty (ad 618–690 & 705–907). 

China - Mutianyu Section of the Great Wall of China

Autumn view of Mutianyu section of the Great Wall
2009

China - Beijing, Red Painted Door

Beijing
Traditional Beijing Residence
Daxing Hutong
In highly hierarchical imperial times, even the colors of the doors in courtyard houses were under strict control, such as white paint for columns and black door decorations for houses of officials and civilians ranking below duke or marquis.  Red-paint gates became popular only after 1911 when the imperial era came to an end.
2009

China - Beijing National Aquatics Center

National Aquatics Center, China
2008

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The Beijing National Aquatics Center, also known as the National Aquatics Center, better known as the Water Cube, is an aquatics center that was built alongside Beijing National Stadium in the Olympic Green for the swimming competitions of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Despite its nickname, the building is a cuboid (rectangular box), not a cube. Ground was broken on December 24, 2003, and the Center was completed and handed over for use on January 28, 2008. Swimmers at the Water Cube broke 25 world records during the 2008 Olympics.

China - Mount Song

Mont Song
2009

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Mount Song, is one of the Five Sacred Mountains of Taoism and is located in Henan province on the south bank of the Yellow River in China. Its summit is 1,500 meters above sea level.

The Historic Monuments of Mount Song are listed with UNESCO

China - Sun Wukong in "Uproar in Heaven"

Character Types of Chinese Traditional Operas

Wu Sheng
martial roles are men's characters versed in military arts.  It contains brandish long handle weapons martial role and hand-to-hand fight martial role.

Sun Wukong in "Uproar in Heaven" (Nao Tian Gong) Plays hai Feng
2009

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The sender writes that Sun Wukong is a famous character in the old legend of China.  He is actually a very strong monkey with magic and justice.  There are many traditional Chinese Operas to perform his story.