2009年5月12日星期二

Xiamen Gulangyu travel

Between cloud image 


     Early morning on the 1st, Xiamen Airlines aircraft through the soft mist above the sea of clouds,personally take the ice in the Arctic snow, between the eyes, there are only two colors, transparent blue, pure white. This is the color of the eyes of the world is about, after all, the sky and the oceans, like the blue, like the Add grand scale, transparent, clear. Reliance in the window, there was an impulse out of the cabin door, with their feet as the person to the white cotton clouds. Perhaps the weather is good, mountains, rivers, terraced fields, in the distant buildings at the foot of the earth's surface is too small, or too little of human vision of the? I began to understand that those sci-fi movie directors of the root causes of their potential power. Close, the reflection of the sun along the river at the foot of the direction of extension of the flow of the horizon, shining a light stab eyes, such as smooth as a mirror.

Sea Island 



     Have illusions as leisurely on, life in the sea, and go out to have a small wooden boat, you can follow the direction of water flow, drift ... in Gulangyu, I have imagined the kind of Happy days, even the most ordinary of the island people who are unknowingly enjoy. 



     On Rhode Island, the first burst of noise, it is edge ferry tourists and tour groups are piled together where can you turn around, turn into the yard lanes will be found on the island that is as quiet and peaceful, 4 from the beautiful piano sound. This is not an ordinary island, though small in size, but full of artistic atmosphere. 



     It was written by his wife AIR "Lost Gulangyu - waste of time is used to" record, Gulangyu the most brilliant era of prosperity in the middle of the nineteenth century (after the Opium War) to the middle of the 20th century (before the Sino-Japanese War), which for centuries has the number of legend in this small island. "Then a small island of 1.78 square kilometers, was the United Kingdom, France, the United States, Japan, Spain, the Netherlands, Denmark, Portugal, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Belgium and other countries have set up a consulate. Small island together with the rich flavor of home construction as well as those who spoke States accent. "Therefore, the island's hospitals, schools, churches and so many that the proliferation of foreigners in this expansion process, to Gulangyu that the island could not bring about an honorable has undergone enormous changes, although, it is a colonial history. Today, downtown left, the old building began to show scenes in a dilapidated condition, was the most beautiful person has passed away, their children and grandchildren has been difficult for the glory of industry, and gradually fade out. Therefore, the Gulangyu Island was legendary and rich, so that the island will have enough space left to future generations, to nostalgia, to study it with the vicissitudes of life have been busy. AIR will therefore not without text deploring that "Gulangyu is used to nostalgic to meditation for you in those quiet, flowers, lush book also opened in the alleys and courtyards to against today's noisy, but also increasingly used to combat the noisy Gulangyu their own - have experienced that kind of busy, the Gulangyu also revealed the deplorable to the mediocre. This mediocrity, is a mediocre, but also the era of mediocrity. " 



     A night, through a number of small alley, the arrived at the Garden in front of Chuang Shu. Too strong as a result of the sun during the day, it was decided the night piano museum containing a large garden. Sometimes, that is, inadvertently discovered another wonderful. Shu Zhuang Garden was founded in 1913, into a garden, have no choice but to face the envy of the masters of admirers of this garden was elegant, well-off life. According to the book, this Shu Zhuang Garden called the master of Chuang Shu-lin (林尔嘉), after the Sino-Japanese War with his father came from Taiwan Gulangyu, Xiamen in 1905 as the General Board Office Security Xiamen General Chamber of Commerce and the Prime Minister, launched the construction of telephone, Electric, water and other public utilities, but also served as Gulangyu Chinese Industry Board of Directors for 14 years. Gulangyu he left in 1937, after the defeat of Japan, carrying 456 yitai back to Taiwan, died in Taiwan in 1951. This garden up hill from the Sea Garden Park and the possession of the Park Hill meeting are: rock Sanbanggulsa,12, I also love House, Kikunami floor, small Lanting; possession of the sea garden are: Mei Sau Tong, Ren-Qiu Ge , True-ting, 44 bridges, pavilions trick. Random night in the garden pavilion to find a seat to sit, you can hear the voice of the waves beating the shore, forest birds, Kikunami the shore, there is something to enjoy. This garden is built in accordance with the sea, it can be said, lived the meantime, make the world forget the troubles, only to be with the gods as partners. This garden is a beautiful elegant very vertical, and then the piano was built in the park museum, it is the bear in my heart the art of the Holy Land. Gulangyu Piano Museum is Australia and Chinese national Mr. Hu Youyi founded the only piano museum, the museum displays his return from Australia Gulangyu aircraft of more than 90 private collections ancient piano. Museum of the piano at night, brightly lit, the light shining through the windows symbolizes the history of antique art are piano, and that the old yellow color, as if the number of hidden notes jump, night flow.

2009年4月17日星期五

Beijing Travels the Forbidden City (5)

Let us have the honor to see Xuantong photos with the Queen and Empress of Wanrong old age photo, in the end of the Qing Dynasty, the palace has a camera, so left a photo of The Last Emperor of China. Xuantong Timor is a very thin black, and is worthy of a Queen's Wanrong, very beautiful, at that time the best in the world can be said to be beautiful you! 



 The scene inside the Palace is too many time travel could not finish the day, 15:00 minutes, we reluctantly left the Palace, and I would like to step back take a look at this in the Forbidden City, take a look at this lived more than 20 emperors of the imperial palace in China. 



 To leave the Forbidden City, I suddenly had a strong interest in History of the Qing Dynasty, after the time to learn, look at the National Palace Museum. 



 Jie family dinner to eat in her sister's house to cook for us both of us together made a favorite spicy crayfish. In fact, when at home, my wife and I pondered on the hot Beijing will eat crayfish, just today, it happened, it seems that both of us quite the delicious food. Back to the hotel to rest memories of when the side of the Palace, while the spicy aftertaste crayfish, this life is too beautiful.

2009年4月16日星期四

Beijing Travels the Forbidden City (4)

Is behind the Hall of Supreme Harmony and Hall and the Paul and Dian, which constitute the three main hall of the former Imperial Palace Palace. Temple is to go after, it is worth mentioning here are: the Palace of the Qing Dynasty Palace of each brand have over the two Chinese characters, and now from the Meridian Gate and the Temple of all the security of the only Chinese brand, and why is that ? Because it was 83 days when Yuan emperor, ordered the former palace of the full text of all to pull out, this is irrefutable evidence of qieguo Yuan. 



 Paul and Dian along this axis has been North Korea walked, passing through dry-ching door, went to Palace of Heavenly Purity. The palace is two Shunzhi and Kangxi Emperor's Palace, the Yongzheng Emperor, the Emperor Yongzheng Emperor Kangxi mourning for 27 months, they moved to the Ancestors Palace. From then on, the emperors formally admitted to the Ancestors. Through the Hall of Jiaotai "qianninggong" came here in the Ming Dynasty, when the Queen's Palace, when the Qing dynasty emperor's wedding chamber. The display now "qianninggong" Guangxu Emperor according to the original marriage recovery. 



 In the National Palace Museum also has a "nine dragon wall" inside, this is a generic  "nine dragon wall" built  "nine dragon wall" North Sea, there is no fine  "nine dragon wall" North Sea. Occurred but for a moving story: the National Palace Museum was built in  "nine dragon wall" need to burn 270 glass brick, glass bricks for every one is different, is a combination  "nine dragon wall" complete, so less of a void on all . When the workers when the brick smashed a piece of carelessness, that the crimes suspects behead. At this time master carpenter to come forward and risk their lives, and like a piece of carved wood products, the paint brush, hidden from the officials of the inspection, the craftsmen only removed from a disaster. Through this matter, reflecting the corruption of the imperial court at the time, but also shows the working people's solidarity. After all, this piece of wood products but can not stood the test of time, it is a perishable. 



 Most want to see the wife of the palace is the Flying Swallow My Fair Princess shufangzai stayed, but not zhufangzai opening to the outside world, is in the repair process. 



 In front of chuxiugong, we can see that show women slept at the time of the bed, which show among women, there was the Empress Dowager Cixi. 



 In the Treasures Gallery, we saw the Forbidden City and more treasure from which the emperor's jade seal, robes, Long crown. An array of various rare yibao, countless. 

2009年4月15日星期三

Beijing Travels the Forbidden City (3)

Under the Tiananmen Square, the end of the door, they came to the main entrance of the Palace - Meridian Gate. Afternoon about a lot of doors, it is by walls on three sides of the square into a square, facing the three Portal, a portal on both sides of each. Which is the middle of the door, only the emperor could go on weekdays, Queen's wedding day can also take the time, and then there is the Palace examinations champion,bangyan, the third overall pick in the first of three can go. Two doors are about civil and military ministers and kings out of the door of imperial clan. While others can only take the two side door all the officer From the afternoon to see the front door are three doors, from behind the door to see the five, there is "three out of five dark," said. 



 I rent at the entrance door in the afternoon a guided tour of electronic machines, it can help you tour the National Palace, while walking stresses. Door into the afternoon, the real into the Forbidden City, we must first cross the inner golden river, in front is a broad plaza, the center has a palace-style door. Forbidden City is a matter of fact all the doors of a palace-style building, the door is called Wo doors, doors on both sides of squat with a pair of bronze lions, the lion of the of the first so-called Chinese lions, power and prestige in all directions. 



 Wo through the door, but also to see a larger square, in front of the palace is a greater, but also the highest position of the Forbidden City Palace - Hall of Supreme Harmony, commonly known as "golden house" is a place where North Korea increased Emperor. Really magnificent Hall of Supreme Harmony, Forbidden City is the largest number of nine, and the Hall of Supreme Harmony Hall of canopies set up dozens of animals, we can see the status of Hall of Supreme Harmony has already spent nine this figure can not be represented. Hall of Supreme Harmony was built in three-tiered white stone steps, it is Beijing's highest building at that time. Base in the Temple of carved white marble stone has 1142 on the lead, the lead pass on the ground of the mouth, whenever it rains, the water will pass the 1142 leading into the ground, so it is a "spit out the water Qianlong" This One wonders. 

2009年4月14日星期二

Beijing Travels the Forbidden City (2)

Today is a fine day, because the sky is extremely blue. I eat a bowl of fried pork liver in breakfast, it is the Special Snacks of beijing. After breakfast i become my new travel in beijing.

Today the Forbidden City is the leading role, It is also called the Palace Museum. it is mean we will go to the emperor is home.

Into the Forbidden City in Tiananmen Square before the start with a Progressive, they must be on Tiananmen Gate tower in the board, the front of Tiananmen Square is a bird's eye view, this perspective is the time when Chairman Mao's speech at the founding ceremony stand-off place, and I deliberately stand and feel it was a magnificent scene.

Beijing Travels the Forbidden City (1)

Have you come to beijing?
Have you been to the Forbidden City?
Whenever I go to beijing, I make a point of visiting to the Forbidden City. It is also called the Palace Museum or The Imperial Palace.

there is the brief Introduction of beijing Forbidden City
It was first started building in 1407,and cost two hundred thousand workers for fourteen years, and completed in 1420. All its palaces consist of 9999 rooms. "9" is recognized as a favorable number in China. It is the largest and most well reserved imperial residence in China today. Under Ming Emperor , construction began in 1406. It took 14 years to build the Forbidden City.
The red and yellow used on the palace walls and roofs are also symbolic. Red represents happiness, good fortune and wealth. Yellow is the color of the earth on the Loess Plateau, the original home of the Chinese people. Yellow became an imperial color during the Tang dynasty, when only members of the royal family were allowed to wear it and use it in their architecture. The Forbidden City is rectangular in shape. It is 960 meters long from north to south and 750 meters wide from east west. It has 9900 rooms under a total roof area 150000 square meters. A 52-meter-wide-moat encircles a 9.9 –meter- high wall which encloses the complex. It is believed that the Palace Museum got its name from astronomy folklore. The ancient astronomers divided the constellations into groups and centered them around the Ziwei Yuan. The constellation containing the North Star was called the Constellation of Heavenly God and star itself was called the purple palace. The Forbidden City is divided into an outer and an inner count. We are now standing on the southernmost part of the outer count. In front of us lies the Gate of supreme Harmony. The gate is guarded by a pair of bronze lions, symbolizing imperial power and dignity. The lions were the most exquisite and biggest of its kind. The one on the east playing with a ball is a male, and ball is said to represent state unity. The other one is a female. Underneath one of its fore claws is a cub that is considered to be a symbol of perpetual imperial succession. The Forbidden City consists of an outer count and an inner enclosure. The outer count yard covers a vast space lying between the Meridian Gate and the Gate of Heavenly Purity. The “three big halls” of Supreme Harmony, Complete Harmony and Preserving Harmony constitute the center of this building group. The great three halls are built on a spacious “H”-shaped,8-meter-high, triple marble terrace. Each level of the triple terrace is taller than the on below and all are encircled by marble balustrades carved with dragon and phoenix designs. This area is called the Hall of Supreme Harmony Square, which covers a total of 30000 square meters. Without a single tree or plant growing here, this place inspires visitors to feel its solemnity and grandeur. In the middle of the square there is carriageway that was reserved for the Emperor. On both sides of the road the ground bricks were laid in a special way seven layers lengthwise and eight layers crosswise,making up fifteen layers in all.