This imposing structure was created as a bell and drum tower in the Ming dynasty; after it suffered damage in an earthquake during the Qing dynasty, it was rebuilt as a Taoist temple dedicated to the Jade Emperor. It sadly cannot be accessed, but can be appreciated from the outside.
Jade Emperor Pavilion
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7. Yinchuan Museum of Contemporary Art
7.91 MILES
Located in a white, fashionably fluid-lined building between the Yellow River and paddy fields is Yinchuan MOCA, the premier museum for contemporary art…
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This wacky film studio is where famed Chinese movies like Red Sorghum and many Hong Kong classics by Stephen Chow, Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Tsui Hark…