Beijing

My ancestors were all from China, none of them were from another country or neither did they ever immigrated outside China. Biologically speaking I am 100% Chinese born and raised in Beijing, and I am proud of that. However, my ancestors did migrate within the country of China. Three of my grandparents are from the south and one is from the north. I will start talking about my ancestors on my father’s side. My grandmother’s family was from Guangzhou province, and according to her, almost…

It was before the summer Olympics games in Beijing in early 2008. My family and I were on an extended visit to Beijing. The daughter of one of my father’s friends invited me to the new Beijing National Olympic Stadium, i.e. the Bird’s Nest. Her mother was participating in a pre-Olympic track and field event at the Nest, basically a dress rehearsal for the Olympics. The stadium along with its dramatic lights is quite impressive. As we walked on to the stadium grounds, with its open roof and early…

My style model is in the genre of travel writing. The overall text is a combination of short sentences which are linked together with various cohesive techniques. The text is an individual's journey, in present tense, through the Beijing desert and the events which happen during the exploration. I have reflected this in “Burnt Happiness” by recalling about my travels through Madeira and the emotions that occur from the rich to poor side of the Island. My writing is similar to Ma Jian in many…

So, an important role in the daily life of the emperor of China played numbers. Favorite number of Chinese rulers - nine, and in the Forbidden City can be found at every step. Nine was considered an imperial number because it is the last and largest number, followed by a dozen - the number of Heaven. In addition, nine in Chinese consonant with the word "eternal", and any emperor wanted to see if he is not, then at least his dynasty ruled until the end of time. And even if you count the number of…

Citizens of the People's Republic of China enjoy freedom of religious belief. No state organ, public organization or individual may force citizens to believe in, or not to believe in, any religion or may they discriminate against citizens who believe in, or do not believe in, any religion. The main religions are Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism and Protestantism. Citizens of china may freely choose and express their religious beliefs and make clear the religious beliefs. There are over 100…

he summer of my sophomore year, I was bored. I was too old for summer camp, but I was too young to get a summer job. One day I received an email from the University of Chicago’s office of admissions. The e-mail was encouraging high school students to attend their summer open house. My interested piqued and I immediately filled out the visitor information form. After leaving the open house highly satisfied, I told my mother that I wanted to go to UChicago. Similar to this prompt, my mother…

discharge, production and other measures to control the pollution to ensure Beijing 's air quality during the meeting. APEC during the meeting, the Beijing blue sky has been sustained. Beijing’s sky was used to be grey haze days, all of a sudden changed for clear sky. This kind of blue sky, in the past we don 't think differ, but now many feel the blue sky in the haze frequently struck the moment of China, especially in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei region, is precious. In addition to this…

dynasties lasting only from 1264 to 1368, a mere hundred years. The Yuan was overthrown by a peasant, Chu Yuan-chang, who led a rebel army again the Yuan in 1368. Therefore, Chu was able to declare himself the founder of a new dynasty, the Ming, because Beijing Khans lost legitimacy with Mongols in Mongolia, and Chinese regarded them as bandits, not a legitimate dynasty. Subsequently, Mongols were confined to their original homeland until…

garbage a second life and helping to solve the problems of garbage collection and disposal. Technologies to manage and recycle waste products should be implemented in places like Hawaii where collection and disposal space is a major concern, and in Beijing where land energy are needed, and trash generated is plentiful. In South Carolina, one of the most renowned BMW auto manufacturing plant is powered by trash from nearby landfill. In the same way, everything from waste that can be used to…

Tourism is marketing of the leisure time and other features of a travel destination, and provision of facilities and services for the pleasure of the travellers and tourists. Youell, R would agree after he quotes 'Tourism is the temporary, short-term movement of people to destinations outside the places where they normally live and work, and activities during their stay at these destinations; it includes movement for all purposes, as well as day visits or excursions. '. Spilsbury (2009,p.6)…