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| Beijing
(北京; Běijīng; formerly
known as Peking): The capital of the PRC and second largest city
in China with a population of over 17 million in the Beijing
municipality. |
| Beijing was the main site for the 2008 Olympic
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| In Beijing, we will visit historic sites
including: The
Forbidden City (a huge palace compound that was home of the
emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasties) |
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| The http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Palace
(颐和园;
Yh Yun; "Gardens of Nurtured Harmony"): is a palace in
Beijing,
China.
The Summer Palace is mainly dominated by
Longevity Hill (60
meters high) and the
Kunming Lake. It covers an expanse of 2.9 square kilometers,
three quarters of which is
water.
The central Kunming Lake covering 2.2 square kilometers was
entirely man made and the excavated soil was used to build
Longevity Hill. In the Summer Palace, one finds a variety of
palaces, gardens, and other classical-style architectural
structures. The palace complex suffered two major
attacks--during the Anglo-French allied invasion of 1860 (with
the
Old Summer Palace also ransacked at the same time), and
during the
Boxer Rebellion, in an attack by the eight allied powers in
1900. The garden survived and was rebuilt in 1886 and 1902. In
1888, it was given the current name, Yihe Yuan. It served
as a summer resort for
Empress Dowager
Cixi,
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| Anyang (安阳;
Ānyng) |
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Shaolin Temple (少林寺;
Sholns): A famous
Buddhist temple located near Zhengzhou. The monastery
originated in the 5th century and considered to be the home of
Kung Fu (功夫;
gōngfū). |
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Xi'an (西安; Xī'ān; formerly known
as Chang'an): Capital of
Shaanxi
province and one of the oldest cities and ancient capital cities
of China. |
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The
Terracotta Warriors: An ancient army of the First Emperor of
China,
Qin Shi Huang, made of
and discovered in 1974
near the Mausouleum of the First Emperor.
The figures are life size and include warriors, horses, and
chariots. It is estimated that there are over 8,000 soldiers,
many still buried in the pits. |
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Big Wild Goose Pagoda (大雁塔;
Dyn Tǎ): A
Buddhist pagoda originally built in 652 during the
Tang Dynasty, rebuilt in 704 during the reign of Empress
Wu
Zetian, and renovated during the
Ming Dynasty. The pagoda contains many
sutras and
figurines of
Buddha brought from India by the
Buddhist translator
Xuanzang (玄奘;Xun
Zng), a Buddhist monk and scholar who spent 17 years traveling
between China and India by foot. |
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Chengdu (成都;
Chngdū): A major Chinese city and capital of
Sichuan
province. Chengdu is one of the most important economic centers in
Southwestern China. Chengdu, as the capital of Sichuan
Province (home of Sichuanese cusine) is famous, among other things,
for its spicy food. Some popular dishes include Chengdu
Hot pot
(火锅;
huǒ guō) and
Dan Dan Noodles (担担面;
Dan Dan Mien). |
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Shanghai (上海):
China's largest city with more than 20 million people. Shanghai
was one of the cities opened to foreign trade by the 1842
Treaty of Nanking and consequently became one of the world's main
business and finance centers. |
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