Tianjin, China
Located in northeastern China, Tianjin is a major port city. The city is proud to be the largest artificial harbor in northern China. Following the 1858 Treaties of Tianjin, several Western nations established concessions in the city. Today it is a most modern city but you can see European-styte houses, municipal buildings and churches from this period.
The Astor Hotel was founded in 1863 by Pastor John Innocent. It was built in classic British style using brick and wood. At one time it wasn’t larger than a cottage but with expansion through the years and two buildings on this site it can now serve as a hotel. In the hotel you’ll also find a museum with a wooden promenade and arched windows with carved designs. The museum displays
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The square gives visitors a look at Tiajin’s cultural traditions and folk customs. There is amazing high-tech lighting, causeway pavement and a wooden floor which make this square stand out from the rest.
Haihe Fountain Amusement Park – was completed in 1985. In the central area you’ll find an awesome colorful fountain. For enjoyment and entertainment there are bumper cars, passenger-propelled airplanes and motorcycles. The playground also offers three luxurious sightseeing ships and several speed boats for tours along the Haihe River.
On the north bank is the Wanghailou Church, one of China’s cultural relics. During the Qing Dynasty there was a Wanghailou Tower, a pleasure location for emperors who made trips to their provinces.
The Laolongtou Rail Station is noted as the first rail station in China’s ancient commercial ports after the Second Opium War (1856-1860).
Ancient Culture Street is located in Nankai District on the west bank of Hai River. It was built in 1986 and opened to tourists. Here you’ll find more than a hundred different stores. At the entrance to the street is a giant archway inscribed with the words “An Old Neighborhood of Tianjin”. Behind it is a street lined with buildings built in the architectural style of the Qing
The story of Hangzhou by Lan Samantha Chang is about a thirty four year old woman named Chanyi who decides to take a trip with her two young daughters across the West Lake. To Hangzhou it was describe as one of the most beautiful cities in the world and the capitol of China. “The city was built around a lake deep and serene, a city of holy places marked with palaces and temples.” (Pg.166) This woman takes herself and her two daughters across the lake to see a fortune teller.
The era of the Han dynasty in China, simply referred to as ‘Han China,’ was an extremely prominent one, with power that almost rivaled the Romans themselves. During this period of China, achievements and accomplishments reached new heights as the Silk Road opened, which allowed connection with the western world. However, even with all this, Han China still fell, thanks to opposing forces in the form of nomadic tribes, several natural disasters that were interpreted as angry messages from the gods, and internal/political unrest. During the Han dynasty and the opening of the Silk Road, there were several aggressive, nomadic tribes that centered around the Asian area.
Economic Comparison of the Han China and Roman Empires It is interesting to discover that there were two hugely successful empires, located thousands of miles apart that flourished in ways never seen before in history, and that, although there is some evidence that they were slightly aware of each other’s existence, the two societies did not have regular contact. Yet both empires achieved similar economic and political greatness and developed comparable solutions to the problems they faced. These empires are the Han China and Roman Empires, lasting from 753 B.C.E. to 330 C.E. This paper will address the economic similarities and differences between the countries and the consequences of their actions which either brought down the empire or allowed it to survive.
Introduction Understanding the past through looking at the case study on the Entombed Warriors of Xian it is determined that the past is influential in modern day activities. The uncovering of one the major tourist attractions in china was by complete mistake. It was uncovered by a farmer who was building a well in 1974 and later oped as a tourist attraction in 1979. It’s known to be apart of the Qin Empire’s era and he was later buried there.
The intimidating Inn Located just outside of Washington, D.C., a haunted house is located in Manassas, VA. The hotel dates back to the Civil War, which was a hospital for injured soldiers. Olde Town Inn has gotten a lot of complaints as well as mysteries about the hotel. Olde Town Inn has guests losing their mind while staying in particular rooms, and leaves the puzzling guests with frightening thoughts.
Recreation of the China into a small district made it possible for tourists to explore a realistic society of China and its cultures. This attracted more ethnic groups to migrate to the district and San Francisco itself. Chinatown exposed language and culture of Chinese
Another popular place for visitors is the Quechee Gorge Visitor Center. It was built in 2005 and Chamber of Commerce and information is there. (“Quechee
Where I live at now it is not much going on in Iowa. But where I came from which is Chicago so much has been going on. The gun violence in Chicago has increase over the years. Gun violence has increase stress on children and family because they are afraid. People are afraid to go outside, work, or to take their children somewhere.
Versailles and Forbidden City represent the difference of traditional cultures and art between the East and the West. Versailles has a elegant U-shaped main building in the center and a royal court with diverse plants. Inspired by the architecture of baroque Italian villas, but executed in the French classical style, the garden front and wings were encased in white cut ashlar stone that called enveloppe. The inner palace for royal family living is decorated with minors and luxurious lights. Sculptures and paintings are displayed in every corner.
In their colonial stay of fewer than 100 years in old Saigon, the French left behind a rich architectural heritage reflecting shifting trends from the Second Empire and Third Republic to, even later, art deco and Le Corbusier. With high ceilings and fans, louvered doors and windows, the colonial buildings were ideally suited to Vietnam’s muggy climate. By the 1930s, the French had developed a unique Indo-Chinese architecture, fusing Western and Asian elements, a style reflected in the Vietnam History Museum and the botanical gardens. They also created broad, tree-lined boulevards and dense, walkable side
Urbanization, or the growth of cities, erupted during the Industrial Revolution. Cities were a place of work, innovation, and technology. Over the course of fifty years (1850-1900) more and more people moved to the cities, which caused more and more problems in them. With these problems came solutions, and those solutions led to change. These changes could be good like movements to get cleaner water or having plumbing.
This was unprecedented and China had never before been assembled a force like this and soon every province was absorbed. Levathes said, “In the brief period from 1405 to 1433, the treasure fleet, under the command of the eunuch admiral Zheng He, made seven epic voyages throughout the China Seas and Indian Ocean,”(20). This was significant because the Emperor and society put so much emphasis on following the teachings of Confucius, as Levathes said, “Confucius thought foreign travel interfered with important familial obligations and believed that trade was inherently mean and debasing,”(33). At this point in time it is evident that China was starting to become relatively progressive and forward-moving, because they initially went great measures in order to keep the traditional ways. Levathes further supplements this claim on page 33 saying, “from the second Century B.C., with the rise if the Han Dynasty, Confucianism became the moral code for the upper classes of Chinese society and the foundation of the emerging feudal bureaucracy.”
China has many different attractions you can visit, one of the most popular being The Great Wall of China one of the most iconic symbols of china and one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The Great Wall is the longest wall in the world, it spans all the way from China’s western frontier to the East coast totalling about 6000km, another being the Terracotta Army in Xi’an, the hundreds of very detailed life-sized models before being discovered in 1974 were underground for at
Urbanization To what extent is urbanization a critical driver of social instability, failure of infrastructure, water crises & the spread of infectious diseases? Urbanization is basically the gradual increase in the proportion of people living in the urban areas or a specific area, and the ways in how the society adapts to it. Urbanization can be a good impact to a country and has the ability to improve its economy and the life of people but it also has the ability to destroy the country and the life of all the people that exist there. GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE:
The hall of Supreme Harmony This is one of the most exciting and magnificent buildings of the Forbidden City, as well the tallest building in Beiching (at that time). Main hall is similar to the country 's parliament, where the emperor receives foreign guests and decides to state affairs, weddings and etc, so the scale and form correspond to the value of the building. Another aesthetic rule of the palace is the prohibition of the trees. Throughout the territory you will not find any trees.