Tuesday, August 30th, 2011 at 10:31 pm
Beijing Tomb of 318 Incident (in simplified Chinese 北京三一八烈士墓) is located at the southwest corner of Haidian District, and there are the Yuanmingyuan Ruins nearby. In 1929, it was built to commemorate the 1926 “318″ tragedy of the 47 martyrs who sacrificed.
Tombstone was sitting south, with a 5-meter-high hexagonal monument standing at the tomb of the base of 60 square meters, and the monument engraved had the words of “Monument to the Martyrs of March 18,” and there are the names of the martyrs marked on the stone. The tombstones of 1971 “318″ martyrs LIU Bao-Yi, Jiang, Liang Chen were moved from Beijing Institute of Technology to this tomb to commemorate their great contribution in fighting for democracy.
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Beijing Tomb of 318 Incident, 北京三一八烈士墓362 words, reading time ~ 1:27 mins
Friday, August 5th, 2011 at 10:07 pm
Beijing Tiananmen Square (in simplified Chinese 北京天安门广场) is located in the center of Beijing. It is the world’s largest square, having an area of 500,000 square meters.
From here, you can see the history of New China Architecture because it was born even earlier than the Republic of China for several hours. On September 30, 1949, the eve of the founding ceremony, all the CPPCC National Committee members were led by Mao Zedong to Tiananmen Square, where the People’s Heroes Monument laid the first cornerstone.
According to traditional Chinese thought, monuments and buildings should be blocked south, but Zhou Enlai told the project architect, suggesting that the possibility for the monument in Tiananmen Square to be Changan-oriented because the vast majority of people are entering from the north side of the Square. Architects accepted his proposal and made the change.
Thursday, June 30th, 2011 at 12:20 pm
Beijing Ying Gong Shouson Presbyterian Tower (in simplified Chinese 北京应公长老寿塔) is located in Fangshan Town’s Tiankai Uk Jong Village. The Beijing Ying Gong Shouson Presbyterian Tower was commonly known as the Monk Tower. Dade was built in the Yuan Dynasty five years (1301) February.
To the South, there is a five canopy hexagonal pagoda-style, passing 12 meters high, and built on the three-tier lotus tower. Positive cylindrical tower arch was opened to public.
At southeast, southwest and inlay on both sides it was of the side-ming building style. There are some doors and the other sides there are some windows. There are also some wood structures which make the tower a very special place.
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Beijing Ying Gong Shouson Presbyterian Tower346 words, reading time ~ 1:23 mins
Monday, February 8th, 2010 at 11:49 am
Beijing Tai Temple (in simplified Chinese 太庙) is located at the eastern side of Tiananmen Square in Dongcheng District. It has an area of 139,600 square meters, with the north-south plane making the temple a rectangular shape. The main entrance of the temple is in the south, and is surrounded by a triple wall. Inside the building there is a side hall as well as a palace hall, in which the front door has glass bricks and the door is having halberd, between two stone. During Ming and Qing dynasties it is called the Royal Temple.wood used for building this temple is of great quality and the remaining components of the temple included gold wood, barrel wood. In spite of the Qing Dynasty about the alteration of its regulatory system, the wood and stone of the whole temple were kept to maintain the original structure, and therefore this temple is Beijing’s most complete group of the Ming Dynasty architecture. Cooper Tai Temple is a well-known architecture which is hundreds of years old. of the Beijing Tai Temple is strictly following the building style of Mindanao Wei Hong-li, an ancient architect. On 1st May 1950, the temple was renamed the Beijing Working People’s Cultural Palace. The Tai Temple now is one of the national key units to be protected.
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Beijing Tai Temple336 words, reading time ~ 1:21 mins
Monday, February 8th, 2010 at 11:48 am
Beijing Phoenix Pavilion (in simplified Chinese北京凤凰亭) is a very famous tourist attraction in Beijing. It is located in Yanshan in Fangshan District on the hillside of the road. It is a pavilion with a lot of heavy stones. Vertically inside the pavilion there are some remains that show that the pavilion was built at nine years of Qing Emperor Yongzheng (1731). In the pavilion, it is written the words “Xi Mountain Light Fong Shengde inscriptions.”
This pavilion is really very beautiful. In the past, it was just a stone with names on it. However, after years of construction and decoration, it has become such a beautiful pavilion in Beijing. You would be able to see a lot of beautiful views when you reach this pavilion because it is located at hillside and therefore, when you climb up to this pavilion, you would be able to view the bottom and see the beautiful Beijing city.
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Beijing Phoenix Pavilion332 words, reading time ~ 1:20 mins
Monday, February 8th, 2010 at 11:48 am
Church of St. Nicholas (in simplified Chinese 圣尼古拉教堂) is located at North Dongzhimen Street. The Orthodox Church was set up in Beijing in 1685 (twenty-four years of Emperor Kangxi). In Jaxa war, the Qing government lost in self-defense against intruders from Russia therefore, Emperor Kangxi Dongzhimen decided to negotiate with the Russian government to end the war. One of the requirements in the treaty is that there should be a Church in Beijing. Therefore, in response to the treaty, this church was set up. This place in Beijing is actually known as the “Temple Rasetsu” or the Russian “North Hall.”
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Church of St. Nicholas364 words, reading time ~ 1:27 mins
Monday, February 8th, 2010 at 11:47 am
Mao Dun’s former home (in simplified Chinese 茅盾故居) is located at the South Street Dongcheng District’s traffic intersection. There is a temple after the round on the 13th alley. After 1972, Mao Dun chose to live in this place. In March 27, 1985 the former residence was officially opened to public after Mao Dun’s death.Mao Dun Literary Award.” which is still running nowadays and it is one of the dream awards of Chinese writers. in the northern room there was Mao Dun and his introduction of the road of literature. East wing of this home was used to display the picture of Mr. Mao Dun at the founding of New China for the construction of cultural homeland. There are also pictures showing how he made unremitting efforts for world peace. Exhibits include the appointment or his different jobs, some letters he wrote, pen he used, tape recorders, etc, in sealed boxes. Mr. Mao Dun’s former home had a backyard which is the study and bedroom, where the shelves are full of books or different kinds like ancient Chinese novels, foreign novels, record books, etc. Together with his own works these books have been concentrated into a “library of Mao Dun.”
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Mao Dun’s Former Home363 words, reading time ~ 1:27 mins
Monday, February 8th, 2010 at 11:44 am
Prince Gong House (in simplified Chinese 恭王府) is located at the former Hercynian Street, Xicheng District. It is currently the largest existing palace, and the protection of it is the best ones in China nowadays. Shen was convicted for corruption and Jiaqing turned the House into the official part of the Emperor to give his younger brother, Prince Qing Xi Yong P, a Qing Palace. After the Qing Xianfeng Wangfu recovery, thanks to his younger brother, Yi Yi, the House became the Prince Gong House. During Xian Feng of Tongzhi, it was renovated, and after that there are additions in the Garden House.and pond plants. The structures of this garden are all very unique and beautiful. is wide and there is the front gate and among the three doors, there is a silver door in an existing hall in the main hall which has been destroyed. The existing palace is called the Ka Lok Tong. East into the courtyard formed by the three doors, there is Prince Gong Yi’s space which is used for daily living. West Jeongbang Jin Zhai’s time, the building is large, with gallery-week access point, and a remarkable style. After three roads in the courtyard, it was surrounded by 160 meters from east to west. The east of it has a lot of fog which looks like looking at the buildings there as well as some buildings to the west of Po.
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Prince Gong House348 words, reading time ~ 1:24 mins
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 at 5:01 am
Sun Yat-sen’s Residence (in simplified Chinese 孙中山行宫) is located in 23 Zhang Road. In the Ming dynasty it was actually the home of the emperor Chongzhen’s wife, called Spring Garden. This land was later been used by the late Qing Dynasty as a park. During early years of the Republic it was the chief diplomatic residential Wellington Koo.
Sun Yat-sen, after discussing with his family in 1924, decided to live in this place. He also used this place as an office for handling the affairs of the state. On March 12, 1925, Sun Yat-sen died in the bedroom in this residence, three days after the transfer of Hope Temple in Xiangshan. Here it is one of the key units to be protected in Beijing.
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Sun Yat-sen’s Residence329 words, reading time ~ 1:19 mins
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 at 4:59 am
South Park (in simplified Chinese南馆公园) is located within Dongzhimen the Museum. During the Ming Dynasty the land of this park was originally a Tongchang. In 1956, under the ratification of the Urban Planning Bureau for the green space, this place was used to build a park and according to local residents, this park is commonly known as Museum Park.
The South Park’s northern park and the Russian Embassy are in relation to the West and the famous temple which is adjacent to Qualcomm Education. East and North phases of the South Park are the sheep pipe alley. The South Park has an area of 2.62 hectares, and it was founded in 1956. On 1 October, 1992 the official opening took place and what the park offer is a beautiful environment, pleasant scenery of the modern garden.
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South Park331 words, reading time ~ 1:19 mins