Beijing
Building name: Forbidden City
The Forbidden City is the palace of 24 emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties. Zhu Di, the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty, decided to move his capital to Beijing and began to build the Forbidden City Palace, which was completed in 1420. According to the ancient Chinese astrology theory, ziweiyuan (i.e. the North Star) is located in the middle heaven, where the emperor of heaven lives. It is the residence suitable for the emperor, also known as the Forbidden City.
The Forbidden City is now called the Forbidden City. It covers an area of 75000 square meters from east to west, covering an area of 75000 square meters in the north and West. There are 980 houses, 8704 in total. It is surrounded by a 10m high wall and a 52m wide moat. There is a gate on each side of the city wall. The Meridian Gate in the South and Shenwu gate in the north are for visitors. The layout of palaces in the city extends along the central axis to the East and the West. Red walls and yellow tiles, painted pillars and carved beams, resplendent. The buildings and towers are at random, magnificent and magnificent. In the evening twilight, it looks like a fairyland on earth.
Building name: Tian'anmen Square and Tian'anmen Square
From the 500 years of history of the ancient building Tiananmen, it can be seen that Tiananmen is a symbol of the long history of Chinese civilization and a historical witness of the rise and fall of feudal dynasties.
Main stadium of Beijing Olympic Games
Completion year: 2008
Explanation: the common name is "bird's nest". The design of the giant stadium, completed by the 2001 Pritzker Prize winners Herzog, de Mellon and Chinese architect Li Xinggang, is like a "nest" that breeds life. It is more like a cradle, where human hopes for the future can be placed.
"Bird's nest" shape structure is mainly composed of huge portal steel frame, a total of 24 truss columns. The top surface of the National Stadium is saddle shaped, with a long axis of 332.3 meters and a short axis of 296.4 meters. The height of the highest point is 68.5 meters, and the height of the lowest point is 42.8 meters.
Shanghai
Name of the building: Shanghai Oriental Pearl TV Tower.
Year of completion: 1994
Guangzhou
Building name: CITIC Building
Year of completion: 1997
With a total investment of HK $3.7 billion, the project was the tallest building in China at that time. It is still the tallest building in South China and the tallest concrete building in the world.
Chongqing
Building name: World Trade Center
Year of completion: 2004
Building name: Chongqing Jiefangbei
Located at the intersection of Minquan Road, Minzu road and Zou Rong Road, it is a historical witness of the victory of the Anti Japanese War and the liberation of Chongqing. It is also the only monument to the victory of the Chinese nation's Anti Japanese war.
Tianjin
Building name: Tianjin Radio and television tower
Completion year: 1991
Tianjin Radio and television tower, taking the first and the last two words, referred to as the "tower", was built in 1991, 415.2 meters, towering into the sky, among the world's tallest tower. Tianta is located on the Bank of Nie Gong bridge, adjacent to Zijinshan road in the East and Fucui Longtan in the West.
Building name: eye of Tianjin
Completion year: 2008
The eye of Tianjin, namely the ferris wheel of Yongle bridge in Tianjin, was officially closed on December 17, 2007, making the magnificent "eye of Tianjin" completely "opened", adding another scene to Tianjin city.
The diameter of the ferris wheel of Yongle bridge is 110 meters. When it reaches the highest point, it can reach about 120 meters from the ground, which is equivalent to the height of 35 floors. You can see the scenery within 40 kilometers, which is worthy of the name of "Tianjin eye".
Nanjing
Building name: Xuanwu Gate, Nanjing
Year of completion: built by Zhu Yuanzhang, Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty
Hangzhou
Building name: Leifeng Tower
Leifeng Pagoda was originally built on Leifeng, in front of Jingci temple under Rihui peak of Nanping mountain on the South Bank of West Lake in Hangzhou. Leifeng is the northward extension of Nanping mountain. It is adjacent to the lake and rises abruptly with lush trees. According to legend, the Leifeng Pagoda was built by the king of Wuyue to celebrate the birth of Huang Fei's son. However, because the pagoda is above the Leifeng peak, people call it Leifeng Pagoda. The original tower has seven floors, double eaves flying over the building, and the windows are penetrating. It is very spectacular.
Wuhan
Building name: Yellow Crane Tower
Cultural landscape and historical heritage
Xi'an
Building name: Bell Tower
Located in the center of Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China. Bell tower and Drum Tower confront each other. The bell tower was first built in the 17th year of Hongwu Period (1384). The original site is located at the entrance of Guangji street, which was rebuilt in the 10th year of Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty (1582). There was a big bell hanging on the upper floor, which was used to ring the bell and announce the time.
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