https://padlet.com/tbros393/c0k7q5cfxkr4 Made with charm en-us 2019-03-08 01:21:52 UTC 2024-07-26 18:36:33 UTC hello@padlet.com tbros393 https://padlet.com/tbros393/c0k7q5cfxkr4/wish/339149316 Beijing (北京 Běijīng) is the capital of the People's Republic of China, the most populous country in the world. With a population of 21,500,000 people, it is the nation's second-largest city after Shanghai. It was also the seat of the Ming and Qing dynasty emperors until the establishment of the Republic of China in 1911. Beijing is the political, educational and cultural centre of the country and as such it is rich in historical sites and important government and cultural institutions.]]> 2019-03-08 01:26:08 UTC https://padlet.com/tbros393/c0k7q5cfxkr4/wish/339149316 tbros393 https://padlet.com/tbros393/c0k7q5cfxkr4/wish/339150549 Beijing has been the magnificent centre of traditional Chinese cultureand learning since the Ming dynasty. Emperors and courtiers patronizedthe arts, especially painting and calligraphy. Precious objects from other parts of the empire and from foreign countries poured into the capital. This role of cultural centre was continued during the Qing dynasty, although the century of political and social upheaval that began in the mid-19th century led to an overall cultural decline in both Beijing and the whole of China. In the late 1940s the Nationalists shipped a huge quantity of art treasures to Taiwan before their defeat by the communists. On the mainland, subsequently, many family heirlooms were purchased by the state for low prices and were then sold for export or used to enhance the country’s museum holdings.]]> 2019-03-08 01:31:14 UTC https://padlet.com/tbros393/c0k7q5cfxkr4/wish/339150549 tbros393 https://padlet.com/tbros393/c0k7q5cfxkr4/wish/339151628 2019-03-08 01:35:12 UTC https://padlet.com/tbros393/c0k7q5cfxkr4/wish/339151628 tbros393 https://padlet.com/tbros393/c0k7q5cfxkr4/wish/339151922 2019-03-08 01:36:21 UTC https://padlet.com/tbros393/c0k7q5cfxkr4/wish/339151922 tbros393 https://padlet.com/tbros393/c0k7q5cfxkr4/wish/339152577 Wangfujing Shopping Street is one of the most ancient and famous shopping streets in Beijing, where many large shopping malls are located, like Beijing Department Store. Book stores, a classic photography studio, and Beijing snack shops are also on Wangfujing Shopping Street]]> 2019-03-08 01:39:02 UTC https://padlet.com/tbros393/c0k7q5cfxkr4/wish/339152577 tbros393 https://padlet.com/tbros393/c0k7q5cfxkr4/wish/339155671 this city is really fun to be in]]> 2019-03-08 01:52:53 UTC https://padlet.com/tbros393/c0k7q5cfxkr4/wish/339155671