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Wade–Giles. Yu-i Shang-tian. Guangzhou Friendship Store in 1982. Guangzhou Friendship Store. A friendship store ( Chinese: 友谊商店) is a state-run store in the People's Republic of China (PRC), which initially sold exclusively to foreign visitors and tourists, diplomats, and government officials, but now has no restrictions on customers.
Meeting with Mao. From February 21 to 28, 1972, U.S. President Richard Nixon traveled to Beijing, Hangzhou, and Shanghai. Almost as soon as the American president arrived in the Chinese capital, CCP Chairman Mao Zedong beckoned him for a quick meeting. Kissinger and his assistant Winston Lord were also present.
The Forbidden City ( Chinese: 紫禁城; pinyin: Zǐjìnchéng) is the imperial palace complex in the center of the Imperial City in Beijing, China. It was the residence of 24 Ming and Qing dynasty Emperors, and the center of political power in China for over 500 years from 1420 to 1924. The palace is now administered by the Palace Museum.
At a 2007 dinner with the U.S. ambassador to Beijing, Xi mentioned his affection for Hollywood films, including World War II stories such as "Saving Private Ryan," according to U.S. diplomatic cables made public by WikiLeaks. ^"Xi Jinping: the making of a dictator". The Economist. 19 October 2022.
The Great Hall of the People is a state building located at the western edge of Tiananmen Square in Xicheng, Beijing. It is used for legislative and ceremonial activities by the government of the People's Republic of China and the ruling Chinese Communist Party. The People's Great Hall functions as the meeting place for the full sessions of the ...
The Beijinger is a free listings and lifestyle magazine published at the beginning of each month by expatriates and available in numerous restaurants bars, hotels, and cafes in Beijing. Founded in October 2001, as that's Beijing, it has been owned by True Run Media since the beginning.
9. Chat to people wherever you tend to spend time. Start with your passions and hobbies. “Making friends is going to feel more natural when the environment is full of familiar things you know ...
The Beijing East Village ( Chinese: 北京东村; pinyin: Běijīng Dōng Cūn) was an avant-garde artistic community of the early 1990s located in the eastern part of Beijing, [1] just past the Third Ring Road on what was then the city's margins. [2] It was formed in 1993 when a group of like-minded artists took up residence together in a ...