Beijing Tourism - On May 8th, China Olympic Park Management Committee and officials of Bird Nest and Water Cube revealed the operating status of Olympic Park in the past-olymic period during the past half year.
According to the National Stadium limited liability company, the National Stadium receive twenty to thirty thousands of visitors every day in average with the total volumne reaches 3.5 million in the past half year. It has made great profit of 210 million Yuan.
The National Stadium plans to hold extreme sports shows every day and intends to create great performance parties similar to the opening ceremony of 2008 Olympic Games. In second half of 2009, more large-scale evens will be held here like Song Zuying concert, "Turandot large-scale live action opera" directed by Zhang Yimou, etc.. According to the official, an olympic theme restaurant and new fitness centers will be constructed on the 50,000 square meters commercial space.
The Water Cube has received 2.26 million visitors in total since its opening and gained revenue of 80 million Yuan. In the later half of this year, the warm-up pool of Water Cube will try out to be opened to the public. And the government plans to improve the facilities in some of the sections. And Water Cube will show an new face in mid-2010 without delaying the opening up in this year. The new Water Cube after reconstruction will include 3 parts, a competition hall, a warm-up area and a leisure park. And other facilities like dining-room, small-scale theater will be added to the service.
Second half of this year's warm-up Water Cube pool pilot intends to open to the public. Watercube protection under the premise of opening up, starting in October this year will be subregions Watercube transformation, a new mid-2010 debut. Transformation will be sub-game lobby, a warm-up area, a leisure park features three areas, to increase their services to leisure parks, restaurants, small theaters and other facilities.
Form May 23th to 24th, the Water Cube will welcome a children swimming competitions named "Future Star of Water Cube". And it's the first offical sporting events held here after the Olympic Games.
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
An incomplete records of Beijing ancient villages (section 1)
Cuandixia: On the ancient road west to Beijing, 90 kilometers far from the city. More than 70 smart mountain courtyard dwellilngs laid out on the mountain side.
Lingshui: Lingshui village is located in Mentougou District, an old village with long history of one thousand years. The buildings are in old rural construction style popular in Ming and Qing Dynasty.
Liuliqu: Liuliqu is in Longquan town, Mentougou District. The village is famous for its glass. It is known as "Town of glass in China".
Qianjuntai: The village is located in the western end of Qingshuijian, Mengtougou District. It was named Qianrentai in the long history of one thousand years. It's the birth place of "ancient pennant assembly in western Beijing", one of Beijing intangible cultural heritages.
Sanjiadian: The village is at the east side of Sanjiadian tide flap on Yongding River. During Ming and Qing Dynasties, it attracted a larg number of settlers from shanxi, made homes and traded here. They built a Shanxi assembly hall in the village. And you also can find more than ten ancient temples in the village, such as White Guanyin Nunnery, Longwang Temple, Kuan Kung Temple and Iron Anchor Temple, etc.
Yanhecheng: This is a tiny town on the ancient frontier fortress in the mountains of western Beijing and belongs to Zhaitang town. Attractions like folk house in ancient style, old trees and ancient drama stage are kept in good condition.
Yanhekou: Situated in Zhaitang town. As one of the important pass on of ancient Great Wall, there are still 3 beacon towers standing in the village.
East Hulin: The village is located in Zhaitang town, at the bottom of Baihuashan mountain and on the river bank of Qingshui river. Ten thousands of years before, East Hulin person livd here. A historic site of "Tartar stronghold" built in Yuan Dynasty attracts tourists. There are ancient buildings and trees in the village too.
West Hulin:In Zhaitang town. More than 50 courtyard dwellilngs and over 100 Stone Carvings are preserved in the village include the inscription of Li Yuanhong, the former president of Republic of China.
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Lingshui: Lingshui village is located in Mentougou District, an old village with long history of one thousand years. The buildings are in old rural construction style popular in Ming and Qing Dynasty.
Liuliqu: Liuliqu is in Longquan town, Mentougou District. The village is famous for its glass. It is known as "Town of glass in China".
Qianjuntai: The village is located in the western end of Qingshuijian, Mengtougou District. It was named Qianrentai in the long history of one thousand years. It's the birth place of "ancient pennant assembly in western Beijing", one of Beijing intangible cultural heritages.
Sanjiadian: The village is at the east side of Sanjiadian tide flap on Yongding River. During Ming and Qing Dynasties, it attracted a larg number of settlers from shanxi, made homes and traded here. They built a Shanxi assembly hall in the village. And you also can find more than ten ancient temples in the village, such as White Guanyin Nunnery, Longwang Temple, Kuan Kung Temple and Iron Anchor Temple, etc.
Yanhecheng: This is a tiny town on the ancient frontier fortress in the mountains of western Beijing and belongs to Zhaitang town. Attractions like folk house in ancient style, old trees and ancient drama stage are kept in good condition.
Yanhekou: Situated in Zhaitang town. As one of the important pass on of ancient Great Wall, there are still 3 beacon towers standing in the village.
East Hulin: The village is located in Zhaitang town, at the bottom of Baihuashan mountain and on the river bank of Qingshui river. Ten thousands of years before, East Hulin person livd here. A historic site of "Tartar stronghold" built in Yuan Dynasty attracts tourists. There are ancient buildings and trees in the village too.
West Hulin:In Zhaitang town. More than 50 courtyard dwellilngs and over 100 Stone Carvings are preserved in the village include the inscription of Li Yuanhong, the former president of Republic of China.
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Monday, May 4, 2009
Maple Bridge ancient town - The first town of Ming and Qing Dynasties
Mooring By Maple Bridge At Night;
At moonset cry the crows, streaking the frosty sky;
Dimly lit fishing boats ‘neath maples sadly lie;
Beyond the city walls, from Temple of Cold Hill;
Bells break the ship-borne roamer’s dream and midnight still.
Maple Bridge ancient town is located in Huqiu District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, with its unique downstream Yangtze River scenery of "families pillow the rivers".
The ancient town is a provincial-level scenic spot 3.5 kilometers away from Suzhou city, leads the main tour content "five ancient", Hanshan temple, Jiangfeng bridge, iron bell ancient barrier, Maple Bridge town and ancient canal. The environment is beautiful while humanistic landscape is rich.
Maple Bridge ancient town has a long history. It's a well-known downtown place in ancient Suzhou. In Sui Dynasty, after the great project of Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal had completed, Maple Bridge became an important port in the west section of Suzhou City. According to historical record, shopps and stores lists thickly like forest on both sides of the river. The north bank was a large market for trade cotton, rice, beans, wheat while silk and handicrafts were sold on the south bank. The town endured prosperity during Ming and Qing Dynasty untill army of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom besieged Suzhou city and the Qing defender burned it down to dirt. Then the past commercial center became one of the small rural towns.
The grand canal, ancient courier route and Maple river interchange here. Two main streets, Maple Bridge street and Hanshan Temple street, extend along the bay with unique charm of water town. Most of the buildings built in the end of Qing Dynasty. The roads twist and turn, combine the attractions as Hanshan Temple, Maple Bridge and iron bell ancient barrier into an organic whole. The bustling town offers various tour services and becomes a popular toursit destination for sightseeing and shopping.
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At moonset cry the crows, streaking the frosty sky;
Dimly lit fishing boats ‘neath maples sadly lie;
Beyond the city walls, from Temple of Cold Hill;
Bells break the ship-borne roamer’s dream and midnight still.
Maple Bridge ancient town is located in Huqiu District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, with its unique downstream Yangtze River scenery of "families pillow the rivers".
The ancient town is a provincial-level scenic spot 3.5 kilometers away from Suzhou city, leads the main tour content "five ancient", Hanshan temple, Jiangfeng bridge, iron bell ancient barrier, Maple Bridge town and ancient canal. The environment is beautiful while humanistic landscape is rich.
Maple Bridge ancient town has a long history. It's a well-known downtown place in ancient Suzhou. In Sui Dynasty, after the great project of Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal had completed, Maple Bridge became an important port in the west section of Suzhou City. According to historical record, shopps and stores lists thickly like forest on both sides of the river. The north bank was a large market for trade cotton, rice, beans, wheat while silk and handicrafts were sold on the south bank. The town endured prosperity during Ming and Qing Dynasty untill army of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom besieged Suzhou city and the Qing defender burned it down to dirt. Then the past commercial center became one of the small rural towns.
The grand canal, ancient courier route and Maple river interchange here. Two main streets, Maple Bridge street and Hanshan Temple street, extend along the bay with unique charm of water town. Most of the buildings built in the end of Qing Dynasty. The roads twist and turn, combine the attractions as Hanshan Temple, Maple Bridge and iron bell ancient barrier into an organic whole. The bustling town offers various tour services and becomes a popular toursit destination for sightseeing and shopping.
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Sunday, May 3, 2009
IATA release tips in responsing to swine flu during air travel
Recently, World Health Organization (WHO) has not announce any recommendation in restrictions on travel and tour for swine flue. Most countries have enhanced border and airport security, encourage people to cancel travel schedule to the epidemic areas.
The following advice given by WHO and IATA are tips for tourists' health care during air travel, and suggestion on the problem how to reduce the chance of disease trasmission in air transportation.
What travelers should do?
1. Often wash hands
2. Avoid to touch the patients
3. Avoid to touch animals in markets
4. If a patient needed to travel, consult a doctor first.
Whether the virus spreads on a travel plane?
Although IATA said that modern aircrafts equiped with advanced air filtration system can obviously improve air quality , the bacteria will spread through air in the cabin.
WHO experts have mentioned, virus such as tuberculosis, has a 8 hours proliferation period on a travel plane and travelers close to the patient are under high risk to be infected.
How to deal with the patient if someone falled ill on a travel plane?
Before swine flu's outbreak, the airlines has been told that if a passenger got a high fever over 38 degrees Celsius or appeared as one of the following syptoms, measures should be taken:
- Obviously discomfort
- Persistent cough
- Breath disordered
- Continuing diarrhea
- Continued vomiting
- Rashes
- Inexplicable injury or bleeding
- Post-traumatic stress disorder thoughts
For these cases, flight attendants should ask for assistance to ground staff or passengers. If the staff failed in obtaining medical assistance, the airline company should take the follwing measures:
- Transfer the patient to somewhere there were fewer passengers.
- Specify a staff to take care of the patient.
- Earmark a toilet for the patient.
- Require the patient to wear a respirator.
- Place the waste items (paper towels, pillows, bed sheets, chair sets, etc) which the patient has touched in pockets marked as "Biohazard".
- Make sure whether the other passengers have the same similar symptoms.
- Keep safe of the passenger's baggage
- Report the suspected cases to the captain or air traffic control personnel.
- Require the passengers who sit close to the patient to fill out the track positioning card.
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The following advice given by WHO and IATA are tips for tourists' health care during air travel, and suggestion on the problem how to reduce the chance of disease trasmission in air transportation.
What travelers should do?
1. Often wash hands
2. Avoid to touch the patients
3. Avoid to touch animals in markets
4. If a patient needed to travel, consult a doctor first.
Whether the virus spreads on a travel plane?
Although IATA said that modern aircrafts equiped with advanced air filtration system can obviously improve air quality , the bacteria will spread through air in the cabin.
WHO experts have mentioned, virus such as tuberculosis, has a 8 hours proliferation period on a travel plane and travelers close to the patient are under high risk to be infected.
How to deal with the patient if someone falled ill on a travel plane?
Before swine flu's outbreak, the airlines has been told that if a passenger got a high fever over 38 degrees Celsius or appeared as one of the following syptoms, measures should be taken:
- Obviously discomfort
- Persistent cough
- Breath disordered
- Continuing diarrhea
- Continued vomiting
- Rashes
- Inexplicable injury or bleeding
- Post-traumatic stress disorder thoughts
For these cases, flight attendants should ask for assistance to ground staff or passengers. If the staff failed in obtaining medical assistance, the airline company should take the follwing measures:
- Transfer the patient to somewhere there were fewer passengers.
- Specify a staff to take care of the patient.
- Earmark a toilet for the patient.
- Require the patient to wear a respirator.
- Place the waste items (paper towels, pillows, bed sheets, chair sets, etc) which the patient has touched in pockets marked as "Biohazard".
- Make sure whether the other passengers have the same similar symptoms.
- Keep safe of the passenger's baggage
- Report the suspected cases to the captain or air traffic control personnel.
- Require the passengers who sit close to the patient to fill out the track positioning card.
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