www射-国产免费一级-欧美福利-亚洲成人福利-成人一区在线观看-亚州成人

Chinadaily.com.cn sharing the Olympic spirit
OLYMPICS/ Editors picks


Qianmen Street: Yesterday once more
By Hao Zhou
Chinadaily.com.cn Staff Writer
Updated: 2008-07-03 11:37

 


On August 7, just one day before the 2008 Beijing Olympics opens, the torch relay will pass through the brand new Qianmen Street.

"Qianmen Street is also called the Heaven Street, because there were 23 emperors during China's Ming and Qing dynasties walking through this street to pray and make sacrifice at the Temple of Heaven," said Tian Yun, the president of Qianmen Assets Management and Development Co Ltd.

The Forbidden City and the entire Beijing city are designed based on an north-south axle wire, from Yongdingmen at the south of downtown Beijing, to Tiananmen, and to Jingshan, to Gulou and Zhonglou at the north. Qianmen Street, starting at Yueliangwan (Moon Bay) in the north and ending at Zhushikou in the south, is a landmark of Beijing's axle wire to the south of Tiananmen Square.

Centuries ago, Qianmen Street had become a commercial and amusement center due to its convenient location, connecting the Imperial Palace and civil communities in ancient Beijing. Today, in an effort to rejuvenate Beijing's traditional culture and customs, in the run-up to the Olympics, Qianmen Street, which witnessed the nation's wax, wane and renaissance, underwent a year-long renovation.


The combo photo shows the ancient Qianmen Street (L) and the renovated Qianmen Street. [File Photo]

"Diang-diang" Vehicle

A trolley car was firstly installed in Qianmen Street in late 1924. It had no horn but a bell that rang to warn pedestrians to clear the way. Therefore, Beijingers awarded the tramcar a nick name: "Diang-diang" vehicle. However, it was removed after 42 years running along the Qianmen Street.

More Stories:
 Olympic doctors stand ready

 Olympic impact on CPI 'limited'

 Safe havens in Beijing


 Cozy green home for athletes

 Faith in TCM

 A taste of Tibetan Culture

Following 32 rounds of discussion by 16 experts, the renovation work was planned to recreate Qianmen Street's look of the 1920s and 1930s.

"Diang-diang vehicle, as a memorial symbol of ancient Beijing, has now driven back to Qianmen Street after disappearing for another 42 years, which left it only to exist in Beijingers' memories," Tian said.

With a maximum capacity of 84 passengers, the car takes a 10-minute tour through the 846-meter street.

"Of course, it's neither for public transportation nor making profits, but giving an opportunity for visitors to have an experience of old time," said Tian. "However, the ticket price is yet to be decided."


The combo photo shows a Diang-diang vehicle (L) and its interior outlook. [chinadaily.com.cn]

"I would like to try the 'diang-diang' vehicle, because I don't know much about it, except for what I learned from old pictures," said a young girl, Liu Fang, who was born in Beijing and now works for a travel agency.

   Previous 1 2 Next  
 
Comments of the article(total ) Print This Article E-mail
PHOTO GALLERY
PHOTO COUNTDOWN
MOST VIEWED
OLYMPIAN DATABASE
主站蜘蛛池模板: 成人观看免费大片在线观看 | 天堂一区二区在线观看 | 色老久久精品偷偷鲁一区 | 亚洲国产精品久久综合 | 中文字幕或区 | 国产成人爱片免费观看视频 | 99久久免费视频在线观看 | 女人张开腿男人捅 | 天干天干天啪啪夜爽爽色 | 国产精品午夜性视频 | 91精品国产91久久久久久 | 老司机黄色影院 | 精品欧美小视频在线观看 | 成人禁在线观看网站 | 6一12呦女精品 | 九九九九在线视频播放 | 亚洲国产一级毛片 | 精品国产成人a在线观看 | 免费看男女做好爽好硬视频 | 日本强不卡在线观看 | 亚洲人成片在线观看 | 免费一级a毛片在线播 | 456亚洲视频| 三级国产在线观看 | 男人添女人下面免费毛片 | 欧美专区一区二区三区 | 国产成人免费高清激情视频 | 香蕉521av网站永久地址 | 国产精品久久久久久久免费 | 欧美成人一级片 | 成人免费公开视频 | 欧美午夜三级我不卡在线观看 | 精品伊人久久久久7777人 | 一区二区三区在线看 | 亚洲免费区 | 久久久久久一级毛片免费野外 | 中文字幕亚洲一区二区va在线 | 韩国精品欧美一区二区三区 | 亚洲国产成a人v在线 | 日本欧美一区二区三区片 | 国产午夜人做人视频羞羞 |