beijing, china no longer the forbidden city. beijing home of the 2008 summer olympics
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Beijing, China
No Longer the Forbidden City
BeijingHome of the 2008 Summer Olympics
Beijing
Click tovisit Beijing.
BeijingHistory
• Originally built by Kublai Khan 1260 - 1290
• Original name was Camubluc• As Beijing (Chinese for northern
capital), was the capital from 1421-1911
• Captured by Great Britain and France• Boxer Rebellion in 1900 – aided
by Americans, Japanese, and Europeans
BeijingHistory
• Several civil wars between 1911 and 1927
• In 1928 name changed to Beiping, meaning northern peace
• Occupied by Japan in 1937 and returned to sovereignty in 1946 after WWII
• In 1948 became part of the Communist People’s Republic of China
• Name restored to Beijing in 1948
BeijingHistory
• Click here to learnabout Chinese history and government
BeijingGeography and
Climate• Flat land except for hills to
the north, northwest and west of Beijing• Mountains to the west known as
Xishan• Close to plains and the sea • One of a few major cities in
China that doesn’t border a river• Climate is harsh – hot, humid
summers and cold, windy, dry winters
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BeijingEconomy and Industry
• Great industrial area– Textile mills– Railroad repair shops– Machine shops– Chemical plants– Factories producing heavy machinery,
electronics, locomotives, plastics, synthetic fibers
– Large petrochemical industry• Industry has created serious pollution
problems
BeijingEconomy and Industry• Major agricultural crops are tea and
rice• Tourism growing due to
– Chinese people’s love of travel and history
– Relaxed restrictions on foreign travel
• Click to learn more about Beijing’s industries
BeijingPoints of Interest
• Forbidden City– Former emperors’ residence– Over 800 buildings
• Visit the
Forbidden City
BeijingPoints of Interest
• Tiananmen Square– Monument to the heroes of the revolution– Great Hall of the People
• The Summer Palace– Built for Qing Dynasty’s dowager empress Cixi– Gardens have existed for over 800 years
• Hutongs– Oldest neighborhoods in Beijing – some built in
Yuan Dynasty (1115-1234)– Small lanes forming mazes of small apartments
built around a central courtyard– Siheyuan built along east-west or north-south
axes according the rules of feng shui
BeijingPoints of Interest
• The Great Wall of China• Built 2000 years ago during the
Qin Dynasty • Created to protect China from
the invading Huns to the North
BeijingPoints of Interest
•One of the largest construction projects evercompleted –over 5,000 km long
•Can be seen from space•Visit the Great Wall of China
Beijing Quiz• What did you learn?
Take this quiz and click to the next slide for the correct answers.– 1. What is the capital of China?– 2. Where did the emperors of China live?– 3. What world famous fortification is north of
Beijing?– 4. Who built the original city?– 5. Name four major industries of Beijing.– 6. What problem has the growth of industry created?– 7. Why has tourism increased in the last few years?– 8. What are the two main agricultural products of
Beijing and China/– 9. Why was the Great Wall of China Built?– 10. What form of government exists in China?
Beijing Quiz• Quiz Answers
– 1. Beijing– 2. The Forbidden City– 3. The Great Wall of China– 4. Kublai Khan – 5. Textile mills, railroad repair shops, machine
shops, chemical plants, factories producing heavy machinery, electronics, locomotives, plastics, and synthetic fibers, large petrochemical factories, tea and rice crops, and tourism
– 6. Beijing has serious pollution problems– 7. The Chinese love to travel and have more
money to do this now, and travel restrictions for foreign tourists have been relaxed.
– 8. rice and tea– 9. to protect the Chinese from the invading Huns
from the North– 10. China has a communist government.
References• Beijing 2008 Olympics http://en.beijing2008.cn/• Beijing Globe http://www.beijingglobe.com/• Chinatown Online
http://www.chinatownonline.co.uk/pages/culture/music.html• People’s Daily Online http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/• Postcards from China
http://www.newton.mec.edu/Angier/DimSum/Postcards%20Lesson.html
• The China Guide: Virtual Guide of Beijinghttp://www.thebeijingguide.com/
• United Streaming http://www.unitedstreaming.com• Virtual Tour of the Great Wall of China
http://www.chinavista.com/travel/greatwall/greatwall.html
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