Beijing

A little less than than a decade ago Beijing held the Olympic games. This large event that was commonly known as Beijing 2008, took place from 8 to 24 of August. Beijing was elected to be the host city in 2001, defeating bids from Toronto, Paris, Istanbul, and Osaka. After the first round of voting it was crystal clear that Beijing would be the host of the 2008 Olympics; leaving the other potential hosts far behind, Beijing had a significant lead. Being the most watched Olympic games in history,…

BEIJING CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND LONDON HEATHROW AIRPORT London Heathrow Airport Beijing Capital International Airport Made by: Sami Ait Belkaid. T2V Index 1. Introduction 2. Relative position/location 3. Similarities 4. Differences 5. Conclusion 1. Introduction For this assignment about ports I chose two airports: Beijing Capital International Airport and London Heathrow Airport. I chose these airports because they are both very big. Heathrow is one of the biggest in…

Introduction London already hosted for three times for the Olympics Games event and London is the city that hosted the most Summer Olympics. The London Olympics Stadium is located at a diamond shaped island. The design of the London Olympics Stadiums need to design against some basic needs of the large games stadium such as long term, limited land and develop the architectural language of venue design. Because, sustainability is one of a favorite development method in nowadays and as one would…

related to the problem than at the schools in Beijing and Wuhan,…

and half years ago. Back in China, we lived in Beijing. We left China in the middle of my eighth grade year. I came to the Bay Area with my family. I started studying in La Entrada Middle School for the second half of my eighth grade. Like other La Entrada kids, I came to Menlo Atherton High School starting from my 9th grade year. I will be…

Given its geographical location, the southern ocean currents blow north, while the western mountains block the wind flow. As a result, Beijing is then trapped within its hazy smog levels as air circulation is impeded. But what spreads these pollutants exactly? Well, there are many sources contributing to this dilemma. In many parts of China, coal mining and energy derived from coal are one…

Therefore, Beijing criticized the recent statements made by the present His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the reincarnation of the next Dalai Lama. In the statement His Holiness said “the role of the Dalai Lama will one day end. It is better to have no Dalai Lama than…

dilemma will actually hurt the economy further when the tourism rates will decrease. Who would want to risk visiting such a beautiful land and its people if their life was on the line? Dangerously high levels of smog from coal and car exhaust in Beijing may cause tourists to re-evaluate their tourist destination. If China was to ever…

China first by attacking and dominating the Tibetan state to the Northwest of China and the Manchu state of Jin that ruled Northern China. From there the Mongol forces took control of Beijing in 1227. This siege ultimately ended in the death of Genghis Khan, but his death did not stop the conquest of China. From Beijing the Mongol forces took Luoyang and territories surrounding the Yellow River in 1234. By 1241 they gained control of the rest of Northern China. In 1260 the Mongols named Kublai,…

home prices have continued to rise for the 15th straight month in July 2016 (Cao, 2016). The most recent news mentioned that compared to June 2016, the sales prices in Shanghai, Beijing and Shen increased by 2.93%, 2.08% and 1.93% respectively (Cao, 2016). The following parts will discuss the residential market of Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen in Q2 2016. (The…