A Book About China
Liaoyang
Liáoyáng Shì (辽阳市) is a prefecture level city in Liaoning Province of China. It was once one of the most important cities in the north east of China and breifly was the Capital of the Manchurian Late Jin Dynasty. Nowadays, Liaoyang is overshaddowed by it's larger neighbour Anshan, just 23km to the south and west. To the north is the provincial capital, Shenyang and to the east lies the city of Benxi. This is an ancient city with a long history going back over 2400 years.
News About China
Yellow Sea Venue for Rival War Games
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PRESS DIGEST - China - Sept 3
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Home Prices in China to Decline Starting From September, BNP Paribas Says
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Soybean Imports by China May Climb 5.8%, Zhou Says
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China's Food Safety Challenges
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Japan Starts Disposing of WWII Chemical Weapons Left in China, Asahi Says
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China's Yuan Reference Rate Strengthens the Most in Two Months
2 (Bloomberg) -- China's yuan reference rate strengthened the most in two months following a slump in the US dollar yesterday. The central bank set the yuan ... »
Dollar rises on China forex rumours
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North Korea's First Congress in 30 Years May Yield Kim Jong Il Successor
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Manufacturing in US, China, India, EU, and Brazil has picked up its pace in August
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HSBC China services PMI rises to four-month high
... timely snapshot of conditions in the sector, which accounted for 43.4 percent of China's output last year -- much less than in more developed countries. ... »
Lujiazui Breakfast: News And Views About China's Stocks (Sept. 3)
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Heavy in dollars, China warns of depreciation
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Nearly 10000 coal trucks stuck in latest north China traffic jam
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China Push for New Zealand Land Prompts Farmers to Demand Reciprocal Deal
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EU presses China to step up fight against fakes
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Savas scores 20 points as Turkey beats China 87-40 at basketball worlds
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Ferrari 458 Italia Recall Notice: Ferrari On Fire Video In China
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Twitterings
- Map of Nuclear Explosions From 1945–1998: http://bit.ly/9U0Pdl
- New woman only store opens in Shenyang for venting tempers by smashing TV's. http://ow.ly/2do2T
- @maoxian Two of my Chinese friends went to Hong Kong in the last year to have babies so as to get HK residency.
- Just returned home after 5 day trip to Hong Kong and Macau.
- Just read an interesting NY Times article about North Korea: Views Show How North Korea Policy Spread Misery http://ow.ly/1XOTx
- Visited Liaoyang City today. Went to four museums, a temple and mosque. Quite allot to do for a small city off the usual tourist route.
- Interesting pic of Tianjin and a view of China that many must have today. http://flic.kr/p/4ASwgW
- Just received a job offer from University. Will be starting in September.
- Summer has truly arrived. Pushing 32C today.
- Redesigning my website at Abookaboutchina.com, the new look site will be finnished this week.
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Forbidden City Palace Museum
The Imperial Palace in Beijing, China, was initially constructed during the Ming dynasty between 1406 and 1420 AD. The palace was home to 24 emperors between 1420 and 1924. It is listed as an UNESCO World Heritage Site along with the Imperial Palace in China's Shenyang city, under the name, "Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing dynasties." During imperial China, foreigners and common people rarely could enter the palace and even then were restricted to the lesser buildings. Even state officials had to leave the palace at night, leaving only eunuchs, as servants, in the palace. This closed door policy earned the palace its pseudonyms as the Forbidden Palace or Forbidden City.