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The
Mausoleum of Martyrs in the North China Military Area
This mausoleum is situated in the western suburbs of Shijiazhuang.
The area, covering more than 200,000 square meters, is dotted with
pine and cypress trees. More than seven hundred martyrs who laid
down their lives for the cause of the liberation of China were
buried here.
On the left flank of the mausoleum is the tomb of Dr. Norman
Bethune, the great internationalist fighter from Canada. A life-size
statue of Dr. Bethune stands if front of the tomb. On the east flank
of the mausoleum are the tomb and statue of Doctor Dwarkanath
Shantaram Kotnis, a friend of China from India. Both men came to
china in late 1930s to help the Chinese people in their War of
Resistance against Japan and died in China.
Zhaozhou Bridge
This bridge was built on the Jiaohe River about 2.5 kilometers south
of Zhaoxian County, which was called Zhaozhou in ancient times. The
bridge was constructed in A.D. 605 - 616. Designed by a well-known
Chinese mason, Li Chun, it is made of stone, 50.82 meters long and
10 meters wide, with an unusual arch that is 7.23 meters high with a
span of 37.35 meters. The stone railing and columns on the bridge
were carved with beautiful dragon and phoenix designs. One of the
earliest Chinese arch bridges with a long open-spandrel arch in the
middle and two smaller arches on each side, this bridge occupies an
important place in the history of Chinese bridge building and has
been of interest to tourists and engineers alike.
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Cangyan Mountain
This mountain is situated 78 kilometers southwest of the city. With
its pleasant weather and towering ancient trees, it is a popular
mountain resort.
Dating from the Sui Dynasty more than 1,400 years ago, Cangyan
resort boasts magnificent pavilions and monasteries, as well as an
architecturally ingenious palace constructed between two sheer rocks
high above a gorge.
Fortune Celebration Temple (Fuqingsi) in Cangyan contains a
particularly fine statue of Princess Nan Yang, allegedly the eldest
daughter of the Sui Dynasty Emperor Yang (A.D. 604-618) who became a
nun here.
Great Prosperity Monastery (Longxingsi)
This monastery, situated in Zhengding County of Hebei Province,
dated from A.D 586 in the sixth year of the rule of emperor Kai of
the Sui Dynasty. Its three-storied main building, the Great
Benevolence Pavilion (Dabeige) has five eaves and contains a
twenty-two-meter-high bronze statue of a Goddess of Mercy with
forty-two arms. A collection of historical monuments, tablets,
statues, and other relics of the Shijiazhuang area can also be found
here.
(source: china.org.cn)
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