Six new parks to be built in downtown Beijing

Date: 2010-3-5 1:59:00 by go2c Tags: Beijing Parks attractions

The construction of six new downtown parks will be completed this year and entrance to these parks will be free, officials from the capital's Forestry Bureau announced at a conference on Tuesday.

The parks cover 350 hectares in total and are to be located in Dongcheng, Chongwen, Xuanwu, Shijingshan and Fengtai districts. They are part of a campaign initiated by the bureau in a drive to

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Park Planned For Cao Cao Tomb

Date: 2010-1-26 6:54:00 by go2c Tags: Park attractions Anyang

Cao Cao, a politician and general from the Three Kingdoms period (AD 220-280), couldn't have been more wrong in his thinking that as long as his tomb was built with austerity, tomb raiders would leave it alone and he could enjoy peace in his final resting place.

Despite its austerity, with burial sacrifices consisting mainly of stone carvings and his personal daily utensils, the tomb ha

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