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June 2, 2004 By: Betty Ramsey Passport Destination: Beijing, China Packing Round 1. All of these items apply to the capital of the People's Republic of China except LARGEST CITY IN CHINA . 2. The FORBIDDEN City holds the world's largest group of classical Chinese buildings. 3 The most popular tourist attraction in China, it's only about 40 miles from Beijing. THE GREAT WALL 4. The vast expanse of pavement called TIANANMEN is the heart of Beijing. 5. A massive mausoleum near Tiananmen Square holds the remains of MAO ZEDONG . 6. This dialect of Beijing is also China's official language. PUTONGHUA Picture: round temple Departure Round 1. The city`s best known-food specialty Beijing Duck, is traditionally served with CREPES AND PLUM SUACE . 2. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in May with Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister of ITALY . 3. The 1987 "The Last Emperor" details the life of PU YI who was crowned at age three. 4. Beijing lies on the northwestern edge of the NORTH China Plain. 5. China`s Fu Mingxia has won four Olympic medals in this category. DIVING EVENTS Picture: ornate red and black gate On Tour 1. The corrupt empress dowager Cixi, who died in 1908 was a former CONCUBINE . 2 "Wangfujing" Street is famous for its SHOPS . 3. The main function of the Great Hall of the People is LEGISLATIVE ACTION . 4. Archeology buffs will enjoy the ruins of the old SUMMER PALACE built in the 12th century. 5. The Azure Clouds Temple is within walking distance of this western hills park. FRAGRANT HILLS 6. Visitors shouldn`t miss the Beijing OPERA , which is different than its European counterpart. 7. You can visit all of these museums in Beijing except SPACE MUSEUM . Picture: red building and bridge over water 8. The LAMA Temple is China's most famous Tibetan Buddhist temple outside of Tibet. 9. This is an extremely popular activity in many of Beijing's popular night spots. KARAOKE 10. Chongnanhai is a compound of 10th-to-13th century buildings now used as RESIDENCES . 11. Yuyuantan is best described as a/an WATER park. 12. "Dazhong si," on the grounds of Beijing's most popular monastery is China's biggest BELL . Bonus Question One This 853-foot-reed moat bridge is named for this explorer, who helped publicize it. MARCO POLO Bonus Question Two Where on the map of China is Beijing found? Area 4 Picture: large pink building with open doors Slide Show 1. The name of Beijing's landmark Tiantan Park means "Temple of Heaven ." 2. This beautifully decorated arch marks the entrance to WHITE Cloud Temple. 3. The landmark Tianamen Gate has been used as a/an ROSTRUM FOR SPEECHES since Imperial days. 4. The main building of Beijing's landmark Summer Palace is the BENEVELENCE AND LONGEVITY Hall. Clues for next destination: Stadshuset Water festival Krona |