Ah Xian (1960-) Throughout April 1989‚ large numbers of students gathered in Tian’anmen Square‚ in front of the Forbidden Palace in the centre of Beijing in China. They were demonstrating against political corruption and economic instability. As the crowds continued to grow‚ so did the displeasure of the government of the People’s Republic of China. By the beginning of June‚ armed soldiers were sent in to suppress the protest. This they did‚ violently‚ leaving between 400 and 7000 people dead
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official name is People’s Replubic of China (PRC). 11.)China’s total population is more than 1‚000‚000‚000 which makes up more than 1/5 of the world’s population. 12.)China cover’s 3.7 million square miles. 13.)China’s three largest cities are Shanghai‚ Beijing‚ and Tianjin. They are not part of any province. 14.)The Chinese language has more than 50‚000 different words. 15.)The Chinese have problem’s making typewriters. 16.)The Chinese read their books from top to bottom‚ and from right to left. 17.)Pottery
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The Great Wall of China is not just located just in one city it go threw a lot of different cities. The Great Wall crosses Liaoning‚ Shanxi‚ Shaanxi‚ Sichuan‚ Jilin‚ Shandong‚ Hubei‚ Hunan‚ and Gansu provinces; Beijing and Tianjin municipalities; Inner Mongolia and Ningxia Autonomous Regions. They didn’t really have a spot to put the Great Wall of China because they just had to put it to defend themselves so they had to build the Great Wall of China threw many different
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Pagoda of Fogong Temple Backgrounds The Sakyamuni Pagoda of Fogong Temple (Chinese: 佛宫寺释迦塔) of Ying County‚ Shanxi province‚ China‚ is a wooden Chinese pagoda built in 1056‚ during the Liao Dynasty. The pagoda was built by Emperor Daozong of Liao at the site of his grandmother’s hometown. The pagoda‚ which has survived several large earthquakes throughout the centuries‚ reached a level of such fame within China that it was given the generic nickname of the "Muta". The pagoda stands on a 4 m tall
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The Tang dynasty ruled for two hundred and eighty nine years‚ from 618 to 907 C.E. The empire extended into the west to parts of Tibet‚ the Red River Valley to the south‚ and Manchuria to the north. The second emperor‚ Tai-tsung‚ forced his father to abdicate the throne to him after murdering his brothers in 626 C.E. He made the government smaller‚ which saved money in case of famine and to provide farmers economic relief in case of droughts or floods. Civil service exams were established once again
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THE MISSING FLIGHT MH370 Source: http://www.news.cn The scheduled airline - Malaysian Airline flight MH370 Arrive at Beijing Capital International Airport at 06:30 am Take off at 12:41 am from Kuala Lumpur International Airport Source: http://www.baidu.com Lost signal in Vietnam air space Source: http://www.baidu.com The board of landing flight information at Beijing International Airport. About This Plane On This Plane • 239 people in total • type: Boeing 777 • employed by many airline
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In 1271 the Yuan Dynasty began and during this era trade contracts with the west introduced crops such as sorghum which became part of the Chinese diet. Hu Sihui‚ an intellectual physician during this time period wrote a guide that was later excavated that taught citizens how to cook healthy meals. This cook book including both Chinese and Mongol food practices. The Mongol influence impacted the Chinese diet through the implementation of more foreign traditions and cuisines. Scholars credit the
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Urban Rail Transit mainly includes subway and light rail. The first urban rail in China was built in Nanjing in the 1930s and dismantled after the establishment of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The first urban rail of PRC was constructed in Beijing in the 1960s with the first line finished in 1969. The construction of urban rail transit speeds up in China in the 21st century. The number of urban rail lines in operation increased from 5 to 19 from 2002 to the end of 2013. Shanghai was ranked
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I’m going to speak a little bit about china. -China has 1.3 billion people‚ a little over 20 percent of the world’s population. - The capitol city is Beijing and I have been there myself. China is the fourth largest country in the world. Only Russia‚ Canada and USA are larger. - The Great Wall of China is the longest man-made structure found anywhere in the world. The main reason for making the wall was to protect themselves against the Mongols. The wall is around 5.500 miles long. - Giant pandas
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been overproduced and priced inappropriately not accounting for external costs to the third party. In this case the external cost is air pollution in Beijing‚ which has caused damage to the environment and health. The main source of this negative externality came from over production of multiple products and car emissions‚ which has in turn made Beijing one of the most polluted cities in the world. Without a proper price or regulations being placed the negative impacts of this market failure has not
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