Beijing (City Guide)
Language: English
Pages: 304
ISBN: 1780051735
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
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China’s laobaixing (ordinary people; literally, “old hundred names”), the most common specialities are jiaozi (meat- and vegetable-filled pasta parcels), baozi (steamed buns stuffed with minced meat and vegetables), noodles, cornbread and pancakes – rice is not grown in the harsh climate of the north. Stir-fried and boiled dishes often feature cabbage and potatoes. Hotpot, sometimes called Mongolian hotpot – although Mongolians claim it originated in Korea – is another speciality. This combines
in colour from pale or moss green, pale blue or pale grey to brown tones – were also technically excellent. Genuine antiques are hard to come by in China because, in order to protect the country’s valuable heritage, the government prohibits the sale of articles that date from before 1911. As early as the Yuan period, a technique from Persia was used for underglaze painting in cobalt blue to distinctive effect. These days, wares decorated in such a way are generically known as Ming porcelain.
centre of the furthest courtyard is the Hall of the Four Celestial Emperors, and on its upper floor is the Hall of the Three Purities. Daoist manuscripts are kept here in a compendium similar to those found in Buddhist temples. In a hall off one of the side courtyards of the western section there are old bronze guardian figures, and in a building behind this are 60 relatively new figures of Daoist divinities, each one appointed to a year of the traditional 60-year Chinese calendar. Visitors can
seize Beijing, to initiate the Qing dynasty. Emperor Kangxi. Lee Hin Mun/Apa Publications 1661–1722 Reign of Emperor Kangxi. 1736–95 Reign of Emperor Qianlong. 1800 First edict prohibiting the importation and local production of opium. 1838 All trade in opium banned. The following year, the Qing court terminates all trade between England and China. 1840–2 First Opium War. 1842 Treaty of Nanjing signed. More Chinese ports are forced to open to foreign trade, and Hong Kong
Palace Gate. Although Zhaoxi, who was buried here in 1687, was a simple concubine, she was given the title of empress dowager because she had given birth to the future emperor Shunzi. Tianjin A short 30 minutes by high-speed train from Beijing (regular departures from Beijing South Station), Tianjin @ [map] has long lived in the shadow cast by its big neighbour to the north; the Tianjin Museum even includes several exhibits specific to the nearby capital. But the city is on the up, and there is