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Chengde >> Beijing

movingcities — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 04:35:46 +0000

Mountain Resort | Chengde Wednesday December 17. Last day of the Creative China, Harmonious World Forum. The morning consisted out of a visit to the Xumifushou Temple (Temple of Sumeru Happiness and Longevity) and the Mountain Resort, the afternoon of a four hour drive back to the capital. Copied from the Tashilunpo Monastery in Shigatse [...]

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Chengde | urban snapshots II

movingcities — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 07:45:17 +0000

After our morning exploration of Chengde, in the afternoon we strolled along the banks of the river into the Southern part of the city. Basically we encountered more of the same: office towers and housing blocks under construction and the destruction of the 1950s five story high housing blocks. From on top of Chengde Plaza [...]

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Creative China, Harmonious World | forum

movingcities — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 02:00:40 +0000

As part of the 3rd Creative China, Harmonious World International Forum on Cultural Industries (Chengde, December 14-17, 2008) MovingCities gave two presentations. The forum brought together domestic and foreign researchers, academics and policy makers in the field of the Cultural Industries. Last Monday, December 15, the morning consisted out of an opening ceremony followed by [...]

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Chengde | urban snapshots I

movingcities — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:04:18 +0000

On Tuesday, December 16, MovingCities explored Chengde, a relatively small Chinese city – today’s inhabitants round the 300.000, while the region has a population of nearly 4 million. Chengde [Hebei Province 河北承德] is most notorious for its Mountain Resort, a vast imperial garden. Construction of the largest royal garden in China started at the beginning [...]

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Beijing >> Chengde

movingcities — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:09:47 +0000

On Sunday December 14, MovingCities left Beijing for a short trip to Chengde – located approximately 200 kilometers north of the capital. We are invited by the Research Center of Cultural Industries, Communication University of China, to participate in a forum during the the 3rd Creative China, Harmonious World International Forum on Cultural Industries in [...]

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