Nansun photo looks Xiamen

built seventeen years Guangxu (1891) to Twenty-two years (1896). Xiamen Island with its particular geographical location, in the Ming and Qing Dynasties Fujian has been viewed as a barrier. During the Opium War, was once the British capture of Xiamen Island, Shek Pik Fort destroyed, the issue of strengthening the South-East defense, and further arouse the Government's attention. End of the Qing Dynasty, the rise of the Westernization Movement, the court's internal Westernization Group advocated Western learning advanced science and technology, the establishment of the Navy,洋枪洋炮purchase in order to achieve the goal of富国强兵. In this context, seventeen years Guangxu (1891), Fujian shuishiying Viceroy in Fujian and Zhejiang Governor Chu-Han Peng Bian Bao played the first title胡里山炮台allowed the construction of Xiamen, a successor to Governor Jane杨歧Guangxu Fort Twenty-two years to complete construction. The other side of Fort Longhai and Xiamen Island Fort仔尾upon each other Kok, control Xiamen port, is the main end of the Qing Dynasty fortress Fort Xiamen. Battery Battery for the construction of a Western model, the use of granite masonry walls, battlements, Fort Logefil fire zone is followed China's traditional crafts, with glutinous rice, Wu Sha camphora mixed juice from夯筑, the advantages of this approach is that after being hit by artillery shells can be mitigated to the staff of mass destruction. The original fort with Krupp cannons, 28-sheng 2, 15 Health and artillery and two double 12 small guns, this remaining 28 Health artillery emplacement East 1, 13.13 meters long, 0.28 meters diameter, with a range of 16,000 meters, the entire 59,888 kilograms heavy artillery, in 2000 to "the largest remaining coastal artillery," won the World Guinness Book of the best project award. Fort in the fight against the struggle against foreign aggression have played an important role in August 1900 the Japanese army landed in Lujiang Road area, in a vain attempt occupation of Xiamen, officers and soldiers immediately胡里山炮台Gulangyu muzzle at sea Japanese warships, and issued pass spy : If we do not withdraw troops immediately, so the embassy bombing ping, will be sunk ships, forcing the Japanese army to retreat. In October 1937 after the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, the Japanese ship in the aircraft under the cover to invade Xiamen,胡里山炮台Shoujun be fierce fire, and hit a Japanese ship, forcing the invaders had to withdraw from the Xiamen sea area. In May 1938, the Japanese army from the village of Wutong illuminated landing area, the fall of the island the following day.胡里山炮台after the Japanese occupation of two 15-sheng artillery removed and two 28-sheng artillery guns because of the enormous body can not transport and retained. After the liberation, the fort has been the Chinese People's Liberation Army troops stationed in the island's resident.大炼钢铁period in 1957, the West Gate emplacement another 28 Health Krupp cannons were Xiamen demolition recycling iron works. Fort Garrison in 1984 by the transfer of local government to open up for the tourist spots in 2000 by the Xiamen Municipal Government as one of Xiamen King 20. (Text taken from the Xiamen Bureau of Cultural Affairs website)

I touch the "Bird's Nest"

North is located in Beijing's National Stadium roadside tricyclic "nest" in Beijing during the Olympic Games in 2008 has attracted world's attention, not only its original form there are no other buildings can be anywhere else, but also because of the Olympic tournament and the Olympic spirit Everbright field in here. Now, in addition to the Tiananmen Square, the "bird's nest" can be described as another symbol of Beijing. Although the Olympic Games came to a close, can now go to Beijing people, who do not want to "Bird's Nest" tourists? In a cold and windy morning, I came to the "Bird's Nest." Although there is no night of fireworks against the background of the blurred, the day the "Bird's Nest" is still unabated charm. From afar, it is like Fujian土楼, shape, singular, since the days of flying like a "flying saucer" (UFO). That jumbled appearance, the use of steel bars, the number of huge, silent that a big country Steel wrote. I hand measure, then those four-square edges of the steel up to one meter II, adequate cross-section with a big table, and its sturdy people have a sense of powerful forces. From the perspective of "Bird's Nest", the people are so tiny, but entered the "Bird's Nest", the sport's competitive picture but in my mind flashed distinctly, but at other times feel a bit smug, a sense of weightlessness at the whole body filled with . Stands a total of three seats is the largest bottom. Red seat, there is white, the bottom up to the red seats, the more white seats are up more. There should be laws to follow, in order to understand the mystery of which, I asked the security personnel, why some of the chairs is white. Security personnel told me that red and white formed a pattern to the second floor of the stands to know, and it is a pity that two-and three-tier grandstand is not open. Inside the big screen playing repeatedly Liu Huan sang the theme song of the Beijing Olympic Games, very lyrical songs, and now sounds very appealing, may feel that the lack of momentum at that time. Compared with the magnificent stadium, the venue is not large, is the standard size of the athletic field. Many people hire the Olympic torch clothing and torch relay dressed himself up, have their pictures taken. "Water cube," adjacent to the "Bird's Nest", the huge cube, the external walls of translucent materials like jade, each drum boulder slightly outward sudden, I think it was a fine block cut and polish stones. "Nest" around the open space is very wide and covers an area of no less than in Tiananmen Square. It is interesting to note which still original "Goddess Temple", the temple building is not tall, but not an area of small, day Niangniang never thought she would and "nest" together, although there was no incense honors, but every day there are so many tourists, after the side, she wanted to finally bid farewell to lonely time. In the "Bird's Nest" is the edge of the square stands a tall building, known as "seven-star hotel pangu." The hotel we commonly known as the "Torch Floor", which was the upper half of one-third of Department of flame torch-like, construction of the difficulty can be imagined. I数了数, 40-storey building about 3傍边podium there, about 18 layers. I do not want to ascertain its precise level, as it were the floor, "Pangu" Let me think for a long time. Since The Very Beginning, San denebola to this, the second round of the history of China's "Golden Age Datang" finally called it out, was born in this day and age sons and daughters of people sincerely proud of it. I think it is a symbol of prestige in Tiananmen Square, and "nest" is a symbol of IMC to return.筑巢引凤, it expressed the national mentality and opening up the inner strength and self-confidence, is not it?