BEIJING CULTURE IMMERSION TRIP 2012

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HISTORY OF BEIJING
3000. 2,000 . 1368 (capital)1403 Beijing has a long history of over 3000 years. More than 2,000 stone-age tools and bone fragments were found in the Yuan Dynasty in the fall of 1368, the capital moved back to Nanjing (capital), until 1403, the third Ming emperor Zhu Di, moved the capital to the north and gave the city the name of Beijing

PLACES IN CHINA

BEIJING OLYMPIC VILLAGE

(Niocho) 4.23 . 20031224 2008628. It also known as Bird's Nest ( Niocho). They spent $ 423 million on the establishment of the Beijing National Stadium. The design was originated from the study of Chinese ceramics. Steel beams was used to hide the support of retractable roof. The retractable roof was later removed. On 24December 2003, the ground was broken, and on 28 June 2008, the stadium was officially opened.

BEIJING CULTURE AND LANGUAGE UNIVERSITY

50 196261964 19966 20027 Early in the 1950s, the first generation of teachers in the University actively involved in pioneering work. The first school of higher education specifically for foreign students, was established in June 1962. In 1964, the school was officially named as the Beijing Language Institute, later renamed to Beijing Language and Culture University in July 2002, approved by the Ministry of Education.

GREAT

WALL OF CHINA

6700 2000 (hnwi, defending)221 (Qin)(Qinshihuang) 5000

The wall built during Ming Dynasty is the most often seen and well preserved. The Great Wall is 6700 kilometres long. It passes through the mountains, across the Great Plains through the vast expanses of the desert. It was built about 2000 years ago. Construction of the Great Wall began in the Warring States period of China's territory. In 221 BC, the Qin first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, crushing all opponents of the state, and in the history of China established a centralized and unified dynasty. To consolidate and protect minority tribal territory and borders inviolable connection and extended his walls which has a total length of over 5000 km.

CONFUCIAN TEMPLE
1302 1911 20000 Confucius Temple was built in 1302, officials use it to pay tribute to Confucius until 1911. Compounds enlarged twice, in the Ming and Qing dynasties, now occupies 20,000 square meters.

GUO ZI JIAN
130624 Imperial College was built in the early 1306 during the 24th year of Zhiyuan Reign of the Yuan Dynasty. There was a large-scale reconstruction and renovation during Yongle and Zhengtong Reigns of the Ming Dynasty.

SUMMER PALACE

1750 18601888 1900 18861902 1888 1911 It was built in 1750 during the Qing Dynasty. It is a place for the emperor and their families to relax and enjoy themselves. The Palace suffered several attacks by the British and French troops, in 1860 and destroyed by fire in 1888. In 1900, the Summer Palace was ransacked again. The garden survived and was rebuilt in 1886 and 1902. In 1888, it was given the name, the Summer Palace. After the success of the revolution in 1911, the Summer Palace was open to the public.

MIDDLE SCHOOL

IN

RENMIN UNIVERSITY

1950 10 : It was established in 1950. The school has maintained a large number of knowledgeable and noble morality teachers. It is one of the well-known secondary schools in China. The beautiful garden-like campus, covering an area of 10 hectares. Provides a quiet and comfortable learning environment. : We must be polite.

TIANANMEN

SQUARE

880500 1417 It is located in the centre of downtown Beijing, to the south of the Forbidden City. Tiananmen Square is the largest square in the world, because it is 880 meters long and 500 meters wide. Tiananmen Square tower is in the northern end of the square. It was built in 1417, after its reconstruction, and renamed as Tiananmen.

FORBIDDEN

CITY

14071420 Ancient Chinese Astronomers believed that the Purple Star (Polaris) was in the centre of heaven and the Heavenly Emperor lived in the Purple Palace. The Palace for the emperor on earth was so called the Purple City. It was forbidden to enter without special permission of the emperor. Hence its name The Purple Forbidden City, usually The Forbidden City. It started the construction of the Forbidden City in 1407, and was completed in 1420. The capital was then moved from Nanjing to Beijing the following year.

WANGFUJING

STREET

The capital of China's most famous shopping streets. It is very popular among the tourists and local residents of the capital.

XINHUA BOOKSTORE
: The bookstore is very big. it sells a lot of books at a reasonable price. : We cannot anyhow spend the money. We should buy what we needed and what is good for us.

BEIJING CAPITAL MUSEUM

19811990 It was founded in 1981, the current building was built in the late 1990s. Part of the museum's collection was from the Confucius Temple.

LAOSHE

TEA HOUSE

1988 The tea house was built in 1988. It provides an antique flavour, Beijingstyle environment, where you can watch wonderful performances, folk art and drama in any given day. Enjoying tea, palace snacks, as well as traditional Beijing-style state.

TEA
5000 2737 It has a long and gradual story of refinement. The original idea of the tea was credited to the legendary Emperor Shennong, who had lived about 5000 years ago. A story goes that, "One summer day, while visiting a distant part of his realm, he and the court stopped to rest. In accordance with his ruling, the servants began to boil water for the court to drink. Dried leaves from a nearby bush fell into the boiling water, and a brown substance was infused into the water. As a scientist, the Emperor was interested in the new liquid, drank some, and found it very refreshing. And so, according to legend, tea was created in 2737 BC."

CHINESE MASKS
3500 The first Chinese masks were made about 3500 years ago. It has a long history in arts such as dance and opera. Its also worn for religious ceremonies, life events, and culture events.

FOODS

SHAOBING
Shaobing or Huoshao are baked layered flatbread with sesame on top. They are usually made in two flavours: savoury or sweet. According to Chinese cuisine, Shaobing are served with hot pot in winter.

HISTORY

OF

SHAO BING

2 The origins of shaobing was discovered by Wang Qian. Thousands of years ago, during the Han dynasty, the shaobing was baked into a type of thick baked bread. The original shaobing is about 2-cm thick and tastes no different from the common baked bread. People used to buy it as staple. Guo Yunlong, the first person who make the first shaobing rolled out the dough as thin as possible to improve its texture and made it much crispier. Shaobing was a luxury item only the rich could afford to eat often in the past.

EIGHT TREASURES RICE (BA BAO FAN)

It is a traditional Chinese dessert with more than a thousand years of history. This dessert is made in all regions of China with their own local ingredients and recipes; however, all recipes are based upon the ingredients of sticky rice and eight different dried fruits. The most famous Ba Bao Fan recipe is from Jiang Nan, a southern area of China.

BOILED DUMPLING
Jiaozi are believed to bring fortune and good luck to their eaters, perhaps because of their appearance as shoeshaped gold or silver ingots. There is no doubt that Jiaozi will appear on most tables during any given Spring Festival. Generally, people prepare them before midnight on the last day of the previous year, before eating them after the New Year's bell is sounded

YUANXIAO
15 15 Yuanxiao is a special dumpling in China for the Lantern Festival (the 15th night of the 1st lunar month). It is a "ball" made of glutinous rice flour. As the 15th night of the New Year was later called "Shangyuan" and the "Yuanxiao" festival, so the dumplings came to be known by the name of the festival.

EIGHT CUISINES(
Shangdong Cuisine Two major styles: -It is characterised by seafood dishes with light tastes. -Use of soup in dishes.

 Sichuan is known as the "heavenly country" people of Sichuan uphold good flavour, and they are fond of hot and spicy taste.

Guangdong Cuisine Besides pork, beef and chicken, Cantonese cuisine incorporates almost all edible meats, including offal, chicken feet, duck's tongue, snakes, and snails. However, lamb and goat are rarely eaten

Fujian Cuisine

/ Consist of four different styles: Fuzhou: the taste is light compared to other styles, often with a mixed sweet and sour taste. It is famous for its soups. Western Fujian: there are often slight spicy tastes from mustard and pepper and the cooking methods are often steaming, frying and stir-frying. Southern Fujian: spicy and sweet tastes are often found and the selection of sauces used is elaborate. Quanzhou: the least oily but with the strongest taste/flavour of Fujian cuisine. Great emphasis is placed on the shape of the material for each dish.

Zhejiang Cuisine

Consist of at least three different styles: Hangzhou style: characterised by rich variations and the utilisation of bamboo shoots. It is served by restaurants such as the Dragon Well Manor. Shaoxing style: specialising in poultry and freshwater fish. Ningbo style: specialising in seafood, with emphasis on freshness and salty dishes.

Jiangsu Cuisine
Jiangsu cuisine's texture is characterised as soft. Other characteristics includes the strict selection of ingredients according to the seasons, emphasis on the matching colour and shape of each dish and emphasis on using soup to improve flavour.

Hunan Cuisine

It is well known for its hot spicy flavour, fresh aroma and deep colour. Common cooking techniques include stewing, frying, pot-roasting, braising, and smoking.

Anhui Cuisine
Anhui cuisine is known for its use of wild herbs, from both the land and the sea, and simple methods of preparation. Braising and stewing are common cooking techniques.

History of Eight Cuisine

2005 4000 4000 On 2005, the oldest intact noodles were discovered at Lajia, along the Yellow River in Qinghai, China, estimated over 4,000 years old. The noodles were made from millet. The 4,000-year-old noodles appear to have been made from foxtail millet and broomcorn millet.

THE CUTE PANDA GROUP

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Done By: Max, Nixon, Celesse, Melanie, Wei Lin, Joanne