HJ ZULHEIMY - DOWN MEMORY LANE: DOWN MEMORY LANE : 2016

Hj Zulheimy Maamor

22 April 2024

My wife and her mother joined the Andalusia Travel & Tours Sdn Bhd group to explore Beijing, People's Republic of China on September 16, 2016.

The group departed from KLIA 2 Airport on the evening of September 16, 2016.

KUALA LUMPUR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 2

16 SEPTEMBER 2016

KLIA 2 is the new low-cost airline terminal at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), Malaysia. This terminal is located less than 2 kilometers from the KLIA Terminal Main Building (MTB). KLIA2 was built to accommodate the rapid growth in low-cost tourism in the region and replace the Low-Cost Terminal (LCCT). KLIA 2 was opened on 2 May 2014 and all flight operations at LCCT moved to KLIA 2 on 9 May 2014.

17 SEPTEMBER 2016 : BEIJING CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Beijing Capital International Airport is the main airport in Beijing. It is located 32 km northeast of Beijing Main City in the Shunyi district of Beijing.

My Mother in law at Beijing Airport

BEIJING

Beijing, formerly known as Peking, is the capital of the People's Republic of China. Beijing is the second largest city in China after Shanghai. It is also one of the four Great Ancient Capitals of China.

Beijing has been the capital of China since the reign of the Ming Dynasty, when the Yongle Emperor was responsible for moving his capital from Nanjing to Beijing. Even the Yongle Emperor was the first to call it "Beijing".

TAI SUN HOTEL, BEIJING

While in Beijing, my wife's group stayed at the Tai Sun Hotel, which is located on Chaoyang, Dayangfang Road, Beijing.

17 SEPTEMBER 2016

FORBIDDEN CITY OF CHINA

The Forbidden City is a Chinese emperor's palace that was first used during the reign of the Ming Dynasty. It now houses the Palace Museum, which is open to the public.

This palace was used by the Emperor of China for almost 500 years until Emperor Puyi of the Qing Dynasty was overthrown in 1911. Built on the orders of Emperor Zhu Di (the 2nd Emperor of the Ming Dynasty) in the years 1406 to 1420, it contains 980 buildings and 8,707 rooms. The city was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987.

NIU JIE MOSQUE

Niu Jie Mosque is the oldest mosque in Beijing, built in 996 AD during the Liao Dynasty. Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty later restored and enlarged this mosque.

In 1215, the Mongol army under Genghis Khan destroyed the mosque, but it was rebuilt in 1443 during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).

The mosque is situated in Niujie, in the Xicheng district of Beijing. It is estimated that around 10,000 Chinese Muslims reside in this area.

TIANANMEN SQUARE

Tiananmen Square is a large square near the center of the city of Beijing, China. Tiananmen (Heaven's Gate of Peace) is located to the north and separates this square from the Forbidden City. This plain is 40.5 hectares (100 acres) and is the largest plain in the world.

Near this square is also the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong (Founder of the People's Republic of China in 1949). This mausoleum was completed in 1977.

It was here on April 15, 1989, that a series of demonstrations led by students, intellectuals, and labor activists took place in the People's Republic of China. The death toll from the riots is between 2,000 and 3,000 people according to figures from the Chinese Students Association and the International Red Cross.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

MADIAN MOSQUE, BEIJING

The Madian Mosque is located on Madian South Street in the Haidian district of Beijing. This mosque was built by Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty approximately 300 years ago.

This mosque has been listed as one of the major cultural heritage sites under state-level protection in Beijing.

PANDA HOUSE

Located within the Beijing Zoo, the Panda House is an attraction in Beijing. Panda is a unique animal species in China. It likes to live in bamboo groves. Pandas eat leaves and bamboo sticks.

The Beijing Zoo was built in 1906 in Qing Dynasty with an area of only 10 hectares and a few humble pavilions to house the animals. It was named as "Wansheng Garden"( Ten-Thousand Animal Garden) and officially renamed as Beijing Zoo in 1955. Now it covers an area of 86 hectares, breeding over 5000 animals in more than 450 species. Beijing Zoo has rare Chinese animals, such as the Giant Panda, the Golden Monkey, the Red Panda, Sichuan golden monkey, Manchurian tigers, yaks from Tibet, enormous sea turtles and also a strong selection from around the world - Indian elephants, zebras and giraffes from Africa - the list of animals could be very long.

SUMMER PALACE

The Summer Palace is located on the outskirts of Beijing, China, about 15 km from the capital city of Beijing. It became a tourist attraction and was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. It was originally built during the Jin Dynasty in 1153 by Emperor Wanyan Liang.

THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA

The Great Wall of China is one of the Seven Wonders of the World and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987. The length of the Great Wall of China is about 6,400 kilometers, starting from Shanhaiguan up to Bohai Bay, which is located near the border of China and Manchuria.

Built over 2,000 years ago by the first Chinese Emperor, Qin Shi Huangdi, during the Qin Dynasty (221 BC – 206 BC).

A survey conducted by archaeologists in 2009, using modern technology equipment, reported that the total length of the Great Wall of China is 8,851 km (5,500.3 miles).

Although the Great Wall was built during the Qin Dynasty, what we see today is the development carried out by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty (1368 AD - 1644 AD).

DASHANZI ART DISTRICT

Dashanzi Art District also known as 798 Art Zone is located in Danshanzi in Chaoyang district in Beijing. Built around 1951, it was originally a factory belonging to the Chinese military.

Such are the memories of my wife's visit with my mother-in-law to Beijing, China which certainly left unforgettable memories.... WALKING AWAY WITH A WIDE VIEW...