Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Chinese Imperial Palace 5-1Emperor's Home皇帝的家

Chinese Imperial Palace 5-1Emperor's Home皇帝的家

Chinese Imperial Palace2-1 Properous Dynasties盛世的屋脊

Chinese Imperial Palace2-1 Properous Dynasties盛世的屋脊.

故宫 The Imperial Palace

故宫 The Imperial Palace

紫禁城 Forbidden City, Beijing

紫禁城 Forbidden City, Beijing

Beijing Olympic Games

Beijing Olympic Games

Beijing architecture

Three styles of architecture predominate in urban Beijing. First, the traditional architecture of imperial China, perhaps best exemplified by the massive Tian'anmen (Gate of Heavenly Peace), which remains the PRC's trademark edifice, the Forbidden City, and the Temple of Heaven. Next there is what is sometimes referred to as the "Sino-Sov" style, built between the 1950s and the 1970s, which tend to be boxy, bland, and poorly made. Finally, there are much more modern architectural forms — most noticeably in the area of the Beijing CBD. Pictured below are some images of Beijing architecture — blending the old and the new.

Beijing Dust

Dust from erosion of deserts in northern and northwestern China result in seasonal dust storms that plague the city; the Beijing Weather Modification Office sometimes artificially induces rainfall to fight such storms and mitigate their effects. In the first four months of 2006 alone, there were no fewer than eight such storms. In April 2002, one dust storm alone dumped nearly 50,000 tons of dust onto the city before moving on to Japan and Korea.