EastEcho — China Audio Guide

The throne hall has burned four times. At the Temple of Heaven, emperors prayed for harvests before sunrise. Step beyond the palace walls for court intrigue, hutong life, and the last days of dynasties.

Look up at the murals hidden for decades beneath a Bund bank's dome. Then follow the old lanes where treaty-port fortunes, wartime refuge, and a changing city left their marks.

From the Terracotta Army to the still-unexcavated halls of Daming Palace, hear the emperors, tombs, and travelers who made Chang'an the eastern end of the Silk Road.

A handwritten imperial order once decided who controlled Mount Qingcheng. At Dujiangyan, ancient river works still shape the plain. Hear the Three Kingdoms, old lanes, and teahouse life.

A train passes through a building at Liziba; a hidden vault turns inside the hillside. Beyond the vertical city, hear wartime stories, Dazu's cliff carvings, and life along the rivers.