CYL-V-0110: Welcome To Beijing ! - 北京歡迎您 !
Forbidden City (北京故宫), Beihai Park (北海公園), Dingling (定陵), Tian´anmen Square (天安門廣場), Temple Of Heaven (天壇), The Great Wall Of Simatai (司馬台長城), Summer Palace (頤和園), Temple Of Earth (地壇), Lama Temple (雍和宫), Changling (長陵), Confucian Temple (孔廟), Ancient Observatory (古觀象台), Tanzhe Temple (潭柘寺), Prince Gong Mansion (恭王府), Lugou Bridge (盧溝橋), Cuandixia Village (爨底下村), Hutong (胡同), Quadrangle (四合院), Water Ways Of the Empress Dowager (慈禧水道), Ditan Temple Fair (地壇廟會), Ice Lanterns Of Longqingxia (龍慶峽冰燈), 198 Art District (798 藝術區), Old Summer Palace (圓和園), Jingshan Park (景山公園), Diaoyutai State Guesthouse (釣魚台國賓館), Zhongshan Park (中山公園), Guo Moruo Memorial Hall (郭沫若故居), Great Wall Of Badaling (八達嶺長城), Temple Of Azure Clouds (碧雲寺), Eastern Church (王府井教堂), Houhai (后海), Qianmen Street (前門商業街), Dongbianmen Gate Tower (東便門城樓), Chang´an Avenue (長安街), Deshengmen Gate Tower (德勝門城樓), Zhengyangmen Gate Tower (正陽門城樓), Military Museum (軍事博物館), Twins Mall (LG 雙子座購物中心), Shin Kong Place (新光天地), Intime Lotte (樂天銀泰百貨), Parkson Department Store (百盛購物中心), Zhongguancun Street (中關村商業街), Legendale Hotel (勵駿酒店), COFCO Plaza (中糧廣場), Sanlitun (三里屯), Place Of Beijing (世貿天階), Jianwai SOHO (建外SOHO), CBD (中央商務區), Qiansanmen Street (前三門大街), Tian´anmen Rostrum (天安門城樓), Xizhimennei Street (西直門内大街), Beijing South Railway Station (北京南站), Beijing Railway Station (北京火車站), Beijing West Railway Station (北京西站), SOHO Shangdu (SOHO 尚都購物中心), Sihui Overpass (四惠立交橋), SOHO New Town (SOHO 現代城), The National Grand Theatre (國家大劇院), The China Millennium Monument (中華世紀壇), The People´s Bank Of China (中國人民銀行), The Central Radio and Television Tower (中央廣播電視塔), National Stadium and Water Cube (鳥巢和水立方), Olympic Fireworks (噢運禮花)
Beijing Shichahai Area & Lakes 2-4-2016
BEIJING
SHICHAHAI
We visited Beijing, capital of China for 7 days from 1st to 8th April, 2016. We selected Shichahai for our residence which is undoubtedly the best area of Beijing, oldest, central, historical, most scenic, cultural, best preserved and beautiful. The Municipal Government of Beijing declared this area as “Historical and Cultural Scenic District”. Building skyscrapers and high rise buildings is prohibited here. Therefore, only old style traditional streets and houses with courtyards can be seen here. It is rightly called backyard paradise by local Chinese.
It has three big lakes, interconnected with each other namely Xihai(pronounced as Shehai means West Lake), Houhai(Back Lake) and Qianhai(pronounced Chinhai means Front Lake). Houhai is the largest of the three. The total area of these lakes is 363 acres. In old times, these lakes used to be part of Grand Canal of China which is the longest canal in the world. In fact Shichahai means ‘ten temple lakes’ since before the communist revolution there used to be ten temples around the lake because of its scenic beauty and central location in the city, few of which still exist. The total area of these lakes with recreation area and roads is 363 acres out of which water area is 84 acre and green area is 28 acre. In old times, these lakes used to be part of Grand Canal of China which is the longest canal in the world. Once celebrities, princes, renowned public figures, artists and intellectuals used to live around Houhai Lake. Bell and Drum Towers, the ancient timepieces, are located here. In the past many palaces and temples were constructed around the lake because of its scenic beauty and central location in the city, few of which still exist such as Dazang Longhua Temple, Guangfu Temple, Huitong Temple, Houshen Temple, Prince Gong’ Mansion, Prince Chun’s Palace, the house of Song Ching-ling (Mrs. Sun Yat-sen), the residence of Guo Moruo, etc. During the winter, the water of the lake is frozen and used for skating. During spring and summer thousands of willow tree around the lake present the mesmerizing effect on the visitors. It is one of the greatest points of attraction for tourists in Beijing. A leisure stroll around Houhai Lake can take an hour or so. Lot of pleasure activities, board & card games, table tennis, cycling, romance, boating, fishing, bathing, etc can be seen in and around the lake, particularly on weekends.
The area around Qianhai Lake is particularly famous for night clubs, bars, pubs, dance theaters, restaurants, ice-cream parlors, food stalls, trap houses and romantic activities and thus is alive till late night with thousands of foreign and local visitors hanging around the Silver Ingot Bridge (Yin Ding Qiao) which links Houhai and Qianhai Lakes. This bridge is the center part of enjoyment in Shichahai and is always overcrowded day and night.
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Odd Arne Westad is the S.T. Lee Professor of U.S.-Asia Relations at Harvard University, where he teaches at the Kennedy School of Government. He is an expert on contemporary international history and on the eastern Asian region.
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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.
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00:04:12 1 Name
00:06:30 2 Logo
00:06:51 3 History
00:07:00 3.1 Early history
00:08:27 3.2 Imperial era
00:11:52 3.3 Modern era
00:17:10 4 Geography
00:20:32 4.1 Climate
00:23:24 4.2 Administrative divisions
00:24:14 5 Cityscape
00:25:20 5.1 Ancient fortress wall
00:26:10 6 Demography
00:27:13 7 Culture
00:27:30 7.1 Literature
00:28:47 7.2 Fine art
00:29:15 7.3 Religion
00:33:49 7.4 Education
00:34:20 7.5 Theatre
00:35:20 7.6 Language
00:35:51 7.7 Culinary art and tea culture
00:37:05 7.7.1 Teahouse
00:37:41 7.7.2 Hot Pot
00:38:17 7.8 Mahjong
00:39:31 7.9 Rural tourism: Nong Jia Le
00:40:34 7.10 Customs and festivals
00:40:43 7.10.1 Grand Temple Fair
00:41:22 7.10.2 Lantern Festival
00:41:54 7.10.3 Dujiangyan Water Releasing Festival
00:42:31 7.10.4 Huanglongxi Fire Dragon Festival
00:43:10 7.10.5 South China Snow and Ice Festival
00:43:51 8 Home of the giant panda
00:47:25 9 Main sights
00:47:34 9.1 World natural and cultural heritage sites
00:47:45 9.1.1 Mount Qingcheng
00:48:48 9.1.2 Dujiangyan Irrigation System
00:49:30 9.1.3 Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries
00:51:24 9.2 Culture of poetry and the Three Kingdoms
00:51:35 9.2.1 Wuhou Shrine
00:52:43 9.2.2 Du Fu thatched cottage
00:53:43 9.3 Ancient Shu civilization
00:53:52 9.3.1 Jinsha Ruins
00:54:48 9.3.2 Golden Sun Bird
00:55:47 9.3.3 Sanxingdui Museum
00:56:28 9.4 Buddhist and Taoist cultures
00:56:38 9.4.1 Chengdu Daci Monastery
00:57:17 9.4.2 Wenshu Monastery
00:57:49 9.4.3 Baoguang Monastery
00:58:32 9.4.4 Qingyang Taoist Temple
00:59:17 9.5 Featured streets and historic towns
00:59:28 9.5.1 The Wide and Narrow Lanes
01:00:09 9.5.2 Jinli
01:01:09 9.5.3 Huanglongxi Historic Town
01:02:04 9.5.4 Chunxi Road
01:02:42 9.5.5 Anren Historic Town
01:03:37 9.5.6 Luodai Historic Town
01:04:35 9.5.7 Du Fu Thatched Cottage
01:05:10 10 Economy
01:09:03 10.1 Electronics and IT industries
01:13:18 10.2 Financial industry
01:16:18 10.3 Modern logistic industry
01:17:37 10.4 Modern business and trade
01:19:17 10.5 Convention and exhibition industry
01:20:33 10.6 Software and service outsourcing industry
01:21:48 10.7 New energy industry
01:23:27 10.8 Electronics and information industry
01:24:16 10.9 Automobile industry
01:25:31 10.10 Modern agriculture
01:26:10 10.11 Defense industry
01:26:53 10.12 Investment
01:27:46 10.13 Industrial zones
01:28:22 10.14 Real estate
01:30:42 11 Transport
01:30:51 11.1 Air
01:34:01 11.2 Railway
01:36:34 11.3 Metropolitan expressways
01:39:04 11.4 Coach
01:39:57 11.5 Highways
01:40:38 11.6 Chengdu Metro
01:41:28 11.7 Bus
01:42:04 11.8 River transport
01:43:13 12 Education
01:44:02 12.1 Colleges and universities
01:46:16 12.2 International schools
01:47:00 12.3 Major secondary schools
01:47:50 13 Consulates
01:48:25 14 Sports
01:48:34 14.1 Football
01:50:10 14.2 Tennis
01:52:47 14.3 Overwatch
01:53:12 14.4 Multi-sport events
01:53:37 14.5 Major sports venues
01:55:26 15 International Relations
01:55:36 16 See also
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Chengdu (Chinese: 成都; Sichuanese: Cengtu UK: , US: , Standard Mandarin: [ʈʂʰə̌ŋ.tú] (listen)), formerly romanized as Chengtu, is a sub-provincial city which serves as the capital of the Chinese province of Sichuan. 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 housed 14,427,500 inhabitants, the largest in Sichuan, with an urban population of 10,152,632. At the time of the 2010 census, Chengdu was the fifth-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 considered a World City with a Beta + classification, according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.Chengdu is located in ...