August 14, 2008
I haven’t round up some places tourists must definitely check out when they visit Beijing, the capital of China. For sure, nowadays, it must be jam packed with the Olympic games going on there. They have heightened security for those who plan to disrupt anything.
Well, let me recall those places that left an impression on me.
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Great Wall of China - For sure, you should visit this great world wonder. It’s an experience stepping into a magnificent product of history (sweat and blood of a lot of people like Egypt’s pyramid). The great wall itself is a long stretch and only few sections are open because some haven’t been safely reconstructed. I visited only 2 sections, one was full of tourists which was very very uncomfortable (
Badaling) so I advise you to try the other section (
Mutianyu). For those adventurous hearts, you can visit
Simaitai for an amazing view of the sunrise.
2. Temple of Heaven- this is now the signature landmark of Beijing for the Olympics 2008. It is a must see because it looks so majestic especially in a bright sunny day. You can see how the place seems to shine and reflect some golden glow.
3. Summer Palace - You can just imagine how big this place is. It is one of the ancient royal gardens of Beijing as the capital of China long ago. With emperors and empresses who had walked the gardens during the olden times, it does feel like you’ve been transported into history but with so many tourists nowadays, I doubt it’s possible now
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August 10, 2008
Beijing Huan Ying Ni means Beijing Welcomes You..it’s the theme song for the Beijing Olympics.
You got to watch the theme song of the Olympics. It was an all star cast of singers mostly Hong Kong singers I remember. The only guy I want to see was Wang Lee Hom (handsome guy!)
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August 8, 2008
At 8pm today, China will celebrate the long awaited opening of the Olympics. This has made every Chinese proud of what China has accomplished in making this event special and widely anticipated. The National Stadium will surely roar tonight as the grand opening begins. Hopefully nothing bad will happen because I think Muslim extremist are planning to wreck havoc which I think is not appropriate.
Picture from Chinadaily.com.cn
For now, let’s all celebrate as people gather and jointly watch the beginning of a mark in history.
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July 12, 2008
I’ve noticed a lot of consumer goods bombarding people about the coming Beijing Olympics. I, for one, didn’t notice it’s already JULY! 1 month to go and it’s the Olympics already. I passed by Mcdonald’s yesterday and noticed they are promoting engraved logos of Beijing Olympics.
Then while I was browsing on the other Beijing Olympics sponsors, I saw that Coca Cola also got to be one of the primary sponsor. (sure will boost their positioning again!)
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June 21, 2008
*Pardon my blurry pictures, I wanted to capture the beautiful lights however I couldn’t keep my hands still while taking picture..
Xin Tian Di is one of the attractions in Shanghai. It literally means “New Sky and Land”. I don’t have the picture of the whole place but it’s a hodgepodge of bars, restaurants in an area where it reflects the nostalgic European architecture and bright lights.
When I visited this place, it was packed with tourists or expats. There’s a cozy feeling when you reach the area, it’s like the whole China you thought is transformed into a beautiful memento of the old Shanghai.
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May 29, 2008
As the much awaited Beijing Summer Olympics is nearing (official date to open is on 8/8/08 at 8:08:08 p.m, as the number is one of the most auspicious number in Chinese culture), one should know to stay strategically near the venues of the games you’ll want to watch. Unfortunately, I couldn’t attend any games so I’ll just take note for other people’s reference.
The stadiums are neatly constructed in a way that is convenient.
Number 1 in the map is the National Stadium which is famous for it’s Bird’s nest look. It has the capacity of around 91,000! This will be the one use for the opening and closing ceremonies.
National Aquatics Center (2) “Watercube” is another famous new venue which will host competitions like Swimming, Diving, Synchronized Swimming.
National Indoor Stadium (3) will be the venue for Olympic Artistic Gymnastics, Trampoline, and Handball competitions and the Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball competition.
Beijing Shooting Range Hall (4) which is also located in the district called Olympic Green will be the venue for qualifications and finals of 11 shooting events, consisting of all 10-meter, 25-meter, and 50-meter range shooting events.
Beijing Olympic Basketball Gymnasium (5) will surely be packed with NBA and basketball fans.
Laoshan Velodrome (6) will be the venue for cycling competition.
Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park (7) will be the venue for Rowing, Canoe/Kayak — Flat-water, Canoe/Kayak — Slalom, Marathon Swimming.
Wrestling matches will be held at China Agricultural University Gymnasium (8).
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May 20, 2008
Visiting museums should actually be one of the top must see of tourists when visiting new places. You get to sense the culture, history but most of all, you can check out cool artifacts.
I am actually fascinated about museums but I seldom go because either no one wants to go with me or it’s really out of the way.
When we went to Shanghai, I knew I had to go because the structure itself looks enticing enough.
Shanghai Museum is actually a museum of ancient Chinese arts. Featuring a lot of furnitures, art masterpieces, old coins & money, clothes, I pleasantly scanned the interesting pieces. However I still like the feel of going to Forbidden city to glance at “how it was“. I want to walk the steps they took long before and imagine being there.
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