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- Socrates
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The Museum of World Religions (MWR; Chinese: 世界宗教博物館; pinyin: Shìjiè Zōngjiào Bówùguǎn) is a museum in Yonghe District, New Taipei, Taiwan.The museum was founded by Venerable Hsin Tao (心道), a Buddhist monk, and set up through the Ling Jiou Mountain Buddhist Foundation. The museum building was designed by Ralph Appelbaum Associates, the designer of major American museums including the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC and the expansion of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.The Museum of World Religions was opened in 2001 by Hsin Tao. Further elaborate opening ceremonies were held on September 11 and in November 2002 with many religious leaders and others from around the world, including the President Chen Shui-bian. The Taiwanese architect and educator Han Pao-teh was the first curator.
The museum presents exhibits on ten different major world religions. It also features a model called Avatamsaka World illustrating the Avatamsaka Sutra.
「停雲書院」茶禪 － 永和世界宗教博物館Museum of World Religions
Tin Yun Culture Learning Center
It's a culture learning place with the spirit of Chadou, Ikebana, and Chan (Zen). Its courses include Chinese zither, tea ceremony, incense ceremony, Ikebana and lectures by experts.
2012/11/9宗博館11週年活動
心道師父: 「『慈悲』就是我們對大眾的供養，『禪』就是原味。如果我們每個人可以回到原點，可以走入原味，這原味就是原始。走入原味的時候，我們才會真心。真心才會生起慈悲的動作、想法，與願力......」
第六屆佛基對談閉幕 跨宗教攜手為世界祈禱 Interfaith Representatives Hold Hands in Prayer for World Peace
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超過八十位來自18個國家的佛教以及基督教領袖，參與了為期四天的第六屆「佛教徒與基督徒對話國際研討會」，在如何預防暴力到如何徹底解決暴力問題等議題上彼此分享資訊與心得，閉幕典禮上，所有宗教領袖一起為世界和平進行祈禱會。
心道法師說：倡導非暴力需要宗教的導航，需要教育來預防，還有透過媒體的正面影響。閉幕典禮上，梵蒂岡宗座宗教交談委員會首席樞機主教陶然，感謝靈鷲山此次的大力協助，特贈心道法師，基督普世君王與瑪利亞天主之母雙連版畫，心道法師則回贈陶然樞機主教一尊白瓷觀音，表達對陶然樞機主教的尊敬與感謝。
另外，陶然樞機主教藉此次機會表揚，兩位在宗教交流貢獻良多的普渡大學名譽教授唐諾米契爾、以及日本真名山諸宗教對話交流中心法蘭科索托柯諾拉神父。
心道法師表示，未來會繼續與基督徒密切合作，在包括生命和平大學重大計畫上；閉幕典禮上，雙方發表了此次研討會達成的十大共識，接著一起參觀由心道法師創辦的，位於台灣新北市永和區的世界宗教博物館最新特展「愛與光—聖經繪畫故事」。
More than 80 Buddhist and Christian leaders from over 18 countries attended the four day Sixth Buddhist-Christian Colloquium, sharing insight on topics varying from the causes of violence to ways of preventing it. During the closing ceremony, religious leaders took a moment to pray together for world peace.
During the ceremony, His Eminence Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, President of the Pontificate of Interreligious Dialogue presented Founder of Lin Jiou Mountain Dharma Master Hsin Tao a woodblock print of Jesus and Mary in a show of appreciation for his unreserved efforts, and Master Hsin Tao to Cardinal Touran a porcelain statue of Bodhisattva in mutual respect and appreciation.
In addition Donald Mitchell, Professor Emeritus of Purdue University, and Reverend Father Franco Sottocornola of Shinmeizan Center, Japan were honored as well for their work in promoting interfaith cooperation.
A ten-point consensus and final statement were also presented at the closing ceremony, following a visit to the newly opened “Love and Light” exhibit at the Museum of World Religions founded by Dharma Master Hsin Tao in Yonghe, New Taipei City, Taiwan….
更多相關連結：
第六屆佛教徒與基督徒對話國際研討會回顧 6th Buddhist-Christian Colloquium Review
第六屆佛基對談閉幕 跨宗教攜手為世界祈禱 Interfaith Representatives Hold Hands in Prayer for World Peace
心道法師帶領天主教徒體驗佛教誦經與禪修 Master Hsin Tao Leads Colloquium in Buddhist Meditation
第六屆佛教徒與基督徒對話國際研討會開展 Sixth Buddhist-Christian Colloquium Begins
佛教徒與基督徒發表宣言 跨宗教代表攜手為世界祈禱
佛教徒與基督徒並肩同行 聚焦「非暴力」推動和平
Free entry? Not enough. by Han Pao-teh
It does not seem so easy to promote knowledge and culture in Taiwan: see the unfortunate experience of the Museum of World Religions in Taipei County.
Happy Taiwan Trip 07: Taipei- Bitan
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The Heartbeat of Taiwan 台灣的心跳聲 (English subtitle)
Translated by Yating Chan
Some Taiwanese events and places mentioned in lyrics:
1. Yonghe-- a famous Taiwanese traditional breakfast shops especially known for its soymilk
2. night markets-- full of novelty Taiwanese specialties
3. Longshan Temple-- one of the most famous temples in Taipei that demonstrates a
combination of Taiwanese Buddhism and Taoism religions
4. Taiwanese youngsters-- players from rural elementary school beat their Japanese
counterparts, then baseball champion team in Asia, for the first
time in the 1970s
5. Chianan Plain-- located at the southwestern part of Taiwan, it accounts for most of the
rice yield on the island
6. Pintung County-- the local government holds a Tuna Festival in the most southern
county every year
7. Tamsui River-- one of the most famous rivers in northern Taiwan
8. Taroko Valley-- the most diversified and magnificent geological scenery in Taiwan
9. Meinong's paper umbrellas-- a legacy of the Hakka people in the southern County
Kaohsiung
10. Sanyi's wood sculpture-- There is the Sanyi Wood's Sculpture Museum in the west
northern County Miaoli; it showcases the evolution from
Austronesian, Chinese, to modern styles.
11. Taoism Eight Generals-- the Eight-General Dance helps ward off negative energy and
spirit and is popular in local communities
12. the Cloud Gate Dance Theater-- Founded by Hwai-min Lin in 1973, it's Taiwan's first
professional modern dance group
13. the Goddess of the Sea-- Mazu, a local guardian from Fujian Province, China, came
with Taiwanese and Hakka immigrants to the island in
around 16th century.
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Taipei (; Hokkien POJ: Tâi-pak), officially known as Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China. Sitting at the northern tip of the island, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about 25 km (16 mi) southwest of the northern port city Keelung. Most of the city is located in the Taipei Basin, an ancient lakebed. The basin is bounded by the relatively narrow valleys of the Keelung and Xindian rivers, which join to form the Tamsui River along the city's western border.The city proper is home to an estimated population of 2,704,810 (2015), forming the core part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, which includes the nearby cities of New Taipei and Keelung with a population of 7,047,559, the 40th most-populous urban area in the world—roughly one-third of Taiwanese citizens live in the metro district. The name Taipei can refer either to the whole metropolitan area or the city proper.
Taipei is the political, economic, educational, and cultural center of the Republic of China and one of the major hubs in East Asia. Considered to be a global city and rated as an Alpha City by GaWC, Taipei is part of a major high-tech industrial area. Railways, high-speed rail, highways, airports, and bus lines connect Taipei with all parts of the island. The city is served by two airports – Taipei Songshan and Taiwan Taoyuan. Taipei is home to various world-famous architectural or cultural landmarks, which include Taipei 101, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Dalongdong Baoan Temple, Hsing Tian Kong, Lungshan Temple of Manka, National Palace Museum, Presidential Office Building, Taipei Guest House, Ximending, and several night markets dispersed throughout the city. Natural features such as Maokong, Yangmingshan, and hot springs are also well known to international visitors.
In English-language news reports the name Taipei often serves as a synecdoche referring to Taiwan's national government. Due to the ambiguous political status of Taiwan internationally, the term Chinese Taipei is also sometimes pressed into service as a synonym for the entire country, as when Taiwan's government representatives participate in international organizations or Taiwan's athletes participate in international sporting events.
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00:02:08 1 Name
00:02:26 2 History
00:04:13 2.1 First settlements
00:05:41 2.2 Japanese rule
00:06:55 2.3 Post-war
00:08:52 3 Geography
00:10:22 3.1 Climate
00:11:34 3.2 Air quality
00:12:25 4 Demographics
00:13:57 5 Economy
00:17:52 6 Culture
00:18:00 6.1 Tourism
00:18:29 6.1.1 Commemorative sites and museums
00:21:10 6.1.2 Taipei 101
00:22:02 6.1.3 Performing arts
00:22:47 6.1.4 Shopping and recreation
00:25:29 6.1.5 Temples
00:26:38 6.2 Festivals and events
00:28:09 6.3 Taipei in films
00:28:24 7 Government
00:29:46 7.1 Garbage recycling
00:30:47 7.2 Administrative divisions
00:31:06 7.3 City planning
00:32:12 8 Transportation
00:33:12 8.1 Metro
00:34:00 8.2 Rail
00:34:39 8.3 Bus
00:35:20 8.4 Airports
00:35:54 8.5 Ticketing
00:36:33 9 Education
00:38:17 9.1 Notable Mandarin language programs for foreigners
00:38:43 10 Sports
00:39:13 10.1 Major sporting events
00:40:31 10.2 Youth baseball
00:41:05 11 Media
00:41:22 11.1 Television
00:42:05 11.2 Newspapers
00:42:29 12 International relations
00:42:43 12.1 Twin towns and sister cities
00:42:54 12.2 Partner cities
00:43:18 12.3 Friendship cities
00:43:40 13 In popular culture
00:44:04 14 Gallery
00:44:12 15 See also
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Taipei (; Hokkien POJ: Tâi-pak), officially known as Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of Taiwan (officially the Republic of China, ROC). Sitting at the northern tip of the island, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about 25 km (16 mi) southwest of the northern port city Keelung. Most of the city is located in the Taipei Basin, an ancient lakebed. The basin is bounded by the relatively narrow valleys of the Keelung and Xindian rivers, which join to form the Tamsui River along the city's western border.The city proper is home to an estimated population of 2,704,810 (2015), forming the core part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, which includes the nearby cities of New Taipei and Keelung with a population of 7,047,559, the 40th most-populous urban area in the world—roughly one-third of Taiwanese citizens live in the metro district. The name Taipei can refer either to the whole metropolitan area or the city proper.
Taipei is the political, economic, educational, and cultural center of Taiwan and one of the major hubs in East Asia. Considered to be a global city and rated as an Alpha City by GaWC, Taipei is part of a major high-tech industrial area. Railways, high-speed rail, highways, airports, and bus lines connect Taipei with all parts of the island. The city is served by two airports – Taipei Songshan and Taiwan Taoyuan. Taipei is home to various world-famous architectural or cultural landmarks, which include Taipei 101, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Dalongdong Baoan Temple, Hsing Tian Kong, Lungshan Temple of Manka, National Palace Museum, Presidential Office Building, Taipei Guest House, Ximending, and several night markets dispersed throughout the city. Natural features such as Maokong, Yangmingshan, and hot springs are also well known to international visitors.
In English-language news reports the name Taipei often serves as a synecdoche referring to Taiwan's national government. Due to the ambiguous political status of Taiwan internationally, the term Chinese Taipei is also sometimes pressed into service as a synonym for the entire country, as when Taiwan's government representatives participate in international organizations or Taiwan's athletes participate in international sporting events.
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00:03:25 1 Name
00:04:06 2 History
00:06:44 2.1 First settlements
00:09:00 2.2 Japanese rule
00:11:11 2.3 Post-war
00:14:15 3 Geography
00:16:33 3.1 Climate
00:18:27 3.2 Air quality
00:19:43 4 Cityscape
00:19:52 5 Demographics
00:22:17 6 Economy
00:28:31 7 Culture
00:28:39 7.1 Tourism
00:29:20 7.1.1 Commemorative sites and museums
00:33:35 7.1.2 Taipei 101
00:34:59 7.1.3 Performing arts
00:36:06 7.1.4 Shopping and recreation
00:40:18 7.1.5 Temples
00:42:04 7.2 Festivals and events
00:44:24 7.3 Taipei in films
00:44:42 8 Government
00:46:48 8.1 Garbage recycling
00:48:28 8.2 Administrative divisions
00:48:54 8.3 City planning
00:50:34 9 Transportation
00:52:05 9.1 Metro
00:53:18 9.2 Rail
00:54:13 9.3 Bus
00:55:15 9.4 Airports
00:56:05 9.5 Ticketing
00:57:01 10 Education
00:59:42 10.1 Notable Mandarin language programs for foreigners
01:00:18 11 Sports
01:01:01 11.1 Major sporting events
01:02:57 11.2 Youth baseball
01:03:46 12 Media
01:04:08 12.1 Television
01:05:13 12.2 Newspapers
01:05:48 13 International relations
01:06:05 13.1 Twin towns and sister cities
01:06:19 13.2 Partner cities
01:06:50 13.3 Friendship cities
01:07:20 14 In popular culture
01:07:53 15 Gallery
01:08:02 16 See also
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I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Taipei (; Mandarin: [tʰǎipèi]; Hokkien POJ: Tâi-pak), officially known as Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of Taiwan (officially the Republic of China, ROC). Located in the northern part of the Island of Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about 25 km (16 mi) southwest of the northern port city Keelung. Most of the city is located in the Taipei Basin, an ancient lakebed. The basin is bounded by the relatively narrow valleys of the Keelung and Xindian rivers, which join to form the Tamsui River along the city's western border.The city proper is home to an estimated population of 2,704,810 (2015), forming the core part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, which includes the nearby cities of New Taipei and Keelung with a population of 7,047,559, the 40th most-populous urban area in the world—roughly one-third of Taiwanese citizens live in the metro district. The name Taipei can refer either to the whole metropolitan area or the city proper.
Taipei is the political, economic, educational, and cultural center of Taiwan and one of the major hubs in East Asia. Considered to be a global city and rated as an Alpha City by GaWC, Taipei is part of a major high-tech industrial area. Railways, high-speed rail, highways, airports, and bus lines connect Taipei with all parts of the island. The city is served by two airports – Songshan and Taoyuan. Taipei is home to various world-famous architectural or cultural landmarks, which include Taipei 101, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Dalongdong Baoan Temple, Hsing Tian Kong, Lungshan Temple of Manka, National Palace Museum, Presidential Office Building, Taipei Guest House, Ximending, and several night markets dispersed throughout the city. Natural features such as Maokong, Yangmingshan, and hot springs are also well known to international visitors.
In English-language news reports the name Taipei often serves as a synecdoche referring to central government of Taiwan. Due to the ambiguous political status of Taiwan internationally, the term Chinese Taipei is also frequently pressed into service as a synonym for the entire country, as when Taiwan's governmental representatives participate in international organizations or Taiwan's athletes participate in international sporting events.
Qianlong Emperor
The Qianlong Emperor (Chien-lung Emperor; born Hongli (Hung-li; Chinese: 弘曆; Möllendorff transliteration hung li); 25 September 1711 – 7 February 1799) was the sixth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty, and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. The fourth son of the Yongzheng Emperor, he reigned officially from 11 October 1735 to 8 February 1796.1 On 8 February, he abdicated in favor of his son, the Jiaqing Emperor – a filial act in order not to reign longer than his grandfather, the illustrious Kangxi Emperor. Despite his retirement, however, he retained ultimate power until his death in 1799. Although his early years saw the continuation of an era of prosperity in China, his final years saw troubles at home and abroad converge on the Qing Empire.
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Chinese Filipinos (Filipino: Pilipinong Tsino, Tsinoy [tʃɪnoɪ] or Pilipinong Intsik [ɪntʃɪk]) are Filipinos of Chinese descent, mostly born and raised in the Philippines. Chinese Filipinos are one of the largest overseas Chinese communities in Southeast Asia. There are approximately 1.5 million Filipinos with pure Chinese ancestry, or around 1.8% of the population. In addition, Sangleys—Filipinos with at least some Chinese ancestry—comprise a substantial minority of the Philippine population, although the actual figures are not known.Chinese Filpinos are a well established middle class ethnic group and are well represented in all levels of Filipino society. Chinese Filipinos also play a leading role in the Philippines's business sector and dominate the Filipino economy today.
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00:00:10 1 Australia
00:00:19 1.1 Australian Capital Territory
00:00:32 1.2 New South Wales
00:00:48 1.3 Queensland
00:00:58 1.4 South Australia
00:01:09 1.5 Victoria
00:01:19 1.6 Western Australia
00:01:30 2 Bangladesh
00:01:52 3 Bhutan
00:02:01 3.1 Bumthang
00:02:17 3.2 Paro
00:02:36 3.3 Punakha
00:02:55 3.4 Phobjika
00:03:05 3.5 Thimphu
00:03:16 4 Cambodia
00:03:24 4.1 Angkor
00:03:46 4.2 Kampong Thom
00:03:57 4.3 Phnom Penh
00:04:15 4.4 Pursat
00:04:25 5 Canada
00:04:34 5.1 British Columbia
00:04:52 5.2 Nova Scotia
00:05:02 5.3 Ontario
00:05:26 6 People's Republic of China
00:05:36 6.1 Anhui
00:05:46 6.2 Beijing
00:06:22 6.3 Fujian
00:06:39 6.4 Guangdong
00:07:01 6.5 Hainan
00:07:11 6.6 Hebei
00:07:27 6.7 Henan
00:07:47 6.8 Hohhot
00:07:57 6.9 Hubei
00:08:11 6.10 Hong Kong
00:08:33 6.11 Jiangsu
00:09:01 6.12 Jiangxi
00:09:12 6.13 Ningxia
00:09:22 6.14 Quanzhou
00:09:32 6.15 Shaanxi
00:09:49 6.16 Shandong
00:10:03 6.17 Shanghai
00:10:19 6.18 Shanxi
00:10:33 6.19 Sichuan
00:10:43 6.20 Tibet Autonomous Region
00:11:33 6.21 Yunnan
00:11:45 6.22 Zhejiang
00:12:06 7 Europe
00:12:15 7.1 Denmark
00:12:26 7.2 England
00:13:15 7.3 France
00:13:39 7.4 Germany
00:13:58 7.5 Greece
00:14:18 7.6 Hungary
00:14:35 7.7 Italy
00:14:51 7.8 The Netherlands
00:14:59 7.9 Poland
00:15:09 7.10 Scotland
00:15:21 7.11 Slovenia
00:15:32 7.12 Spain
00:15:47 7.13 Sweden
00:15:57 8 India
00:16:06 8.1 Andhra Pradesh
00:16:30 8.2 Arunachal Pradesh
00:16:41 8.3 Bihar
00:16:56 8.4 Goa
00:17:40 8.5 Himachal Pradesh
00:18:19 8.6 Jammu and Kashmir
00:19:38 8.7 Karnataka
00:19:48 8.8 Kerala
00:19:58 8.9 Madhya Pradesh
00:20:12 8.10 Maharashtra
00:20:50 8.11 Orissa
00:21:17 8.12 Sikkim
00:21:44 8.13 Tamil Nadu
00:21:55 8.14 Uttar Pradesh
00:22:19 8.15 West Bengal
00:22:47 9 Indonesia
00:22:56 9.1 Sumatra
00:23:16 9.2 West Java
00:23:26 9.3 Central Java
00:23:50 9.4 East Java
00:24:03 9.5 Bali
00:24:13 10 Israel
00:24:24 11 Japan
00:24:33 11.1 Fukui
00:24:43 11.2 Fukuoka
00:24:55 11.3 Gifu
00:25:08 11.4 Hiroshima
00:25:22 11.5 Hyōgo
00:25:49 11.6 Iwate
00:26:01 11.7 Kagawa
00:26:13 11.8 Kanagawa
00:26:30 11.9 Kyoto
00:27:43 11.10 Miyagi
00:27:53 11.11 Nagano
00:28:03 11.12 Nagasaki
00:28:16 11.13 Nara
00:28:55 11.14 Osaka
00:29:09 11.15 Saitama
00:29:19 11.16 Shiga
00:29:37 11.17 Shizuoka
00:29:51 11.18 Tochigi
00:30:01 11.19 Tokyo
00:30:21 11.20 Toyama
00:30:31 11.21 Wakayama
00:30:54 11.22 Yamagata
00:31:04 11.23 Yamaguchi
00:31:15 11.24 Yamanashi
00:31:27 12 Laos
00:31:36 12.1 Vientiane
00:31:52 12.2 Luang Phrabang
00:32:03 13 Malaysia
00:32:12 13.1 Kuala Lumpur
00:32:31 13.2 Malacca
00:32:45 13.3 Penang
00:33:11 13.4 Kelantan
00:33:21 13.5 Perak
00:33:37 13.6 Pahang
00:33:47 13.7 Sabah
00:34:02 14 Mongolia
00:34:11 14.1 Ulaanbaatar
00:34:23 14.2 Övörkhangai
00:34:34 14.3 Selenge
00:34:46 15 Myanmar
00:34:55 15.1 Yangon Region
00:35:14 15.2 Mandalay Region
00:36:06 15.3 Rakhine State
00:36:26 15.4 Bago Region
00:36:41 15.5 Mon State
00:36:52 15.6 Shan State
00:37:05 16 Nepal
00:37:14 16.1 Kapilbastu District
00:37:24 16.2 Kathmandu District
00:37:36 16.3 Mustang District
00:37:47 16.4 Rupandehi District
00:37:59 17 New Zealand
00:38:12 18 Philippines
00:38:21 18.1 Baguio
00:38:31 18.2 Davao
00:38:43 18.3 Metro Manila
00:39:13 19 Russia
00:39:25 20 Singapore
00:40:53 21 South Africa
00:41:04 22 South Korea
00:41:13 22.1 Seoul
00:41:26 22.2 Gyeonggi
00:41:39 22.3 Gangwon
00:41:54 22.4 North Chungcheong
00:42:06 22.5 South Chungcheong
00:42:18 22.6 North Gyeongsang
00:42:36 22.7 South Gyeongsang
00:42:55 22.8 North Jeolla
00:43:09 22.9 North Pyeongan
00:43:19 22.10 South Jeolla
00:43:33 22.11 Daejeon
00:43:43 23 Sri Lanka
00:43:52 23.1 Ampara
00:44:07 23.2 Anuradhapura
00:44:38 23.3 Badulla
00:44:49 23.4 Balapitiya
00:45:01 23.5 Colombo
00:45:18 23.6 Dambulla
00:45:29 23.7 Hambantota
00:45:43 23.8 Jaffna
00:45:54 23.9 Kandy
00:46:10 23.10 Kalutara
00:46:21 23.11 Kelaniya
00:46:32 23.12 Kurunegala
00:46:42 23.13 Madampe
00:46:52 23.14 Mahiyanganaya
00:47:04 23.15 Matale
00:47:15 23.16 Polgahawela
00:47:27 23.17 Polonnaruwa
00:47:41 23.18 Trincomalee
00:47:53 24 Taiwan
00:48:26 25 Tanzania
00:48:40 26 Thailand
00:48:49 26.1 Ayutthaya
00:49:15 26.2 Bangkok
00:49:46 26.3 Chiang Mai
00:50:11 26.4 Chiang Rai
00:50:31 26.5 Lampang
00:50:42 26.6 Lamphun
00:50:53 26.7 Kanchanaburi
00:51:03 26.8 Nakhon Si Thammarat
00:51:16 26.9 Pathum Thani
00:51:27 26.10 Phitsanulok
00:51:52 26.11 Phetchabun
00:52:03 26.12 Saraburi
00:52:13 26.13 Surat Thani
00:52:21 26.13.1 Ko Samui
00:52:41 27 Uganda
00:52:53 28 United States
00:53:02 28.1 Arizona
00:53:13 28.2 California
00:54:37 28.3 Colorado
00:54:50 28.4 Connecticut
00:55:04 28.5 Florida
00:55:20 28.6 Georgia
00:55:32 28.7 Hawaii
00:55:52 28.8 Illinois
00:56:09 28.9 Kentucky
00:56:20 28.10 Louisiana
00:56:31 28.11 Maryland
00:56:43 28.12 Massachusetts
00:57:05 28.13 Michigan
00:57:20 28.14 Minnesota
00:57:34 28.15 Nebraska
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Beijing | Wikipedia audio article
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00:04:44 1 Etymology
00:06:46 2 History
00:06:55 2.1 Early history
00:08:21 2.2 Early Imperial China
00:12:06 2.3 Ming dynasty
00:15:46 2.4 Qing dynasty
00:17:49 2.5 Republic of China
00:20:10 2.6 People's Republic of China
00:24:34 3 Geography
00:27:50 3.1 Cityscape
00:27:59 3.2 Architecture
00:32:13 3.3 Climate
00:34:43 3.4 Environmental issues
00:36:48 3.4.1 Air quality
00:44:14 3.4.1.1 Readings
00:45:52 3.4.2 Dust storms
00:46:44 4 Politics and government
00:47:57 4.1 Administrative divisions
00:48:40 4.1.1 Towns
00:49:46 4.2 Judiciary and procuracy
00:51:26 4.3 Diplomatic missions
00:52:04 5 Economy
00:53:14 5.1 Sector composition
00:55:41 5.2 Economic zones
00:59:39 6 Demographics
01:04:42 7 Culture
01:08:09 7.1 Places of interest
01:15:07 8 Religion
01:16:36 8.1 Chinese folk religion and Taoism
01:19:16 8.2 Buddhism
01:22:59 8.3 Islam
01:24:32 8.4 Christianity
01:27:52 9 Media
01:28:02 9.1 Television and radio
01:28:58 9.2 Press
01:30:14 10 Sports
01:30:23 10.1 Events
01:33:29 10.2 Venues
01:34:25 10.3 Clubs
01:35:12 11 Transportation
01:35:41 11.1 Rail and high-speed rail
01:38:49 11.2 Roads and expressways
01:42:31 11.3 Air
01:45:42 11.4 Public transit
01:48:41 11.5 Taxi
01:50:57 11.6 Bicycles
01:52:38 12 Defence and aerospace
01:54:57 13 Nature and wildlife
01:58:25 14 See also
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Beijing (, nonstandard ;
Mandarin pronunciation: [pèi.tɕíŋ] (listen)), formerly romanized as Peking, is the capital of the People's Republic of China, the world's third most populous city proper, and most populous capital city. The city, located in northern China, is governed as a municipality under the direct administration of central government with 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts. Beijing Municipality is surrounded by Hebei Province with the exception of neighboring Tianjin Municipality to the southeast; together the three divisions form the Jingjinji metropolitan region and the national capital region of China.Beijing is an important world capital and global power city, and one of the world's leading centers for politics, economy and business, finance, education, culture, innovation and technology, architecture, language, and diplomacy. A megacity, Beijing is the second largest Chinese city by urban population after Shanghai and is the nation's political, cultural, and educational center. It is home to the headquarters of most of China's largest state-owned companies and houses the largest number of Fortune Global 500 companies in the world, as well as the world's four biggest financial institutions. It is also a major hub for the national highway, expressway, railway, and high-speed rail networks. The Beijing Capital International Airport has been the second busiest in the world by passenger traffic since 2010, and, as of 2016, the city's subway network is the busiest and second longest in the world.
Combining both modern and traditional architecture, Beijing is one of the oldest cities in the world, with a rich history dating back three millennia. As the last of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China, Beijing has been the political center of the country for most of the past eight centuries, and was the largest city in the world by population for much of the second millennium A.D. Encyclopædia Britannica notes that few cities in the world have served for so long as the political headquarters and cultural center of an area as immense as China. With mountains surrounding the inland city on three sides, in addition to the old inner and outer city walls, Beijing was strategically poised and developed to be the residence of the emperor and thus was the perfect location for the imperial capital. The city is renowned for its opulent palaces, temples, parks, gardens, tombs, walls ...
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Beijing
00:03:13 1 Etymology
00:04:36 2 History
00:04:44 2.1 Early history
00:05:44 2.2 Early Imperial China
00:08:15 2.3 Ming dynasty
00:10:42 2.4 Qing dynasty
00:12:06 2.5 Republic of China
00:13:41 2.6 People's Republic of China
00:16:38 3 Geography
00:18:49 3.1 Cityscape
00:18:57 3.2 Architecture
00:21:47 3.3 Climate
00:23:29 3.4 Environmental issues
00:24:56 3.4.1 Air quality
00:29:41 3.4.1.1 Readings
00:30:48 3.4.2 Dust storms
00:31:25 4 Politics and government
00:32:17 4.1 Administrative divisions
00:32:48 4.1.1 Towns
00:33:35 4.2 Judiciary and procuracy
00:34:45 4.3 Diplomatic missions
00:35:13 5 Economy
00:36:05 5.1 Sector composition
00:37:46 5.2 Economic zones
00:40:25 6 Demographics
00:43:53 7 Culture
00:46:13 7.1 Places of interest
00:50:55 8 Religion
00:51:57 8.1 Chinese folk religion and Taoism
00:53:46 8.2 Buddhism
00:56:16 8.3 Islam
00:57:11 8.4 Christianity
00:59:27 9 Media
00:59:36 9.1 Television and radio
01:00:16 9.2 Press
01:01:10 10 Sports
01:01:18 10.1 Events
01:03:26 10.2 Venues
01:04:05 10.3 Clubs
01:04:39 11 Transportation
01:05:02 11.1 Rail and high-speed rail
01:07:06 11.2 Roads and expressways
01:09:35 11.3 Air
01:11:43 11.4 Public transit
01:13:44 11.5 Taxi
01:15:18 11.6 Bicycles
01:16:26 12 Defense and aerospace
01:17:59 13 Nature and wildlife
01:20:23 14 See also
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Beijing (;Mandarin pronunciation: [pèi.tɕíŋ] (listen)), formerly romanized as Peking, is the capital of the People's Republic of China, the world's third most populous city proper, and most populous capital city. The city, located in northern China, is governed as a municipality under the direct administration of central government with 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts. Beijing Municipality is surrounded by Hebei Province with the exception of neighboring Tianjin Municipality to the southeast; together the three divisions form the Jingjinji metropolitan region and the national capital region of China.Beijing is an important world capital and global power city, and one of the world's leading centers for politics, economy and business, finance, education, culture, innovation and technology, architecture, language, and diplomacy. A megacity, Beijing is the second largest Chinese city by urban population after Shanghai and is the nation's political, cultural, and educational center. It is home to the headquarters of most of China's largest state-owned companies and houses the largest number of Fortune Global 500 companies in the world, as well as the world's four biggest financial institutions. It is also a major hub for the national highway, expressway, railway, and high-speed rail networks. The Beijing Capital International Airport has been the second busiest in the world by passenger traffic since 2010, and, as of 2016, the city's subway network is the busiest and second longest in the world.
Combining both modern and traditional architecture, Beijing is one of the oldest cities in the world, with a rich history dating back three millennia. As the last of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China, Beijing has been the political center of the country for most of the past eight centuries, and was the largest city in the world by population for much of the second millennium A.D. Encyclopædia Britannica notes that few cities in the world have served for so long as the political headquarters and cultural center of an area as immense as China. With mountains surrounding the inland city on three sides, in addition to the old inner and outer city walls, Beijing was strategically poised and developed to be the residence of the emperor and thus was the perfect location for the imperial capital. The city is renowned for its opulent palaces, temples, parks, gardens, tombs, walls and gates. It has seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites – the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Ming Tombs, Zhoukoudian, and parts of the Great Wall and the Grand Canal – all popular locatio ...
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- reduce eye strain
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Beijing (;Mandarin pronunciation: [pèi.tɕíŋ] (listen)), formerly romanized as Peking, is the capital of the People's Republic of China, the world's third most populous city proper, and most populous capital city. The city, located in northern China, is governed as a municipality under the direct administration of central government with 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts. Beijing Municipality is surrounded by Hebei Province with the exception of neighboring Tianjin Municipality to the southeast; together the three divisions form the Jingjinji metropolitan region and the national capital region of China.Beijing is an important world capital and global power city, and one of the world's leading centers for politics, economy and business, finance, education, culture, innovation and technology, architecture, language, and diplomacy. A megacity, Beijing is the second largest Chinese city by urban population after Shanghai and is the nation's political, cultural, and educational center. It is home to the headquarters of most of China's largest state-owned companies and houses the largest number of Fortune Global 500 companies in the world, as well as the world's four biggest financial institutions. It is also a major hub for the national highway, expressway, railway, and high-speed rail networks. The Beijing Capital International Airport has been the second busiest in the world by passenger traffic since 2010, and, as of 2016, the city's subway network is the busiest and second longest in the world.
Combining both modern and traditional architecture, Beijing is one of the oldest cities in the world, with a rich history dating back three millennia. As the last of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China, Beijing has been the political center of the country for most of the past eight centuries, and was the largest city in the world by population for much of the second millennium A.D. Encyclopædia Britannica notes that few cities in the world have served for so long as the political headquarters and cultural center of an area as immense as China. With mountains surrounding the inland city on three sides, in addition to the old inner and outer city walls, Beijing was strategically poised and developed to be the residence of the emperor and thus was the perfect location for the imperial capital. The city is renowned for its opulent palaces, temples, parks, gardens, tombs, walls and gates. It has seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites – the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Ming Tombs, Zhoukoudian, and parts of the Great Wall and the Grand Canal – all popular locations for tourism. Siheyuans, the city's traditional housing style, and hutongs, the narrow alleys between siheyuans, are major tourist attractions and are common in urban Beijing.
Many of Beijing's 91 universities consistently rank among the best in China, among which Peking University and Tsinghua University are ranked in the top 60 universities of the world. Beijing CBD is a center for Beijing's economic expansion, with the ongoing or recently completed construction of multiple skyscrapers. Beijing's Zhongguancun area is known as China's Silicon Valley and a center of innovation and technology entrepreneurship.