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Art Labor
An independent gallery representing a balance of Chinese and international artists. Exhibits often focus on the question of identity in contemporary Shànghǎi.
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Xúhuì Public School
This red-and-grey-brick building on the south side of Hongqiao Rd across from Grand Gateway 66 mall was established in 1850 by the Jesuit priest Claude Gotteland.
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Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
This Gothic revival cathedral was built in 1888 and financed largely by the Portuguese faithful from Macau. If taking the bus, alight at Caritas Centre on Caine Rd.
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Shetekhang
If you pass this yellow-walled residential college between 11am and noon, or between 5.30pm and 7pm, listen out for the sounds of debating in the attached courtyard.
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Wàncuìlóu Museum
Wàncuìlóu Museum, located on Old Street, displays a private antiques collection, offering an introduction to Huīzhōu architecture and furniture over four floors.
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West Pagoda
This Tang pagoda cant be climbed, nor is the temple complex open, but it is a good spot for people-watching with all manner of tea-drinking and mah-jong games going on.
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Fànyīn Cave
On the far eastern tip of the island, this cave contains a temple dedicated to Guanyin perched between two cliffs with a seagull’s view of the crashing waves below.
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Nánqīng Garden
Sānqīng Shāns main summit area is known as the Nánqīng Garden, a looping trail that wends beneath strange pinnacles and connects the southern and eastern sections.
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Huángzé Temple
China’s only female emperor, Wu Zetian, was born in Guǎngyuán during the Tang dynasty. The temples, pavilions and 1000-odd carvings here are dedicated in her honour.
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Fǔwén Miào
Check out this charming Confucian temple in the north of town with some stunningly intricate cloud-scrolling carvings on the twin stone pillars before the main hall.
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Darchen
In the southeast corner of the Barkhor Circuit is a wall shrine and a darchen (prayer pole), which mark the spot where Tsongkhapa planted his walking stick in 1409.
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Former Residence of Li Hongzhang
Located along the Huaihe Lu Buxing Jie, this restored home of a local official from the late Qing dynasty sits stoically amid the hubbub of commercial activity all around.
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Fóshān Lǐngnán Tiāndì
A photogenic collection of restored medicinal shops, Chinese liquor stores and old villas that are occupied by swanky boutiques, upmarket eateries and trendy bars.
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Sêrshu Dzong
Home to a few hundred monks, Sêrshu Dzong has two assembly halls, a Maitreya chapel, several modern chapels and a shedra , with a kora path (holy hike) encircling it all.
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Revolution of 1911 Museum
Housed in a dramatic, eye-catching red rock–like building, the Chinese Communist Party propaganda machine is in full tilt, but there are some interesting old photos.
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Nunnery
This nunnery (尼姑庵; ani gompa in Tibetan, nígū’ān in Chinese) is on the hill above the Tibetan part of town. The higher kora path begins just to the left of here.
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Mummy Cave
North of the main entrance to Tsaparang a trail follows a green river valley down about 700m to a cave on the left that holds the mummified remains of several bodies.
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Samlo Kangtsang
To get a feel for what Drepung was like before the renovation teams arrived, detour briefly up to this destroyed college, unrestored and surrounded by melancholic ruin.
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Láifēng Shān National Forest Park
On the western edge of town, walk through lush pine forests of this park to Láifēng Temple or make the sweaty hike up to the summit, where a pagoda offers fine views.
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Kāihé Lù Fish Market
In the old district of Xiàmén, this tiny but lively market sells various (weird) sea creatures to a backdrop of Qílóu (骑楼; shophouses) and a church. Access from Xiahe Lu.
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