707 CN - Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa (1994)

Brief Description

"The Potala Palace, winter palace of the Dalai Lama since the 7th century, symbolizes Tibetan Buddhism and its central role in the traditional administration of Tibet. The complex, comprising the White and Red Palaces with their ancillary buildings, is built on Red Mountain in the centre of Lhasa Valley, at an altitude of 3,700m. Also founded in the 7th century, the Jokhang Temple Monastery is an exceptional Buddhist religious complex. Norbulingka, the Dalai Lama's former summer palace, constructed in the 18th century, is a masterpiece of Tibetan art. The beauty and originality of the architecture of these three sites, their rich ornamentation and harmonious integration in a striking landscape, add to their historic and religious interest."

拉萨布达拉宫历史建筑群
"布达拉宫自公元7世纪起就成为达赖喇嘛的冬宫，象 征着藏传佛教及其在历代行政统治中的中心作用。布达拉宫，坐落在拉萨河谷中心海拔3700米的红色山峰之上，由白宫和红宫及其附属建筑组成。大昭寺也建造 于公元7世纪，是一组极具特色的佛教建筑群。建造于公元18世纪罗布林卡，曾经作为达赖喇嘛的夏宫，也是西藏艺术的杰作。这三处遗址的建筑精美绝伦，设计 新颖独特，加上丰富多样的装饰以及与自然美景的和谐统一，更增添了其在历史和宗教上的重要价值。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/707

707-001 Potala Palace
707-002 Jokhang Temple Monastery
707-003 Norbulingka

Overview of Lhasa city with Potala palace in the upper centre and Jokhang temple in the centre

707-001 Potala Palace

sent from Lhasa

707-002 Jokhang Temple Monastery

 707-003 Norbulingka

1389 CN - Site of Xanadu (2012)

Brief Description

"North of the Great Wall, the Site of Xanadu encompasses the remains of Kublai Khan’s legendary capital city, designed by the Mongol ruler’s Chinese advisor Liu Bingzhdong in 1256. Over a surface area of 25,000 ha, the site was a unique attempt to assimilate the nomadic Mongolian and Han Chinese cultures. From this base, Kublai Khan established the Yuan dynasty that ruled China over a century, extending its boundaries across Asia. The religious debate that took place here resulted in the dissemination of Tibetan Buddhism over north-east Asia, a cultural and religious tradition still practised in many areas today. The site was planned according to traditional Chinese feng shui in relation to the nearby mountains and river. It features the remains of the city, including temples, palaces, tombs, nomadic encampments and the Tiefan’gang Canal, along with other waterworks."

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1389

CN1389 Site of Xanadu available for swap

CN1389-1 Site of Xanadu (0 available)

15/05/24 1 postcard on its way to (TAG) sebiusz  (received) in exchange for (TAG) Nikola2702 in exchange for Croatia Unesco site - Primeval Beech Forests NP Paklenica (Completed)

24/06/2024 1 postcard on its way to Xiaoi (received) in exchange for for Dutch Lower German line (Completed)

26/06/2024 1 postcard on its way to TwasBrillig (received) in exchange for Botswana’s - Okavango Delta 2 (Completed)

CN1389-2 Site of Xanadu (0 available)

front side. the size (15x7cm) is smaller than normal

reverse side with commemorative cancellation from place of origin

12/11/12 1 postcard on its way to SLLiew (received) in exchange for a unesco card from Lao (Completed)

14/11/12 1 postcard on its way to sternchen84 (received) in exchange for Joya de Cerén (El Salvador) (Completed)
27/11/12 1 postcard on its way to famalubel (received) in exchange for Pyrénées - Mont Perdu (Completed)
27/11/12 1 postcard on its way to elbe (received) in exchange for Al-Hijr Archaeological Site (Madâin Sâlih) (Completed)
18/12/12 1 postcard on its way to Gosia (received) in exchange for Mystras (Completed)

CN1305 Dengfeng available for swap

CN1305-01 Dengfeng Shaolin temple (0 available)14/02/2011 1 postcard on its way to seetas (received) in exchange for IN945 - Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Completed)

CN1305-02 Shaolin temple pagoda (0 available)

19/07/12 1 card on its way to shinta (received) in exchange for Indonesia tentative Derawan (Completed)
10/09/12 1 postcard on its way to Diaboluke (received) in exchange for Stavros Ayiasmati (Completed)

CN1305-04 Songyue temple pagoda (0 available) postage prepaid only send written and stamped from China10/11/2011 1 postcard on its way to MerJade (received) in exchange for SE762 Church Village of Gammelstad, Luleå (Completed)

CN1305-C01 Zhongyue Temple (1 available)

07/10/18 1 postcard on its way to ChristinaB in exchange for Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps (received)

CN1305-C04 Songyue temple pagoda (0 available)

17/12/12 1 postcard on its way to Diaboluke (received) in exchange for Ravenna - Mausoleum of Theodoric (Completed)
22/08/18 1 postcard on its way to verooro (received) in exchange for Assumption Cathedral and Monastery of the town-island of Sviyazhsk (Completed)

CN1305-C05-1 Dengfeng Shaolin temple (0 available)

04/10/13 1 postcard on its way to migalka in exchange for Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians (received)

25/08/20 1 postcard on its way to PC_2 in exchange for Russian Federation 1523 Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture #1 (received)

CN1305-C05-2 Shaolin temple pagoda (1 available)

28/08/13 1 postcard on its way to Rafabram in exchange for Serra da Capivara National Park (received)

CN1305-C05-3 Shaolin Chuzu Temple (1 available)

01/01/2021 1 postcard on its way to Vojkara (received) in exchange for Serbia unseco card (Completed)

CN1305-C07 Songyang Academy of Classical Learning (0 available)

17/12/12 1 postcard on its way to Diaboluke (received) in exchange for Palazzina di Stupinigi (Completed)

CN1305-C08 The Dengfeng Observatory (0 available)

17/12/12 1 postcard on its way to Diaboluke (received) in exchange for Paestum (Completed)

CN1305-B01 Dengfeng Shaolin monastery (0 available)
17/11/2011 1 postcard on its way to famalubel (received) in exchange for ES988 - Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí (Completed)

CN1305-B02 Dengfeng Shaolin monastery (0 available)
29/02/12 1 card on its way to red_dianthus (received) in exchange for Petrified forest (Completed)

CN1305-B03 Dengfeng Shaolin monastery (0 available)

08/07/12 1 postcard on its way to rita_simões in exchange for Sri Lanka Kandy (received)

CN1305-B04 Dengfeng Shaolin monastery (0 available)
23/08/11 1 postcard on its way to anjaaustel (received) in exchange for DE931 - Schloss Eggenberg (Completed)

CN1305-B05 Dengfeng Shaolin monastery (1 available)


CN1305-01MC Dengfeng Shaolin temple (1 available) only swap for another MC or 2 normal cards
17/06/11 1 postcard on its way to Childish (received) in exchange for GR780 - Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina) (Completed)
12/03/2012 1 postcard on its way to elbe (Completed)

CN1305-02MC Dengfeng Shaolin temple (2 available) only swap for another MC or 2 normal cards

CN1305-03MC Dengfeng Shaolin temple (1 available) only swap for another MC or 2 normal cards
20/08/18 1 postcard on its way to Mosshumla (received) in exchange for Southern Öland maximum card (Completed)

CN1305-04MC Dengfeng Shaolin temple (1 available) only swap for another MC or 2 normal cards
30/07/12 1 card on its way to Vesna74 (received) in exchange for Idria old town (Completed)

CN1305-05MC Dengfeng Shaolin temple (0 available)
07/02/11 1 card on its way to vykortsfantast (received) in exchange for Reunion (Completed)