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ChinaChinaBeijing (part 2)Beijing (part 2)


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KeyKey

RedRed--Term to define and rememberTerm to define and remember

YellowYellow--Place to locate and rememberPlace to locate and remember

Bright GreenBright Green--Agricultural product (crop),Agricultural product (crop),resource or another thing to locate andresource or another thing to locate and

rememberremember

White andWhite and HuangHuang -- NarrationNarration toto helphelpunderstandingunderstanding


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The Emperors Summer PalaceThe Emperors Summer Palace

pagodapagoda

This lake was dredged from a marsh to provideThis lake was dredged from a marsh to provide

the emperor with a pleasant vista and coolingthe emperor with a pleasant vista and cooling

breezes.breezes.


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All visitors like their picturesAll visitors like their pictures

taken. (Japanese?)taken. (Japanese?)


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gategate


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Marble BoatMarble Boat

The Empress Dowager used a large portion of ChinasThe Empress Dowager used a large portion of Chinas

Naval budget to build this nonNaval budget to build this non--floating boat. Soonfloating boat. Soon

after, the Qing dynasty fell.after, the Qing dynasty fell.


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These dragon boats ferry touristsThese dragon boats ferry tourists

around Kunming Lake.around Kunming Lake.


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This bridge to an isle with a tea house isThis bridge to an isle with a tea house is

very old.very old.

These hand carved lions areThese hand carved lions are

another symbol of the Emperor.another symbol of the Emperor.


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The paw on the ballThe paw on the ball

symbolizes controlsymbolizes control

over the world.over the world.


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Another mythologicalAnother mythological

beast.beast.

Qi LinQi Lin


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DragonDragon

EmperorEmperor

PhoenixPhoenix

EmpressEmpress

Hall of Benevolence and LongevityHall of Benevolence and Longevity


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CranesCranes

Hall of Happiness and LongevityHall of Happiness and Longevity


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CarpentersCarpenters


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Every picture isEvery picture is

different. . . .different. . . .

for 728 meters!!!!!for 728 meters!!!!!


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Stories from Chinas PastStories from Chinas Past


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AlsoAlso

north ofnorth ofBeijing.Beijing.


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When touring theWhen touring the

Ming tombs oneMing tombs one

sometimes requiressometimes requires

a rest break.a rest break.


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. . . But the toilets are different!. . . But the toilets are different!


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Squat toiletSquat toilet


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Beijing OperaBeijing Opera


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fightfight

nonfightnonfight


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Gate to the old Beijing city wallGate to the old Beijing city wall

Notice the vigilant police force.Notice the vigilant police force.


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Remnant of the old city wall.Remnant of the old city wall.


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On the southern edge of Tiananmen SquareOn the southern edge of Tiananmen Square----

Mao Zedongs MausoleumMao Zedongs Mausoleum


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The National Museum of ChinaThe National Museum of China


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The Great Hall of the PeopleThe Great Hall of the People

Chinas CapitolChinas Capitol


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Monument toMonument to

the Peoplesthe PeoplesHeroesHeroes


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The huabiao has a long

history behind it and can be

traced back to lengendary

kings in remote times. tosolicit public criticism, it is

said, they erected wooden

crosses at marketplaces so

that the people might write

their complaints and wisheson them. These wooden posts

were replaced during the Han

Dynasty (206 B.C.-- 220 A.D.)

by stone pillars, which grew

more and more decorativeand ornately carved until they

became the sumptuous

columns to palace gates.


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Tiananmen Gate, the Gate of Heavenly Peace.

Here Chairman Mao declared the founding of

the People's Republic of China on 1 October

1949.


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Beijing UniversityBeijing University

huabiao


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Chinese UniversityChinese University

Basketball AssociationBasketball Association

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M d B ijiM d B iji


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Modern BeijingModern Beijing


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BeijingBeijing

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