Episode 4: Japan To China
| # | Location | Treasure | Image | Brief description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Tokyo, Japan | Katana/Samurai sword | The katana, also commonly referred to as a "samurai sword". | |
| 26 | Himeji, Japan | Himeji Castle | Flatland-mountain Japanese castle complex located in Himeji in Hyōgo Prefecture and comprising 83 wooden buildings. It is occasionally known as ("White Heron Castle") because of its brilliant white exterior. It was rebuilt more than 400 years ago. | |
| 27 | Kyoto, Japan | Ryōan-ji Zen Buddhist Garden | A Zen temple located in northwest Kyoto, Japan. Belonging to the Myoshin-ji school of the Rinzai branch of Zen Buddhism, the temple is one of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. | |
| 28 | Beijing, China | Forbidden City | The Forbidden City is the largest palace in the world. It was built by the mighty Ming dynasty 600 years ago. | |
| 29 | Beijing, China | The Summer Palace Park | The Summer Palace is mainly dominated by Longevity Hill (60 meters high) and the Kunming Lake. It covers an expanse of 2.9 square kilometers, three quarters of which is water. | |
| 30 | China | Great Wall of China | A series of stone and earthen fortifications in northern China, built, rebuilt, and maintained to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire during various successive dynasties. | |
| 31 | Xi'an, China | Terracotta Army | The Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang the First Emperor of China. The terracotta figures were discovered in 1974 by some local farmers near Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China near the Mausouleum of the second Ming Emperor. | |
| 32 | Shanghai, China | Ming Dynasty porcelain | Shanghai Museum boasts one of the finest Ming porcelain collections in the world. |
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