Beijing bird nest stadium (Qianhui)

Beijing National Stadium, officially the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, is a stadium in Beijing, China. The stadium was designed for use throughout the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. Located at the Olympic Green, the stadium cost US428 million. The design was awarded to a submission from the Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron in April 2003 after a bidding process that included 13 final submissions. The design, which originated from the study of Chinese ceramics, implemented steel beams in order to hide supports for the retractable roof; giving the stadium the appearance of a bird's nest. Leading Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was the artistic consultant on the project.The retractable roof was later removed from the design after inspiring the stadium's most recognizable aspect. Ground was broken on 24 December 2003 and the stadium officially opened on 28 June 2008. A shopping mall and a hotel are planned to be constructed to increase use of the stadium, which has had trouble attracting events, football and otherwise, after the Olympics. 

The Terra-cotta Army

The terra cotta army were found near the mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shi Huang. It was believed that the terra cotta army, consisting of an estimated number of over 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses and 150 cavalry horses, could protect the emperor in his afterlife. The army are life-size and vary in height, uniforms and hairstyles according to rank. They were made of clay and most of them held real weapons.

What does it mean to us? 

The terra cotta army was an magnificent funeral art, it also give us a rough idea of how armies and militaries in China were like in the past. For instance, we learnt about the soldiers' weapon types and mode of transport.

The terra cotta army depicts the China's great history and gave historian the chance to understand the beliefs of the Chinese ancestors. It shows the Chinese's strong belief in afterlife as well as Qin Shi Huang's great authority since an estimated number of 700.000 people was believed to be involved in the making of these terra cotta soldiers. Emperor Qin was heavily protected even in his afterlife.

Beijing Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China is generally built along an east-to-west line across the historical northern borders of China in part to protect the Chinese Empire or its prototypical states against intrusions by various nomadic groups or military incursions by various warlike peoples or forces. Several walls were being built as early as the 7th century BC. These, later joined together and made bigger and stronger, are now collectively referred to as the Great Wall. Especially famous is the wall built between 220–206 BC by the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang. Little of that wall remains. Since then, the Great Wall has on and off been rebuilt, maintained, and enhanced; the majority of the existing wall are from the Ming Dynasty.

•To us, the Great Wall of China is just a super long wall that causes many deaths.  To us, it is the wall of death where many people sacrifice their life on it.

•To China, this wall holds the history for this is the wall that protected and differentiated the different regions.

•We learnt that whenever we do anything we must ensure that it will not cause any harm to people thus, we should always think before we act. So as to ensure that no one would be at a disadvantage or even feeling hatred towards us. In conclusion, we learnt to be think before we act. 三思而后行

BEIJING BIRD NEST

Beijing National Stadium, officially the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, is a stadium in Beijing, China. The stadium was designed for use throughout the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. Located at the Olympic Green, the stadium cost US428 million. The design was awarded to a submission from the Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron in April 2003 after a bidding process that included 13 final submissions. The design, which originated from the study of Chinese ceramics, implemented steel beams in order to hide supports for the retractable roof; giving the stadium the appearance of a bird's nest. Leading Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was the artistic consultant on the project. The retractable roof was later removed from the design after inspiring the stadium's most recognizable aspect. Ground was broken on 24 December 2003 and the stadium officially opened on 28 June 2008. A shopping mall and a hotel are planned to be constructed to increase use of the stadium, which has had trouble attracting events, football and otherwise, after the Olympics.