Mianyang TV spot 绵阳摆起走
Learning english with Paty 老师 in Mianyang, Sichuan, China.
四川山水 SiChuan Mountains southwest of China
SiChuan Mountains southwest of China ,they are everywhere surround my hometown hehe~~
OB Delivers Relief After Devastating Quake in China - OB.org
As relief workers, government officials and volunteers sift through the rubble searching for survivors, the death toll following Monday's 7.9 magnitude earthquake continues to climb.
Operation Blessing is on-the-scene in three of the hardest hit areas- Chengdu, Dujianyan and Mianyang bringing caravans of food, medicine, clothes and relief supplies.
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You can take part in helping China's displaced families by making an online donation toward OBI's disaster relief efforts to provide food, medical care, to those suffering as a result of the earthquake in China.
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In the Forbidden City in Beijing, China
January 13, 2015
Leshan Buddha, near Chengdu
Approaching the Leshan Buddha by boat. This enormous statue was carved out of the cliff face during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) and is located at the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers in Sichuan province, China. Standing at 71 metres tall, it is the largest stone Buddha in the world.
Construction began in 713, in the hope that the Buddha would calm the turbulent waters that threatened ships along the river. Apparently, the huge contruction work resulted in so much stone being removed from the cliff face and deposited in the river below that the waters were indeed calmed as a result.
See the Leshan Giant Buddha on Bamboo Travel's holidays to China
Sichuan | Wikipedia audio article
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Sichuan (四川; formerly romanised as Szechuan or Szechwan), is a province in southwest China occupying most of the Sichuan Basin and the easternmost part of the Tibetan Plateau between the Jinsha River on the west, the Daba Mountains in the north, and the Yungui Plateau to the south. Sichuan's capital city is Chengdu. The population of Sichuan stands at 81 million.
In antiquity, Sichuan was the home of the ancient states of Ba and Shu. Their conquest by Qin strengthened it and paved the way for the First Emperor's unification of China under the Qin dynasty. During the Three Kingdoms era, Liu Bei's Shu was based in Sichuan. The area was devastated in the 17th century by Zhang Xianzhong's rebellion and the area's subsequent Manchu conquest, but recovered to become one of China's most productive areas by the 19th century. During the Second World War, Chongqing served as the temporary capital of the Republic of China, making it the focus of Japanese bombing. It was one of the last mainland areas to fall to the Communists during the Chinese Civil War and was divided into four parts from 1949 to 1952, with Chongqing restored two years later. It suffered gravely during the Great Chinese Famine of 1959–61 but remained China's most populous province until Chongqing Municipality was again separated from it in 1997.
The people of Sichuan speak a unique form of Mandarin, which took shape during the area's repopulation under the Ming. The family of dialects is now spoken by about 120 million people, which would make it the 10th most spoken language in the world if counted separately. The area's warm damp climate long caused Chinese medicine to advocate spicy dishes; the native Sichuan pepper was supplemented by Mexican chilis during the Columbian Exchange to form modern Sichuan cuisine, whose dishes—including Kung Pao chicken and Mapo tofu—have become staples of Chinese cuisine around the world.
Wanted Chongqing Businessman Sues Public Security Bureau
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Chongqing businessman Li Jun was labeled as the head
of the Triads by former Chongqing Party Secretary Bo Xilai.
Recently, the company under his name filed law suit against
Shapingba Branch of Chongqing Public Security Bureau.
The lawsuit is for illegal seizure of the
company's official seal, and it's property.
Li Jun is currently hiding overseas, and
an arrest warrant for him is still in effect.
More than 30 people associated with Li, including
his relatives and former employees, have been
labeled as gangsters, and were sentenced in 2010.
On behalf of Li Jun, Luo Hao, a legal representative
of Chongqing Junfeng Real Estate Co., Ltd., filed
a lawsuit against Shapingba Branch of Chongqing
Municipal Public Security Bureau on February 28.
Beijing lawyer Li Zhuang, as the agent and
deputy general manager of the company, sent
forth two lawyers to deliver the indictment.
It was delivered to Chongqing Higher People's
Court and the Intermediate People's Court.
The High Court did not accept the appeal.
The Intermediate Court kept the appeal, but indicated
the acceptance is contingent upon a superior's approval.
According to the indictment, Li Jun requested canceling
Shapingba Public Security Bureau's two written decisions.
Li also requested confirmation that seizing the company's
official seal was illegal, to return 66.8 million yuan,
and to compensate for the loss of 69.57 million yuan.
Luo Hao, Chongqing Junfeng Real Estate:
During the investigation, they transferred
66.8 million yuan out the company's account.
There was no court decree. It was done by the
investigation team of the public security bureau.
Then, the Court determined Li Xiuwu's
income of 66.8 million yuan as illegal.
But, that was a bond company.
They transferred money out of our real estate
company, which had nothing to do with the case.
Luo Hao indicated Bo's policy of targeting gangsters
cost too much for the local governments to afford.
He believed that Bo Xilai confiscated
private assets to balance the books.
He said, Bo was targeting the entire Junfeng
Real Estate, not just the 66.8 million yuan.
Luo Hao: Their greatest intention was
to own the entire Junfeng Real Estate.
There are a few acres of land under Junfeng. With those
properties, they can sell for a couple of billion yuan.
That's the money they are after.
Li Jun was arrested on December 4
2009, on charges of allegedly bribery.
The Chongqing public security bureau asked
Li to confess that he was the triad boss.
He was forced to admit to committing crimes of
bribery, firearms trafficking, prostitution, loan-sharking
and supporting illegal religious organizations.
Li Jun was brutally tortured.
After weeks of torture, Li Jun was told that to be free from
more torture, he had to pay the military 40 million yuan.
This was to compensate a piece of land he had purchased.
In March 2010, Li Jun was released after paying the fine.
Police involved in the interrogation were
rewarded with 100,000 yuan from the military.
Li Jun is currently hiding overseas. His wife,
family members, and employees were arrested.
His brother and nephew who took over his assets were
sentenced to 18 years and 13 years in prison, respectively.
The rest were sentenced with sentences
of several months to several years.
Luo Hao indicated that Bo labeled Li Jun's company
as triad for the purpose of confiscating his assets.
Luo Hao: It is impossible to form a triad with
just a couple of people. Triad is an organization.
They purposely put together a couple of dozens
of people by including the company employees
and the security guards to make it look like a gang.
They charged the gang with a crime. That way it
becomes easy for them to seize the property.
Luo Hao said Bo Xilai planned to take over
the company through a managing company.
Wang Lijun's incident slowed down the progress.
After the 18th National Congress, things changed.
On September 30 last year, the official
seal was returned to the company.
At the end of November, the
company account was released.
Li Jun was one of the richest businessmen in Chongqing.
His investments, ranged from real estate, gas stations,
nightclubs, the financial industry, through to hotels.
He had annual revenue of about one billion yuan. His
estimated total asset at that time was about 4.5 billion yuan.
《神韵》2013世界巡演新亮点
China from a Drone's Point of View
Drone footage from our trip to Shanghai, Chengdu, Xi'an, and The Great Wall!
Music by Silverfoot:
China ! चीन बसा रहा हैं नया शहर | China's new city will be 100 kilometers away from Beijing
China ! चीन बसा रहा हैं नया शहर | China's new city will be 100 kilometers away from Beijing
Protesters try to register, BOCOG comment on demonstrators
SHOTLIST
Beijing - August 18, 2008
1. Tilt down from the sign with Chinese characters reading: Reception Room of Public Security Management of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau, to petitioners gathering outside the room
2. Close of policeman, shot through window
3. Mid of people entering the reception room
4. Mid of policeman motioning to journalists UPSOUND of policeman: Please stay outside the gate. This is our internal office place. We do not accept interviews.
5. Wide of line of people waiting outside the reception room
6. Close of a woman's face, with her right eye covered by gauze
7. Wide of policeman asking two elderly people to leave
UPSOUND of the policeman: Let me find a cool place inside for you.
UPSOUND of an aged woman: I don't want to go inside. I'm going to the toilet.
8. Zoom in of Jiang Yufen a petitioner sitting on her knees and crying
9. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) Jiang Yufen, Petitioner:
++SOUNDBITE ENDS ON SHOT 10++
I haven't done anything wrong. Why am I being abandoned? Give me a home, I will freeze to death! When it rains I have to go and sleep under the bridge.
10. Zoom in of Jiang's eyes with tears
11. Mid of Jiang and another woman crying
12. Pan of crowd to petitioners
13. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) Sun Liwei, Petitioner:
We are requesting the public security bureau to accept our petition to demonstrate and protest, our protest is not a big deal, we only want to follow the rule of law in the People's Republic of China, we want to call the attention to the problems of the underprivileged. In China there is a big gap between rich and poor, many people do not have a home, we are all seeking a place to live and survive.
14. Wide of spokesmen walking onto podium at BOCOG/IOC news conference
15. Cutaway of cameramen
16. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) Wang Wei, Vice president, Beijing Organising Committee:
Many problems have not been solved not even by the United Nations, and some want them to be solved during the Olympic Games, putting pressure on the International Olympic Committee and the Beijing Olympic Committee, this is not realistic. So, in response of these problems, we think that you do not really understand Chinese reality. China has its own version and way of exercising our democracy.
17. Wide shot of news conference
18. SOUNDBITE: (English) Giselle Davies, International Olympic Committee Communications Director:
It's true that we do sit here at this stage with questions understandably by various parties including the media. From an IOC perspective we would like to see those questions answered very much. We encourage as much transparency as possible on this matter.
Beijing - August 14, 2008.
19. Wide of Ritan park, one of the protest parks
20. Wide of sign carrying a slogan celebrating the Olympic games
21. Wide of empty looking Ritan park
STORYLINE
Chinese state media say authorities have received 77 applications from people who want to protest in special areas set aside for demonstrations during the Olympics.
But no protests have actually taken place in three parks designated as special zones for a type of dissent that is usually banned in China but which Beijing said it would allow as long as tight regulations were followed.
The official Xinhua News Agency said Monday that some 149 people,including three foreigners, have submitted the applications since August 1. But the two-line Xinhua report did not say whether any had been approved or give any other details.
Beijing Olympic organisers also failed to provide any figures on Monday.
Wang Wei, vice president of the Beijing Organising Committee, said he had asked the relevant authorities but had still not received a response.
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四川成都金沙遗址博物馆Jinsha Site Museum 20120506
成都金沙遗址博物馆位于四川省成都市区西北部的青羊区金沙遗址路2号，青羊大道227号，是在金沙遗址原址上建立的一座遗址类博物馆，也是展示商周时期四川地区古蜀文化的专题类博物馆。
成都金沙遗址博物馆于2004年底立项建设，2007年4月16日正式对外开放。金沙遗址博物馆占地面积30万平方米，建筑面积38000平方米，由遗迹馆、陈列馆、游客中心、文化保护与修复中心、金沙剧场、园林区等组成，是一座集教育、研究、休闲于一体的现代化园林式博物馆，并成为代表成都悠久历史的标识性景观。 2006年被评为全国重点文物保护单位。
2018年9月21日，《金色记忆——中国十四世纪前出土金器特展》20日晚在成都金沙遗址博物馆揭幕，来自国内40家考古文博单位的精品金器850余件，展现出一部璀璨的中国古代黄金文明史。
Indian Youth Delegation to China 2019 | Travel Montage | Beijing, Lanzhou & Dunhuang
A short video covering the travel of Indian Youth Delegation to China between 1st July and 11th July 2019. Youth conferences were held in the cities of Beijing, Lanzhou, and Dunhuang.
We, the youth delegates of India, sincerely thank Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (Govt. Of India) and All-China Youth Federation (People's republic of China) for scheduling and sponsoring such an enriching visit that gave us a hands-on exposure to the Skill, Scale, and Speed of China's economy, industry, research and for ensuring luxurious accommodation in the cities of Beijing, Lanzhou and Dunhuang along with arrangements for abundant food and seamless local travel. I also thank the Indian Institute of Technology, Indore for providing me this fantastic opportunity to represent India as a Youth Delegate.
Exclusive aerial video shows the exceptional view of Douchuan (Doutuan) Mountain
Exclusive aerial video shows the exceptional view of Douchuan (Doutuan) Mountain, a national AAAA-grade tourist attraction and geological park in Jiangyou, southwest China’s Sichuan Province
Chengdu | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Chengdu
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
You can find other Wikipedia audio articles too at:
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Chengdu (Standard Mandarin: [ʈʂʰə̌ŋ.tú] (listen)), formerly romanized as Chengtu, is a sub-provincial city which serves as the capital of Sichuan province, People's Republic of China. It is one of the three most populous cities in Western China, the other two being Chongqing and Xi'an. As of 2014, the administrative area houses 14,427,500 inhabitants, with an urban population of 10,152,632. At the time of the 2010 census, Chengdu was the 5th-most populous agglomeration in China, with 10,484,996 inhabitants in the built-up area including Xinjin County and Deyang's Guanghan City. Chengdu is also considered a World City with a Beta + classification according to GaWC.The surrounding Chengdu Plain is also known as the Country of Heaven (Chinese: 天府之国; pinyin: Tiānfǔ zhi Guó) and the Land of Abundance. Its prehistoric settlers included the Sanxingdui culture. Founded by the state of Shu prior to its incorporation into China, Chengdu is unique as a major Chinese settlement that has maintained its name (nearly) unchanged throughout the imperial, republican, and communist eras. It was the capital of Liu Bei's Shu during the Three Kingdoms Era, as well as several other local kingdoms during the Middle Ages.It is now one of the most important economic, financial, commercial, cultural, transportation, and communication centers in Western China. Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, a hub of Air China and Sichuan Airlines is one of the 30 busiest airports in the world, and Chengdu Railway Station is one of the six biggest in China. Chengdu also hosts many international companies and more than 12 consulates. More than 260 Fortune 500 companies have established branches in Chengdu.
Cycling Chengdu 1
A slow cruise around Chengdu. My first video so it's pretty blurry and shaky at times!
Music credit to Charles Mingus - Moanin'
Chinas Top Outsourcing Cities.wmv
Services Outsourcing in China Episode 3 in a series of 8 interviews with Dr. Philip Hadcroft
这是中国四川成都天府广场
２０１４大年三十晚上。还是热闹哦。