Shanghai, is China's largest economic center and trade port, is thenation's largest comprehensive industrial city, also is the national importantscience and technology center, trade center, finance and information center, islocated in 31 degrees north latitude 14 points, east longitude 121 degrees 29points. Shanghai is located in the Yangtze river delta front, the east faces theeast China sea, south is near hangzhou bay, west of jiangsu and zhejiangprovinces, north of the Yangtze river estuary, is located in central China'snorth-south coastline, convenient transportation, vast hinterland, thegeographical position is superior, is a good jianghai port. Comprises inchongming island, covers an area of 1041 square kilometers, is the third largestisland in China.
Shanghai 100 km wide from east to west, north and south long 120 km, thecity's land area of 6340.5 square kilometers, including outer ring within thecity covers an area of 610 square kilometers. Existing 18 districts (huangpudistrict, xuhui district, luwan district, jing 'an district, changning district,zhabei district, putuo district, yangpu district, hongkou district, baoshandistrict, qingpu, minhang district, the pudong new area, jiading, jinshan andsongjiang districts, nanhui, fengxian) (for) and 1 county. Shanghai northsubtropical monsoon climate, four seasons, full of sunshine, abundant t, moderate and moist climate of Shanghai in the spring and autumn, winterand summer is longer than the other. A year 60% of rainfall concentrated inflood season from may to September, flood season have a spring rain, rainy,autumn rain three phases of the rain. Change and clear all the year round: longwinter and summer, short spring, autumn, winter, about 126 days, and around 110days in summer, spring and autumn season two together about 130 days. Annualaverage temperature was around 16 ℃, July and August is the highest temperature,monthly average of about 28 ℃; Lowest in January, the monthly average of about 4℃. Winter without cold, summer without heat, can travel throughout the year, andthe two season, spring, summer is the best tourist season.
Shanghai's history is not long, but opened since 1843, formed the fiveparty clans, a blend of Chinese and western cultural characteristics. Shanghai'snew financial securities, futures, foreign exchange and technology such as theestablishment of the national market, established the position of Shanghai as anational resource allocation center, but also accelerated the pace of Shanghai'seconomy and international standards. In October 20__, the APEC conference washeld in Shanghai, Shanghai as one of the new century international economic,financial and trade center status has been preliminary established. Entering the21st century Shanghai, prosperity and open here sow, Oriental pearl TV tower,jinmao tower, Shanghai international conference center, pudong internationalairport, all depict the international metropolis the open prospects, of the 21stcentury Shanghai, glory and dream here convergence, Shanghai museum, Shanghaigrand theatre, the urban planning museum, all make a broad feelings ofinternational metropolis. In the new century o
Shanghai， located at the outlet of the Yangtze River into the sea in eastChina， is a metropolis， the largest economic center and one of the four citiesunder the direct jurisdiction of the central government in area ofShanghai totals 6，340 square kilometers. Shanghai has a permanent population ofmore than 13.50 million while it sees a large moving population of over 2.5million daily.
Historically speaking， Shanghai is not only a city of a long history andculture but also a heroic city with a glorious tradition in Chineserevolution.
When the western Great Powers broke through the closed gate of China withtheir gunboats during the Opium War Shanghai was forced open by the colonialistsas one of the five trading ports. With concessions carved out in Shanghai thearea was reduced to be a “pandemonium of adventurers.” Shanghai is also a heroiccity with a glorious tradition in Chinese revolution. First of all ，it is thebirthplace of the Communist Party of China. To fight for the nationalindependence and liberation the people of Shanghai waged a series of such epicstruggles as Anti-British struggle at the Wusong Estuary， Uprising of the SmallSword Society， “May 4 Movement”for new culture， “May 30th Movement，” three timesof armed struggles， “January 28”and “August 13”anti-Japanese battles inSongjiang and Shanghai. And after the War of Resistance against Japan was overthe people in Shanghai again devoted themselves to the struggles of opposingautocratic rule and civil war while fighting for democracy and freedom， forminga second battle-line in opposition to the rule of the Kuomintangreactionaries.
With the dying down of rumbling guns in battles for the liberation ofShanghai the city returned to the arms of the people on May 27，1949，and the nextday saw the People’s Government of Shanghai proclaimed to be set up ，May 28，1949being defined as the very “Day of Liberation for Shanghai.”
Shanghai is an economic city of great importance for China. Especially thedevelopment and opening of Pudong has pushed Shanghai to the strategic forefrontof reform and opening up to the outside world.
Shanghai is not only a metropolis renowned in the world but also a greattourist attraction in China. On the one hand it is known to the world with itsunique urban-attractions， rich and varied humane and cultural resources ，As from1982 onwards， the overseas tourist hosted in Shanghai has witnessed a number ofover one million every year while the domestic tourists have seen a yearlyaverage of more than tens of millions. In future， Shanghai is going to be a cityfeatureing sightseeing tours as a trend in the development of tourism.
With great efforts made Shanghai is going to place itself as early aspossible among the world famous economic and trade centers， thereby bringing upthe new economic boom in the Yangtze River Delta and even the whole area alongthe mighty river. At present， the rudimentary shape of splendid blueprint hascome into being， and it is confident that a new Shanghai enjoying a bluer sky ，clearer water， greener land and more sociable people in a more improved andharmonious society will come to appear on the western shore of the Pacific Oceanin not too long a future..
Jinmao Tower Building:There is a gigantic majestic high-rise tower like abamboo shoot in spring pure pillar， yataghan and magic pen beside Huangpu Riverand at the seashore of East sea， it is Jinmao Tower which is 420.5 meters inheight and is called “the first building in China” with a surprisingly beautifulappearance ao Tower has come into being and become a monumental work in thearchitecture industry of china and a symbol of Shanghai.
shanghai travel and tours guide
located at the center of the mainland's coastline, shanghai has long been amajor hub of communications, transportation, and international exchange. themunicipality covers an area of 6,341 square kilometers and has a population ofmore than 13.5 million. shanghai is china's largest economic comprehensiveindustrial base, and a famous historical and cultural city.
the city consistently attracts investment and is seen as an ideal venue forbusiness gatherings. it is also a must on any agenda during a tour of ghai has fostered a comprehensive transportation network that incorporatesland, sea, and air travel, as well as a convenient urban transportation than 300 airlines serve the city, proving direct flights to more than 20countries and regions. the addition of the shanghai pudong internationalairport, which went into operation in 1999, is expected to increase the annualpassenger volume to some 20 million.
special tourist trains running between shanghai and the neighboringprovinces of jiangsu and zhejiang, as well as tourist bus routes alongnewly-constructed expressways, offer great convenience for regional ghai has more than 400 travel agencies to assist visitors, and the 127star-rated hotels offer a total of 40, 000 guest rooms.
visitors to shanghai are not only dazzled by the modern metropolis andgateway to a developing china, but are also able to immerse themselves in theunique shanghai culture, a combination of chinese and western elements. colorfulfestivals and celebrations dot the yearly shanghai activities calendar, such asthe shanghai nanhui peach blossoms festival, shanghai international tea culturefestival and shanghai china international art festival.
shanghai has also introduced special tour packages aimed at the differentinterests of visitors, such as bicycling tours, hiking tours, gourmet tours,rehabilitation and health care tours, study tours, japanese young women's tours,honey moon tours, and convention and exhibition tours.
the bund
the well-known bund is a must for visitors to shanghai. fifty-two buildingslining the narrow shoreline of the huangpu river offer a living exhibition ofgothic, baroque, roman, classic revival and renaissance architectural styles, aswell as combinations of chinese and western styles. they are also a condensationof the recent history of the city. the wide embankment offers ample room forstrolling and is used by locals for morning exercises and evening gatherings. inthe evening, colorful lights illuminate the area and create a shimmering imagedeserving of the name pearl of the orient.
the yu garden
the yu gardens are a classical landscape in the southern chinese style witha history of more than 400 years. pavilions, halls, rockeries and ponds displaythe finest in landscaping from the southern style as seen in the ming and qingdynasties. more than 40 landscapes were ingeniously separated by latticed walls,winding corridors, and lattice windows.
people's square
people's square has become the political and cultural center in shanghaisince 1994, when it was rebuilt. in and around the square are a massive fountainnamed the light of huangpu river, 10,000 square meters of lawns, six groups ofrelief carvings that depict the history of shanghai, the new shanghai museum,the offices of the municipal government, an underground shopping plaza, theshanghai grand theater and the shanghai exhibition center
the orient pearl tv tower
the orient pearl tv tower is 468 meters high, the tallest in asia and thirdtallest in the world. it faces the bund across the huangpu river. when viewedfrom the bund, the tower and the nanpu and yangpu bridges create a vivid imageryknown as "two dragons playing with a pearl." the sphere at the top has adiameter of 45 meters and is 263 meters above ground. the observation deck inthe sphere offers a sweeping view of the city. the revolving restaurant is setat 267 meters above pudong new area. the dance ball, piano bar and 20 karaokerooms, at 271 meters, are also opened to the public. the penthouse, which sitsat 350 meters, has an observation deck, meeting room, and coffee shop. the towerintegrates broadcasting technologies with sightseeing, catering, shopping,amusement, and accommodations. it has become the symbol of the city and a majortourist attraction in shanghai.
cruise on the huangpu river
cruising on the huangpu river, visitors can gaze at the mighty skyscrapers,the monument tower to the people's heroes, the famous waibaidu bridge andhuangpu park on one bank, and the orient pearl tv tower, internationalconvertion center, jin mao building and the newly rising pudong new area on theother. the yangpu and nanpu bridges span the river. from the river, visitors canalso view the ruins of ancient cannon emplacements and fortifications at wusongand the magnificent view of the yangtze river as it empties into the sea.
nanjing road
nanjing road east, honored as "china's no. l street", has become anall-weather pedestrian arcade. shops and restaurants provide products andservices with their own characteristics, making it an ideal place thatintegrates shopping, restaurants, amusement and sightseeing.
luxun park
the museum and tomb are located in lu xun park. lu xun was an imminent manof letters. the museum exhibits lu xun's manuscripts, some of his personaleffects, document., and photos. the headstone at the tomb of lu xun is in thecalligraphy of vhio zedong and reads "the tomb of mr. lu xun."
dr. sun's residence
dr. sun yat-sen, the forerunner of the chinese democratic revolution, andhis wilr soong ching ling, lived in this building from 1918 to 1924. it was inthe residence that dr. sun yat-sen met representatives of the communist partyand fostered the first cooperation between the chinese communist party and thekuomintang.
soong ching ling's residence
this is the former residence of soong ching ling. an honorary chairwoman ofthe people's republic of china and the widow of sun yat-sen. she lived, worked,and studied here during the last years of her life.
birthplace of the communist party of china.
in july of 1921, the first national communist party congress was held inthis building. the congress passed the party's program and resolutions, electedthe central committee, and declared the founding of the cpc.
shanghai library
the new shanghai library, which covers an area of some 80,000 squaremeters, has a collection of 13 million books and is considered one of the topten libraries in the world. the library incorporates the open-stacks approachfavored in the west, which allows for convenience in borrowing books.
shanghai grand theater
located in the northwestern corner of people's square. the shanghai grandtheater covers 70,000 squat, meters. it is actually composed of three theaters can accommodate performances of ballet opera, symphonies, chambermusic modern dramas, and musicals. the theater also owns the largest, fullyautomatic stage in asia. the theater has become a symbol of modern culture inshanghai.
duolun road
cultural celebrities' street, located along duolun road and surroundingareas,is a living memorial to the modern cultural celebrities of shang-hai andis also a condensation of modern culture. such chinese literary giants as luxun, mao dun, guo moruo and ye shengtao lived and wrote here,making the road animportant feature in china's modern cultural history. in addition, the famousgongfei cafe. celebrities mansion, the shanghai art opera troupe, and hai shangjiu li also display the accumulated cultural atmosphere of duolun roadtoday.
The Red Stone Canyon, which is a rare canyon sight in north China withwaterfalls, lakes, pools and gullies, is highly acclaimed by gardening expertsas a “natural gallery for mountain and river collections” because of its grandand exclusive landscapes. The most splendid waterfall in the canyon is theBailong Waterfall, divided into three falls, measuring 30 meters in height. Itlooks as shiny as a huge silver dragon. A good place for waterfall watching isthe Heilong (Black Dragon) Cave, which is as long as 30 meters with absolutedarkness inside. Standing in the cave, you can not only see the marvelous fallsdashing down into the deep pools but also the perilous high stiffs, narrowlyseparated from each other by fast-flowing gullies so that the sky is scarcelyvisible. The spring water flowing down the cliffs splashes into water drops thatdazzle in the sunlight like colorful diamonds, looking like a unique picturehanging on the wall. Yuntai Mountain is famous for its grotesque hill, whichextends as far as eyes can see. The main peak, Cornel Peak, is 1308m above thesea is said to be famous for a poem by a famous poet in the TangDynasty called Wang Wei, who worked out a popular poem when he climbed up themountain. The poem Thinking of My Brothers in Mountain Climbing Day fullyconveys his emotion of missing friends. Mounting to the mountain top and lookingfar into the distance, you can see the Yellow River winding like a silver ng a bird view of the foot of the mountain, you can see chains of peaks likesea waves. The weather on the top is often unpredictable. All at once cloudsgather and wind blows,
with mist rising among the mountains. The mountains looming in the mist andclouds look so vague that you feel as if you were in a fairy world. Also, It hadbeen the secluded place of seven Bamboo Forest Sages of the Wei and the JinPeriod. Medicine King, Sun Simiao, once collected Chinese medicine here. Manyhistorical stories are spreading in the area related to some fames once visitedhere. Yuntai Mountain is famous for its numerous rivers, lakes, pools andsprings. Here we can see the highest waterfall in the country---- YuntaiSkyscraper Waterfall, which is 314 meters high like a huge pillar, reminds us ofa famous peom of Libai“ The waters puring down from thousands above of themountain, like the silver river dropping down from top of the heaven”. It looksespecially magnificent, forming a unique spectacle along with other waterfalls,such as the Tianmen Waterfall, Bailong Waterfall, Huanglong Waterfall andY-shaped Waterfall, dashing abruptly downward. Well,next spot for us is theQinglong Canyon here, renowned as “First Canyon in Central China”, attracts manypeople for ecological touring for its mild climate, rich water resources andvarious vegetations.
The Garden of Market in Qingming Festival Now we’re leading our way to thecity of Kaifeng. Kaifengis one of the 8 major ancient capitals of China. Thecity of Kaifeng was already in existence before 700 B.C. During the period ofWarring States more than 2,000 years ago, King Hui of the State of Wei moved hiscapital to Kaifeng, rebuilt the city and called it Daliang. Since then, Kaifengwas the capital of several dynasties. As an ancient capital, Kaifeng has a lotof historical relics and scenic spots. Some of them have been preserved, such asthe iron Pagoda, Po Pagoda, Xiangguo Monastery, Dragon Pavilion. They areprecious heritages of the Chinese culture. The famous painting Qingming Scrollis believed by some to portray daily life in Kaifeng. The painting, of whichseveral versions are extant, is attributed to the Song Dynasty artist ZhangZeduan. Have you ever dreamed of going back to Northern Song Dynasty in Chinaand enjoy the prosperity and culture of those years? If so, come to the Gardenof Market in Qingming Festivallocated in the old city of Kaifeng in HenanProvince. Find yourself in the spectacular scenery there and you are sure torealize that dream. The Garden of Market in Qingming Festival located on thewestern bank of Longting Lake is a grand cultural garden. It covers an area of600 mu, and the construction area is more than 30,000 square meters builtarea consists of several architectural complexes which are re-creations based onthe famous twelfth century painting by Zhang Zeduan of 'The Qingming Festival bythe Riverside'.
When you enter the Garden of Market in Qingming Festival, a statue which is16 meters tall comes into view. This figure is none other than the artist ZhangZeduan, who holds his famous drawing of 'The Qingming Festival by theRiverside'. This picture is a painted scroll which is 525 cm in length and 25.5cm in width depicting life along Bian River during the Qingming Festival. Thescenes in this painting are highly detailed and the spectacle is e are large numbers of people and buildings. The people are shown in avariety of contemporary clothes that indicate their social standing andoccupations. The lively throng includes many animals and it is not difficult toimagine the sounds in the street scenes where the people are crowded and can almost hear someone’s bargaining with a shop owner while others arecheering entertainers. The picture is like a live symphony of life during theSong Dynasty.
Now we can find these scenic spots such as City Gate Tower, Rainbow Bridge,distinctive shops and others which are re-created in the Park according to thescenes in the painting. The Garden of Market in Qingming Festival not onlyreappears the vast vigor of the Millennium Picture, but also makes the historyliving by flexible creative idea, makes tourists the sense of backward flowingtime by entering the park, just like passing through the space tunnel. Anotherscenic spot called Rainbow Bridge is a well-known feature in the Park. It is areplica of one of the ten ancient timber bridges. The bridge is 5 meters first bridge was built in 1050, and reconstructed in 1998. Four 9 metershigh columns, two at either end of the bridge, replicate the poles that wereweather vanes at the time of the Song Dynasty. A white crane sits on a disk atthe top of each column and they turn to face into the wind, indicating itsdirection. As a scenic spot for folk-custom tours, Chinese authorities have donea lot to preserve folk handcrafts and folk customs. You can see the process ofmaking handicrafts, such as Bian embroidery, paintings for new years, enamelwares, tea ceremony, spinning and weaving, figures made from flour and sugar andfolk-custom performances, such as acrobatics, folk arts and performances ofbirds, fighting cocks and dogs. Here, you are not only a visitor, but an example, you can act as Mr. Right in the competition for marrying Mr. Wang’sbeautiful daughter and have the opportunity to enjoy the traditional weddingfestivities. And you can be the No.1 Scholar in the imperial examination tobring honor to your ancestors. There is a large amusement hall built in the Songstyle, where many amusement activities are held, including swings, balance beamsand many other amusements. As an ecological scenic spot, this garden was builtand forested according to the Market Day During the QingMing Festival. The wholegarden combines natural beauty with historical flavor, thus forming a favorableplace to have a true rest and evoke your full energy both physically andspiritually.
Yin Ruins Yin Ruins is at Xiaotun Village of Anyang City. In ancient times,Xiaotun was called Yin and it was the capital of the Shang Dynasty. So theperiod was also called Yin Shang. After the Yin had been overthrown, the citydeclined and the remains of it was later called the Yin Ruins. Since thefounding of new China, the Yin Ruins had been listed as the first group ofcultural relics under national protection. In order to preserve its culture, thegovernment built “Garden of the Yin Ruins” on the site. Today the garden isdivided into several sections with ancient objects on display. Because of itsgreat value in not only the historical relics of Chinese culture but also thehuman civilization of the whole world, Yin Xu topped the 100 GreatestArcheological Discoveries of China in the last century and it was listed in theWorld Cultural and Natural Heritage List of United Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Yin Xu is revealing its beauty tothe world.
OK, everybody. Soon we’ll get to the Museum on Yin Ruins, the best museumfor the study of the Yin Shang Culture. The Yin Ruins is famous for threethings, oracle inscriptions, the bronze wares and the ancient capital ofthe Shang Dynasty. As you know, China is one of the earliest countries todiscover characters. As early as 4,000 years ago, people used bones or tortoiseshells to record events of their social life. It is the earliest written form oflanguage in the world. Today we call them the oracle bone inscriptions, whichwere first discovered in the Yin Ruins. Well,let’s come to the main hall wherethe oracle inscriptions are exhibited. The oracle bone inscriptions were firstdiscovered during the years of Emperor GuangXu, in the Qing Dynasty. In 1899, inXiao Tun Village of Anyang City, Henan Province, villagers found many tortoiseshells and bones carved with letters and symbols, which unveiled to the worldfrom Yin Xu, an ancient city with a long history and splendid morethan 16,000 pieces of bones and shells were found. But in the Shang Dynasty,they were used as divinations, when people were very superstitious. Theinscriptions cover a wide range of fields, such as sacrifice, wars, stateaffairs, weather, hunting, etc. Today, they provide important information forthe study of the Shang Dynasty. And the study of the oracle bone inscriptionshas become a new subject and is getting more popular among people. Since
then this place has become of great interest to worldwide archeologists,because those inscriptions have proved to be the earliest written characters ofhuman beings, the Oracles. Apart from the oracle bone inscriptions, bronze waresare another important part of the cultural relics discovered from the Ruins,which show that the technology of bronze casting reached its peak in the ShangDynasty. The bronze wares include vessels, weapons,chariots and so on. Among allthe unearthed wares, SimuwuQuadripod unearthed in the mausoleum area of the YinRuins, the largest and the most famous bronze sacrificial vessel in the world,is 875 kg in weight, 133 cm in height. Standing on the open plaza in front ofthe great hall is an enlarged copy of the original one for the convenience oftouring and appreciation, with the original one cherished in the Museum ofChinese History. With its unusual air of majesty, together with its elegance inappearance and intricately carved in patterns, it is considered a treasure inthe bronze culture of China as well as a glorious pearl shining on the peak ofthe world art. To cast such a significant vessel carrying such a great weight,advanced techniques and experiences in organization of laborers are many scholars have pointed out, this huge bronze quadripod reflects theadvanced slavery system of the Shang Dynasty and the unusual power of creationof the people. Finally we come to the side of the imperial palaces and g on the southwest of the Foundation Ruins C, Fuhao Tomb is one of the mostimportant archeology discoveries in the temple. It is also the only discoveredand well-reserved tomb of Shang royal members since the science excavation ofYin Ruins. Now, let’s know something about the first woman general in o was Emperor Wu Ding’s wife,both intelligent and courageous. Shehad bravely led the Yin army fighting in many wars and made great contributionsto the protecting of the country. After her death, Wu Ding built a large tombnear the palace to honor her merits. Buried together with her were many slavesand war prisoners as well assacrificial objects. The large numbers ofsacrificial objects are valuable cultural relics in the treasure house ofChinese art.
Everybody is good! Welcome to the Palace Museum tourists y, I will take you visit the Forbidden City, in the hope that visitors canenjoy me!!!!!!!
The tourists! The Palace Museum is in the Ming and qing dynasties imperialpalace, the Forbidden City built on the basis of a collection of ancientbuildings, collection, imperial palace culture art as one of the large-scalecomprehensive museum. The Forbidden City covers an area of about more than 100square meters, construction area of about 1 square meters. A total of 24emperors lived in the Forbidden City, the first is the Ming dynasty yongleemperor zhu di, the last one is the qing dynasty xuantong emperor, puyi, ruledthe country for 491 years. So the Palace Museum of history is very long!
Visitors, please look up, this is the meridian gate, in ancient times, whatkill people to kill in front of the meridian gate! From the meridian gate, wecan see the jinshui bridge. From the jinshui bridge in the past, a gate, can seethe Palace Museum of taihe palace, zhonghe palace and Baohe Palace, is the placewhere the emperor emperor, very grand. Out of Baohe Palace, a gate of heavenlypurity, came to the palace of heavenly purity, this temple and palace of earthlytranquility, legend built the Forbidden City, is in order to world peace, totake these three places? Kun ning door, is the imperial garden, the gardenscenery beautiful, there are a number of strange stone, come across thesestones, remember pictures to commemorate!
Before the gate is her virginity and creature door, our trip to theForbidden City is over. Look at this magnificent palace, and some loathe to giveup?
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Entering the Meridian Gate, there are five marble bridges on the InnerGolden Water River, shaped like a bow. The five marble bridges just look likefive arrows reporting symbolically to heaven. The five bridges were supposed torepresent the five virtues preached by Confucius-benevolence, righteousness,rite, intelligence and fidelity.
Across the Inner Golden Water Bridge, we get to the Gate of SupremeHarmony. During the Ming and early Qing dynasties, here was the place where theemperor gave his audience, accepted documents from his ministers and madedecisions here. There are two bronze lions guarding in front of the Gate ofSupreme Harmony. The male lion was usually put on the left, playing with anembroidered design ball, which is said to show the emperor's supreme power. Theother one on the right is the female lion, playing with a lion cub with its leftpaw symbolizing prosperity of the royal family's offsprings.
Across the Gate of Supreme Harmony , we come to the Hall of SupremeHarmony. Here the emperor held grand ceremonies such as the emperor'senthronement ceremony, the wedding ceremony, dispatched generals to the battles,and the emperor received the successful candidates of the imperial examinationetc. Also, the emperor held grand feasts each year on New Year's Day, Wintersolstice and his own birthday.
The Hall of Supreme Harmony is 35.5 meters high with double layered roofthat represents the highest construction rank of all. Now, let's ascend thestairs and move on to look at articles in display on two sides of the hall. Onthe top layer of the terrace stands a sundial on the east an imperial grainmeasure on the west. The sundial is an ancient time measure or a time-measuringapparatus used in the old days. The sundial tells the time by seeing the shadowof the metal pin on the sundial, which has an inclination angle of 50 degreeswith the graduation on it. The grain measure was used as the national standardmeasure in agriculture in the old days. Both the grain measure and the sundialwere symbols of the emperor's justice and rectitude.
There are two pairs of incense burners in the shape of bronze dragon-headedtortoises and bronze cranes placed on each side. They are both symbols oflongevity.
When you look up the building in the Forbidden City, you can see mythicalanimal statues on the eaves of each building. Originally, there used to be bigwooden nails on the roof to prevent the tiles from sliding down. Later they werereplaced by glazed tiles, which were shaped into mythical animal statues forbetter beautification. They are symbols of auspiciousness and peace, and peoplebelieved that they are capable of subduing fire and warding off evilspirits.
Inside of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, you can see the gilded caissonceiling high above the throne with a magnificent sculpture of a curling dragonplaying with a huge pear was called “Xuanyuan Jing”， representing orthodoxsuccession.
This hall is supported by 72 giant columns inside. In the old days, thetraditional way of the Chinese to calculate a “room” is that: a square enclosedby four pillars was treated as one “room”， so the hall can be said to have 55“rooms” in total. The six columns inside are gilded and painted with coileddragon amidst clouds, and the rest are painted red.
The emperor's throne is placed on the dais in the center, and carved incloud and dragon patterns and gilded. On both sides of the throne are a pair ofelephant-shaped incense burners symbolize universal peace and two incenseburners shaped as a mythical animal 9,000 kilometers per day and speaking allthe languages of nearby kingdoms. Around the throne stand a pair of bronzecranes and in front of the dais is four cloisonné incense burners. The floor onthe ground is paved with “Gold Bricks”， specially made in Suzhou.
The Hall of Middle Harmony is a square-shaped hall with a single pyramidicroof standing behind the Hall of Supreme Harmony. This was the place where theemperor would take a short rest before he went to the Hall of Supreme Harmonyfor grand ceremonies. Every year before the emperor went to the Altars andTemples, the emperor would receive and read the sacrificial address here.
Before the emperor went to the Altar of Agriculture for offering thesacrifice, the seeds intended for spring sowing and the ploughs were examinedhere, just to show the concern of the emperor for agriculture.
According to the rule, the imperial genealogy should be revised every tenyears. The ceremony of presenting the genealogy to the emperor for revision andapproval would also be held here.
Now, we come to the Hall of Preserving Harmony, the last of the three fronthalls.
In the Ming and Qing dynasties, on each New Year's Eve and the 15th day ofthe lunar moth, banquets would be held to entertain the civil and militaryofficials and the princes and envoys of the Mongolian nobles and othernationalities. To celebrate the princess's marriage, the emperor would incitethe bridegroom and his father as well as their relatives who served for theimperial government to a banquet.
The Imperial Palace Exam was held here once every three years in the Qingdynasty.
Just behind the Hall of Preserving Harmony, there is a big MarbleRampcarved with mountain cliffs, sea waves, clouds and nine dragons. It is 16.57meters long, 3.07 meters wide and 1.7 meters thick, and weighs about 250tons.
Paris, France (Paris) - the heart of the fashion capital of the French, the hometown of the world of fashion, romantic, one of the most prosperous city in the world. In urban communities in Paris, everywhere can see the museums, theatres, gardens, fountains and sculptures, cultural environment is very good. Paris is the city of art, and previously the capital for flowers. Whether it is in the room, balcony, yard, or in the shop window... Before and on the side of the road, there are flowers blooming everywhere, everywhere, all the charming fragrance. As for the colorful flower blossoms and parks, but also often let people stop viewing, linger. to watch the tour Eiffel Tower in Paris, star/square arc DE triomphe, the Louvre museum and the Louvre museum, Notre Dame DE Paris, champs elysees, the Seine, Fontainebleau palace, Versailles palace, etc.
Arc DE triomphe remain famous arc DE triomphe by Roman period, it is located in Paris at the end of the champs elysees, Charles DE gaulle star the center of the square, is the largest of more than 100 European arc DE triomphe. This bridge was built in honor of napoleon's expedition, there are four positive relief - the "marseillaise", "victory", "resistance" and "peace". This is one of the most attractive on pillars of for rural street on the right side of the "1792 volunteers expedition", known as the "marseillaise" glyph, occupy the important position is the world's art history of the immortal masterpiece. Notre Dame DE Paris, arc DE triomphe in Paris because of the adaptation of the classic novel with the same name and opera, not how many people are against the church and the hunchback Quasimodo feel strange. This classic gothic church is located in downtown Paris, France, is the west dike landmarks on the island, also is the Catholic archdiocese of Paris cathedral. To Notre Dame DE Paris, the best from the church of the north gate to enter, entered the three roses can bump into gorgeous picture window.
The shops on both sides of the Notre Dame DE Paris is also very famous, you can buy a lot of nice souvenir, the most popular is a kind of version: into a 2 euro COINS, it will spit out a new COINS, its design is the virgin el nino. Notre Dame DE Paris, the Louvre, it may be the world's most famous museum and art gallery, and France's oldest palace. Related to the Louvre movies such as "the phantom of the Louvre. Here includes sculpture gallery, painting and the ancient Egyptian art museum, one of the most famous, including the Minos Venus, goddess of victory, and "Mona Lisa" and so on. Feeding out many world famous art here. Of course is more regular visitors here as viewing the palace of fine arts of the world.
