Suzhou sightseeing Paragraph 1 Suzhou Classical Gardens The saying beginning from Song Dynasty that “Suzhou on earth matches paradise in heaven” and “bumper harvests in Suzhou alone are enough for the whole nation “ are convincing evidence that the region was reputed as the "paradise "and "grain barn" of the nation. The revenue from took [...]
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The China Summer Palace Paragraph 1: Museum of Imperial Garden Summer Palace is at the northwest suburb of Beijing, about 15dm from the capital proper. Originally it was the Garden of Clear Ripples, built in 1750. Later in 1860 it was burnt down by Anglo-French allied forces. Qing government rebuilt it in 1888 with fund [...]
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Chinese Temple of Heaven Paragraph 1 General The Temple of Heaven is situated in the southern part of Beijing, about 6Km away from the center of the city. Traditionally, this temple was for imperial use only. It was built in 1420, covering an area of 273 hectares. It is one of the largest parks in [...]
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The Great Wall of China Paragraph 1 : The Great Wall: A Wonder in Human History Its construction began at 7th or 8th centuries BC, and continued now and then for over 2000 years. The wall stretches across the vast area of north and rentral China, with a total length of more than 50000km (100000 [...]
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Forbidden City The former Imperial Palace, known to Westerners as the Forbidden City, rectangular in shape and 720 thousand square meters in size, is surrounded by walls ten meters high and a moat 52 meters wide. The buildings with some nine thousand rooms are more than 560 years old and constitute the largest and most [...]
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Tiananmen Square Like the Red Square in Moscow, the Arc De Triomphe in Paris and the Washington Monument, Tiananmen Square is the symbolic architecture of Beijing. It was named “the largest public square in the world “evaluated at The “World Top Tourism in Beijing” in 1992. Millions of tourists are attracted to the square by [...]
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11. May 2010
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