Posts Tagged ‘Beijing’

The Ruins of the Yuanmingyuan-from foreignercn.com

1 Apr 2008

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The Ruins of the Yuanmingyuan-from foreignercn.com

Yuanmingyuan (Garden of perfect splendor) is renowned throughout the world for its fabled charms and association with Chinese modern history. Extolled as the “Garden of Gardens” and the “Versailles of the East” during its heyday. It was an imperial summer resort painstakingly built and repeatedly expanded under the personal supervision of five emperors of the [...]

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Prince Gong’s Mansion-from foreignercn.com

1 Apr 2008

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Prince Gong’s Mansion-from foreignercn.com

Prince Gong’s Mansion is Beijing’s largest and the best preserved Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) princely mansion and is located at Qianhai Xijie to the north of Shichahai. This fine example of ancient Chinese architecture with its cultural connotations is important not only for its aesthetic value but as an asset to those who wish to study [...]

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The Ancient Bell Museum of Great Bell Temple-from foreignercn.com

1 Apr 2008

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The Ancient Bell Museum of Great Bell Temple-from foreignercn.com

The Ancient Bell Museum of Great Bell Temple is situated in the Northern Sanhuan Road West, Haidian District, Beijing. It was originally the Temple of Awakening which was built in the 11th year of the reign of Emperor Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty(1733). Beijing Municipal Government approved the establishment of the Ancient Bell Museum of [...]

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National Centre for the performing arts -Paul Andrew’s “Eggshell” -from foreignercn.com

1 Apr 2008

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National Centre for the performing arts -Paul Andrew’s “Eggshell” -from foreignercn.com

According to French architect Paul Andrew, National Centre for the performing arts looks like a huge green park with an oval and silver grand theater encircled by green water. The shell, made of titanium metal and glass together with day and night lights adds radiance and beauty to each other, and has fast-changing colors. The [...]

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food street,Guijie簋街-from foreignercn.com

1 Apr 2008

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food street,Guijie簋街-from foreignercn.com

Red lanterns, traditional courtyards, hundreds of restaurants along the street ……This is Guijie Street, Beijing’s famous eating street, known to locals as ‘Ghost Street’. Eating on Ghost Street is about more than food and drink, it’s a way of life for many Beijingers. Tucked behind Beijing’s Inner Dongzhimen Street, “Ghost Street” stretches 1,442 m from [...]

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Peking Opera-from foreignercn.com

1 Apr 2008

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Peking Opera-from foreignercn.com

Peking opera of china is a national treasure with a history of 200 years. In the 55th year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty(1790) ,the four big Huiban opera Troupes entered the capital and combined with Kunqu opera, Yiyang opera, Hanju opera and Luantan in Beijing’s thearetical circle of the time. [...]

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Capital Museum-from foreignercn.com

1 Apr 2008

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Capital Museum-from foreignercn.com

The Capital Museum is a patriotic education base in Beijing. It is a large modernized comprehensive museum that reflects the past and present of Beijing in terms of history, construction, folk customs, and culture. It was open to public on May 18, 2006. The museum, with 5 floors above the ground and 2 underground, covers [...]

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National Art Museum of China -from foreignercn.com

1 Apr 2008

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National Art Museum of China -from foreignercn.com

National Art Museum of china is located on Wu Si Street. It is a national level art museum focused on displaying, collecting and researching the works of the artists in China modern times. Chairman Mao Zedong wrote the name of the museum. National Art Museum of China covers an area of 30,000 square meters with [...]

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Beijing Opera Show in the evening

31 Mar 2008

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Tour Itinerary   Peking opera of china is a national treasure with a history of 200 years. In the year 1790 during the reign of Emperor Qianlong, There were the four major Huiban opera Troupes which came to the capital and blended in Beijing‘s opera circle of that time. After the combination and integration of [...]

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Beijing Acrobatic Show in the evening

31 Mar 2008

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Tour Itinerary   china acrobatic show has a long history, which can be traced back to Neolithic times. Acrobatics came from people’s labor and self-defense skills. As the world economy developed, acrobatics was developed into a kind of performance art. Acrobatics became well-known worldwide performing arts. Pick travelers from hotels at 18:00-18:30.The show lasts about [...]

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