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Permalink. Once upon a time, an ancient city in China was named Lion City because Five Lion Mountain loomed large behind it. The city, also known as Shi Cheng, has been buried beneath the water for 53 years. Like the lost Incan City of Machu Picchu was 'rediscovered,' so was this lost underwater city that had been founded about 1,300 years ago.
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The Origins of Lion City. Qiandao Lake, also known as Thousand Island Lake, is a sprawling body of fresh water, covering 573 sq. km. The name comes from the fact that there are over a thousand islands in the lake. Qiandao Lake was created in 1959 when the valley at the base of the Wu Shi (Five Lion) mountain was flooded to create the Xin.
Chinese lion at the entrance of the Forbiden city Beijing, Forbidden
310. Hidden beneath the waters of China's Qiandao Lake is a collection of ornate historical buildings dating back to the 2nd century, but this city, known as Shi Cheng, was not drowned under.
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Description. Also called the Lion City because of the Five Lion Mountain (Wun Shi in Mandarin) behind it, the city of Shicheng was founded approximately 1300 years ago during the Tang Dynasty (25-200 AD) in today's Zhejiang Province, 400 km south of Shanghai. It was a political and economic hub of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
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Shi Cheng (Lion City) was built in 621 AD, and acquired its name from nearby Wu Shi Mountain ('Five Lion Mountain' 五狮山 /woo shrr shan/), which is located just behind the city. There are many places of interest: ancient pagodas built in the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911), memorial archways, City Gold Temple (城隍庙Cheng Huang.
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The valley was flooded in 1959 to create the lake for the Xin'an River Dam project. At the foot of Wu Shi Mountain (or "Five Lion" Mountain) lies an ancient city known as Shi Cheng ("Lion City"). It was built during the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25 - 200) and was first set up as a county in AD 208. This city acquired the name "Shi.
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Beneath the water in the China's Qiandao Lake lies a hidden treasure. The ancient city of Shi Cheng (also known as Lion City), located in the province of Zhejiang, has been submerged underwater for 53 years. Shi Cheng was founded about 1,300 years ago in a valley surrounded by the Five Lion Mountains. When the Chinese government decided they.
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Lion City, whose real name is Shi Cheng city, was an empire during the years AD 25-200. It, in fact, remained as one of the most powerful cities in China for several centuries. Lion City sits at the bottom of the reservoir close to the Qiandao Lake near the picturesque Wu Shi Mountain. It has remained under water for over 50 years but is still.
the entrance to the Forbidden City (with a lion statue), by Tiananmen
Explore the mesmerizing underwater world of Shicheng, also known as the Lion City, a 600-year-old submerged city nestled beneath the serene surface of Qianda.
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Submerged beneath a manmade lake in China lies a forgotten city, dubbed by experts as "China's Atlantis".. The underwater city, known as the Lion City or Shi Cheng, is hidden 40 metres beneath the surface of Qiandao Lake in eastern China.. In 2001, officials discovered - or rediscovered - that the metropolis had been perfectly preserved after years underwater, and by 2017 had opened.
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The Lion City, otherwise known as Shi Cheng, is an ancient submerged city that lies at the foot of Wu Shi Mountain (Five Lion Mountain), now located about 25 - 40 metres beneath the spectacular Qiandao Lake (Thousand Island Lake) in China. In 2014, officials took a renewed interest in the sunken city after discovering that, despite more than.
The chinese submerged city of Shi Cheng ("Lion City"), located 130 ft
Shī Chéng (Chinese: 狮城, literally 'Lion City') is an ancient underwater city situated under Qiandao Lake in the Zhejiang Province of China. The city was flooded for the purpose of Industrialization by the Chinese Government in the year 1959 after a hydroelectric dam was required for the province of Zhejiang. Qiandao Lake, also known.
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HIDDEN in the depths of Qiandao Lake in China lies an eerily beautiful sunken city. Its ornate temples and intricately carved monuments perfectly preserved, a peculiar time capsule of Imperial China.
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Shicheng ( Chinese: 狮城; pinyin: Shī Chéng; lit. 'Lion City') is an ancient underwater city situated under Qiandao Lake in Chun'an County, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, and was previously the county seat of the defunct Sui'an County ( Chinese: 遂安县 ). The city was flooded for the purpose of industrialization by the Chinese.