Showing posts with label CHINA MILLENNIUM MONUMENT. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CHINA MILLENNIUM MONUMENT. Show all posts

Monday, June 11, 2007

Which is landmark structure constructed at the turn of the century? (Part iv)

The China Century Bell stands in the square on the eastern side of the China Millennium Monument, 6.8meters high, and 3.38meters in diameter on the mouth, weighing 50,000 kg, known as the "Bell King". On the western side is the National Song Square.



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Sunday, June 10, 2007

Which is landmark structure constructed at the turn of the century? (Part iii)

The Bronze Causeway is the main component of the China Millennium Monument showing the time-honored Chinese civilization, 262m long and 3m wide. The bronze plates paved along the middle of the causeway are carved in a south north order with 184,000 characters describing man's appearance three million years ago and over 7,000 important events on Chinese science, technology, culture, education and other fields from 3000 BC to 2000 AD.



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Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Which is landmark structure constructed at the turn of the century? (Part ii)

At the southern entrance of the monument stands a while marble stone monument, nine meters long and 1.6 meters wide. To the north of the monument lies the Square of Holy Fire, one meter lower than the ground. The square consists of 960 pieces of granite, and has an area of 960 square meters, standing for China's vast territory of 9,600,000 square kilometers.

In the center of the square stands the ever-burning holy fire, a token of the Chinese civilization. Along both the eastern and western sides of the square, there is a steady current of water, reminding visitors of the mother river of the Chinese nation - the Yellow River.



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Monday, June 4, 2007

Which is landmark structure constructed at the turn of the century?

Located in the west of Beijing, the China Millennium Monument is adjacent to the military museum in the east, and views the Beijing West Railway Station at a distance in the south. As the only landmark structure constructed at the turn of the century, the China Millennium Monument showcases the profound cultural spirits and the thoughts of the Chinese nation, ingeniously interweaving traditional wisdom and modern civilization.



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