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Guangdong Olympic Sports Center

admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:27:12 +0000

Guangdong Olympic Sports Center (in simplified Chinese广东奥林匹克体育中心) is located in Tianhe District of Guangzhou City. It is at south of the Guangdong Olympic Center Dongpu town, covering an area of 300,000 square meters. The Sports Center can accommodate 80,012 spectators, and here the Ninth National Games would be held with the opening ceremony and track and field, soccer, etc. game.

Guangdong Olympic Stadium uses a streamer design, covering the top two for the east-west steel roof trusses, weighing 11,000 tons, bending and is located at Tower 21 on. Central Field 21 Group column, symbolizing the first 21st century national sporting event held at this. There are freely flowing ribbon roof shapes such as dragon dance in mid-air, meaning the new century to take off in Guangdong.

Stands are different regions are like the petals and together, it looks like the city of Guangzhou city flower Kapok. No matter what the audience standing on the location of the stands, you can clearly see the scene at sports and enjoy the fun and watch the fun. The elegant combination of ribbon and petal shape of the stadium will become a spectacular city logo.

In order to reflect the indomitable human spirit and a symbol of the human pursuit of a bright torch, there would be a real torch being suspended between the two sets of ribbons flowing between roofs. The torch from the ribbons and ball spiral structure, with a fixed suspension would be there. The location of the torch throughout the Sports Center and the stadium on a common axis, so that people from anywhere can clearly see the torch.

In addition to the stadium to host the event with the highest international level, it would also serves as an Sports Technology center, press conference centers, test centers, sports clubs, clubs, shopping malls, hotels and major leisure, entertainment, rehabilitation facilities, and built upon with the Guangdong Olympic Sports Center constitute a set of common competitive sports, mass sports, travel and tourism, medical rehabilitation, leisure entertainment in one large-scale sports and cultural center.

Guangzhou Li Lake Park

admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:26:28 +0000

Guangzhou Li Lake Park (in simplified Chinese广州麓湖公园) is located at the northern margin, south of Baiyun Mountain Scenic Area, covering an area of 2,500,000 square meters, the water area of one of 210,000 square meters.

Actually, the Park was originally part of the Baiyun Mountain Scenic Area. Lakes region was low-lying land, with water storage dam repaired in 1958, and the beginning of fish Gang Reservoir was located in Baiyun foothills.

Because of these, in 1965 it changed its name to Li Lake and it was also turned into the park in 1984. For large-scale Hushan Park, Mountain, Central Xiushui there were 400,000 square meters near the poly park. There are hairpin Shannon Hall, shade plants shed, Mid-Levels-sik Yi-ting and the mountains of five Court, Cuiyun kiosks which can Denggao the urban view.

The park was full of massoniana, Taiwan Acacia and Eucalyptus, bamboo constitute mixing together. In the Park there are the Green Lake Hotel, Luming restaurant, as well as community dining room cool, marinas and fishing areas.

In fact, you might not be interested in visiting this park as you might think that such a park might not have much to see. However, as you might find from the above content, the park is actually quite big and there are a lot of great views for you to enjoy. Also, it is very close to the Baiyun Mountain and therefore, if you would like to visit the Mountain, it is quite worthwhile for you to go a bit further to enjoy the entertainment provided by this beautiful park. You would surely love that and you might fall in love with the park’s beautiful scenery!

If you think it is not attractive enough for you to visit, there is something for you to know also. It is the price of the ticket. Actually, it just causes you 10 RMB to enter this park and spend the whole afternoon there without any additional cost! Therefore, what are you waiting for? Come and enjoy the park!

Source: http://www.yoyv.com/guide/SSpot/Survey/19013/

Guangzhou South China Botanical Garden

admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:25:45 +0000

Guangzhou South China Botanical Garden (in simplified Chinese 广州华南植物园) was on of the four botanical gardens under Chinese Academy of Sciences. It was located in the east near the northern suburb of longan hole.
The great Garden was built in 1959, covering an area of 315 hectares, and there are valleys, hills, depressions, streams, lakes and streams. At home and abroad there is the introduction and cultivation of tropical and subtropical 2000 kinds of plants, together with a total of more than 4000 kinds of local plants. The Garden was divided into palm flora, flora left, bamboo specimens States, Yam Health flora, medicinal plants zones, gymnosperms areas, economic plant area, garden flora, tropical greenhouse plant area, anti-pollution plants and nursery areas, etc. part.
In 1986, it was rated as one of YangCheng Hakkei “Longdong Qiling.” Located on the northern outskirts of the city of East longan Yamashita hole stove, and the whole garden covers an area of 315 hectares, which is our country’s largest subtropical botanical garden.
Besides, the Garden was also rated “Eight YangCheng new” one, and the reputation of “Longdong Qilin.”
South China Botanical Garden in 1956 was approved to be built and the main mission is to engage in tropical and subtropical plants in the collection, introduction and research. The world is now more than 60 countries and regions near 300 Botanical Garden has set up the exchange of academic and seed business, introduction Tatsu 5000 kinds of plants at home and abroad has become an important base for the preservation of plants. According to the classification system of plants and ecological habits, respectively, with their own characteristics the Garden was designed to build dozens of exhibitions, viewing areas, such as palm flora, relict flora, bamboo flora, economic flora, gymnosperms areas, medicinal plants zones, tropical flora, aquatic plants area, Yin-sheng Lin Nature Reserve, subtropical evergreen monsoon forest areas.
It would be a great place for science lovers to visit and therefore, if you are one of them, don’t miss it!

Human Opium Destruction Pool

admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:25:06 +0000

Human Opium Destroy Pool (in simplified Chinese 虎门销烟池) was located in Taiping Town, Dongguan at the mouth of the Pearl River south, north Bubulcus Hill, West to the town I pass.
In 19th century, Britain, Portugal and other armed smuggling opium into China Southern border. Substantial opium endangers the health of the people in our country, and numerous gold and silver outflows abroad, and this resulted in a decrease in the power of China. Qing Emperor Daoguang accept Lin’s suggestion of destroying the opium and therefore, Lin was sent to investigate and deal with Canton, forcing foreign opium traders of opium at Humen which had surrendered more than 20,000 containers, weighing a total of 1175 tons.
In order to destroy these harmful drugs, Lin specifically built the two large pond, with both length and width of 45 meters. Slate tiled pool, surrounded by piles column nailing one side of the pool with open culvert, and the pond had ditch after one pass. The destruction of opium smoke, the first water storage tanks, sprinkle salt into a bulk amount of concentrated brine water, opium pool stages with strong brine dissolves. Then re-enter the quicklime mixing caused by the response occurred immediately. Explosion opened its decomposition erode. Finally put these mixed waste residue washed with water, trickle-down does not stay. After three weeks, and finally almost completely destroyed. At that time (June 3, 1839 to 25 day) cigarette sales pool pool boards, wood piles and other relics are on display at the museum of the Opium War. Near to the pool was tobacco sales legislation which has “the people Humen Opium War and Anti-British Monument,”. Museum use of 141 objects, 130 historical photos, 19 charts, as well as 12 large-scale oil paintings and three large-scale scenes, vividly reproduces more than 150 years ago that shocked the world of war scenes.
If you were history lover and you would like to know why the Opium War was started, you should visit this site and you would understand how the conflict between China and foreign countries arose.

Guangzhou Atoll Reef

admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:24:28 +0000

Guangzhou Atoll Reef (in simplified Chinese 广州海洋馆) located in Guangzhou zoo. The Atoll Reef was opened to public since 1997 and is a place with pleasure to watch the beautiful aquatic animals and a place for you to see the scientific research done by many scientists and on the other hand, it is a place with educational information and multi-functional purposes as a whole in order to display the exhibition of marine fish for the main features of the blue underwater world.
The whole museum covers an area of 150,000 square meters, which is quite big for a atoll reef. Therefore, there are many different kinds of animals being kept here. The museum, stocking of more than 200 kinds of rare fish and other unique marine life, is very famous in Guangzhou. The major landscape include the Cross Harbor Tunnel, deep-sea landscape, 18-meter-long cylinder of tropical corals, treasure-cylinder, touch pool, a freshwater world, Koi Pond, Shark Aquarium, sea lions paradise, and so on, so that visitors eye-opener, some fun .
Actually, atoll reef is always worthwhile to visit as there are many animals which you would seldom see. You would need to dive into a very deep region in the ocean if you would like to see some of these animals but now, you are able to see them by just paying about one hundred of dollars! Is that attractive?
Moreover, as mentioned above, the atoll reef was located in the Guangzhou zoo. Therefore, it is very convenient for animal-lovers as they could visit both places quickly. If you go to Guangzhou and you want to learn more about the eco-system in the urban areas, you should surely visit this museum and you would love it very much. For parents, if you would like your children learn more about the environment, you could take them to this museum as there are a lot of materials with educational meanings which would help your sons or daughters learn more about the wildlife as well as marine life.

The Guangzhou Zoo

admin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:20:38 +0000

The Guangzhou Zoo (in simplified Chinese 广州动物园) is located the Middle Road in the eastern section of the martyrs. The zoo was went under construction in 1958, covering a total area of 4,330,000 square meters, raising and hundreds of species of animals on display at home and abroad, and in our country, it is currently one of the three big zoos.
Park, verdant trees, grass flower fan mao, vitality, all the animal cages are all arranged in an orderly manner. The zoo attracts nearly four million visitors every year. Inside the zoo, there a lot of mammals, reptiles, birds and fish and other animals, more than 450 species, from all over the world. One of the many animals includes rare birds and animals belong to the wild. There are also giant panda, golden monkey, black-necked cranes and other 35 kinds, belong to the national second-class key protected animals have red pandas, white-naped crane, such as 32 kinds.
The Park at animal domestication and artificial propagation in terms of achievements, track record, and some peers at home and abroad in a leading position, such as elephants, chimpanzees, giraffes, zebra, kangaroo, Manchurian tiger, tiger, black swans, emus and Hippo, Red-crowned Crane, Hooded Crane, all have been breeding at the park of their offspring, in particular the success of artificial propagation and Hooded Crane incubation nest year, the two red-crowned crane, a record of our country and the Red-crowned Crane Hooded Crane breeding new discipline.
Here is the beast of prey in captivity, the giant cluster of land, so it is very exciting and also shocking. There is a variety of more than 100 kinds of birds. Designed for the display garden forms, novel cage, visitors can stroll into the beautiful, very natural taste, lively bird, called a non-stop chattering, and it seems that visitors are welcome at the arrival. It is like a peacock, but also usually open the beauty of feathers, giving the blessing.
If you love animals, you should not miss this park because there are a lot of rare animals which you might not be able to visit in other parks or zoos.

Hibiscus Flower Peaks Scenic Area

admin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:18:58 +0000

Hibiscus Flower Peaks Scenic Area (in simplified Chinese 芙蓉嶂风景区) is located 18 kilometers north of the city Xinhua Town of Hibiscus Town, 47 kilometers away from Guangzhou. There was a tourist area of 22 square km. It is near to mountains, forests, lakes, springs winning landscape, with beautiful natural landscapes and myths and legends, and humanistic heritage of many tourist destinations. The Peaks was also called Fu Yung Shan, with 360 meters above sea level, re-stacked Zhi Luan, a radius of tens of years, and the mountains are the surface of the stone was black smoke hibiscus flower shape, it is said that Fu Yung Shan. The Peaks surely has very beautiful scenery. Meta-mountain sites, lush forests, Shannan has Huadu first Ancient Eight of the Western Hills Falls, 90 meters gap, are all attractive. Falls below ten thousand people are able to simultaneously artificial swimming pools, covers an area of 330,000 square meters. Alongside the Area there were reservoirs, with the water surface area of 22 sq km, 24 meters water depth of 17.37 million cubic meters, and there can be more than 1 thousand three hundred hectares of farmland irrigation.
In 1987 the Government decided to develop Huadu Hibiscus peaks in the region into tourist resorts. The village of Kong Fu vessels are of the Tropic of Cancer, with 89% coverage of trees, fresh air and pleasant, there is Lei Kong, Shishan, xiangshan attractions … and barbecue areas, fishing areas, the hot spring area, orchard and so on.
Three Peninsula tourism regions will build three resorts, lakeside Peninsula to the Western European style features. There would be a long arm tourist resort built with Chinese customs with the characteristics of the peninsula resorts. There are mainly of the tropical Pacific island nation building. Gap Hibiscus drifting brief introduction “Canton First drift” drifting Gap — Furong Furong hanging scroll tourist resort located in the upper reaches of the valley area.
The Scenic Area is very beautiful and if you love to go to countryside and visit something that urban areas would not have, you could try visiting this area to see if you have got a new exposure to the wild environment.

Baiyun Mountain

admin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:17:46 +0000

Baiyun Mountain (in simplified Chinese 广州白云山) was one of the most famous tourist spots in Guangzhou. In fact, it is often said “Baiyun Zhuhai” refers to Canton, the “clouds” refers to the Baiyun Mountain. Baiyun Mountain Scenic Area in the northern part of Guangzhou City is about 17 kilometers away from the urban areas. Even though the mountains are nine parts of the southern extension, it was known as “the first South Mountain”. It is said that each fall, often white clouds rising so that the mountain side into a long piece of white clouds, as if a veil over, hence the name. Baiyunshan by more than 30 peaks cluster together, the whole mountain area of 28 square kilometers, the highest peak Mount Davis 382 meters above sea level is the highest peak Guangzhou City, also known as “days of the first peak south.”
Since ancient times, the Guangzhou Baiyun Mountain has been a well-known scenic spots, historical YangCheng Hakkei on the “Ju-yun Shadow Lake”, “Baiyun night look”, “Monk Jingtai go” are all included in this mountain. Gold Pool is located in Baiyun foothills, which is a picturesque landscape of lakes, lake full of water Yan, Bo-ping may mirror. Ying Shenghui Lake settlement, the poem may draw, do not have taste, are the pick Baiyunshan.
Baiyunshan actually has been very well-known early on in the world. Scholar, who would have access to the Warring States Period, when the pleasant scenery Jin dynasty, the Tang Dynasty to resort known for it. Since the Song Dynasty’s “Eight YangCheng” Baiyunshan on multiple accounts, the mountain has become more and more well-known. YangCheng Denggao people always enjoy this tour, especially at 99 Chongyang, but also to Gordon Baiyunshan for pleasure, whenever this time, young, lively crowd bustling scenes YangCheng constitute a unique style draw. Baiyunshan has magnificent, undulating hills, valley horizon, the peak for the Mount Davis, the mountain roads extending in all directions.
Therefore, the mountain is very worthwhile to visit and you surely would enjoy the great view when you look down from the mountain top!

Canton Chen Ancestral Shrine

admin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:16:51 +0000

Canton Chen Ancestral Shrine (in simplified Chinese 广州陈家祠) is also called
Chen Clan Academy. It was built about twenty years of Qin Guangsui Dynasty (1890-1894 years), designed by Li Kui Lin. The whole building sat north to south, covering 150,000 square meters, 6400 square meters for the main building. There were three-five nine six homes the size of the composition of building. The shrine has decorative arts of the south-pointing carriage that it meta Lingnan Art Deco building of civil Dacheng, with its “three birds, three plastic, cast iron 1″ with so-called “hundred Guangdong Temple crown.”
The Chen Clan Academy, sitting south, there is a broad plaza in front, with front and rear, east and west four homes, covering an area of 13,200 square meters. The main building is wide and 80 meters deep, with a flat square. There was a use of lift beam building structure, hard hill gable-style bank up a fire. Overall the use of “three into nine three-way hatchback end” laid to six eight hospital corridors interspersed with each other. With strict symmetrical layout, the space, primary and secondary of the shrine was very clear.
At building up the handle to the central axis the main line, on both sides to a low bias, the Gallery Hop Wai veranda, bring out the main hall of the magnificent spirit, and form regular vertical and horizontal structure which would highlight the main Board. External building has brick walls, forming a closed to open outside of the building group, and is a typical folk-style Ancestral Hall building.
The Chen Clan Academy, with its exquisite decoration process known to the world, in its architecture is widely used in wood carving, stone carving, brick, ceramics, plaster, murals, such as iron and copper technology to do different styles of decoration. Both concise and extensive carving techniques, and uncompromising attention to detail, reflect the mutual care, so elegant in the College at a solemn magnificence disclosed. Chen College has wood carving and it is rich in content. Head first into the door frame carved beams have “the Queen Mother’s birthday”, “Practice with disabilities will UNITA”, “public dispute YUCHI helm” and other stories based on history and folklore of carved wood.