Forbidden City

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• Below me, was more than 600 years of history
  the Forbidden City, where the emperors had lived
  from 1368 until the early 1900s when the monarchy
  was overthrown. Its a city in its own right,
  sitting quietly in the middle of modern, busy
  Beijing, surrounded by a high wall and a moat.
  Inside the thick walls are courtyards and wide,
  low buildings with gracefully sweeping roofs
  covered with orange tiles. There are even pine
  trees and gardens, alleys and parks.
• The wall of the Forbidden Citys southern border
  faces Chang An Avenue across a moat thats
  spanned by three marble bridges. In the centre
  of the wall is the Tian An Men, The Gate of
  Heavenly Peace, looking out on Tian An Men
  Square..
• Alex, April 1 (pp.
  27-28)?

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• Is the worlds largest palace complex that has 9,
  999 buildings
• Located in the center of Beijing
• Used to be the imperial palace of the Ming and
  Qing dynasties
• Known as Palace Museum now
• Located approx. 1 km from Tiananmen Square

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The Forbidden City is located in Beijing. It is
the enclosed city in which Chinese
emperors resided from 1368 to the 1900's.
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is a very large plaza at the center of Beijing,
named after the TianAnMen Gate ('Gate of Heavenly
Peace') which sits to its north, separating it
from, and connecting it to, the Forbidden City.
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Until 1924 the Forbidden City was occupied by
the royal families. Ming Dynasty 14 emperors
reigned there Qing Dynasty 10 emperors reigned
there.
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This is one of the watchtowers on the four
corners of the wall surrounding the Forbidden
City. Each watchtower is supported by nine
beams and 18 Pillars and has three layers of
eaves. There are 72 ridges on the roof with a
gilded spire in the centre.
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The Hall of Medium Harmony is where the emperors
rested before major ceremonies or receiving
officials.
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Alex's experiences in the novel

• City of Beijing is VERY different from Toronto...
• Lao Xu -
• People's Daily Chinese Newspaper
• Deng Xiao-ping current leader of China
• Demonstrations -

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Youtube Tiananmen Square

• Youtube.com BBC coverage of event

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• To Do List...U2L2 write Background to China
  quiz (open book)U3L3 chapter questions and
  predictionsU4L3 read to page 102. Then
  complete making predictions assignment U4L4
  News story....
• Forbidden City News Story
• Write a news story concerning Alex's "escape"
  from China, as it might have appeared on the
  Canadian Press wire service.
• Your story must be as detailed as possible, so
  that Canadians are able to understand exactly
  what Alex experienced in his final hours in
  China.
• Include at least one photo to illustrate the
  story. Use photos you have found on any of the
  Tiananmen Square-related web sites, or return to
  the Microsoft Clip Art site.