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My-Chinese-Panorama-Presentation-Rab-Nawaz-Jadoon Chinese Famous Natural Scenery and Historical Sites (中国着名自然风景和历史站点) Rab Nawaz Jadoon Institute of Advanced Technology CAS-TWAS Ph.D Scholar Wireless Information Network Lab IAT University of Scienc e & Technology of China - USTC Presentation Agenda… •About Hefei •The Terracotta •Potala Palace – •The Great Wall of Army in Xi’an Tibet China •Temple of Heaven •The Forbidden City of Beijing Rab Nawaz Muhammad Mohsin Jadon Nasir Shah •The Bund of •The Nanjing Hall Shanghai •Summer Palace •Yellow Mountains Beijing Majeed Ur Muhammad Rehman Zakir Institute of Advanced Technology Agenda About Hefei The Great Wall of China The Forbidden City Chinese Tourism Statistics Conclusion Institute of Advanced Technology About Hefei… Institute of Advanced Technology About Hefei Formerly known as — Hofei, — Luzhou, or — Luchow Capital and largest city of Anhui province. — Located in the center of the province Geography — 130Km west of Nanjing 2 — Chao Lake Area: 11434.24 Km Population: 7,790,000 inhabitants ▲ 15km --- largest 5,484,000 urban. fresh water lake in For more detail visit, the city hefei.gov.cn Institute of Advanced Technology Climate (Hefei) Humid Subtropical Climate with — Four distinct seasons — Average annual temperature is 16.18 oC Avg Max, Min Temperature in oC Precipitation total in mm Institute of Advanced Technology Transportation By Air, — Hefei Xinqiao International Airport — Opened in 2013 — About 30 Km from the Hefei City Center — There are 4 shuttle bus lines that run to and from the airport Institute of Advanced Technology Cont… By train — Hefei Railway Station (合肥火车站 Héféi huoche zhàn) All fast trains depart from one station in Hefei. — Fast train codes begin with a D and very fast train codes begin with G. ▲ Hefei to Nanjing (45 minutes, ¥65) numerous times daily ▲ Hefei to Shanghai (3 hours, ¥160) numerous times daily ▲ Hefei to Wuhan (3 hours, ¥106) ▲ Hefei to Beijing about 4 hours ¥427 ▲ Hefei to Chongqing about 10 hours ¥350 Institute of Advanced Technology Cont… By Bus — Hefei Long distance bus station ▲ Departs every half hour to Tianchang (4 hrs), Ma'anshan (3 hrs), Anqing (3 hrs), Bengbu (2.5 hrs), Huaibei (2.5 hrs), Chuzhou (2.5 hrs), Wuhu (2 hrs) ▲ Also provincial lines to Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Hebei, Liaoning, Fujian, Guangdong, Beijing, Tianjin, Chongqing, Shanghai, Guangxi, Yunnan, Shanxi,and Shaanxi. Institute of Advanced Technology Cont… Anhui provincial tour bus station — This station services Huangshan and Jiuhuashan mountains, ▲ Tunxi, Tianchang ,Yiwu, Shanghai, Tongling, Changsha, Lu'an, Hangzhou, Wuhan and other places. ▲ Buses leave every half hour. ▲ Approx. 4 hours to Huangshan. Institute of Advanced Technology Hefei places of attraction… Swan Lake Hefei Science and Xiaoyaojin Technology park Museum Hefei Dashu Botanical Hefei Mountain Garden Places of Attraction Lord Bao Hefei Zoo Park Chao Lake Institute of Advanced Technology Some Places of Attraction in Hefei Swan Lake Dashu Mountain Science and Technology Museum Chao Lake Hefei Zoo Lord Bao Park Botanical Garden XiaoYaojin Park Institute of Advanced Technology Part II – The Great Wall of China (万里长城) Institute of Advanced Technology On the Map… Institute of Advanced Technology Who built the Great wall of China Institute of Advanced Technology Some Interesting Facts Official Name: The great wall. Chinese Name: 长城 Literal Meaning: “The Long Wall” Construction material used: stone, brick, tamped earth, wood, and other materials Heritage Declaration by UNESCO: 1987 Area covered: East to West. Total distance: 21,196 km (13,171 mi), according to an astronaut survey. Institute of Advanced Technology Cont… Most of today's relics are the Ming Dynasty Great Wall: length 8,851 km The Great Wall is more than 2,300 years old. More than One Million laborers, 300, 000 were died during construction. Many were buried within the wall itself. The Ming Great Wall crosses 9 provinces and municipalities: Liaoning, Hebei, Tianjin, Beijing, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Gansu. Badaling is the most visited section (63,000,000 visitors in 2001). Total Construction time was 10 years. Institute of Advanced Technology Badaling --- the most visited section of the great wall of China Institute of Advanced Technology Badaling --- the most visited section of the great wall of China Institute of Advanced Technology Cont… First week of May and October, the visitor flow can be up to 70,000 per day. The average height of the Great Wall at Badaling and Juyong Pass is 7.88 meters, and the highest place is 14 meters high. Nearly 1/3 of the Great Wall has disappeared without trace. Since 1644, when the Ming Dynasty was overthrown, no further work has been done on the Great Wall (for military purposes — some has been restored for tourism). Great Wall reconstruction and protection began with Badaling in 1957. Institute of Advanced Technology Cont… The great wall was vital to military communication. Messages were relayed by smoke signals, lanterns and beacon fires. Beacon and watch towers were built to garrison troops But the wall never succeeded in keeping out the barbarians. Genghis khan invaded and conquered china. Over the centuries, sections of the great wall deteriorated or been dismantled. Institute of Advanced Technology Date: 7th century The existing BCE (several walls Especially famous is structure: Ming In December were constructed, the wall built 220– Dynasty (1368– 1987 the Great Wall later join together 206 BCE by Qin Shi 1644). Other was placed on the and make a famous Huang, the first purposes of the wall: World Heritage List wall, called the Great Emperor of China. Border Control. by UNESCO. Wall of China. Institute of Advanced Technology Interesting facts about --- The Great Wall of China The Great Wall of China cannot be seen from space by the human eye without aid. The Great Wall is not a continuous line: • There are side walls, circular walls, parallel walls, and sections with no wall (high mountains or rivers form a barrier instead). In the Qin Dynasty (221–206 BC), glutinous rice flour was used to bind the Great Wall bricks. Institute of Advanced Technology Cont… The Great Wall labor force included soldiers, forcibly- recruited farmers, convicts, and POWs. • The First Emperor of Qin was not the first to build the Great Wall. • He linked the northern walls of the states he conquered. There most popular Great Wall legend is about Meng Jiangnv, whose husband died building the Wall. • Her weeping was so bitter that a section of the Wall collapsed, revealing her husband's bones so she could bury them. Institute of Advanced Technology Cont… The Gubeikou Section of the Great Wall has bullet holes in it, evidence of the last battle fought at the Great Wall. During the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976), many Great Wall bricks were used in building homes, farms, or reservoirs. The northwestern Great Wall sections (e.g. in Gansu and Ningxia provinces) are likely to disappear in 20 years, due to desertification and change in human land use. Institute of Advanced Technology Cont… The Jiankou Section of the Great Wall, known for being steep and winding, enjoys the most appearances on Great Wall picture books and post cards. The most famous section of the Great Wall — Badaling — has been visited by over 300 heads of state and VIPs from around the world. • The first of which was Soviet statesman Klim Voroshilov in 1957. Institute of Advanced Technology How the Great Wall was Constructed??? Institute of Advanced Technology Cont… Institute of Advanced Technology For your Guidance… Institute of Advanced Technology The Forbidden City Beijing Institute of Advanced Technology The Palace Museum 故宮博物院 The Forbidden City was the residence of the Chinese Emperors, their families, staff and government officials. • It is one of the most significant symbols of ancient Chinese government. • Currently the entire palace complex is known as Palace museum. Institute of Advanced Technology Cont… 980 Buildings and 9999 rooms Built by the Ming emperor Zhu Di (Yongle Emperor) in the 1400s — Took 14 years to build ▲ The city was built from 1406 to 1420 and consists of 980 buildings that cover 720,000 square meters (7,800,000 sq. ft.). ▲ UNESCO declared it as a World Heritage Site in 1987. ▲ Also declared as the world's largest preservation of wooden structures from ancient world. ▲ Ever Biggest Museum in the world imperial collection spanning the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Institute of Advanced Technology Cont… It is surrounded by a wall of 7.9 m height and 7.5 m depth. Meridian Gate, the main entrance, by Tianamen square. — The middle opening is part of the imperial Way. — A stone path running, which only the emperor could pass. Institute of Advanced Technology Cont… Anyone who dared to cross the gates without the prior permission was subject to summary and painful execution. — It was part of the tradition that doors of all the halls and imperial gardens were decorated with nine rows of nine nails. Institute of Advanced Technology Cont… The Forbidden City was home to home of 24 emperors – — 14 of the Ming Dynasty and — 10 of the Qing Dynasty. The city ceased to be the seat of political power in 1912 after Puyi, the last Emperor of China, give up, and allowed the formation of new Republic of China. — Puyi just became Emperor just in the age of 3 years. ▲ Due to death of his father Institute of Advanced Technology Cont… The Forbidden City is an array of ancient building and artifacts that include; — Porcelain and jade — Gardens — Plazas — Historic sites, and — 9,999 rooms. 90% of the roofs are finished with glazed yellow tiles. — Yellow was the official color of Chinese Emperors. Institute of Advanced Technology Each of the 9,999 rooms is decorated with statues. As the importance of each building grows, the number of statues increases.
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