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In this summer vacation, I went to China to study Chinese. I went to Dalian that is located in northeast of China. This was the second times to go to China. I went to Beijing (Peking) last year, but I have never been to Dalian.
Dalian has very large population which is about five million. There are many buses, taxis, and streetcars. About half of cars on the street are taxi! Cars are too expensive and there are no parking space, so many people don't buy cars and ride in taxi or bus.
Dalian is very beautiful city. There are many good-looking and historic buildings. There are also many beautiful parks and new high-rise buildings. People call Dalian "the city of acacia. If you go to Dalian in spring season, acacias will be in bloom and you will be able to see "acacia festival". In the suburbs of Dalian, there are many good sightseeing places. For example, there are beautiful coasts, and historic places of the Russo-Japanese War in early 20th century.
I studied at Dalian University of Foreign Language (Dalian Waiguoyu Xueyuan). People call this University "Dawai". Dawai has six schools, which are School of Chinese studies, School of English studies, Japanese, Korean, French, German, and Russian. I studied at School of Chinese studies. I belonged to lower class. Six Japanese students and I studied together.
Dalian University of Foreign Language
On my surprise, seven Chinese students who are studying Japanese helped us studying. They were so kind, cheerful, and earnest. The student who helped me was Wang Na. She has studied Japanese for two years and her Japanese is very good! (My Chinese is poor.) Thanks to her, my studying was very fruitful. Wang Na and I became good friends each other, and this friendship will continue forever!
I have three classes on weekday. After school and weekends, I went to various places. I often went to bookstores, CD shops, and department stores. There is a big bookstore named "Xinhua shudian" in central city. Many kinds of books are in the bookstore. But my Chinese is not very good so I can't read those books well. So I bought books written for children. I like Chinese music (especially Hong Kong's music). I like Faye Wong (Wang Fei) and Kelly Chen. They are known to Japanese people as actresses and singers. Of course I bought their CDs. It is difficult to buy those CDs in Japan. I was very happy to buy their CDs.
Faye Wong
Many of goods are cheap in Dalian, and many foods are also cheap. My friends and I went to many restaurants. And we ate at street stalles. On our surprise, one day it cost only 15cents. I ate soup and streamed stuffed bun at the street stall. Chinese foods are mostly delicious. In Japan, we often eat Chinese foods. But foods which we ate in China were more delicious than we eat in Japan.
We went to Beijing in August 12th and 13th. Beijing is the capital of China. There are many good site seeing places in Beijing and near the city. Beijing has many historic places. Palace museum is center of city. Emperars of Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty lived in this palace, and many officials and eunuches worked there. Great Wall is in the northern surburbs of Beijing. Great Wall is the most largest building. The length of this building is about 6000km.
I will show you some good sight seeing places in Beijing.
| Great Wall | Forbidden City | Tiananmen Square | Jingshan Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| This is the only buliding that we can see on the moon. More than 2500 years ago, it was first built to defend against northern steppe people. In B.C.221 the First Emperar of China combined old walls and repaired. The wall that we can see now is built in Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty. And the length of the Great Wall is about 5000km! | Forbidden City was the Palace of Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty. Emperar and his family lived in this palace and ruled all over China. Thousands of officials and eunuches worked here. There are many precious and splendid buildings in this palace. There are also beautiful tresures in the palace. Now Forbidden City become Palace Museum, and many tourists visit there. | Tiananmen is the gate of Forbidden City, and it is one of the symbol of China. Tiananmen Square is before the gate. This square is very large, and it can accommodate about 1 million people. | Jingshan Park is located in north of Forbidden Palace. Jingshan is manmade mountain. There were no mountain in the center of Beijing. But mountain was very important when people built a new Capital. So they make mountain. On the top of Jingshan we can see Forbidden City, Beihai Park, and the view of Beijing City. |
| Temple of Heaven | Ming Tombs | Bridge of Lugouqiao | More Information |
| Temple of Heaven is the most beautiful building in Beijing. Emperar of Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty prayed a good harvest here. | These are large tombs of Ming Dynasty. There are thirteen tombs in the northern surburbs of Beijing. One of the tomb was dig up, and we can see the inner part of the tomb. | Japan-China was broke out at this bridge in 1937. There is a memorial museum of the war against Japan. | Click here to get more information about Beijing! |