Transcript China Trip Presentation

China Trip 2004
BEIJING
XIAN
Beijing and
Xian, July
21st – 30th
2004
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Bordered by 12 countries
The 3rd largest country on
the planet
55 recognised ethnic groups
Hosting the 2008
Olympic Games
Did you know?
Population of 1.2 billion
– the largest in the world
Home of the Giant Panda
and feng shui
Communist State since 1949
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Means “Northern Capital”
Population: 12 million and rising
Tiananmen Square
The Ming Tombs
The Temple of Heaven
The Forbidden City
Beijing
The Summer Palace
The Great Wall of China
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Tiananmen Square
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Ming Tombs
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Largest Square in the World
Can hold up to 1 million people
Mao announced Communist
Revolution from here in 1949
1989 massacre of pro-democracy
students here
Built from 1409 by the Ming
Emperor Yongle
Contains the tombs of 13 Ming
Dynasty Emperors
Also contains tombs of 23
Empresses, 8 concubines and 1
Prince.
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The Forbidden City
Built by more than 200, 000 men
in 1420 for the Emperor Yongle
Contains 800 buildings and
thousands of chambers
For 500 years normal Chinese
Citizens forbidden from
approaching its walls
The Temple of Heaven
Emperors came here to pray for
a good harvest in spring and
rain in summer
Centrepiece is the 38m high
Hall of Prayer for Good
Harvests
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The Summer Palace
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The Great Wall of China
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The most magnificent of all
China’s Royal Gardens
Used by the Emperors as a
retreat from the capital’s heat
for 800 years
The 700m long corridor gives
a superb view of the Kunming
Lake
One of China’s most
magnificent sights
Built 2500 years ago
Total length of 6500km
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Capital of the Shaanxi Province
Wild Goose Pagoda
and Huaqing Hot
Springs
XIAN
One of the more pleasant
and prosperous Chinese
Cities
Between 1000BC and 1000AD
Terraccotta Army
the city was the Imperial
Capital for 11 Chinese
Dynasties
Banpo Village
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Terraccotta Army
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Discovered in 1974 by
peasants sinking a
well near Xian
Dating back 2200
years
Built to guard the 1st
Qin Emperor, Qin Shi
Huang’s Tomb
More than 8000
soldiers and horses
excavated so far
Each has an individual
facial expression
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Wild Goose Pagoda and Huaqing Hot Springs
Gained its name from legend that
nearby temple was built to
honour a sacred goose
Built in 652 AD, 7 storeys high
with 284 steps
Hot Springs: favoured resort of
the Emperors
Banpo Village
Excavation site of a Neolithic
Village
Occupied between 4500 BC and
3750 BC
Remains of villagers’ huts and
graves can be seen
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Chinese Acrobat Show
Gymnastics, juggling, magic
and animal tricks
Tang Dynasty Show
Originated in the Tang
Dynasty over 1000 years
ago. Traditional music and
dance
Evening Leisure Activities
Peking Opera
Singing, dialogue, mime,
dancing and acrobatic
fighting. Traditional
Chinese costumes and
stories
Pizza Hut
Peking Duck
Banquet
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Hotels
Catic Plaza Hotel, Beijing
Wan Nian Hotel, Xian
Plush eh !!!!!!
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Suncream and sunglasses
Yourselves (on time!)
Hat or cap (Blue)
Plug adaptor
Toilet roll
Insect repellent Camera and spare
film/batteries
What To Bring
Plenty of shorts and T - shirts
Chinese Yuan/dollars travellers’ cheques
Umbrella/waterproof
Comfortable shoes
English money
Suitcase and 1 piece of hand luggage
Smart clothes for the evenings
Common sense !
Mobile phone