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Archive for June 24th, 2008
Children Chinese – Han Dynasty (1)
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008Han Introduction: This was not the Golden Age of China, but life was very good for many of the people because of the demand for Chinese silk and the creation of the major trade route, the Silk Road. Construction of the Silk Road allowed trade to flourish more easily with the Roman Empire. People bonded together into one civilization during Han times. They had a common culture. Even in remote sections, district officials copied the manner of the imperial court. Peasants built homes and plowed their fields in the same way all over China.
Han writing tells us little about their daily life. Han tombs, however, tell us quite a lot. The Hans buried clay models of their homes and belongings, in their tombs. Models included details like little clay furniture and little bronze oil lamps.
The Arts & Sciences: So much was lost during the book burnings of the Qin Dynasty. The Han people tried very hard to replace the literature that was lost during Qin times, especially the works of Confucius. They created new works of literature and music. Beautiful murals were painted on the walls of palaces. Scroll painting began. Craftsmen made jade jewelry and carvings, gold ornaments and belt hooks, delicate paintings with wire thin brush strokes. Iron was used for making plows and other cast iron objects. Glazed pottery was brightly painted with lively hunting scenes, mountains, trees, clouds, dragons, tigers, and bears. Their medicine was advanced. They invented acupuncture. Their science was also advanced. During Han times, these ancient people invented paper. They also invented an instrument that told them when an earthquake was happening, somewhere in the Empire, so they could send troops and food to help.
Public Schools: One of the Han emperors (Emperor Wudi), around 100 CE, agreed with Confucius that education was the key to good government. He started a system of public schools, for boys only, taught by Confucian teachers. The teachings of Confucius were nationally honored. Schools were set up in each providence. There was a major school, called the Grand School, in the capital. In the beginning, only 50 students were allowed to study at the Grand School. In less than 100 years, enrollment at the Grand School was over 30,000 students.
(Source: ancienthistory.mrdonn.org)
Beijing Olympic – Olympic traffic lanes to open in July
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008Beijing will rope off 264 km of traffic lanes in late July so that vehicles carrying athletes and other figures connected to the Olympic Games can move freely through the city and from venue to venue, The Beijing News reported this week.
Vehicles will be able to travel at least 60 kph on these lanes, it said.
They will operate around-the-clock for 63 days from July 25 to Sept 25. This covers the period starting 14 days before the Beijing Games opening ceremony and ends eight days after the closing ceremony of the follow-on Paralympic Games.
The lanes will be on Beijing’s Second, Fourth and Fifth Ring Roads, and some freeways connecting Beijing to the popular Badaling section of the Great Wall, the Capital International Airport, and Chengde, a summer resort in neighboring Hebei province.
Bearing the colorful logo of the Olympic rings, all the designated lanes lead to Olympic venues, athletes’ residential areas and Olympic reception hotels.
Separating Olympic officials from others on the road is an effective way of overcoming the city’s chronic congestion, as was the case at previous Games in Sydney and Athens, said Liu Jingmin, vice-mayor of Beijing and also executive vice-president of the Beijing Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games (BOCOG).
“The average vehicle speed of Olympic lanes will be no less than 60 kph during the Beijing Games. This compares to 20 kph for ordinary roads and 35 kph for urban expressways,” Xue Jiangdong, commissioner of the Beijing Municipal Committee of Communications, said at the Beijng Transport Information-Service Forum on Monday.
“During the Games, Beijing residents and tourists can access real-time traffic information six ways – on their mobile phones, on the radio and TV, via GPS devices inside their vehicles, and through roadside traffic information screens.
“Alternatively, they can log on to the center’s website, or call its service hotline,” said Wang Gang, director of the Beijing Municipal Transportation Information Center.
(Source: en.beijing2008.cn)
