... Nice views of the remains of the birthplace and former summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty... over a surface area of 25,000 ha, the site was a unique attempt to assimilate the nomadic Mongolian and Han Chinese cultures... there are not only palaces and temples with civil structure, but also the nomadic traditional yurt-style architecture... passing through two city gate ruins flanked by stone walls, you will arrive at the central palace ruins... only the foundation remains today, but standing here allows you to truly grasp the grandeur of the Yuan Dynasty’s capital... walking paths have been developed within the ruins, allowing visitors to explore it... with great matching "Inner Mongolia" stamps (an autonomous region of China).... Thanks Lucie! (✿◠‿◠)
The site of Xanadu was built in 1256 by Kublai Khan, the first Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, the Shangdu of the Yuan Dynasty (1271 ~ 1368 AD).The capital was square in shape with three layers, the outer layer, the imperial layer and the palace. For over a hundred years between the 13th and 14th centuries, it was the political, military, economic and cultural center of the Yuan Dynasty, and also a summer palace and resort for the royal family.
The Yuan dynasty was the first foreign-ruled dynasty in Chinese history to commandeer all of China. With no experience in the running of such a large and complex empire, the Mongols gradually adopted many Chinese cultural and bureaucratic models. Growing factionalism at court, corruption, and the horrors of natural disasters, however, led relatively shortly to rebellion and, eventually, dynastic collapse.
In 2012, this site was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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