In the Yarlung Tsangpo Great Canyon lies the largest waterfall in China. On November 11,Shanghai Travel, 1998, a science research team discovered for the first time the legendary grand waterfall in the Great Canyon, a typical riverbed waterfall named Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Waterfall. The team found a group of waterfalls in a place called Tsangpo Badong. Blocked by a huge rock in the middle of the water, the first waterfall falls into two streams, giving off smokes 100 meters high up in the sky. With a fall of 35 meters and a width of 62 meters, the waterfall is located in the main course of the Yalung Tsangpo River where the water makes a sharp S-turn. Following the river flow of about 600 meters, one can find the second waterfall, paralleled to the first one. It is the narrowest and also the rapidest one in the group, with a fall of 35 meters and a width of 35 meters. The rushing water dashes against stone cliffs, sending out a thunderous sound. Sprays of water seethe in a deep pool underneath the waterfall. The Great Canyon makes a right-angle turn in the triangular pool and becomes extremely narrow with the steepest slopes due to the change of terrene and abruptly speeding up currents. It seems that the waterfall is a necessary form of releasing its energy. ¡¡¡¡ ¡,China Pictures;¡¡¡Flowing 100 meters from the second waterfall, the Great Canyon forms a group of four cascades, with a fall of about 5 meters each. According to experts, these cascades were formed during mud-rock flows or landslides when rocks piled up along the river. From the first waterfall to the last cascade, the Yalung Tsangpo River drops down for over 100 meters, which means that the total fall of waterfall groups is no less than 100 meters.
Nov 28, 2009
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The team found a group of waterfalls in a place called Tsangpo Badong. Blocked by a huge rock in the middle of the water,China Pictures, the first waterfall falls into two streams, giving off smokes 100 meters high up in the sky. With a fall of 35 meters and a width of 62 meters, the waterfall is located in the main course of the Yalung Tsangpo River where the water makes a sharp S-turn. Following the river flow of about 600 meters, one can find the second waterfall, paralleled to the first one. It is the narrowest and also the rapidest one in the group, with a fall of 35 meters and a width of 35 meters. The rushing water dashes against stone cliffs, sending out a thunderous sound. Sprays of water seethe in a deep pool underneath the waterfall. The Great Canyon makes a right-angle turn in the triangular pool and becomes extremely narrow with the steepest slopes due to the change of terrene and abruptly speeding up currents. It seems that the waterfall is a necessary form of releasing its energy.
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¡¡¡¡Flowing 100 meters from the second waterfall, the Great Canyon forms a group of four cascades, with a fall of about 5 meters each. According to experts, these cascades were formed during mud-rock flows or landslides when rocks piled up along the river. From the first waterfall to the last cascade, the Yalung Tsangpo River drops down for over 100 meters, which means that the total fall of waterfall groups is no less than 100 meters.
Nov 27, 2009
Shanghai Travel - Covering an area of 56,579 square kilometers with
Covering an area of 56,579 square kilometers with an urban area of 1,637 square meters, Harbin features low and plain, with average altitude of 150 to 200 meters. Under its jurisdiction there are seven districts, namely Nangang District, Daoli District, Dongli District, Xiangfang District,Shanghai Travel, Taiping District, Daowai District and Pingfang District, and 12 counties and county-level cities, namely Acheng City, Shangzhi City, Hulan County, Shuangcheng County, Binxian County, Fangzheng County, Yilan County, Bayan County, Wuchang County, Mulan County, Yanshou County and Tonghe County. ¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡Harbin has charming and gentle natural scenery and clearly demarcated seasons, and famous places of interest there include the Sun Island, the Northeast Tiger Zoo, the Stalin Park on the bank of the Songhuajiang River, Songfeng Mountain, Erlong Mountain, the Yuquan Gameland and so on are famous tourist attractions. Harbin is also one of the birthplaces of the world's ice and snow culture, and its Yabuli Mountain Skee Center, the Zhaoling Park Ice Lantern Show, winter swimming in the Songhuajiang River,China Pictures, snow sculpture, and ice and snow sightseeing have gained fame far and wide in the world. Besides, the Harbin Summer Concert and annual China Harbin Trade Fair are also known home and abroad. ¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡The official flower in Harbin is clove, so the city is also called as the City of Clove.
Nov 26, 2009
China Pictures - Taking a rectangular shape, the city site was
Taking a rectangular shape, the city site was 8 kilometers from east to west, and 4 kilometers from south to north, comprised of the eastern and western cities with a wall in between as the division. The Xiadu was the largest city in the Warring States Period. ¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡With rich cultural relics, the eastern part of Xiadu city had five districts, respectively for the palace, workshops, residential area, graveyards and rivers. The palace area, located in the northeast of the city, comprised of three groups of constructions. The main palace building, Wuyangtai, was situated in the center of the area. Built with tamped earth, the two-storeyed building was 140 meters long from east to west, 110 meters wide from south to north, and 11 meters high. Featuring in high tamped-earth foundation, the palace buildings reflected the large scale of city construction in the Warring States Period as well as the highly developed economy and culture. Workshops circled around the palace area,China Pictures, while the residential area scattered in the southwest and northeast parts of the city. In the northwest of the city was the burial ground, which was divided into Jiun¨¹tai and Xuliangzhong. Tombs of lords and nobilities were arranged in proper orders according to their positions. In an excavation in 1965, a large number of valuable cultural relics were unearthed in one of the tombs. ¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡The eastern part of the city ruins is well preserved, with visible outline of the city walls. In resent years, many construction materials were unearthed in the city,Shanghai Travel, such as beast-head pottery pipelines and tiles, which were made with craft. The western part was mainly for defensive purposes with fewer relics remained than that of the eastern part.
Nov 25, 2009
China Pictures - The large-scale Jinan City Site is 4.5 kilometers long from
The large-scale Jinan City Site is 4.5 kilometers long from east to west and 3.5 kilometers wide from south to north, covering an area of 16 square kilometers. The city wall, made of tampered earth, has a perimeter of 15.5 kilometers, with remains of 6.7 meters high found in some sections. 7 gates were opened on the four sides. The unearthed north gate in the west wall has three gateways and buildings resembling gatehouses on both sides. Two floodgates were open at the exit of ancient river courses built in the south and the north walls. ¡¡,China Pictures;¡¡ ¡¡¡¡Built inside the city were densely constructed tampered-earth foundations, high or low,Shanghai Travel, with the highest one of 6 meters. Ancient wells and kilns were scattered inside the city site, together with a number of construction materials such as pantiles and flat tiles and cultural relics of the Eastern Zhou period. Houses of the East Zhou period that unearthed in the southeast part of the city have a wall base of 60 meters long and 14 meters wide. After the capital of Chu was moved to Chen (today's Huiyang City in Henan Province), Fenghuang Hill, located inside the city, became the burial ground during Qin and Han periods. The famous body of the Western Han Dynasty was excavated here, together with a number of bamboo slips and finely painted lacquers ¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡Besides, three large burial grounds were discovered beyond the city site, with over 700 large- and medium-sized tombs for the royals and nobles of the Chu State. Jinan City was abandoned after Bai Qi captured it.
Nov 24, 2009
Shanghai Travel - Standing by the Qiantang River in Hangzhou
Standing by the Qiantang River in Hangzhou, the Pagoda of Six Harmonies was first constructed in 970 during the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) by Qian Hongchu, King of the Wuyue State, who ruled the area of today's Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Fujian provinces. The purpose of building the pagoda was to suppress the tidewaters. It had nine storeys and was some 150 meters high. At night lanterns were lit on the pagoda so that ships and boats on the Qiantang River could use it as a navigation tower. ¡¡¡,Shanghai Travel;¡ ¡¡¡¡The pagoda suffered repeated damages over about a thousand years. It was almost completely destroyed by war in 1121. Reconstruction started in 1153 and was completed in 1163. The height of the pagoda was reduced after reconstruction because there were only seven storeys left of the original nine. Major repairs were made again in 1524 during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and in 1735 and 1900 during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), but these repairs were on the outside eaves only. The brick body of the pagoda remained the same as in the Song Dynasty. Today some Song Dynasty inscriptions can still be found inside the pagoda. ¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡The extant pagoda is octagonal, with thirteen levels on the exterior but seven levels on the interior. It stands 59.89 meters high, and is one of the tallest pagodas in southern China. The pagoda can be divided into four parts from the exterior to the interior, namely, the outer wall, the zigzag corridor, the inside wall and the little chamber. The corridor in-between connects the exterior with the interior; the winding staircases, linking the corridor parts, lead to the top level. The exterior wall, with a thickness of 4.12 meters, has doors in the four sides. On the two side walls of the entrance connecting the exterior with the interior, there are engraved shrines. The four sides of the interior wall, with a thickness of 4.2 meters, also have doors. In the center of the pagoda is the little chamber which was originally used to place Buddhist Statues. Each storey has a square room, with ceiling supported by brackets. ¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡In the pagoda there are more than two hundred sites of brick carvings, which feature a wide range of motifs, including megranate, lotus, phoenix, peacock, parrot, lion, kylin and so on. These brick carvings are rare material proofs of Chinese ancient architectures. ¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡The Six Harmonies Pagoda, as a state-level cultural site, has been under the state protection since 1961. It is one of the famous scenic spots in Hangzhou City. Commanding a spectacular view of the surging Qiantang River, the pagoda presents a quiet image of age-old majesty. Looking out from the top of the pagoda, sightseers can see as far as the misty horizon, enjoying the unforgettable, breathtaking scenery..
Nov 23, 2009
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Introduction | Quest(ion) | Background | Individual Roles | Group Process | Feedback | Conclusion | Dictionary
China is a majestic* country (note: links followed by * go to a dictionary definition) with a long and interesting history. If, like most people in the Occidental* world, you've never been to this fascinating land, you might want to take a brief tour. Go ahead and walk a few kilometers of The Great Wall or step foot into The Forbidden City.
But beyond these tourist stops lives another, more complex, China. Currently, the people of China are experiencing great economic and social upheavals*. Such things as the situation in Tibet,
Tiananmen Square massacre, and a scandal about treatment of orphans have brought some people to call for boycotts against China.
Being faced with the task of understanding something as complex as a nation, you might want to give up. Sometimes in life you have that choice. But to give up trying to understand the China would mean giving up chances to benefit financially, to help people, to save some of the world's natural and artistic treasures, to protect the safety and security of millions of people, or to enlighten people's lives with greater religious insight. So don't give up. When you're ready to begin, embark* on our journey.
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The United States government feels very strongly about the need to understand China. To do this effectively, a special fact-finding team is being assembled that will travel to China to investigate the country, the people, and the culture. Instead of sending only diplomats or politicians, the team will comprise* people from very different backgrounds so that the facts they find present as much truth about China as possible. It's hoped that instead of bringing back stereotypes and postcards, the team members will come away with an accurate and informed perspective*. Specifically, your Quest(ion) is:
What actions should the U.S. take in its policy towards China?
Your team will develop a Group Report that contains a Three Point Action Plan taking into account the following perspectives: Business, Cultural, Religious, Human Rights, Environmental, and Political.
By completing this WebQuest you should achieve the following goals: develop an interest in the study of China. use the power of the Internet for advanced exploration of China. learn information about six key aspects of Chinese culture. realize that complex topics can be looked at from various perspectives. formulate and support an argument from one of the six perspectives. work with your teammates to problem-solve a combined action plan. question the nature of international relations in our more interdependent world.
You should be able to achieve these goals by completing a process where you join a team and take on one of the roles listed in the Quest(ion). After each becoming experts on one of the different roles and generating a Full Report, you and your teammates will work together to create a Group Report for the American people (also known as your classmates and the World Wide Web community). This report presents your team's combined answer to the Quest(ion). You can use a Rubric to see how your work might be evaluated.
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Who are the Chinese people? What makes them tick? Is this as easy a question as it sounds? Think about how difficult it would be for someone to describe you. Are you a person who always acts the same way? Aren't you sometimes happy, sometimes sad? Sometimes friendly, sometimes angry? Sometimes giving, sometimes selfish? Think about groups of people. Wouldn't you expect them to be complex and changing, too? Now think about China with over 1 billion people (more than 4 times the population of the United States!). Is it any wonder that to individuals in the western hemisphere, the Chinese are stereotypically seen as inscrutable* ? But we won't fall into stereotypes, because the gig idea behind this WebQuest is that nothing is inscrutable if you look long and hard enough. So where do we begin our Search for China...?
The Journey of a Thousand Miles...
... begins with just one step. And we will begin here. Our minds work better when they are ready to take in new information: no matter how many maps you have, if you haven't turned on the light, you'll still be in the dark. Your mind is that light. So the first activity is a short one to help you and your teammates get a better understanding of the key issues involving China (and to know your teammates better). Click on the link below to go to the activity.
Exploring Chinese Issues
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Because China is a complex country, it would be silly to look at it from only one perspective. If you only looked at its art, you might miss its changing politics. If you only looked at its government, you might miss important aspects of the people themselves. So the plan here is to divide expertise and look from as many perspectives as you have teammates. This is where you really begin Searching for China. Read the following instructions to get underway.
Looking at Issues from Different PerspectivesBased upon the eight main issues your team clustered, now choose which roles you will each take. Use the goal statements below to help you decide.
Note: If you have six people on your team, you can each take one role (or if you work in pairs, up to 12 people can be on one team). If you have less than six people on your team, you will have to choose the roles that you think would give you the best understanding. Will you choose similar roles or very different ones? You decide.
Role Goal Business Investor to promote economic growth Museum Curator to preserve the world's cultural treasures Religious Leader to encourage spiritual understanding Human Rights Activist to ensure that people are treated with fairness Environmental Activist to protect the earth's natural resources United States Senator to balance all the goals and keep world peace
Now that you have chosen which roles you and your teammates will take, you're ready to become an expert. Dossiers* have been prepared for each role. These contain guided instructions that should help you gain a clear understanding of the issues involved in your role. Finally each dossier helps you discover some "truths" and to create an Action Plan that will be automatically formatted into your own customized report (note: To have the report automatically generated your browser must be able to use Javascript).
If you are ready, click on the manilla envelope or role below,China Pictures, then complete the activities in your dossier.
Business Investor Human Rights Activist Museum Curator Environmental Activist Religious Leader United States Senator
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Now that each member of your team has become an expert from one perspective, we're ready to combine what each of you has learned into your Group Report. This is not easy because you and your teammates each feel you've found the best solution based upon what you feel is most important. But problems come up: what's good for business may not be good for human rights or the environment. What is good for museums is not always good for religious temples. What's good for peace and stability may not be good for business or freedom of speech. Ah-oh! What will you do?
It looks like your team is going to have to dig deeper to come up with a compromise plan that will combine what you all think is important. We know the answer is not easy. That's because the questions are real! In the following group activity, you and your teammates will work through a process to help you find a common Group Report. Click on the link below to go to the activity.
Creating a Group Report
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And you thought you were finished! Suggesting the best actions for the U.S. to take in its policy with China took a lot of work. But unless you test your ideas with real people, all you've done is to role-play. You can look for contacts in your school or local community or use the Internet to make a connection. If you decide to find a real world contact from the Internet, you can find all the links used in Searching for China (and more!) in the Website below. Use the instructions below to finish the project.
Surf through the links most closely related to the proposals in your Special Report and see if there is a chat, bulletin board, discussion group or e-mail link posted on the Website. (Note: you can also contact your own U.S. senator).
Look for three different places to send your Group Report with its Three Point Action Plan.
Double check to make sure your whole group has proofread your Special Report.
Write an introduction to your e-mail message that gives background on why you are writing to this particular person and that you'd like to get feedback on your ideas for working constructively with China.
Send the report to the three locations. If you are doing this WebQuest in a school setting, use your school's policy for e-mailing, cc'ing teachers, etc.
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We hope that by Searching for China you now appreciate the complexity of international relations, the need to look at challenging questions from different perspectives, and the power of the Internet for making contact with real people. Just to give you something more to think about, some people might suggest another Quest(ion) related to the U.S. and China: what gives us the right to tell a world power with four times our population what to do? Maybe, because our nation is only 200 years old, we should respect countries that have been around over 20 times longer than we? Maybe, because ours is a democratic system of checks and balances that values individual rights, we have something the world needs to hear? Sounds like this could start another WebQuest, huh?
It's clear, the world is full of complex topics that need sharp-thinking people to understand them and make decisions. There is a saying, "Knowledge is Power." Through your team's activities, you've learned strategies for analyzing complex topics, formulating action plans, and working together toward effective compromise solutions. We hope you feel this new power that you've gained. What will you do with it?
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