# ![@tongbingxue Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::3511226595.png) @tongbingxue China in Pictures

China in Pictures posts on X about china, beijing, shanghai, hong kong the most. They currently have [-------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[countries](/list/countries)  98.68% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  31.13% [finance](/list/finance)  1.99% [stocks](/list/stocks)  1.32% [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands)  1.32% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  0.66% [luxury brands](/list/luxury-brands)  0.66%

**Social topic influence**
[china](/topic/china) #1202, [beijing](/topic/beijing) #264, [shanghai](/topic/shanghai) 5.96%, [hong kong](/topic/hong-kong) 5.3%, [temple](/topic/temple) 4.64%, [in the](/topic/in-the) 3.31%, [built in](/topic/built-in) 2.65%, [sun](/topic/sun) 1.99%, [the first](/topic/the-first) 1.99%, [spring](/topic/spring) 1.99%

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**Top assets mentioned**
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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"A 76-year-old man from Hebei Province has gone viral across the Chinese internet due to his chocolate-colored skin a result of decades of fishing. Originally a local farmer he spends all his spare time fishing and has explored various water bodies in the area for over [--] years even serving as the captain of a local fishing team. Netizens have dubbed him the "Level [--] Fishing Emperor" and his live-streamed fishing sessions attract tens of thousands of viewers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1944335439504293955)  2025-07-13T09:57Z 133.1K followers, 3.7M engagements


"Philips' Flags of All Nations [----] by Robert Hewitt Joseph Hutchins Colton"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/2020846473697775975)  2026-02-09T13:05Z 133.1K followers, [----] engagements


"The flags numbered [---] and [---] both represent China with one standing for the Beiyang Government and the other for the Guangzhou Military Government"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/2020846595772989678)  2026-02-09T13:05Z 133.1K followers, [----] engagements


"The Long Corridor in the Summer Palace Beijing. It is the world's longest painted corridor stretching [---] meters along Kunming Lake at the foot of Longevity Hill. Built in [----] during the Qianlong era and rebuilt in [----] the corridor connects scenic spots shelters visitors from sun and rain and offers beautiful lake views. Divided into [---] bays it boasts over [-----] colorful Suzhou-style paintings depicting scenes from classic novels myths history landscapes flowers birds and moreno two figure paintings are identical. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017869266280976434"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/2017869266280976434)  2026-02-01T07:54Z 133.1K followers, 174.5K engagements


"The Moat and City Wall of old Beijing [----] by American photographer C.E. Le Munyon hand tinted"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/2021546360131232188)  2026-02-11T11:26Z 133.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Chinese President Xi Jinping visited a traditional Daoxiangcun pastry shop in Beijing's Longfusi area on Tuesday where he purchased three classic Beijing treats for [--] RMB: (blooming jujube pastries crispy date-filled bites bursting with jujube fragrance and a fluffy texture) (cream twists rich buttery crispy twisted snacks with a creamy milk flavor) (honey three-knife pastries golden syrup-soaked chewy treats with layers of malt sugar honey and sesame known for their sticky-sweet pull-apart strings) Today the shop is packed with everyday folks rushing to grab the same "Xi-approved" New Year"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/2021854442883363001)  2026-02-12T07:50Z 133.1K followers, 11K engagements


"ROCs first constitutional president Chiang Kai-shek and vice-president Li Zongren went to pay their respects at the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing shortly after their formal inauguration on May [--] 1948"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/2018627820147351705)  2026-02-03T10:09Z 133.1K followers, 35.7K engagements


""Guwan Tu" or Pictures of Ancient Playthings a unique Qing Dynasty handscroll that stands alone in court painting history as a pictorial catalog of imperial antiques. Measuring about [----] cm high and nearly [--] meters long this masterpiece was created in [----] during Emperor Yongzheng's reign (1723-1735). Crafted by anonymous court artists in a realistic illusionistic style using ink and colors on paper it depicts nearly [---] artifactsceramics jades bronzes and morespanning from Neolithic times to [----] AD. Objects float against a blank background arranged for variety in date medium and size."  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/2022298533265899908)  2026-02-13T13:15Z 133.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Mao and Jiangqing his wife [----] in Yanan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1481424741583912964)  2022-01-13T00:35Z 133.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Telephone Booth in the lane of Shanghai 1980s. Photo Credit: Gong Jianhua"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1604347863995060224)  2022-12-18T05:28Z 133.1K followers, 368.4K engagements


"Romance in Beijing 1999"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1620752618929913859)  2023-02-01T11:55Z 133.1K followers, 216.6K engagements


"An abandoned village in Wolfberry Island Shengsi County SE Chinas Zhejiang Province. The village was once home to more than [----] fishermen due to problems with education and food delivery abandoned in 1990s greenery has overtaken almost all architectures"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1688699780233568257)  2023-08-07T23:52Z 133.1K followers, 329.2K engagements


"Folk music in Chinaa reed in performer's mouth"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1715207743055999468)  2023-10-20T03:26Z 133.1K followers, 382.8K engagements


"British police officer and Chinese PLA sodier in Chung Ying Street a street on theborderbetween Hong Kong andShenzhenOctober [----] by Jack Birns of Life Magazine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1744958811960659976)  2024-01-10T05:46Z 133.1K followers, 815.9K engagements


"tiered design lawn in Shanghai with shady trees overhead a favorite for office workers to take lunch breaks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1792720621740445895)  2024-05-21T00:54Z 133.1K followers, 26.9M engagements


"A Date with the Tsingtao Beer Museum. Founded in [----] Tsingtao Brewery is one of the earliest and most famous breweries in China now it has become the fifth-largest beer producer in the world exporting to more than [---] countries. Cheers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1802235463920447682)  2024-06-16T07:03Z 133.1K followers, 22.8K engagements


"Patrick Liu Chairman of the German Daoist Association hosting a rituals in the Grand Daoist Temple Wuhan. He began practicing Qi Gong meditation and martial arts as a child. In [----] founded Wudang Pai Germany. In [----] opened Wudang Temple Germany - Yu Zhen Guan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1803684367644106883)  2024-06-20T07:00Z 133.1K followers, 604.6K engagements


"The Last Supper Chinese painting [----] by (Luke) Chen Yuandu from Catholic University of Peiping. #Paris2024 #Olympics"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1817160519654215721)  2024-07-27T11:30Z 133.1K followers, 510.1K engagements


"Chinese TV commentator couldnt contain her emotions when Pan Zhanle became the first Chinese swimmer to win gold in the [---] meters freestyle and set a new world record (46.40). #paris2024 #OlympicGames #swimming"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1818812821104361877)  2024-08-01T00:55Z 133.1K followers, 811.5K engagements


"Night scene of HSBC building Hong Kong 1986"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1824597801512423538)  2024-08-17T00:03Z 133.1K followers, 135.9K engagements


"75 years ago today Oct. 1st [----] Mao Zedong declaring the founding of the People's Republic of China"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1840906138491240495)  2024-10-01T00:06Z 133.1K followers, 185.8K engagements


"A message in a bottle from [----] years ago: I Gong Cheng De together with Jiu Jiang Man who are guards of the kings tomb hereby fishing on order of the king sends our regards to future generations The [--] characters in Chinese is a stone inscription which was forgotten after writing for next [----] years until [----] when a farmer in China founded and brought it home to be used as a tool. The archaeologists brought it to Hebei Museum in 1970s where it sits today. After research the text was deciphered and the king refers to head of the Zhongshan State who reigned between 309BC to 296BCthe State is"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1895827418700751057)  2025-03-01T13:24Z 133.1K followers, 2M engagements


"Chiang Kai-shek pays respects at ancestors' shrine in Zhejiang [----] last time before leaving Chinese mainland for Taiwan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1896770593711935705)  2025-03-04T03:52Z 133.1K followers, 177.2K engagements


"The Aftermath of a Father Digging a Grave for His 2-Year-Old Daughter: In [----] Zhang Liyong from a rural village in Sichuan learned that his two-year-old daughter was diagnosed with severe thalassemia. The treatment required a hematopoietic stem cell transplant with total costs approaching nearly one million yuan RMB. To save their daughter Zhang Liyong and his wife exhausted all their family savings but still couldnt afford the subsequent medical expenses. In despair the father dug a grave with his own hands for his daughter saying that if she were to leave this world one day he hoped she"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1987860908757192926)  2025-11-10T12:32Z 133.1K followers, 3.3M engagements


""Killing Sun Dianying" a cartoon created by China's last emperor Puyi. In [----] warlord Sun Dianying looted the tombs of Emperor Qianlong and Empress Dowager Cixi. Upon hearing this news Puyi was furious and vented his anger by creating this work"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/2002651521574711299)  2025-12-21T08:05Z 133.1K followers, 41.7K engagements


"'The Reception of the Diplomatique and his Suite at the Court of Pekin' depicting China's Qianlong Emperor granting an audience to the British ambassador Lord Macartney at the summer resort of Rehe (now Chengde) in [----]. Hand-coloured etching by James Gillray National Portrait Gallery https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2016826024668123250 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2016826024668123250"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/2016826024668123250)  2026-01-29T10:49Z 133.1K followers, 22.4K engagements


"The Oriental Pearl Towerunder construction Shanghai [----]. Now a distinctive landmark in the city"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1517371271897444352)  2022-04-22T05:14Z 133.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Shoeshine stands in Hong Kong 1997"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1610438826710929408)  2023-01-04T00:51Z 133.1K followers, 1M engagements


"Michelle Yeoh in [----] the first Asian woman to to win Best Actress. #Oscars"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1635166288501952512)  2023-03-13T06:29Z 133.1K followers, 286.1K engagements


"The Past & Present Shenzhen City [--] years apart"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1653034358855585793)  2023-05-01T13:51Z 133.1K followers, 583.8K engagements


"LBA Basketball game on the plateau by Lamas Gongba TempleQinghai Province. One question: How to dribble between the legs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1669964617345536001)  2023-06-17T07:06Z 133.1K followers, 729.9K engagements


"Safety barriers along the streets in Chengdu now offer free wireless charging. As internet users joked: "Just add a hotpot and you can start dipping right away"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/2020443227065561514)  2026-02-08T10:22Z 133.1K followers, 13K engagements


"Localization of Christianity in China1930s"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/2003357496770277616)  2025-12-23T06:50Z 133.1K followers, 764.5K engagements


"Chairman Mao rested on the palace wall near the Donghua Gate of the Forbidden City accompanied by Han Bingwen then head of security at the Beijing Palace Museum May [--] 1954"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/2014625541983535427)  2026-01-23T09:05Z 133.1K followers, 37.5K engagements


"Empress Dowager Cixi and her attendant Yu DerLing at the Summer Palace in Beijing after the snow [----] photo by Yu Xunlin colorized"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/2016050795335360958)  2026-01-27T07:29Z 133.1K followers, 279.8K engagements


"Rehearsing for a Wuju opera by actor Ge Qi. Wuju Opera is a major traditional Chinese opera genre from Zhejiang Province named after Jinghuas ancient name Wuzhou() and incorporates martial arts movements as a fundamental part of its performance style"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/2018308336429728204)  2026-02-02T12:59Z 133.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Portraits of Song Yuren () the Qing diplomat who proposed bombing Tokyo in [----] during the First Sino-Japanese War. Following the Beiyang Fleet's crushing defeat at the Battle of the Yellow Sea Song Yurenthen serving as acting Chinese minister in Europecrafted a daring plan to turn the tide. Noting Japan's overstretched forces and exposed homeland he suggested secretly purchasing two warships and ten torpedo boats from South America (through British intermediaries) hiring [----] Australian sailors disguised as merchants and launching a surprise raid northward from the Philippines to hit"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/2018988680443306136)  2026-02-04T10:03Z 133.1K followers, 19.5K engagements


"Young people are reviving ancient traditions bringing back singing on stilts in "Chang Shehuo" performances in Xining Qinghai Shehuo () is a lively folk festival tradition during Chinese New Year blending dance music and storytelling to celebrate community and ward off evil. A highlight is stilt-walking () where performers balance on stilts up to 3-4 meters high dressed as legendary characters while singing folk tunes local ballads or historical storiesadding rhythmic operatic charm to the high-energy spectacle"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/2019338170853388489)  2026-02-05T09:11Z 133.1K followers, 15.7K engagements


"https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY8132530290094232:World-New-Cartoon-Bird-View-Map- https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY8132530290094232:World-New-Cartoon-Bird-View-Map-"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/2019699544339140783)  2026-02-06T09:07Z 133.1K followers, [----] engagements


"7'6 Yao Ming passing on the Winter Olympics torch in Milan he is the 65th torchbearer of the opening ceremony"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/2020016132032495962)  2026-02-07T06:05Z 133.1K followers, 10.2K engagements


"Repair the old as it was The Erlong Pagoda in Xi'an built during the Tang Dynasty (c. [------] AD) faced severe damage from centuries of wear. A major restoration was completed from [----] guided by the principle of authentic preservationrepairing the old as it was. The project used minimal intervention traditional techniques and archaeology-led research to reinforce the structure while preserving its historical integrity and original materials. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020109304947409197 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020109304947409197"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/2020109304947409197)  2026-02-07T12:16Z 133.1K followers, 150.2K engagements


"Chengdu Tianfu Square March [----]. 📸 Qi Hong"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/2021129350431768868)  2026-02-10T07:49Z 133.1K followers, 49.2K engagements


"114 years ago today: This Qing Dynasty's Abdication Edict was issued ending [---] years of Qing rule and millennia of Chinese monarchy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/2021927339610022332)  2026-02-12T12:40Z 133.1K followers, 245.4K engagements


"The vibe of Chiense New Year Beijing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/2022956454718890005)  2026-02-15T08:49Z 133.1K followers, 63.5K engagements


"Although I loved the sound of firecrackers during Spring Festival as a kid in the countryside after moving to Beijing I was constantly startled and disturbed by themespecially late at night from downstairs in apartment buildingsbefore the ban. Personally I fully support the fireworks ban in cities like Beijing.That said in remote sparsely populated areas with standalone houses where it doesn't bother anyone I can understand allowing it. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2023039843534794803 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2023039843534794803"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/2023039843534794803)  2026-02-15T14:20Z 133.1K followers, [----] engagements


"@nbdyspfect This is indeed a good suggestion. It seems that in the early days of the ban on setting off fireworks the Beijing government did organize fireworks displays in some large stadiums but in recent years this has no longer been the case"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/2023226350686056924)  2026-02-16T02:42Z 133.1K followers, [--] engagements


"Martial arts robot at China national TVs Spring Festival Gala of 2026"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/2023399753837576504)  2026-02-16T14:11Z 133.1K followers, 16.5K engagements


"Japanese pictorial map of China [----]. Extracted from from Cartoon Bird View Map of the World by Ogawa Jihei and Maekawa Senpan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/2019698761174593751)  2026-02-06T09:04Z 133.1K followers, 17.8K engagements


"These past few days China's Spring Festival travel rush (Chunyun)the world's largest annual human migrationhas reached its peak. This photo shows Guangzhou Railway Station in [----] during one of the most harrowing episodes in Chunyun history. A massive southern China snowstorm paralyzed transport stranding up to [------] passengers at the station for as long as [--] days. Crowds spilled across the square enduring freezing rain chaos and exhaustion in scenes that shocked the nation. That crisis became a turning point. In response China launched an unprecedented wave of infrastructure"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/2022607942701441483)  2026-02-14T09:44Z 133.1K followers, 12.6K engagements


"Happy Chinese New Year🐎 Wishing everyone a prosperous speedy and joyful Year of the Horse Galloping Horse Treading on a Flying Swallow () Chinas national treasure and official tourism symbol since [----] is now the mascot (Lucky Horse / ) for the [----] Happy Chinese New Year global celebrations. This Eastern Han Dynasty bronze masterpiece over [----] years old was unearthed in [----] from the Leitai Han Tomb in Wuwei Gansu. The galloping horse has three hooves airborne delicately balancing on one hind hoof touching a flying swallowblending realism dynamic motion and poetic imagination into an"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/2023586697024573569)  2026-02-17T02:33Z 133.1K followers, [----] engagements


"China's largest sacrificial chariot pit ever found with [--] chariots and [---] horses buried alongside their noble master. The Chariot and Horse Array of the Chu King was discovered at Xiongjiazhang Mound in Jingzhou Hubei Provincea burial complex for high-ranking nobles of the ancient Chu State (circa 8th3rd century BCE)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1945734025488081276)  2025-07-17T06:35Z 126.6K followers, [----] engagements


"An office building at [--] pm Beijing. Photo Credit: RN@"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1947120665397715034)  2025-07-21T02:25Z 126.7K followers, 36.5K engagements


"Foreign Taoist priests visit the Temple of Heaven Beijing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1947842788986655196)  2025-07-23T02:14Z 126.8K followers, 80.5K engagements


"Chess playing staged photo in a Chinese studio 1900s"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1948944467219939715)  2025-07-26T03:12Z 126.8K followers, 10.8K engagements


"On November [--] [----] in the waiting room of Taiyuan Railway Station a migrant worker lay motionless on a bench unresponsive to calls. By the time the [---] emergency team arrived the elderly man had already passed away under the stunned horrified and sorrowful gazes of the crowd. As everyone stood bewildered and fearful a Buddhist monk stepped forward took the old man's cold hands and began chanting prayers for his soul. Passengers in the waiting hall also rose to bid farewell"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1950366690069598479)  2025-07-30T01:23Z 126.8K followers, 11.3K engagements


"China will provide each newborn with an annual subsidy of $500 until the age of three (the typical age for public kindergarten enrollment) in an effort to address its declining birth rate. According to official statistics China's annual number of births has dropped from [--] million in [----] to [---] million in [----]. During a State Council press conference held today additional measures were announced to support childbirth including extended maternity leave tax incentives and expanded childcare services. [--] siblings from a big Chinese family 1930s"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1950489396857512252)  2025-07-30T09:31Z 126.8K followers, 10.1K engagements


"The trade routes between China India and Rome around year [---] AD"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1951263759063793716)  2025-08-01T12:48Z 126.9K followers, 40.6K engagements


"The delivery guy has become the boss During summer vacationat the foot of high-rise office buildings in Shenzhen many children are helping delivery riders by relaying takeout orders upstairs charging0.5 or [--] yuan per order. This solution tackles the problem of slow elevators in business towerswhere delivery workers risklate penaltiesif they deliver each order individually. The kidsenjoy the satisfaction of earning money through work parents prefer this over themjust playing on phones at home and delivery ridersboost their efficiencya win-win for everyone"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1951461656904839515)  2025-08-02T01:54Z 126.7K followers, 40.9K engagements


"Different patrolmen in the Chung Ying Street () on the border between Hong Kong and Shenzhen [----]. One side of the street belongs to Hong Kong and the other belongs to mainland China. Photo credit: Yu Haibo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1952559361429303437)  2025-08-05T02:36Z 126.9K followers, 16K engagements


"On the 80th Anniversary of the World Anti-Fascist Victory the film Dead to Rights is being widely screened across China. Inspired by true events from [----] it tells how 15-year-old darkroom apprentice Luo Jin risked his life to expose Nanjing Massacre atrocities. While developing photos for Japanese soldiers in his Huadong Studio Luo Jin secretly made extra prints of [--] incriminating images compiling [--] into an album. This album ultimately became key evidence at the [----] Nanjing War Crimes Tribunal helping convict General Hisao Tani the massacres chief architect"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1952938474740564245)  2025-08-06T03:43Z 126.9K followers, 11.8K engagements


"In [----] Mark Mitchell a British consumer made an astonishing discovery in their newly purchased iPhonethe home screen displayed not the default image but a photo of a young Chinese girl smiling brightly several more of her pictures were also stored in the device. Netizens quickly fell in love with her cheerful expression after Mark posted online dubbing her the "iPhone Girl." Within just six days her face went viral worldwide. A spokesperson from Apple Foxconn factory in Shenzhen prefers to speak of the incident as a "beautiful mistake the photos would have been taken to test out the phone"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1953024536934498441)  2025-08-06T09:25Z 126.9K followers, 30.1K engagements


"In October [----] the Japanese ship Lisbon Maru carrying over [----] British POWs from Hong Kong was torpedoed by a U.S. submarine near Dongji Island Zhoushan China. As the ship sank Japanese forces fired on escaping prisoners leading to over [---] deaths. Defying danger local Dongji fishermen heroically rescued more than [---] survivors and hid three from Japanese searches risking their lives in an act of profound humanity. Today the $80 million war epic Dongji Rescue directed by Cannes award-winner Guan Hu brings this hidden WWII story to the big screen in China U.K. and U.S. will also release on"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1953733563242971481)  2025-08-08T08:22Z 126.9K followers, 12.6K engagements


"Toilet in Xi'an an imperial capital of [--] dynasties"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1953976107369410963)  2025-08-09T00:26Z 126.9K followers, 24.9K engagements


"The first viral star of the ongoing #WorldGames in Chengdu isnt an athletebut a 55-year-old judge Sergey Sinkins the silver-haired Latvian arbiter of Latin dance events has taken Chinese social media by storm with his godlike posture (191cm tall no less) and timeless elegance. Netizens are dubbing him a walking Greek statue and declaring a Ferrari remains a Ferrari even with age. This former Soviet-era Latin dance legend now the oldest judge at the Games has trained [--] world champions. His Benjamin Button vitality and impeccable judging style have made him an unexpected icon of graceproving"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1954450921049747797)  2025-08-10T07:53Z 127K followers, 20.1K engagements


"Portraits of rural youths in China 1997-1998 by German photographer Michael Wolf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1954692711283573223)  2025-08-10T23:53Z 127K followers, 26.4K engagements


"10 years ago today Aug. [--] [----] a series of explosions at the Port of Tianjin Northern China killed [---] people including [---] firefighters and policemen injured hundreds of others. The explosions occurred at a container storage station in the Binhai New Area an overheated container of drynitrocellulosewas the cause of the initial explosion. The former explosion site has now been transformed into an urban park. [----] Photo by AP/Ng Han Guan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1955054476160827410)  2025-08-11T23:51Z 126.9K followers, 12.8K engagements


"On this day [--] years ago in [----] the Battle of Shanghai eruptedmarking the first major confrontation between China and Japan in the War of Resistance. As artillery fire raged across Hongkou and Yangpu districts waves of war refugees fled across the Garden Bridge into the relative safety of the International Settlement and French Concession. This three-month battle (August [--] - November [--] 1937) would become thelargest and bloodiest engagementof the entire Sino-Japanese War. Over [------] Chinese troops clashed with [------] Japanese soldiers reducing much of Shanghai to rubble. Strategically the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1955438602814623782)  2025-08-13T01:17Z 127K followers, 27.6K engagements


"New acquisition of the original wedding photo of Qian Xiuling and her husband Grgoire de Perlinghi. Qian is a Chinese-Belgian scientist who saved the lives of some [---] Belgians from Nazi death sentences during WWII. The photo bears the handwritten signatures of Qian Xiuling and her husband gifted to Qian Zhuolun (her elder cousin) and his family in [----]. At that time Qian Zhuolun was a Lieutenant General in the Nationalist Party (Kuomintang KMT). It was through her cousins connections that Qian Xiuling came to know General Alexander von Falkenhausen the German military governor of occupied"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1956164488211915226)  2025-08-15T01:22Z 127K followers, 26.5K engagements


"He Feng-Shan Chinese diplomat in Vienna during WW2 who saved the lives of thousands of Jewish people by providing them with visas helped them move to Shanghai ignoring strict orders. Born in rural Hunan China he is now remembered worldwide as the "Chinese Schindler" and was honored by Israel as Righteous Among the Nations. #VictoryDay80 #Antifascist #VictoryDay #ChinaWWII #WWIIChina #WWII80 #Antifa #Peace #NeverAgain New acquisition of the original wedding photo of Qian Xiuling and her husband Grgoire de Perlinghi. Qian is a Chinese-Belgian scientist who saved the lives of some [---] Belgians"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1956515567592177891)  2025-08-16T00:37Z 127K followers, 41.2K engagements


"Yuan Shikai the first official President of the Republic of China meets foreign ambassadors in Peking Oct. [--] 1913"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1956710248942821408)  2025-08-16T13:30Z 127.4K followers, 48.8K engagements


"When they were young: (Left) Zhou Enlai Mao Zedong Zhang Wentian Bo Gu [----] YanAn China. Colorized and enhanced by Klimbim"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1957079106815774932)  2025-08-17T13:56Z 127.5K followers, 125.1K engagements


"Father Jacquinot de Besange the French naval and army chaplain for Shanghai's International Settlement established safety zones in the city during during World War II sheltering over [------] Chinese refugees. His pioneering model for civilian protection directly influenced the post-war revision of the Geneva Conventions leading to the inclusion of wartime civilian safeguards. #VictoryDay80 #Antifascist #VictoryDay #ChinaWWII #WWIIChina #WWII80 #Antifa #Peace #NeverAgain German diplomat and businessman John Rabe along with other international figures in China established the Nanjing Safety Zone"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1957611421577146595)  2025-08-19T01:11Z 127K followers, [----] engagements


"A Tender Moment Between China's Last Emperor Puyi and His Fifth Wife Li Shuxian Beijing 1960s. The couple met through an introduction fell in love freely and married in [----]. They shared five years of married life until Puyi's death in [----]. Following her husband's passing Li Shuxian spent decades steadfastly protecting his legacy rights until her own death in 1997"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1957714713984528769)  2025-08-19T08:02Z 127K followers, 12.7K engagements


"Then & Now: One of most incredible medieval libraries in the Sakya Monastery southern Tibet. Built in 13thCE containing a vast collection of [-----] secret manuscriptshandwritten in Tibetan Sanskrit Chinese and Mongolian. These manuscripts which are over [----] years old are stored in traditional stacks measuring [--] meters in length and [--] meters in height one scripture weighs more than 500kg the heaviest in the world. Digitization of the collection began in [----]. While the cataloging has been completed but less than 20% of the actual content has been scanned so far"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1958104555146928535)  2025-08-20T09:51Z 127K followers, [----] engagements


"Lhasa Tibet [----]. Monks blowing radung Potala Palace in distance. Frederick Spencer Chapman Collection @Pitt_Rivers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1958336825350877634)  2025-08-21T01:14Z 127.5K followers, 26.6K engagements


"White-glazed green straw cup from the Tang Dynasty(618-907 ce) discovered in the wreck of the "Black Stone" a ship which was salvaged in Indonesia waters that once carried ceramics from China to overseas markets"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1959058223140676067)  2025-08-23T01:00Z 127.5K followers, 80.7K engagements


"Chinese vendors at the corner of Npsznhz Street and Csokonai Street (right) Jzsefvros Budapest with the Hungarian Royal State Higher Industrial School in the background on the right [----] photograph by Jnos Mllner. The vendors are wearing national cockades to distinguish themselves from the Japanese"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1959561536546242684)  2025-08-24T10:20Z 127K followers, [----] engagements


"The era when airlines served free alcohol even Moutai CAAC [----]. Now Moutai is one of China's most expensive and popular spirits although its prices have continued to decline over the past year or two primarily due to weakened demand amid China's economic slowdown and tighter anti-extravagance policies"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1960318133945999588)  2025-08-26T12:27Z 127.5K followers, 21.4K engagements


"John Lennon meets Miss Hong Kong contestants [----] HK"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1960997934335414648)  2025-08-28T09:28Z 127.5K followers, 12.9K engagements


"The women's military contingent made its first appearance in a Chinese military parade in [----] during the celebration of the 35th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. This parade was also the largest of its kind held in China from [----] until 1984"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1961026430592037264)  2025-08-28T11:21Z 127.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Yu Rongling Chinas first modern dancer sister of Princess Der Ling 1922-23 Beijing by Grace Thompson Seton. Yu Rongling (18821973) born to a Manchu Hanjun family her father Yu Geng a Qing diplomat served in Japan and France; her mother Louisa Pierson was of Chinese-American descent. Raised abroad Rongling studied Japanese dance and modern Western dance under Isadora Duncan in Paris performing innovative works like the "Greek Dance" and "Lotus Fairy Dance." In [----] she became a lady-in-waiting to Empress Dowager Cixi introducing modern dance to the Qing court and earning the title Commandery"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1961225471674429650)  2025-08-29T00:32Z 127.5K followers, 12K engagements


"The Sword Dance by Yu Rongling [----] in Beijing filmed by by John Van Antwerp MacMurray. https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/976818604367859713 Sword dance of Chinese dancer Yu Rongling [----]. Yu who received a Western education along with her older sister "Princess" Der Ling had studied dance in Paris and introduced Western dances to China. Shot by John Van Antwerp MacMurrayAmerican Minister to China (1925-1929). https://t.co/YrIXRUaDLC https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/976818604367859713 Sword dance of Chinese dancer Yu Rongling [----]. Yu who received a Western education along with her older"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1961287410232524839)  2025-08-29T04:38Z 127K followers, [----] engagements


"A Married couple in Chengdu China discover they appeared in same photograph as teenagers ten years ago when they travelled in Tsingtao separately"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1961404133602463984)  2025-08-29T12:22Z 127.5K followers, 56.6K engagements


"School groups from the furthest corners of China visit Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing [----] each of these rural children displayed a badge bearing Maos image. frank fischbeck "  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1962342045315654118)  2025-09-01T02:29Z 127.5K followers, 33.4K engagements


"Portrait of a Korean ambassador to Beijing 1880s. By Thomas Child. #KimJongUn #chinadprkrelations"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1962665037467918447)  2025-09-01T23:53Z 127.6K followers, 24.2K engagements


"And Kim Jong Un in his train on route to Beijing today:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1962674598438445334)  2025-09-02T00:31Z 127.5K followers, 10.7K engagements


"Today Sept.2 in [----] the signing ceremony of the Japanese Surrender aboard the battleship Missouri in the Bay of Tokyo which officially ended World War II"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1962779419489312949)  2025-09-02T07:27Z 127.5K followers, 12.2K engagements


"Ancient and modern Beijing today. #VDayParade #Templeofheaven #forbiddencity #beijing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1963252130443088158)  2025-09-03T14:45Z 127.5K followers, [----] engagements


"@KingJames in China Shanghai"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1963773468497027516)  2025-09-05T01:17Z 127.5K followers, [----] engagements


"A restroom in Dunhuang an ancient oasis city and strategically vital hub on China's Silk Road famous for the Mogao Caves. A blend of traditional Yardang landforms and cave art yet equipped with a modern smart management system that even displays which stall is occupied and for how long"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1963898832108065030)  2025-09-05T09:35Z 127.5K followers, [----] engagements


"One of the largest Buddhist academies in the world Larung Gar Buddhist Academy located in the remote Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province built on a plateau at an altitude of [----] meters"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1964683220433469546)  2025-09-07T13:32Z 127.5K followers, 16.6K engagements


"First Stop of Shanxi Heritage Odyssey : After four hours of driving finally arrived herethe Foguang Temple in Wutai County. I was a bit shaking when first laid eyes on the East Main Hall- had heard so much about it and then to be here The East Main Hall is the biggest and most spectacular of Tang wood structures built to royal standards in [---] CE discovered and dated by Liang Sicheng and Lin Huiyin in [----]. The eaves extend up to [----] meters showcasing the majestic grandeur of Tang Dynasty architecture like a soaring pheasant in flight . Its grand scale sophisticated bracket sets and"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1965010164442108405)  2025-09-08T11:11Z 127.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Today marks the 30th anniversary of Eileen Changs passing. Chang is one of the most influential Chinese writers of the 20th century examined the themes of marriage family love in the social context of 1930s and 1940s. On September [--] [----] she passed away in her apartment in Los Angeles at the age of [--]. Her body was not discovered until several days later and it is deeply poignant that she left this world with no relatives or friends by her side. In her later years she lived in seclusion avoiding most social contact yet continued writing persistently until the very end. In accordance with her"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1965042484410810729)  2025-09-08T13:20Z 127.5K followers, 21.8K engagements


"History in Today Sept. 9th 1976Chairman Mao Zedong died in Beijing at the age of [--] the memorial ceremony was held at Tiananmen Square on September 18"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1965202652025029053)  2025-09-08T23:56Z 127.5K followers, 46.9K engagements


"Stop 2: Shanxi Heritage Odyssey : Nor far from Foguang Temple here is Chinas oldest surviving wooden architecture Nanchan Temple built in AD [---] Tang Dynasty a history of over [----] years one of only four existing Tang Dynasty wooden buildings in China located in Wutai County. The structure's gently sloping roof bold bracket sets (dougong) and far-projecting eaves stand as the most quintessential features of this early Tang Dynasty architectural masterpiece. Sitting next to this pine column older than Nanchan Temple itself I felt history materialize before my eyessolidifying my resolve to"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1965265075733987678)  2025-09-09T04:04Z 127.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Stop 3: Shanxi Heritage Odyssey : [--] minutes from Nanchan Temple found a temple built in a castle this is Hongfu Temple in Dingxiang County. The Main Hall a surviving structure from the Song-Jin period1127-1234 houses China's only known red-faced Manjusri Bodhisattva statue. Whether its crimson hue resulted from oxidized pigments over time or was intentionally created by the original sculptors remains a mystery. Nevertheless the statue's serene and natural expression radiates the unmistakable aesthetic essence of Song Dynasty artistry"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1965298379912818730)  2025-09-09T06:17Z 127.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Stop 4: Shanxi Heritage Odyssey : Taiyuan's Jin Shrine Mother Hall built during the Northern Song Tian Sheng era (1023-1032 AD) features China's earliest surviving 'peripheral corridor' design in ancient architecture with its eight exquisitely carved dragon columns representing the nation's oldest existing coiled dragon pillars. As China's earliest preserved imperial sacrificial garden Jin Shrine remains the largest most complete and most representative royal worship complex where every architectural element whispers the Song Dynasty's pursuit of sacred geometry and ritual perfection"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1965371770636288492)  2025-09-09T11:08Z 127.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Stop 6: Shanxi Heritage Odyssey : This Ming Dynasty statue of Skanda (Weituo) in Pingyaos Shuanglin Temple is hailed as 'Chinas Most Divine Guardian Warrior.' With fluttering silk sashes seamlessly integrated into heavy armor and piercing black-glazed eyes radiating solemn vitality it masterfully embodies the expressive zenith of Chinese sculpturewhere spiritual might meets poetic grace. The temple itself celebrated as the 'Oriental Treasury of Polychrome Art' safeguards over [----] exquisite ancient painted statues each a testament to the emotive power of Asian sacred art"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1965642405870534666)  2025-09-10T05:04Z 127.5K followers, 29.2K engagements


"Stop 7: Shanxi Heritage Odyssey : China's only fully glazed archway: The Dazzling Taiheyan Pailou stands proudly in Yian Town of Jiexiu - the celebrated "Land of Glazed Art". Originally constructed in [----] (23rd year of Qing Guangxu reign) as the ceremonial gateway to the now-vanished Zhenwu Taoist Temple this extraordinary architectural gem dazzles with its unparalleled craftsmanship where every surface showcases meticulously arranged glazed tiles without a single repeated pattern predominantly featuring vibrant yellow green and blue hues with precious peacock-blue glaze accents - a lost"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1965719253090492436)  2025-09-10T10:09Z 127.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Stop 8: Shanxi Heritage Odyssey : The sole surviving Zoroastrian building in China Xianshenlou ( ) also known as Zoroaster Tower in Jiexiu city. Originally built during Song Dynasty for worshiping Zoroastrian a Persian religion that influenced the religious belief of Chinese people of that time. The Zoroaster Tower was rebuilt during the Qing Dynasty and converted into the opera theater of the "Sanjieyi Temple" (Three Sworn Brothers Temple). However some of its wooden architectural components and carvings still retain distinctive Zoroastrian features from the Song Dynasty reflecting its"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1965769742675021883)  2025-09-10T13:30Z 127.5K followers, 35.4K engagements


"Key motifs include: Fire patterns on wooden beams and ceramic tiles representing purification and divine light. Sunwheel designs embedded in roof decorations symbolizing Ahura Mazda the god of wisdom. Eagle carvings on brackets reflecting Faravahar (soul of humanity) imagery. Standing figurines on ridges possibly depicting priests or deities"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1965777532999127139)  2025-09-10T14:01Z 127.5K followers, [--] engagements


"Stop 9: Shanxi Heritage Odyssey : Hailed as the 'unsurpassed masterpiece of hanging sculptures' in the history of Chinese sculptural art this main hall spanning just [-----] square meters but houses over [----] colorful lifelike figures -some as tall as [--] meters others as small as a thumb. This is Xiaoxitian also known as the Little Western Paradise Temple atop Fenghuang Mountain in Xixian county. Built in [----] during the Ming Dynasty (13681644) the construction team under Li Xiuchun's direction completed this project over [--] years consuming 3.2kg gold 500+kg silver with copper-iron alloys"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1965951442776371608)  2025-09-11T01:32Z 127.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Stop 10: Shanxi Heritage Odyssey : This is where my ancestors began their journey when our family migrated to Hebei during the Ming Dynasty the Great Locust Tree Migration Site in Hongtong County. As one of China's most famous emigration sites in history this location dates back to the early Ming era when some [--] million people living near the tree were relocated to war-torned areas for economic recovery. The very first historical photo I ever collected was this one - the Great Locust Tree migration site from the 1930s this photograph marked the beginning of my entire collection journey"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1966029666504028540)  2025-09-11T06:42Z 127.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Stop 11: Shanxi Heritage Odyssey Visited the world's tallest multicolored glazed pagoda the Feihong Pagoda of Guangsheng Temple in Hongtong County. Originally built during the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD) and rebuilt in [----] during the Ming Dynasty's Jiajing reign this architectural marvel soars [-----] meters high. The tower's blue-brick core is adorned with exquisite glazed ceramic replicas of wooden architectural elements each piece meticulously crafted to stunning realism"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1966117193579639123)  2025-09-11T12:30Z 127.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Dinner today in Hongtong County with some typical local snacks: Stir-fried knife-cut noodles with tomato and egg() Meat and vegetable rolls() Spinach cooked in yam paste() Tadpole-shaped pasta. RMB [--] or $7 for two"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1966136535285444894)  2025-09-11T13:47Z 127.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Stop 12: Shanxi Heritage Odyssey Astonishing to see the largest iron-cast Buddha head in China at Dayun Templein Linfen this colossal Buddha head was cast in the 6th year of the Zhenguan Era (632 AD) during the Tang Dynasty. [---] meters (22.3 feet) high face width [---] meters (12.5 feet) and weighs approximately [--] tons. Composed of over [---] iron blocks each roughly [--] cm (20 inches) in length and [--] cm (4 inches) thick joined together through casting. The exterior was coated with clay and painted while the hollow interior originally housed sutras (now lost). The Buddha head reflects China's"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1966315738534391879)  2025-09-12T01:39Z 127.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Stop 13: Shanxi Heritage Odyssey The Ma Village Brick Carving Tombs in Jishan County are Chinas only publicly accessible Song-Jin Dynasty burial complexand the sole underground ancient architecture I encountered on my Shanxi journey. These tombs house four generations of the Duan family a prominent medical lineage from the 12th13th centuries. Though few burial objects remain the deceased recreated their earthly lives underground: each chamber mirrors their former residences with exquisitely carved doors windows bracket sets (dougong) eaves and pedestals resembling a lavish "underground"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1966376693297545563)  2025-09-12T05:41Z 127.5K followers, 11.4K engagements


"Stop 14: Shanxi Heritage Odyssey This legendary Feiyun Tower in Wanrong County hailed as 'China's Premier Wooden Tower'. Originally built during the Ming Zhengde era (1506-1521) the current structure dates to a Qing Dynasty reconstruction in [----] (11th year of Qianlong). This all-wood architectural marvel assembled without a single iron nail stands [-----] meters tall with its distinctive cross-shaped hip-and-gable roof. The tower's 'three visible tiers conceal five actual stories' while its [---] exquisitely varied bracket sets cluster like blossoming flowers amidst swirling clouds a crowning"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1966468832027132259)  2025-09-12T11:47Z 127.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Stop 16: Shanxi Heritage Odyssey This small temple in a mountain village Guangrenwang Temple located in Ruicheng County is one of Chinas four surviving Tang Dynasty wooden structures. Built in the fifth year of the Taihe era (831 AD) it is also the oldest existing Taoist temple in China. Over the centuries due to wars natural disasters and human damage the temple has undergone multiple restorationsthe most recent in [----]. Today it has been transformed into a small open-air museum. While it may no longer fully resemble its original Tang Dynasty form true preservation means keeping it 'alive'"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1966710195566063833)  2025-09-13T03:47Z 127.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Stop 17: Shanxi Heritage Odyssey : The only surviving circular Tang Dynasty brick pagoda - Fanzhou Chan Master's Pagoda located in Beiqu village of Yuncheng City. Built in [---] AD during the Tang Dynasty's Zhenyuan era this 10-meter-tall circular stupa was constructed specifically for Chan Buddhist Master Fanzhou. Featuring perfect geometric purity its structure comprises three distinct elements: a dome-shaped top cylindrical body and circular base. In the courtyard of this 1232-year-old architectural wonder I took a photo with the only guardian - a post-90s generation caretaker who returned"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1966765474257195184)  2025-09-13T07:26Z 127.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Stop 18: Shanxi Heritage Odyssey Chinas only well-preserved ancient fortress constructed with crucible smelting slag Diji Castle built during the Ming Dynasty (early 17th century) located in Runcheng Town Yangcheng County. Its unique iron-rich walls made it exceptionally resilient against attacks including artillery fire during rebellions and wars. Surviving centuries of conflict it stands as a testament to Ming-era military defense metallurgical ingenuity and civilian resilience"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1967050397450998204)  2025-09-14T02:18Z 127.5K followers, 18.8K engagements


"Stop 19: Shanxi Heritage Odyssey This is likely the largest beam ever used in ancient Chinese architecture. The massive jingmu (vitex wood) beam measures approximately [--] meters in diameter and over [--] meters in length with a natural curvature. The Tangdi Templein Daiyang Zezhou County is a temple dedicated to Shang Tang the revered sage-king of the Shang Dynasty the main hall the Chengtang Hall was first built in [---] AD (Song Dynasty) and reconstructed in [----] AD (Yuan Dynasty). The Chengtang Hall is a also classic example of the "column-reducing" () technique from the Yuan Dynasty featuring"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1967078151336718525)  2025-09-14T04:09Z 127.6K followers, 17.8K engagements


"Stop 20: Shanxi Heritage Odyssey Visited the earliest surviving wooden residential building in ChinaThe Ji Clan Dwelling located in Zhongzhuang Village Gaoping City. Constructed in the 31st year of the Zhiyuan era (1294 AD) during the Yuan Dynasty with a history of over [---] years. As the only surviving example of Yuan Dynasty residential architecture this structure blends architectural styles from the preceding Song and Jin Dynasties offering invaluable insights into ancient Chinese architecture construction techniques and social history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1967183503705149735)  2025-09-14T11:07Z 127.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Stop 21: Shanxi Heritage Odyssey These exaggerated and strikingly vivid polychrome sculptures from the Ming Dynasty are utterly unique in Chinese art history. They are housed in the main hall of Tiefo Temple (Iron Buddha Temple)in Gaoping County where [--] statuesincluding kyamuni Buddha Guanyin Manjusri Samantabhadra and the Twenty-Four Devasare arranged within a compact space of just [--] square meters. Breaking free from traditional religious depictions the artisans pushed expressiveness to its limits: deities are exaggerated to an almost demonic intensity while human figures verge on the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1967371388421132622)  2025-09-14T23:34Z 127.5K followers, 23.1K engagements


"Of course. While Shanxi Province is not as famously associated with Tang Monk as for example Xi'an (where he set off from and returned to) or Henan (his birthplace) there is one very significant temple complex that holds a deep connection to him. The most prominent is the Xuanzhong Temple () located in Jiaocheng County near Lliang City"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1967493644749000811)  2025-09-15T07:40Z 127.6K followers, [---] engagements


"Stop 22: Shanxi Heritage Odyssey Visited the Five Phoenix Tower built during the Yuan Dynasty located in Nansong Village Changzhi City. Its five-tiered flying eaves resembling a phoenix spreading its wings. It retains much of its original wooden components also features a staircase carved from 500-year-old mulberry wood and it is one of the few ancient towers in Shanxi that visitors can climb"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1967539283813925088)  2025-09-15T10:41Z 127.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Stop 23: Shanxi Heritage Odyssey Tucked away in Nansong Village of Changzhi this little-known Guandi Pavilion isnt a national or provincial treasure just a quiet local monument. Yet its story is deep: first built [----] years ago rebuilt during the Ming Dynasty it once guarded the villages only access to the outside worlddeep cart tracks still mark the stones beneath its arch. Now just outside a modern park blends seamlessly into the scene where history and today exist in quiet harmony"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1967728795022221612)  2025-09-15T23:14Z 127.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Stop 24: Shanxi Heritage Odyssey Visited the highest-standard wooden structure in Chinese architecture-The Main Hall of Jade Emperor Temple in Nansong Village Changzhi. Built in [----] of Ming Dynasty its front eaves feature six-tier bracket sets with thirteen layers of cantilevers () surpassing even the four-tier nine-layer brackets() of the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City. If the Forbidden City symbolizes an earthly emperors power this hall embodies the divine authority of the Jade Emperorearning it the title "Foremost Jade Emperor Temple Under Heaven""  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1967857069224280303)  2025-09-16T07:44Z 127.5K followers, [----] engagements


"After months of lively debate about its nature the inscribed rock carving has been identified by the National Cultural Heritage Administration as being from the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC). It is currently Chinas only known Qin-era stone carving preserved at its original site and at the highest altitude (4306 meters) A 37-character stone inscription carved in [---] BCE has been discovered near the source of Chinas Yellow River shedding new light on Emperor Qin Shi Huangs legendary pursuit of immortality and pinpointing the mythical Mount Kunluns true location in remote Qinghai Province. The"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1967926012861354372)  2025-09-16T12:18Z 127.5K followers, 23K engagements


"Stop 26: Shanxi Heritage Odyssey long shot to show the rich expressions of the painted sculptures of the Eighteen Arhats in Chongqing Temple Zhangzi County. First built in [----] during the Northern Song Dynasty and expanded in later periods. The statues were deeply influenced by literati aesthetics they convey a spirit both grounded in daily life and elevated beyond italigning perfectly with the Northern Songs pursuit of principle refinement and introspection"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1968228598504112479)  2025-09-17T08:20Z 127.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Stop 27: Shanxi Heritage Odyssey This main hall of Tiantai Hermitage in Pingshun County was long believed to be a late Tang structure until its [----] restoration uncovered an inscription on the ridge purlin: "Changxing 4th Year (933 AD)" conclusively identifying it as a Five Dynasties-era construction. Though modest in scale Tiantai Hermitage radiates the monumental grandeur of Tang architecture while exuding an added layer of lively elegance. It remains the only surviving timber structure from the Five Dynasties period bearing a definitive contemporaneous date on its original framework"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1968483557292261594)  2025-09-18T01:13Z 127.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Stop [--] : Shanxi Heritage Odyssey In the next 100-second long take I will guide you through six consecutive dynasties original architectures spanning over a millennium within one architectural complex. This is the Longmen Temple in Pingshun County . Founded in [---] AD during the Northern Qi Dynasty and continuously renovated over [----] years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1968575939845259427)  2025-09-18T07:20Z 127.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Stop 29: Shanxi Heritage Odyssey : Chinas only surviving single-eave hip-roof () building from the Northern Song Dynasty-the Main Hall of the Jiwang Temple in Taizhao Village Wanrong County. First constructed in [----] AD (the 1st year of the Tiansheng era) this temple was dedicated to Houji the mythical God of Agriculture in Chinese tradition. Notably the hip-and-gable roof represents the highest architectural hierarchy in classical Chinese architecture historically reserved exclusively for imperial palaces mausoleums or structures granted royal privilege"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1968830217469968772)  2025-09-19T00:11Z 127.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Last stop30of Shanxi Heritage Odyssey : Visited Yongle Palace in Ruicheng home to the largest Taoist complex in China. The murals in its main hall spanning more than [---] square meters depict a grand assembly of Taoist deitiesfeaturing more than [---] figures. These exquisite paintings blend the divine with the mundane through vivid details flowing compositions confident brushwork and rich colors. They exemplify the distinctive artistic style of the Yuan Dynasty (12711368). The palaces construction began in [----] and took nearly [---] years to complete"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1968927189346525301)  2025-09-19T06:36Z 127.5K followers, [----] engagements


"On my return from Shanxi to Beijing I stopped by the Kaishan Temple in Hebei province. As one of only eight surviving Liao Dynasty wooden structures in China it exemplifies the grandeur of Liao Buddhist architecture. Built in [----] its main hall is five by three bays and measures [----] by [----] meters in sizefeatures a massive hip-and-gable roof intricate bracket sets (dougong) and expansive interior space designed for worship. In the 20th century it was used as both a school and as a granary. In [----] the hall underwent a restoration that was completed in 2007"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1969002073674121223)  2025-09-19T11:34Z 127.5K followers, [----] engagements


"A painting depicting the Great Fire of [----] which devastated the Thirteen Factories () in Canton then Chinas premier hub for foreign trade. Believed to have started from an accidental spark in a local cake shop in late November the fire spread rapidly and consumed the Thirteen Hongsthe Qing dynastys only authorized trading posts for merchants from Europe the Americas and Asia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1969322224101572813)  2025-09-20T08:46Z 127.5K followers, 10.6K engagements


"The earliest known Chinese artifact cast using the lost-wax technique this Bronze Jin () a ceremonial stand for wine vessels dates back to the Spring and Autumn Period (620552 BC) and was excavated from a tomb in Henan Province in [----]. Renowned for its ingenious and monumental structure majestic and refined form and delicate openwork decoration it is widely regarded as a flawless masterpiece of ancient Chinese artistry"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1969563902280417385)  2025-09-21T00:46Z 127.5K followers, 12.6K engagements


"He is known as one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Panjiayuan Beijing's largest flea market and wearing a total of [---] adornments weighing [----] KG. Let's take a look at all the treasures he's covered in"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1970024869615296567)  2025-09-22T07:18Z 127.6K followers, 19.3K engagements


"For super typhoon preparedness Shenzhen. The #Ragasa Category [--] the strongest storms ever recorded is about to hit the area of southeastern China including Hong Kong and Shenzhen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1970405545984331849)  2025-09-23T08:31Z 127.6K followers, 76.2K engagements


"Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel Hong Kong this morning #Ragasa Stay safe everyone"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1970746195564994889)  2025-09-24T07:04Z 127.5K followers, 14.7K engagements


"Hu Die also known as Butterfly Wu in Berlin [----]. She was a popular Chinese actress from Shanghai during the 1920s and 1930s and was voted China's first "Movie Queen" in 1933"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1971465182288433625)  2025-09-26T06:41Z 127.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Offering sacrifice to Confucius in the Imperial Confucian Temple Beijing this morning by me. Today is the 2576th birthday of #Confucius a great Chinese philosopher from the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1972228351214616635)  2025-09-28T09:14Z 127.6K followers, 11.9K engagements


"Breaking: Scientists have precisely dated the mysterious Sanxingdui sacrificial pits to 1201-1012 BC confirming they thrived alongside the legendary Shang Dynasty. This breakthrough achieved with 95.4% certainty reveals a sophisticated & distinct Bronze Age civilization in Sichuan. It wasn't isolatedit was a hub of innovation actively exchanging ideas with the Central Plains. A game-changer for understanding China's ancient past 🕵♂ What secrets will the next dig uncover"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1972295944051015721)  2025-09-28T13:42Z 127.6K followers, 29.5K engagements


"The final days of the Kuomintang's occupation of Shanghai [----] by Henri Cartier-Bresson"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1972826028856000814)  2025-09-30T00:49Z 127.6K followers, [----] engagements


"A fashion show was held at the square in front of the Yungang Grottoes in Datong city . As the outstanding representative Buddhist cave art in China in the 5th and 6th centuries the grottoes inspired this runway collection which incorporates elements of the 1500-year-old Northern Wei Dynasty culture"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1972934300304835005)  2025-09-30T07:59Z 127.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Today marks the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. This are portraits of drama school students dancing in celebration during the founding ceremony in [----] Beijing. Their performance costumes modified theatrical outfits clearly draw inspiration from traditional Chinese Hanfu designs. Although nearly four decades had passed since the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty in [----] the fervor to rejuvenate Chinese culture was still vividly reflected in the intricate details of their attire. Photos were captured by a Soviet photographer Vladislav Mikosha"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1973178825484935389)  2025-10-01T00:11Z 127.6K followers, 11.2K engagements


"Shanghais Nanjing Road now. China kicks off its eight-day National Day holiday today. If you are planning a trip to China we advise avoiding peak holiday period"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1973393121162486217)  2025-10-01T14:22Z 127.6K followers, 112.5K engagements


"Goodbye Jane Last year in Beijing to ensure everyone could see her she stood firmly on a very soft chair and delivered a speech for forty minutes. Rest in peace 🙏🙏🙏"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1973566543431872747)  2025-10-02T01:51Z 127.8K followers, 30K engagements


"Visited today the largest Bixi ever discovered in China resides in Kaiyuan Temple Zhengding. Dating from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (907-960 AD) it weighs about [---] tons. It functioned as the pedestal for a monumental stele of a general. It was unearthed in a nearby street in 2000later moved to the temple"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1974062385238614091)  2025-10-03T10:42Z 127.6K followers, [----] engagements


"An important landmark of modern Chinese architectural design the Helou Xuan a bamboo house in Fangta Park in suburban Shanghai's Songjiang district. Built in [----] and designed by Feng Jizhong one of the founding fathers of modern architecture in China. It features a lightweight structure of bamboo and thatch resembling a bird in flight masterfully blends modern design with traditional Chinese garden philosophy achieving harmony between space structure and artistic conception. Today it operates as a teahouse and has become a community hub where neighbors gather to play cards drink tea and chat"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1974799111896334745)  2025-10-05T11:29Z 127.6K followers, [----] engagements


"The Wanping Ancient City Wall in western Beijing has reopened to tourists. Built in the late Ming Dynasty to defend the capital the Wanping Fortress has a history of nearly [---] years. It is the only fully preserved two-gate fortress in northern China and also stands as a historical witness to the July 7th Incident of [----] which marked the beginning of Japan's full-scale invasion of China"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1975134979857551691)  2025-10-06T09:44Z 127.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Now I am in western Beijing's Wanping City a fortress built in the late Ming Dynasty to defend the capital an open-air film lights up the ancient wall. On this Mid-Autumn Festival wish everyone a joyful and peaceful celebration 🥮"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1975168532993245561)  2025-10-06T11:57Z 127.6K followers, [----] engagements


"The tale of Notre-Dame and a Chinese Man: On the wall of a small chapel of Notre-Dame there is an oil portrait of a young Chinese man named Chen Changpin . Chen Changpin1838-1861 or Paul Chen was born into a poor non-Christian family in Guizhou China. With the support of the Pontifical Society of Holy Childhood he received an education was baptized in [----] and later entered the Tsin-gay major seminary in [----]. On June [--] [----] soldiers raided the seminary and arrested Paul and others for being Christians. Despite suffering and threats he refused to renounce his faith. He was executed on July"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1975498540857369040)  2025-10-07T09:48Z 127.8K followers, 19.4K engagements


"@Agemaki_Miura Great appreciate it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1977310318650179993)  2025-10-12T09:48Z 127.6K followers, [---] engagements


"@Agemaki_Miura it's from an old album the reverse is a Chinese court photo I posted several days ago:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/1977313442148278575)  2025-10-12T10:00Z 127.6K followers, [--] engagements


"Hospitality in Mongolia before WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/960456093523525632)  2018-02-05T10:12Z 120.6K followers, [---] engagements


"Happy Womens Day A poster from China in [----] to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the day"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/971610833666166785)  2018-03-08T04:57Z 120.7K followers, [---] engagements


"A military drill in Peipings Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven 1932"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/972770899345756160)  2018-03-11T09:47Z 120.7K followers, [---] engagements


"Typical local props: A Chinese portrait in Macaos photographic studio by Man Fook 1890s"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/977172261592535040)  2018-03-23T13:16Z 120.7K followers, [--] engagements


"First pictures from Shanghai under red control [----]. BRITISH PATH TV"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tongbingxue/status/986507789383163904)  2018-04-18T07:32Z 127.4K followers, [---] engagements

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