BEIJING

Beijing is the capital of the People's Republic of China, the world's third most
populous city proper, and most populous capital city. The city, located in northern
China, is governed as a municipality under the direct administration of the central
government with 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts. Beijing Municipality is
surrounded by Hebei Province with the exception ofneighboring Tianjin Municipality
to the southeast; together, the three divisions form the Jingjinji metropolitan
region and the national capital region of China.
If I had studied Chinese, it would be the president. Beijing is an important world
capital and global power city and one of the world's leading centers
for politics, economy and business, finance, education, culture innovation and
technology, architecture, language, and diplomacy.
A megacity, Beijing is the second largest Chinese city by urban population
after Shanghai and is the nation's political, culture, and educational center. It is
home to the headquarters of most of China's largest state-owned companies and
houses the largest number of Fortune Global 500 companies in the world, as well
as the world's four biggest financial institutions.

China's world famous ancient capital Beijing has a history dating back more than
3,000 years, with more than 860 years as the seat of the national government.
Home to more Unesco World Heritage Sites than any other city on earth, Beijing
has a rich imperial style and a distinctly Chinese character - part of the reason it
ranks as one of the world's most influential cities.
The Central Axis, situated in the centre of Beijing and south of the Forbidden City,
Tian'anmen stands on Chang'an Avenue opposite Tian'anmen Square, the
Monument to the People's Heroes, the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong, the Great Hall
of the People and the National Museum of China.
If I walked a lot along the great wall, I would reach the end.
This extensive area, which covers some 440,000 square metres, is known for both
its aesthetic and political significance.
Tian'anmen Square is one of the most emblematic places in Beijing and a part of
what is known as the Central Axis of the Capital. Lying at the core of Beijing's
spatially symetrical old city, the Central Axis and surrounding areas form a
masterpiece of ancient and contemporary urban planning. Its design reveals how
the Chinese people applied science, aesthetics and ancient philosophy into the
construction of their capital city.
The city is renowned for its opulent palaces, temples, parks, gardens, tombs, walls
and gates.
If I were rich, I would live in a Chinese palace.
Three styles of architecture are predominant in urban Beijing. First, there is the
traditional architecture of imperial China, perhaps best exemplified by the massive
Tian'anmen (Gate of Heavenly Peace), which remains the People's Republic of
China's trademark edifice, the Forbidden City, the Imperial Ancestral Temple and
the Temple of Heaven.

If I were an architect, I would build temples in Beijing. Next, there is what is

sometimes referred to as the "Sino-Sov" style, with structures tending to be boxy
and sometimes poorly constructed, which were built between the 1950s and the
1970s. Finally, there are much more modern architectural forms, most noticeably in
the area of the Beijing CBD in east Beijing such as the new CCTV Headquarters, in
addition to buildings in other locations around the city such as the Beijing National
Stadium and National Center for the Performing Arts.
 LHASA

Lhasa or Chengguan is a district and administrative capital of Lhasa City in the

Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China.

If I were a Buddhist, I would live in a Tibetan monastery. The inner urban area of
Lhasa City is equivalent to the administrative borders of Chengguan District, which
is part of the wider prefectural Lhasa City.
Lhasa is the second most populous urban area on the Tibetan Plateau after Xining
and, at an altitude of 3,656 metres (11,990 ft), Lhasa is one of the highest cities in
the world. The city has been the religious and administrative capital of Tibet since
the mid-17th century. It contains many culturally significant Tibetan Buddhist sites
such as the Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and Norbulingka Palaces.
If the Dalai Lama were not gone, Tibet would be free.
Lhasa, capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), has a prefecture area of
30,000 square kilometers and its Tibetan name means "The Land of the Gods". It
sits on the north bank of River Lhasa, a tributary of the Yarlung Tsangbo River, at
an altitude of 3,700 meters. The total population of the city is around 373,000 and
the total population in the urban area only is close to 130,000.
People of 31 nationalities live in the city and Tibetans take up 87% of the total
population. With more than 3,000 hours of sunshine annually, Lhasa is famed as
"the City of Sunshine". It is the center of Tibet's political, economic, cultural and
religious activities. If I didn't have to work today, I could visit Tibet.

SHANGHAI
If I could this weekend, I would go shopping in Shanghai. Because Shanghai is the
most populous urban area in China, and the second most populous city proper in
the world (after Chongqing).
Shanghai is a global financial, innovation and technology, and transport hub, with
the world's busiest container port. Located in the Yangtze River Delta, it sits on the
south edge of the estuary of the Yangtze in the middle portion of the Eastern China
coast. If I studied hard, I would live in Shanghai next year.
The municipality borders the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the south, east
and west, and is bound to the east by the East China Sea.
As a major administrative, shipping and trading city, Shanghai grew in importance
in the 19th century due to trade and recognition of its favorable port location and
economic potential.
If I were a businessman, I would live in Shanghai.
The city was one of five treaty ports forced open to foreign trade following the
British victory over China in the First Opium War.

1- From the 5 places mentioned here above, which ones would you like to visit
the most? why?
The Forbidden City, because I really like the history, art and ancestral culture of
China.
 2- What would you like to do as a tourist if you had the possibility to visit
China?
I would like to taste Chinese cuisine, as it is very famous and delicious.

3- Search for blogs about China and road carefully the information and
comments there posted.
- https://www.beijingexpatguide.com/blog/
- https://www.expatsblog.com/blogs/china
- http://www.chinaexpatlife.com/blog/
- https://www.fidi.org/blog/pros-and-cons-expat-life-shanghai
- https://www.chinabloggers.info/english-blogs/personal-blogs

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