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Famen Temple
China, an East Asian country is one of the world’s oldest civilizations. It has a vast cultural history of more than five thousand years and an outstanding natural beauty. On the other hand, this country has remained a comparatively isolated and secluded one, and being a land of mystery, this country is not known to the western half of the world. However, China is rapidly developing and has grown in the phase of modernization, with an immense speed and is also welcoming the outer world to interact and do business with them.
The People's Republic of China, PRC comprises most of the cultural, historic, and geographic area recognized as China. Since its founding in 1949, it has been led by the Communist Party of China, CPC. It is the world's most heavily populated country, with a population of over 1,300,000,000, most of who are classified as the Han Chinese ethnicity.
Famen Temple is located 118 kilometers west of Xian and was built during the Eastern Han dynasty that lasted from 25 to 220AD to accumulate a remnant of Buddha's finger bone. In 1987 the largest Buddhist underground palace in China was too uncovered here.
This temple houses many valuable treasures that include more than 2,400 gold and silver items, porcelain, glazed wares, jewelry, pottery and textile products of the Tang majestic court.
Famen Temple is definitely one of the popular tourist attractions in China. It is worth paying a visit while touring the country. This place will leave a pleasing and unforgettable memory and justify the proud cultural tradition of China.
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