Nanjing

Cities Overview

Nanjing is one of the four famous ancient capital and historical and cultural city. For thousands of years, surging Yangtze River is not only gave birth to the civilization of the Yangtze River, also gave birth to Nanjing this southern cities. Nanjing is China's national, regional center city (East China) [1], in east China's second largest city [2], Jiangsu Province, the largest city [3], the national historical and cultural city, national integrated transport hub, sub-provincial city, Jiangsu the provincial capital of an important national innovation base and innovative technology, modern service center, the modern service industry base and advanced manufacturing base, the Yangtze River shipping and logistics center, Riverside livable city, the Yangtze River Delta radiation important gateway city to drive the development of the central and western regions.

History

Dr. Sun Yat-sen once commented Nanjing: Nanjing, the ancient capital of China, in Beijing before. Its location is in a goodness of the region. To have the high mountains, deep water, and plain. The three kinds of Heavenly Zhong Yu a, Cheng hard to find a true nirvana in the metropolis. Nanjing both benefit from suffering another disaster in its unique geographical position and grace feng shui nirvana, in the past on several occasions in the disaster of being subjected to Bingxian restructuring bustling, but also often from the rubble along dirt. Another race and in the Central Plains occupied by the Han nationality is about to suffer a disaster, usually Han nationality will select Nanjing respite determined the Northern Expedition, to restore to China. Ming dynasty, the Republic of the second Northern Expedition success; the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Xiao Liang, Liu Song Fan Northern Expedition ended in failure. The early Southern Song Dynasty, Li, ministers are meeting the limits for the Central Plains of the diagram of the significant Kuangfu, but unfortunately the Song Emperor has no intention to Northern Expedition while the line lies in Hangzhou, forced by public opinion is still given Jinling row. Even if the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in Nanjing, are also to get rid of foreign rulers, the mobilization base and the legitimacy of one. Nanjing was the revival of the land of the Han have a special place in Chinese history and value.

Tourism

Nanjing Tourism Bureau for the convenience of the tourists travel in Nanjing, in cooperation with the media the whole out of ten Nanjing quality tourist routes. Are: Six nostalgia tour, famous historical tour of Ming dynasty, Zheng He traces of tour, cultural tour of the Republic, religious and cultural tours, the Qinhuai style swim, science and education study tours, Riverside style swim, spa vacation travel, rural beauty of travel. In addition, as a 10 on behalf of the ancient capital of Nanjing, the culture very thick, although many ground relics vanished, but retained the old names are still people Reckoning endless, 2004 Nanjing has selected Nanjing Ten regret disappearance of the old names "sing by floor Anlesi, invited flute step, one hundred cats Square, Heng Fa Chuen, meridian Road, Phoenix TV, Rensiao, lucky Street, Akaishi Angeles the list. Nanjing Top 10 old names Wuyi Xiang, temples, Peach transition, Cheng Yin Street, Lung Poon, Confucius Temple, long dry, Xiao Lin Wei, Mo Road, Hu Ju Guan.

Terracotta Warriors

Terra Cotta Warriors (Terracotta, Army; Terra-cotta Figures; soldier and horse figures) is a category of sculpture of ancient tombs. Ancient implementation of martyrdom, slaves, slave owners during his lifetime accessories slaveholders after the death of slaves for the slave owners buried sacrificial lambs.The terracotta warriors and horses that is made the sacrificial lambs of the horses (chariots, horses, soldiers) shape.

Terracotta Warriors and Horses pit Horses of Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum, located in the cemetery to the east side at 1500 m. Qin Shi Huang Terracotta Warriors and Horses Horses ride west to east, the Sankeng a triangle shape. Figurines pit No. 1 is the first discovered, rectangular, east to west is 230 meters long, 62 meters wide from north to south, about five meters deep, with a total area of 14,260 square meters, surrounded by slopes Yue Mun Road, left and right sides each have one of terracotta warriors and horses pit, now known as 2 pit and on the 3rd hole. Figurines pit rational layout, peculiar structure of the bottom of the pit in about five meters deep, at intervals of 3 m to set up a thing to the load-bearing walls, terracotta warriors and horses arranged in the hole.

March 1974, when  the mausoleum East the West Yangcun villagers drought drilling wells in the tomb east of the next village and five garbage village between large-scale Terracotta Warriors and Horses pit excavations by archaeologists. only opened the treasures of 2000 years ago, the terracotta figures buried in the ground. In 1975 the state decided to establish a museum figurines pit on the site. October 1, 1979 Terracotta Warriors Museum to domestic and foreign visitors to display. 1:00 pm on June 13, 2009, the Terracotta Army Pit digging, and then in the middle of the North Pit, but also color terracotta warriors and horses unearthed.

Qin Shi Huang Terracotta Warriors and Horses Horses, is the world's largest underground military museum.

The Terracotta Army is the world's archaeological history of the greatest discoveries of. In 1978, former French Prime Minister Jacques Chirac after the visit, said: "With seven wonders of the world, the discovery of the terracotta figures, can be said that the Eight Wonders of the terracotta figures can not be considered to have been to China." Since then, the terracotta figures to be the world as the "eight Wonders of the three figurines pit has been excavated.

Qin Shi Huang Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum is China's largest ancient military museum. In 1961, the State Council of the People's Republic of China Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum as a national cultural relics protection units. Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum is the first comprehensive archaeological survey began. 1962, the archaeologists to map out the first cemetery layout map, upon detection, the cemetery range of 56.25 square kilometers, equivalent to nearly 78 Forbidden City, causing a stir in archaeological circles. 1987, Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum and Terracotta Warriors pit was approved by the UNESCO as "World Heritage List, and known as" the world's eighth largest miracle ", the Qin terracotta warriors and horses proud of all the Chinese people, so that people around the world marvel.

In china: Beijing

In china: Beijing: Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China, the central municipality, the China National Center City, Chinese politics, cult...

Beijing

Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China, the central municipality, the China National Center City, Chinese politics, culture, education and international exchange center.Beijing is located at the northern end of the North China Plain, south-east, and Tianjin is connected to the rest surrounded by Hebei Province. Beijing has 3000 years of city history and the history of 850 years of capital, is one of the four ancient capitals. A blend of Chinese culture since from the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, with many historical sites and cultural landscape, is a global world culture heritage largest city. Beijing is also one of the most rainfall in North China region. A long history of the International Institute for Higher University, Peking University, Tsinghua University, located in Beijing.

History

Beijing to become one of the vassal state of Zhou Dynasty, the capital of the Yan State in the Western Zhou Dynasty, China. Since Chinese Jin Dynasty, the ancient capital of China - are. Since the Yuan Dynasty, became the capital of the whole of China. Yuan Dynasty capital, Dadu, or most of Kublai Mongolian Khanate Khan, the Mongolian called "sweat Pali (Khanbaliq), meaning" sweat residence. The Dadu its city site is located in this urban area of ​​Beijing, north to Dadu City ruins, south Chang'an Avenue, East and West from the loop. Beijing after the Ming Dynasty since Chengzu large-scale expansion of Qing the continuation Ming Beijing on the basis of some renovation and expansion. To the late Qing, the largest city in the world at that time.

Beijing has 3000 years of city history and the history of 859 years of capital. Beijing area since the Qin and Han has been a military and commercial center of northern China, the name has referred to as the thistle City, Yan Du, Yanjing, Zhuojun, Youzhou, Nanjing, in both, most of the capital, Shuntian, Peking, Beijing. .

Urban areaBeijing area of ​​16,807.8 square kilometers. Built-up area of 1289.3 square km.

Climate and environment

Beijing's climate is typical of temperate semi-humid continental monsoon climate, summer temperatures and rainy, cold and dry winter, short spring and autumn. 2007, for example, the annual average temperature of 14.0 ° C (Beijing Meteorological Bureau). -7 To -4 ℃ in January, July 25 to 26 ° C. Extreme minimum of -27.4 ℃, extreme maximum 42 ℃ or more. Free period of 180-200 days, western mountainous shorter. 2007 the average annual rainfall of 483.9 mm, as one of the most rainfall in North China region. The seasonal distribution of precipitation is very uneven, 80% of the annual precipitation is concentrated in the three months of summer 6,7,8, heavy rain in July and August.

Financial Street

Financial functions as the capital of a large-scale overall orientation developed into over ten years of development, Financial Street has already become China's financial decision-making control center, asset management center, financial payment and settlement hub, financial center: Financial Street focus the People's Bank of China, China banking Regulatory Commission, China Securities Regulatory Commission, China Insurance Regulatory Commission China the highest financial decision-making and regulatory bodies, almost all major decisions about the Chinese financial deliberation, discussion and eventual formation. China's financial industry's most influential financial center area.

500 of the world

2010 "Fortune 500" 21 corporate headquarters are located in Beijing, four more than last year. Beijing topped the second of the global city, more than New York (18) and London (15) [11]. The total revenue of $ 13,614.07 one hundred million U.S. dollars, ranking the third of the global city. As of the end of 2007, "Fortune 500" companies set up offices in Beijing, a total of 447 "top 500 Chinese enterprises' headquarters is located in a total of 99 of the Beijing area.

Shopping district

Beijing is the only selected mainland cities of the world's 15 largest shopping, with hundreds of large and medium-sized shopping malls. Wangfujing Street, Qianmen Dashilan, Xidan Commercial Street is the traditional business district of Beijing; China World Shopping Mall, Oriental Plaza and Zhongguancun Square in recent years, new commercial hubs. If you are interested in antiques, to Liulichang or Panjiayuan Antique City stroll. If you have a soft spot for foreign trade clothing, it must not miss Xiushui Street and Yaxiu wholesale market. Cloisonne, jade, silk embroidery has a long history; folk arts and crafts, drunk people, Peking opera mask, kites, paper cutting and other inexpensive gifts to friends and relatives are a good gift.

Foreign exchange

Beijing increasing exchanges with countries in the world, the region's economic, trade, science and technology, education, culture and other fields. The friendly exchanges between government, civil and social organizations are very active. Beijing and 124 in the capital and largest city of the 72 countries have maintained friendly contacts, which has established friendly relations with 41 cities in 37 countries. Foreign students in reading 29452. 137 Beijing's existing foreign embassies, international organizations and regional representative bodies of 17, 190 foreign news organizations. Established in Beijing, foreign representative offices in Beijing has more than 7000, the world's largest 500 multinational companies have been 185 to Beijing to invest. Foreign students more than 17 000.

Tourist attractions

Beijing is the world's World Heritage (6) the largest city, is the world's first capital city with a world geological park. Beijing has rich tourism resources, the opening of the tourist attractions of the 200, the world's largest Imperial Palace The Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven of the Heaven Temple, Royal Garden North Sea, the imperial garden Summer Palace and Summer Palace, Badaling Great Wall, Mutianyu Great Wall and the World the largest courtyard Prince Gong's Mansion and other attractions. The city's total heritage 7309, 99 national key cultural relics protection units (including the Great Wall and Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal Beijing segment), 326 municipal units, five national geological parks, 15 national forest parks.Badaling Great Wall, the world cultural heritage: the top ten scenic spotsForbidden City, Great Wall, Zhoukoudian, the Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace,

 Ming Tombs

World Geopark:

Beijing Fangshan Geopark, (national scenic area)

Shanghai tourism Attractions

As of the end of 2010, the total A level scenic spot (point) 61, 5A-class areas (spots) 3, 4A level scenic areas (spots) 28, 3A-level scenic areas (spots) 30 [3]Festive events

Cultural festival in Shanghai

Shanghai International TV Festival, Shanghai International Film Festival, Shanghai International Arts Festival, Shanghai International Tourism Festival, the Shanghai Spring International Music Festival. Shanghai Television Festival is the founder of the first International Television Festival, founded in 1986. Shanghai International Film Festival was founded in 1993, is the International one of the nine Class A Film Festival, the highest award for the Jin Jue Award.

Shanghai Bund views

Has the world's food culture, classic fashion shopping passion and strong business atmosphere. Western brings together the flavors of more than 30 countries around the world, the Chinese mainland only a three-star Michelin restaurant on the Bund on the 18th. Lunch brought together almost all the local flavor, the famous old Temple, Yunnan Road, Huanghe Road, Xian Xia Road diet Cultural District. China Business First Street, Nanjing Road, the stylish and elegant Huaihai Road is a nationally known commercial street, the Super Brand Mall, Xujiahui's Grand Gateway huge, Nanjing West Road, Hang Lung Plaza, Citic Square, gathered top brands, fashion merchandise, the public goods etc. the list goes on. ① Commerce Street Fuzhou Road Cultural Street, Dongtai Lu Antique Street, Duolun Road Cultural Celebrities Street, Beijing East Road production Street, the Maoming South Road, culture and leisure street, the cuisine of the Yellow River Road Leisure Street, Zhapu Food Street, seven Pu Road Clothing Street Hengshan Road recreation Street Yunnan Road Food Street, the Street (2) the characteristics of commodity markets, the Tongchuan aquaculture market, military road Oriental International Aquatic Center ③ Ten commercial center of Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street, Nanjing West Road, Commercial Street, Xujiahui, Huaihai Road Commercial Street, North Sichuan Road Commercial Street, Wujiaochang, Yuyuan Garden shopping district, the shopping district of Zhongshan Park, Pudong New Shanghai Commercial City shopping district (Lujiazui - First Yaohan) The new railway station that never sleeps, Star & Lo bright Shanghai is a glorious revolutionary history and tradition of the city, leaving the footsteps of countless revolutionaries and many revolutionary sites.

Landmark set (5) there have been known as "The Greatest City of the Far East" of the mega-cities, Shanghai has row upon row of skyscraper buildings, they are a symbol of Shanghai's downtown developed. Behind the modern, Shanghai Fengjing town and other monuments to show its own unique charm of the classical Jiangnan style. Shikumen neighborhood of the Bund Wada sub-Square is the most Shanghai-style Chinese and Western. Puxi Bund side by side with the building blocks of Western European classical style, because they are grand majestic, solemn, solid, luxurious decoration, patchwork, to form a school of majestic and impressive architectural landscape, known as "frozen music", with "International Architecture Exhibition "said. Shanghai is the best witness of modern China and modern, numerous ride the great man of history here has left a heavy sum, after years of fleeting architectural quietly tell the people a hundred years of vicissitudes .

Shanghai new eight

1, the bell (the Bund area), the Shanghai municipal government, the Bund The Bund Riverside area for large-scale transformation, not only intact original style of the Bund, and clever use of the flood prevention wall facilities in the new Riverside sightseeing platform, and the Shanghai People's Heroes Monument Bund History Museum, "Chen Yi Square," "musical fountain" of different styles of architectural pieces, and relief, and with a panoramic view of the architectural landscape lighting and large-scale art light show and the Huangpu River night. 2 the the Yuyuan Yayun (Yuyuan Garden Old City area) Yuyuan Garden tourist area is the birthplace of the Old Town of Shanghai in recent years, and gradually formed the Tourism Scenic Area of ​​the Yuyuan Garden, Yuyuan Tourist Mart, Temple, Yulong Square, Shanghai Old Street, etc., the folk technology, Shanghai snacks and national characteristics, the Shanghai native culture and folk culture in the rapid development of public festivals temple ground. Ferris Lansheng (Lujiazui area) Lujiazui reputation dry because it sounded the horn of the development of Pudong, but also because with the Oriental Pearl TV Tower and Jinmao Tower, World Financial Center, the world-famous architecture and landscape, but also because in Lujiazui has many, such as the Shanghai Ocean Aquarium, Shanghai Nature Wild Insect Museum, highly ornamental value and the value of the attractions. 4, Old Hui (Shikumen) Shikumen buildings area, including the Congress of the CCP and the new world, ten neon (ten miles from the Bund, Nanjing Road), west Yan'an Road. Nanjing Road is the road of Shanghai's most representative one, the the Sheshan pick Tsui (Sheshan Tourism Resort) She Shanjing District landscape beauty, the famous Sheshan Basilica, its level high, magnificent architecture, the Southeast Asian region a Cathedral, Sheshan landmark; Sheshan Observatory, built before Guangxu 24 years, is the construction of the first, one of the largest Hong Kong Observatory. 7, the Fengjing to find the painting (Fengjing town) Fengjing town, Chinese peasant painting village, the Central Dianhu show (Dianshan Lake tourist area) Zhujiajiao ancient town, the former residence of Chen Yun, Tourism Development Co., Ltd. Shanghai Grand View Garden, the Oriental Land, the sun Island Resort

Shanghai old Hakkei(1):, Shiliang Moonlight 2: Whampoa Qiutao 3: Jiang Gao Ji snow 4: Amidst the Wusong 5: Fung House, overlooking: Longhua Evening Bell: Horizon Rising Sun: Nowata Jianjia,

In china: Shanghai Cooperation Organization

In china: Shanghai Cooperation Organization: April 26, 1996, the five heads of state of China, the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan held its first meeting in S...

Shanghai Cooperation Organization

April 26, 1996, the five heads of state of China, the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan held its first meeting in Shanghai. Since then, the "Shanghai Five" meeting mechanism was established. June 14, 2001 to 15, the "Shanghai Five" summit held its sixth meeting in Shanghai, Uzbekistan to join the "Shanghai Five" complete equality identity. June 15, 2001, the six heads of state held its first meeting and signed the "Shanghai Cooperation Organization was founded the Universal Declaration of Shanghai Cooperation Organization was officially established.

Shanghai

Shanghai, also known as the "beach". China's largest city, one of the four municipalities directly under the Central Government, the China National Center City, China's economic, technological, industrial, financial, trade, exhibition and shipping center. Shanghai in China's mainland coastline Minister Eguchi, China's largest foreign trade port and the largest industrial base. Across the sea with the Japanese island of Kyushu, south of Hangzhou Bay, connecting the western and Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. Shanghai Port's cargo throughput and container throughput ranks first in the world. Shanghai is an emerging tourist city, there are profound modern urban culture and many historical monuments, organized died Fair. The southern tradition and immigration into the cultural integration, and gradually formed a unique Shanghai culture. Shanghai has already become an international metropolis, and is committed to develop into an international financial and shipping center in 2020.

Shanghai Introduction

Referred to as the "Shanghai", known as "Shen", located in China's long coastline the middle, the third longest river in the world, Asian rivers - the Yangtze River estuary, as well as the geographic center of the group in the Asia-Pacific cities. Shanghai city area of ​​6340 square kilometers; the end of 2010, the Shanghai urban population accounted for 89.3% of the population, the level of urbanization ranks first; population density of 3631 people per square kilometer, the country's most densely populated city; its resident population of 2302 million, of which a population of 14.12 million Shanghai Ji, China's largest industrial and commercial port city, is also one of the world's most populous city. Shanghai has a subtropical humid monsoon climate with four distinct seasons. January and February the coldest minimum temperature of -5 ℃ to -8 ° C, usually in August the hottest maximum temperature of 35 ℃ -38 ℃. [1] Chinese Academy of Social Sciences published the "2011 China city competitiveness blue book: China Urban Competitiveness Report that the" Blue Book in domestic cities, second only to Hong Kong, the second highest (Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Taipei, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Kaohsiung, Dalian, Qingdao). In the 2011 global city ranking fifth and fifteenth in Beijing, Shanghai twentieth, the three cities to enter the world top 20.

History

        After the Opium War of 1840 almost all the important coastal port city by strong provision of concession or completely ceded, Shanghai is no exception. In 1842, the British imperialists forced the Qing government signed the Treaty of Nanking, Shanghai as one of the five treaty ports. After the United States and French imperialism in Shanghai have also strong provision of Concession, thenShanghai city image videos brutal imperialism of all kinds of predatory sea as a "paradise for adventurers". But at the same time because of the concession to provide the public from the reactionary government, warlords and the invasion of the history of the war to disturb the relative freedom of a safe environment, coupled with the convenience of the free trade port, making Shanghai the national industry to the rapid development.

Modern

To free and open environment has also attracted the merchants of the country and the world noble men of letters revolutionaries kinds of people the massive influx to the early 20th century, Shanghai has become the economic and cultural center as well as financial and trading center in Asia. 1927 set up a special city. Is now one of the four municipalities in China. Shanghai City standard is composed of three triangular pattern of the city flower of Magnolia, sand, and the propeller through the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress Standing Committee examined and adopted in 1990. Triangles like the propeller of the ship, a symbol of Shanghai is a city to continue moving forward; pattern center sailing sand, is the oldest ship in Shanghai Port, it is a symbol of Shanghai is a historic port city, showing a brilliant future ; the background of the sand is bathed in the early spring bloom Magnolia.

Economic development

1949, Shanghai was the financial center of Far East regardless of the size of stocks, gold, foreign exchange and financial markets all Lujiazui International Financial City ranked first in Asia. Shanghai is the world's second largest futures exchange center, second only to Chicago; the world's largest spot gold trading center; the world's second largest diamond spot trading center, one of the world's top three non-ferrous metal pricing center.

In the Global Urban Competitiveness Report "published by the Academy of Social Sciences in 2010, Shanghai in China after Hong Kong, located in Taipei, the three cities to enter the world's top 50. Shanghai China Exhibition, show the number of ranks first Exhibition total annual income accounted for nearly 50%. Shanghai is the sports capital of the world, the world's highest level of individual Permanent event almost all settled in Shanghai, F1, the IAAF Diamond League the ATP1000 Tennis Masters snooker Masters, HSBC Golf World Championship, open year-round in Shanghai station, so the scale of intensive international competitions, disdain for the whole of Asia. Financial market as China's first financial center, Shanghai, covering almost all Chinese financial market factors: the Shanghai Stock Exchange, Futures Exchange, the Chinese financial exchange, diamond exchange, gold exchange, Petroleum Exchange, the property rights trading Shipping Exchange, financial derivatives exchange, inter-bank bond market, the China Foreign Exchange Trading Center, the Chinese capital lending market, the operations center of the national gold reserves, the country's foreign exchange reserves Operations Center, Shanghai liquidation (liquidation distribution center in the People's Bank of China) the People's Bank of China headquarters in Shanghai (Bank of Credit System Center, check throttle data processing center), China's four major banks (Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China, ICBC, CCB) Shanghai headquarters, major foreign banks in the Greater China headquarters, the Chinese anti-money laundering funds monitoring Center, Bank of Shanghai Interbank Offered Rate, the China Insurance Exchange

Urban construction

In 2011 the latest one, The World 's Best Skylines global skyscraper city ranking, Shanghai ranked third in the world, second only to Hong Kong, New York. Shanghai is a highly cosmopolitan city, the annual foreign tourist accommodation in the Chinese mainland in recent years to strengthen scientific and technological habit, patent applications and granted perennial among the first in the National Urban In addition, Shanghai is also committed to the objectives of the international tourist city, the year 2010, foreign exchange income from international tourism are listed first in the major cities, Disneyland will be opened in Shanghai in 2015 welcoming.

TelevisionShanghai is the birthplace of the modern Asian film. Shanghai's French Concession, a small cafe in the 1870s playing the Asian films in the 1930s, Shanghai's large bright cinemas of Asia's first sound film. 1949 years ago, China's film industry basically concentrated in Shanghai, while the producer the film companies in Shanghai, a total of about 200. Shanghai Film Group is currently the most profitable film company in China, and 2008 profits (216 million), equivalent to nearly 20 times China Film (015 million). In 2001, China's first IMAX cinema in Shanghai, IMAX's regional headquarters in Shanghai.

The Forbidden City

The Forbidden City is located in the center of Beijing, formerly known as the Forbidden City.Was built in the Ming Dynasty Yongle 18 (1420), is the palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties, an unparalleled masterpiece of ancient architecture, the world's largest remaining and most complete ancient architectural complex of wooden structures. All built by the "former" and "inner court" of the Forbidden City, surrounded by the walls around. Surrounded by cheese River surrounded. City four corners turret. Surrounded each one, just south of the Meridian Gate, the main entrance to the Forbidden City.

 

 

 

Lived here 24 emperors, the Imperial Palace of Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368 ~ 1912), an unparalleled masterpiece of ancient architecture, the world's largest remaining and most complete ancient architectural complex of wooden structures. The Forbidden City 9999 palaces 10000 so repair 9999 palace palace in order not to go beyond God because of the Jade Emperor.

 

After usurping the throne by the Yongle Emperor Zhu Di, the decision to move the capital Beijing, Yongle four years so in 1406, the Yongle Emperor ordered modeled on the Nanjing Imperial Palace Construction Beijing palace, the use of craftsmen 230 000, porters million to eighteen years of the Ming Yongle (1420)completed. Forbidden City, also known as the Forbidden City, in accordance with the ancient Chinese theory of astrology, Zi Zi Wei Yuan, the central highest point in the day, a total of fifteen stars, is considered to be the palace of transport between the central Pro system Quartet, is a pillar of the home. Heaven corresponds named. Forbidden City covers an area of ​​720,000 square meters, construction area of ​​about 150,000 square meters, a total of temples 8707, are brick and wood, yellow glazed tile roof, green Whitehead base decorated with a magnificent painting, is the world's largest existing, most complete ancient royal buildings.

 

The Forbidden City is surrounded by a high 10 m walls, and the wall north and south is 961 metres long, thing 753 meters wide, just outside the city. There is a wide 52 m, 3800 m long surrounded by moat, to form a complete defense system. The palace overall layout for the axial symmetry, the layout is rigorous, orderly, inch of tile are following the brick feudal etiquette, reflecting a king of supreme authority.

 

The Palace Museum was known as one of the five big palaces (Beijing imperial palace, the French Versailles palace, the British Buckingham Palace, the White House, the Russian kremlin), and is the United Nations KeJiaoWen organization > listed as "world cultural heritage". The committee evaluation: the Forbidden City is China more than five centuries of supreme power center, which, in the landscape and hold the furniture and artwork 9000 rooms of large buildings, Ming and qing dynasties as the history of China's civilization priceless testimony.

 

The culture of the Forbidden City, is the emperor, the imperial palace, imperial power as the core of imperial culture, the Royal Cultural, or court culture, and on behalf of the imperial power than Yuxi. Ming Dynasty twenty-four the treasures of the Qing Dynasty twenty-five national treasure.Forbidden City culture in a certain sense of classical culture, classic authoritative, immortal, tradition.

 

The Forbidden City culture has a unique, rich, holistic and symbolic characteristics. Same time, she connected with today's cultural construction. For any one nation, one country, classical culture is always the backing of its life, the spirit of support and a source of innovation, are to be subsisting and Geng extension of the veins and blood vessels.

 

 

The palace tourist line:

 

The most ideal visit route from meridian gate into the Forbidden City, and then go along the axis of the visit the jinshui bridge, in turn in the gate of the house, the hall of supreme harmony, and, insurance and temple, and dry qing door, dry palace, hand over tai temple, and in better palace, the imperial garden. After visiting the imperial garden, by the imperial garden of the left of the door can in turn into the west ChuXiu visit galleries palace, the yi in house, and YongShou palace, salty, f palace, changchun palace, tai chi house (also called rev. Cheung palace), and then out of the inner door right back to dry the door square, in east into the left the door, can visit galleries in the jubilee palace, yonghe house extension, house by house, sunell group dry, ZhongCui palace. After visiting the east along the east chang galleries can back to dry the door square, eastward through JingYun door into a door to zion, and then into the emperor extremely door, can visit emperor extremely temple, and BanXi building, ning shougong, smooth sound cabinet, raises a gender house, qianlong garden, ZhenFei well, and finally the west door the cheer ShenWu out door leave the Palace Museum.

The Great Wall of china

 

   The Great Wall is collectively referred to ancient China at different times to resist the Union invasion of Saibei nomads and built a vast scale military project. The Great Wall thing stretching over tens of thousands of li, also known as the Great Wall. The existing ruins of the Great Wall was built in the 14th century Ming Dynasty Great Wall, west of Jiayuguan, east of Liaodong Tiger Mountain. According to the 2012 National Heritage Board released data, the total length of the ancient Great Wall to 21196.18 km; the State Administration of Cultural Heritage in 2009, survey data of the Ming Great Wall, the Ming Great Wall, China has a total length of 8851.8 km. Great Wall is a great miracle created by the working people of ancient China, is the witness of history. Tiananmen Square, the Terracotta Army, the world as a symbol of China's. Meanwhile, the Great Wall in December 1987 as a World Heritage Site.

 

Spring and Autumn Period, countries princes to defense invasion of other countries, build beacon towers, and walls connected together to form the earliest of the Great Wall. Later kings almost all reinforcement and upgrading the Great Wall. Due to up to tens of thousands of years, it is also called the "Great Wall". According to records, the emperor of nearly one million workers to build the Great Wall, accounted for one twentieth of the total population. Did not have any machinery, all the labor by the manpower to complete the work environment, mountains, cliffs, deep valleys, very difficult. Great Wall was built in the Warring States period, history of 2,000 years, today referred to the Great Wall more than refer to the Ming Dynasty built the Great Wall. At all times who have been to the Great Wall all amazed the majestic momentum, grand scale and difficult works. The Great Wall is a rare treasures, extraordinary artistic heritage, a symbol of great will and strength of the Chinese nation impregnable forever, is the pride of the Chinese nation, but also the pride of the whole world.

 

"Because of the terrain, dangerous system." Is an important experience to build the Great Wall, has confirmed it in the emperor's time, followed by Sima Qian took it to write the Great Wall"Historical Records", after a dynasty built the Great Wall are in accordance with this principle. Guan City Pass is choose who built in the valley between two mountains, or rivers turning at or the Hirakawa exchanges must pass through, not only can control the strategically located and difficult, but also save manpower and materials to achieve the "man guards the pass , 10,000 Fumo open "effect. Build castles or beacon is choose the advantageous place. As for building a wall, take full advantage of the terrain, such as Pass, Badaling Great Wall is back built along the mountain, some sections from the walls of the outside looked very steep, and the inside have great gentle, easy to defend hard to attack "effect. The Liaodong town in the Ming Dynasty Great Wall in Liaoning called Shan insurance wall, hilltops wall, is the use of the cliff, a little cliff Pixiao about to become the Great Wall. There are some places take full advantage of the cliff cliffs, rivers and lakes as a natural barrier, can be said to be intricate. Great Wall, as a great project, a precious heritage of the Chinese nation.

About china

China is the world's ancient civilizations, have a long cultural history of civilization for 5,000 years. China is located in eastern Asia, the Pacific West Coast. A land area of ​​approximately 9.6 million square kilometers, east and south of the mainland coastline of more than 18,000 kilometers, the inland sea and the edge of the sea water area of ​​about 4.7 million square kilometers. The waters of the distribution of more than 7600 of the size of the island, including the island of Taiwan, an area of 35798 square kilometers. China and 14 countries bordering the sea adjacent with the G8. The provincial-level administrative divisions of the four municipalities, 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, the two Special Administrative Region (SAR) [1]. China is the United Nations Security Council permanent members, is one of the fastest growing countries in the world. The Chinese capital is Beijing, the productivity of the overall level is still relatively low, the regional development is uneven.