Chapter 24: China  "Beijing"

Introduction For centuries parts of Beijing were closed to foreigners. In fact, the Forbidden City was closed to most Chinese. Today this remarkable city and its buildings, parks, and monuments are open to visitors from around the world. Destination Title: China Travel Service Note: Clicking on the link above will launch a new browser window. Need help using your browser for this activity? Click here for tips. Directions Start at the China Travel System's Beijing Web site. Read the first page of introduction. Then click on Next Page until you have read all the pages in the introduction. After reading the introduction, click on Attraction. Click on and explore the topics Forbidden City and The Great Wall. After reading the material on these pages answer the following questions. 1. What is the population of Beijing? 2. What is the Forbidden City? 3. What do the colors used on the palace walls and roofs symbolize? 4. What do the Chinese feel the Great Wall symbolizes? 5. Browse through some of the other topics presented on this site. Then create a poster display of the city of Beijing. Include statistics like size, population, and location. A map and pictures, as well as descriptions of important sites, will add to your project.