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Franco Frattini incontra il Vice Presidente della Repubblica Popolare cinese, Xi Jinping.
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Three brightly colored cocktail umbrellas on a black background. The umbrella reflections are clearly seen.
16/11/2014. Ladies European Tour 2014. Sanya Ladies Open, Yalong Bay Golf Club, Sanya, China. Nov 14 - 16. Xi Yu Lin in her champion’s suite at Yalong Bay Golf Club. Credit: Liu Zhuang
We were well-aware of the pollution that plagues large cities in China. I found the worst day in Xi'an on a visit to the ancient wall that surrounds the central city. The temperature was at least 40C/104F and the humidity was oppressive. But it was that very old feeling I had in my chest that did me in.
Growing up in the east San Fernando Valley in the 1960s, smog alerts were the norm and everyday occurrence (wonderfully, the air quality in Los Angeles is so much better than it was). But, as a young boy with severe asthma, at a time when inhalers and other meds hadn't been developed yet), smog was not my friend. And the dull pain in my chest that day in Xi'an was exactly the feeling I had had decades ago.
Guidebook author Brian Schwartz ("China Off The Beaten Track," 1982, page 97), wrote:
"The Five Western Terraces" (Xi Wu Tai) [西五台; Xi'an], built at the same time as the Bao Qing [Pagoda], were until recently one of Xi'an's most renowned attractions. Red Guards [红卫兵, Hóngwèibīng] leveled all but one of the man-made hillocks and the graceful pavilions that crowned them. The sole survivor stands 'bloody but unbowed' amidst factories south of Lianhu Rd. [莲湖路, Liánhú lù]. Take trolley [trolleybus] 3 two stops beyond the North Gate, walk down Sajinqiao Rd. [洒金桥, Săjīnqiáo] and turn into the first lane on the right."
The pavilion stood on the grounds of a "factory." In other words, an industrial complex had been built, surrounding the pavilion.
I also remember that the workers appeared to be well aware that this was a significant historic structure.
In fact, when I appeared at the gate to the complex, the gatekeeper knew at once what I wanted to see, and pointed the way.
(Another foreigner, come to see our pavillion...)
1983 August 13.
Xi Shang Ting (Pavilion for Bestowing Wine) is located on the left side of the Ning Shou Gong Hua Yuan in the Forbidden City. This small garden was designed by Emperor Qianlong and constructed in 1776.
The Forbidden City (also known as Gugong, and currently housing the Palace Museum) is one of China’s most notable tourist attractions. Located in the heart of Beijing, it has been the center of Chinese government for the better part of the past six centuries. (For a much more comprehensive and interesting history than what I’ve included below, along with a few nice pictures, please check here: www.kinabaloo.com/fcb.html. The site is both in English and Chinese and quite well-presented, including fascinating information about how many people it took to build the Forbidden City and nice details about the building orientations and what the colors represent.)
Currently, the Forbidden City is simply a museum – a massive museum paying homage to the final five centuries of dynastic China. (The current government convenes in buildings adjacent to Tiananmen Square, which is directly south of the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City.)
The history of the Forbidden City is pretty succinct. After the dynasties moved the national capital around a few times (between Xi’an, Beijing, Nanjing, and a few other cities), it eventually returned to Beijing and remained there until the end of dynastic rule in 1911.
Palace construction began in 1406 and ended in 1420. Between 1420 and 1911, 24 emperors (from 2 dynasties) lived on the grounds. 14 Ming Dynasty emperors lived here and, after the Ming gave way to the Qing in 1644, 10 Qing emperors lived here between 1644 and 1911. The last emperor, Puyi, was forced to abdicate, but allowed to live on the grounds and “rule within the palace” as a figurehead. (He was but a young boy when he abdicated, so it was basically an elaborate charade to appease a boy.)
Eventually, the Republic of China forced Puyi to leave the palace for good and the Palace Museum was established here in 1925. Within the palace were all of the imperial treasures, but these were diminished (spread around) over the next 25 years – first with the takeover by the Japanese in the 1930s and then by the Nationalist government (Chiang Kai-Shek’s Kuomintang) and relocated to Taipei. The Japanese have returned some of the treasures, but there are still others that currently reside in museums in Japan and a great deal in Taipei.
The buildings, obviously, were harder to move. Physically, the grounds are rectangular, on a north-south axis, with dimensions of 961 meters by 753 meters. Within the grounds are 980 surviving buildings with approximately 9,000 rooms. The city is divided into two sections – the outer court on the south, used for ceremonial purposes, and the inner court on the north, which was used for residential purposes. Almost all of the buildings within the city have glazed yellow roofs, as yellow is the color of the emperor. There are two notable exceptions: the library (which has a black roof, signifying water, as it’s fireproof) and the Crown Prince’s residences, which have green roofs (signifying wood, or growth).
The buildings within the city are aligned by ancient Chinese customs (ancestral temples in front of the palaces, etc.). It’s such a massive complex that it’s quite hard to cover it all in one trip or, if you try, you would need a full day to do so. The main palaces and halls are on a center axis and along the right and left sides are many smaller residences, museums, and so on. The rear of the palace has a pleasant garden. During dynastic rule, the price of admission for non-invited people was execution. Nowadays, the cost is only 60 RMB in summer and 40 in winter (with an additional 10-20 RMB inside if you choose to go to the National Treasures museum and Hall of Clocks – 10 RMB each, assuming both are open). Just brace yourself for a massive crowd of people regardless of the day and probably for construction and renovation as well. To enter, you have to go in through the Meridian Gate across from Tiananmen Square on Changan Dao and you exit the north end of the palace at the foot of Jingshan Park.
For a nice panoramic view (smog permitting) of the grounds, cross under the street and walk up Jingshan Hill (2 RMB) for a gorgeous view of the grounds. (Beihai Park just to the northwest also offers panoramic views if you prefer to spend 10 RMB to go to that park and climb up the white tower in the center of the park.) Having been to the two parks, I think Jingshan is probably a slightly better choice with regards to the Forbidden City. In addition, the pavilion on top of Jingshan Hill is the geographic center of (old) Beijing, which is pretty interesting. (Of sad note, though, Beijing’s ancient city walls are all but demolished, though the gate names exist in the names of various subway stations throughout the city such as Andingmen, Dongzhimen, etc.) All in all, a trip to Beijing probably won’t be considered complete without a visit to the Forbidden City.
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XI Week 01 1-8/1/20
So here's the first photo for 2020. While the kids were with us, they were our whole world, taking up all of our time and attention, so there's a huge void now that they've gone back home. Sigh. More next week.
Xi'an by night .Xi'an also known as Sian, is the capital of Shaanxi Province. A sub-provincial city on the Guanzhong Plain in northwest China, it is one of the oldest cities in China, and the oldest of the Four Great Ancient Capitals, having held the position under several of the most important dynasties in Chinese history, including Western Zhou, Qin, Western Han, Sui, and Tang. Xi'an is the starting point of the Silk Road and home to the Terracotta Army of Emperor Qin Shi Huang.
¡Inauguramos las XI Olimpiadas Deportivas UTPL!. Durante las próximas semanas, nuestra comunidad universitaria participará, con espíritu de equipo y deportividad, de competiciones en 8 disciplinas.
Xi Lan having some 'boo and settling down for a nap in his nice air-conditioned dayroom on a very hot, humid Atlanta morning. Our little cubbie will be two years old in less than a month!
16/11/2014. Ladies European Tour 2014. Sanya Ladies Open, Yalong Bay Golf Club, Sanya, China. Nov 14 - 16. Xi Yu Lin in her champion’s suite at Yalong Bay Golf Club. Credit: Liu Zhuang
Speicher XI ist ein Kunst-, Kultur- und Dienstleistungszentrum in der Überseestadt Bremen. Das 400 m lange Gebäude wurde in den Jahren 1910-1920 erbaut und ca. 90 Jahre später denkmalgerecht restauriert. Unter anderem befindet sich in diesem Gebäude die Hochschule für Künste Bremen.
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Speicher XI is an arts, culture and service center in the port of Bremen. The 400 m long building was built in the years 1910-1920. About 90 years later it was restored protected monument. The University of the Arts Bremen is located among others in this building.