Teacher：Anne Bray Learning Log Reflection 1 Activity: “Chinese State Sports Policy: Pre - and Post - Beijing 2008” I read this article written by Fan Wei in 2010.This was my first time reading an English article which related to Chinese sports policy. The article provides an overview of Chinese sports policy and practice from 1920s to the 2000s with particular emphasis on the post Beijing Olympics. I was very worried before I read this article because I was afraid that I could not understand
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Forbidden Many things are forbidden‚ but nothing is quite as forbidden as The Forbidden City. The Forbidden City located in the capital of China‚ Beijing. The Imperial Palace represents the main ideas of the Chinese history‚ and the way of life. These ideas are Culture‚ Religion‚ and the Imperial Family. First‚ are the ideas of the Chinese Culture. The Forbidden City is a great representation of the Chinese culture. The palace is said to have harmonious balance along with a symmetrical layout
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China: Ancient Capitals Xi’an Xi’an‚ called Chang’an in ancient times‚ is the most important ancient capital in China. It is the capital that has the longest history and greatest influence among the ancient capitals. Xi’an was located on the eastern end of the Silk Road‚ which connected China with other European countries in the West. Xi’an was the capital for more than 1‚000 years‚ spanning 13 dynasties such as the Qing‚ Han‚ Sui and Tang Dynasties. Located in Middle China‚ it is an important
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Essay :1 NANY Colombia is my country Located near the Equator on the Caribbean coast of Colombia the Barranquilla climate is tropical‚ as a result in Barranquilla weather conditions are typically hot and humid throughout the year with an average daytime temperature of 33° C (91° F) bilingue and at nighttime the temperature does not fall below 22° C (70° C) very often. The affect of the heat is amplified by the humidity‚ which is between 75% and 90%. The dry season falls in January‚ February
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favor of themselves‚ while U.S as an outsider looking into China‚ is writing upon a more objective point of view‚ targeting viewers internationally. The China Daily announces the “central government is offering 5 billion yuan in finance rewards to Beijing and its neighboring provinces to fuel their fight against air pollution” (Zheng‚ 10/14). This news generally targets on the regions that could be benefited‚ and most importantly shows the government putting in great efforts and attentions on fixing
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The Rise and Fall of China’s Great Wall The rise and fall of China’s Great Wall: the race to save a world treasure - Special Report Current Events‚ Sept 27‚ 2002 Save a personal copy of this article and quickly find it again with Furl.net. It’s free! Save it. MADE OF BRICK‚ STONE‚ and dirt‚ the Great Wall twists and turns across China’s landscape like a giant dragon. It seems to rise out of the sea at Bo Hal gulf‚ a place known to local people as Laolongtou‚ or "the old dragon’s head." The
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The Times‚ leads the way. OCTOBER 15‚ 2010‚ Pressing My Nose to the Glass in China By CATHY HORYN For the past week I’ve been in Beijing‚ my first trip to China. Except for the city’s famous traffic jams‚ the city is nothing like I had expected. And what did I expect of this remarkable‚ sprawling‚ fast-changing city? Today — Friday in Beijing — I had lunch with Angelica Cheung‚ the editor in chief of Vogue China‚ at the China Grill on the 66th floor of the Park Hyatt‚ and since I arrived
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but unfortunately‚ it dose not offer direct flights to UK. So I have to go to Beijing international airport. As Figure 2 shows‚ I changed five different kinds of transportations from my home to Cardiff University. Firstly‚ I chose to take a taxi to the local central train station. Then I got on the China Railway High-Speed which started from Shanghai to Beijing. After arriving in Beijing‚ I took the subway to the Beijing Capital international airport. I arrived at the Heathrow international airport
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Museum‚ was the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing Emperors. It served as a home for the emperors and their families‚ a ceremonial hall‚ and political hub for Chinese rule. Located at the center of Beijing‚ China‚ the Forbidden City is definitely worth seeing when traveling to Beijing. This rectangular-shaped palace is 3‚153 ft (961 meters) long and 2‚470 ft (753 meters) wide. There are 980 buildings with 8‚704 rooms in total here. It took over 230‚000 artists and over 1 million civilians
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others. They remain with their cultural identities which are partially different or even opposite to the fashionable ones. Let’s zoom in from the big picture to focus in on my cultural identity. I am a typical Chinese person‚ who even didn’t leave Beijing for more than fifteen days until I came to NMH. When I live on this campus among plenty of American students‚ I strongly feel that most of my cultural identities are due to my Chinese background. As I have mentioned before‚ people are easily assimilated
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