Thursday, June 9, 2022

Dengfeng, China - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Dengfeng, China

Weather: Cloudy, 67/82F.

Route: From Qufu 455 km WSW on G1511.

Population: 717,400

Significance: In Chinese literature Dengfeng is known as "The Centre of Heaven and Earth."  It is at the base of the sacred mountain of Songshang. There are many important temples here for Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. There is also a famous astronomical observatory from the 13th century.

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Images:

Pagoda of Songyue Temple (from whc.unesco.org)

The Gaocheng Observatory (from whc.unesco.org)



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