YongGuo (Chris) |
Beijing is the capital of China. It is a center of political,
economic, cultural in China. Right now, I am going to tell some
information about Beijing who are interested in. Beijing can be
divided into places of interest and historical interest, food,
jewelry and antiques, articrafts.
First, I would like to talk about places of interest and historical
interest. Beijing has one of the Seven Wonders of the World-Great
Wall. Great Wall was built by hand more than 2500 years ago. Qin
Shihuang who was the First Emperor of China started it. Its total
length is more than 6000 kilometers. In China we call it The Long
Wall of Ten Thousand Li. Emperor Qianlong built the Summer Palace
in 1750. The present the Summer Palace was rebuilt after being
pillaged and burnt in 1900 by the combined forces of eight
imperialist powers. It is a magnificent place. It became one of
the Fifty Wonders of the world. It has bronze guardian lions,
dragons and phoenixes at the side of the Kunming Lake. The Summer
Palace also has a lot of Famous buildings: Hall of Incense for Buddha,
Hall That Dispels the Clouds, Long Corridor, Pavilion Heralding
the Spring, and so on. Forbidden City is the place of
emperor working and living. Right now, Forbidden City is called
the Palace museum or the former Imperial Palaces.
Second, I am going to tell some traditional Beijing's food. In China
we have a lot of traditional food, but Beijing has something
special. Dish has rinsed instant-boiled lamp, beggar's chicken,
braised fish in chili sauce, but roast duck is the most famous.
Fruit has preserved fruit and toffee haws. Beijing also has other
cities and foreign countries' food, but they are not specific.
Third, I want to introduce some traditional jewelry and antiques.
In Beijing we have a very famous street that it's called Liu Li
Chang. This place is people buying and selling antiques and
jewelry. You can find bronze ware, snuff bottle, ancient painting,
old china, and so on. You maybe have never seen something before.
Finally, I am going to talk about articrafts. Beijing is an ancient
capital, so it has a lot of specific articrafts such as: carvings,
papercut, clay figuring, painted egg, traditional Chinese painting,
and so on. Foreign countries' people prefer these articrafts.
Right now, you already know about Beijing's some famous historic
sites, food, jewelry and antiques, articrafts. If you want to know
more information about Beijing. Please ask me. I'd be glad to
tell if you have anything special that you'd like to know.
March 2000 |