Beijing

nearly 40 percent of the global total, according to a new scientific study on leading causes of death worldwide. Lung cancer is now the leading cause of death from malignant tumors in the country. Between 2002 and 2011 the incidence of lung cancer in Beijing near doubled. Nationwide, deaths from lung cancer have risen 465 per cent in the last three decades. Pollution in northern cities is so severe that 500 million people 's lives are shortened by an average of 5.5 years. Many citizens are…

movie about a great war, not worrying if it will ever happen to us . In the book Forbidden City by William Bell, it has that same excitement of war (well not for Alex who was caught in all the “action” of the war). In Bell’s book it’s about a war in Beijing (the students vs. the army) bringing the feeling of war and betrayal in this story. For this book the theme that best described it is war. It might be hard to understand how, but I got three quotes to prove that it’s true. First, the quote…

very negative view of nature” This shows how the smog is getting worse that they could be no way to stop it if they don’t take action. Also how the smog is negatively impacting the lives of people in China. As a result, this shows how the smog in Beijing is getting worse and is declining rapidly because of the…

The capital attracted 2.14 million tourists during the first six months of 2013, a 14.3 percent decrease from the same period of 2012, according to the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics. The decline started in 2012 when the city welcomed 5 million tourists, down 3.76 percent from 5.20 million in 2011, according to the authority. A China Tourism Academy survey shows that in the second quarter, the complaint…

The Painting of riverside scene at Qingming festival, is the creative work of Zhang Zeduan of northern Song Dynasty. This painting is found in the palace museum as a national treasure in the Beijing City. The 528.7cm by 24.8cm scroll represents economic activities in urban and countryside areas. People of all ranks and their daily lives from the city of Bianjing during Qingming Festival which occurred in the Northern Song Dynasty are captured in this painting as well. The painting has three…

International Olympic Committee awarded the honor hosting the 2008 Summer Olympics to China. More specifically, in their capital city of Beijing. This put the country on an international stage and would require years of effort to ready the city. This readying of the city for the Games was important. The 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing had many impacts on the economy,…

since he was 14 years of age. He then went to the 2004 Olympics but lost because of injuries. The 2004 Olympics motivated him to train his hardest and earn 3 gold medals in the Beijing 2008 Olympics. During the 2008 Olympics he did not eat any thing much apart from chicken nuggets because he did not like the Chinese food in Beijing. Eating 100 chicken nuggets a day and still winning the Olympics is pretty impressive. He then won the 2012 Olympics and became a legend. He is sponsored by puma…

Deng Xiaoping was a Chinese revolutionary, and statesman. He was born August 22, 1904 Guang’an, China. He died February 19, 1997 Beijing, China. He was 4’ 11’’ and the leader of China from 1978 until his retirement in 1992. He married three women named Zhuo Lin In 1939, Jin Weiying, and Zhang Xiyuan. He went to Moscow Sun Yat-sen University, and Communist University of the Toilers of the East. His regime was also marked by the 1989 massacre of demonstrators in Tiananmen Square. He was…

Part A The country China also known as the Red Dragon is great place for a tourist to stay, it has great culture and its history is magnificent. City Latitude Longitude Beijing 39.9042° N 116.4074° E Shanghai 31.2304° N 121.4737° E Why Go? The reason why a tourist should be motivated to go to China is mainly because of its culture individuals can be very fascinated by Chinese culture and seeing and also experience it. A tourist would also like to see historical monuments like the Great…

were excluded from performing in four of the theatres we have studied. What were some of the consequences for women, because they had no involvement in the writing or acting of plays in the Greek theatre, Medieval theatre, Elizabethan theatre, and Beijing Opera? Discuss three…