By: Rulan Sheng 130306139 Class 1

“I stand in the Prague Square at gloam
Throwing down a hope beside the making a wish pond
That white pigeons back on to the setting sun
That tableau is so beautiful that I dare not to see”
Have you ever heard the song<Prague Square> When I first heard the name of Prague, it’s from this well-known popular song. At that time, “the Little I” became to be interested in the beautiful country—Prague which seems to have something special to happen or full of artist breathe.

Legend has it that libue said a prophecy about Prague “A great city, its glory can reach the stars in the sky! I saw it on the VOR in the forest Tawa Riversteep cliffs. There is a man digging out a threshold(prah) for the house to build a castle called Praha . The princes and dukes should bow before the threshold, they are going to bow for the castle and wrapping city. It will be respected, get everyone’s honor and the whole world will praise it”
History and prophecy meets! In 9th Century, the right bank of the Vltava River and the commanding high castle consists of the first Prague. From that moment, Prague is destined to be extraordinary prosperity, doomed like twinkling stars
Once upon a time, Prague is the capital of Bohemia, and became the Holy Rome Empire capital in Charlie IV, after became the  financial centre of central Europe .Then, Prague has become the most famous tourism city in eastern Europe.
Follow the footsteps of music, walking into the church of Prague, looking for the colourful glass in lyrics .You will be surprised that the spired glass decorated the tall and dark church appearing so much lively.
A history of the city always with water .Verona Arno River Adige, Florence Prague Vltava River. A river , is not only breeding the people on both sides of the branch , but also containing the abundant history of life.
At that time, the old bridge over the Florence Arno River left a deep impression on me. The most narrow spot of Arno river gathered the most people. And the Charlie bridge over the Prague Vltava River made people feel a lot which is the oldest stone bridge in Europe .The 30 Saint statues on the bridge wait quietly and watch the time flow.
When Michelangelo praised the Florence cathedral cathedral dome: “I can build a larger dome, but can not be more than the beauty of it.” So the dome became the world’s the one and only. Prague also has the only astronomical clock.
In the Legend, in order not to let second magnificent astronomical clock born in the world, the authorities ordered to stab the craftsmen in the eyes, then the Prague astronomical clock becomes the only. The clock dial is drawn on the representation of the earth and sky background, and there are four main mobile disk, which are the twelve signs of the zodiac disc, old Czech schedule, the sun and the moon. Are they also depicts the world changes and the slip of time?
Perhaps, we have all forgotten, Prague, there is also a worth remember characters –Kafka
That a “Metamorphosis” perhaps out of you, also out of me
Now the Golden Lane also retains the former residence of Kafka No. 22
About Czech, about Prague. In the stage of history there is a word has not be forgotten before–
Bohemia. the people in Bohemia Born free, love life render a romantic and leisurely life.
After fifteenth Century, the wandering world people– Gypsies migrated.
So the world civilization added Into the history of Czech. Also because of this
Czech’s construction or Life or Dwelling all perplexing reflect the country characteristics .Gothic Baroque Rococo.. every gives this country heavy.

Ireland, a beautiful European cities. It’s capital city is Dublin. Has 4.5 million population.

By Haoming Gu  130306117

Since joining the European Union in 1973, Ireland has transformed itself from a largely agricultural society into a modern, technologically advanced Celtic Tiger economy.

Agricultural lowlands make up most of the interior, which is broken in places by low hills and includes considerable areas of bogs and lakes. There are coastal mountains to the west, rising to over 1 000m in places. Nearly a third of the population lives in Dublin.

The Dáil , or lower house of Parliament, is composed of 166 members while the Seanad , or upper house, has 60 members. Parliamentary elections are held every five years. The President, elected for a seven-year period, mainly performs ceremonial duties.

Although the history of Ireland has seen troubles and turbulence, its people have always been associated with a love of music and storytelling. Often referred to as the land of saints and scholars, the country is the birthplace of many famous English-language writers, such as Yeats, Joyce, Beckett, Wilde and Shaw. Ireland is home to internationally known rock bands and singers such as U2, The Corrs and Sinéad O’Connor.

Simple meat dishes and boiled vegetables such as the potato, carrot, turnip and parsnip form the principal ingredients of traditional Irish cooking.

In addition, is about the culture of Ireland on a diet. It’s similar to the traditional diet and the UK Ireland, family diet to potatoes, vegetables, beef class is given priority to, bread is Irish diet. The potato recipe is rich, vegetable cooking way is given priority to with water. Due to Dublin near the sea, so there are a lot of fresh seafood, seafood cuisine is very much also. Ireland on the basis of the traditional diet has introduced the way of eating in other countries, such as France and Italy, Irish food not greasy, very light. Usually dinner for potatoes, meat (lamb, pork, chicken or fish, one or two vegetables (carrots, celery, cabbage, Onions, peppers, cucumbers, mushrooms are seasonal vegetables), or eaten raw (a salad), or boiled; In addition, the Irish people love to eat dairy products, eggs, cheese, milk, yogurt, fruit, etc.

Danni He ,claa1 ,120210230

I believe,chocolateis every child,girl,adult,old man,veryfavoritedessert.

It seems to be a Chinese usual preferences that is a people go to a country or Regional, will know there will be the first to know that local specialty. So, Speaking of Belgium traveling. We must remember to relatives and friends back to chocolate. When it comes to Belgium, People will not to associate it with “chocolate”. And immediately think of chocolate.

Belgium,chocolatekingdom.Belgiumcreatedchocolatebrand in 1983,committed to thebestBelgianchocolateshow in the world.85% of theproducts are exported to more than 60countries around the world,products are:an elegant synthesis of chocolate,12 constellationsof heart-shaped chocolate,blacktruffles,suckaftertaste.Ji Lilian,founded by Guyand LilianeFoubert 30 years ago,is nowthe largest Belgianboxed chocolate maker.Daily production of75 tons of high-qualitychocolate,sold in 132countries around the world.Onlyby the BelgianRoyalgold medal awardedbrand of chocolateshells(Jin Beike),snowball,classical,precious stones,lovers and the world ofpure7 series.They have the“Kingdom of the supreme chocolate,“said.

The Belgian called “chocolare kingdom” is not an exaggeration. Both varieties, yield, the per capita consumption, or bring forth the new through the old, It is on top of the world. Chocolate has 300 years in Belgium. In 1671, the birth of the famous Praline pralinese Belgian chocolate production opened a new chapter. Belgian chocolate represents the desire for love, infatuated with the public, It is the food of the kind. Guylian, Cote d”or, Godiva are well-known brands in the world. Even the most popular Leonidas,also from all over the world with lovers. Belgian chocolate is delicate and smooth taste, this is not mass production can do.

So, if you went to Belgium, don not forger to taste chocolate!

Roskilde Festival is the largest music festival in Northern Europe-a unique and all-encompassing experience ,where music, events, food and activities form a unity with the intense sense of community among the “Orange feeling”.

By .Yangshi YE 130905440 class 1

 

The camping sites always open the Saturday before the festival. In 2014 it’ll be 28 June. Thursday 3 July 2014 the gates to the main festival area will open, and an extensive four-day music programme will rock the grounds until 6 July 2014. Each year, nearly 200 bands and solo artists play on eight stages during the eight days. In 2013, Rihanna, Kraftwerk , Metallica, The National, Queens of the Stone Age, Sigur Ros, Slipknot and Volbeat as well as a bunch of other international artists visted Roskilde Festival.

Roskilde has taken a consicious step at taking festival food to a new level, and their food policy is clear: Both the organic and the sustainable are two important factors- for the festival as such, but also when it comes to the gastronomic scene in Copenhagen where the Nordivc kitchen, with its focus on local organic ingredients, has risen to world fame in recent years.

The fashion at Roskilde Festival is as diverse as the festival itself. Many people dress in a fashion way. You can see many fantastic dress here.
Roskilde Festival supports the local culture, including Gimle, which is Roskildes regional music venue, student and youth cultural center. The venue has existed since 1988 and offers a wide range of cultural events with focus on quality and diversity.

Gimle is an independent institution run by two organizational units: The Association Gimle and The Foundation Gimle. Roskilde Festival participated in the formation of The Foundation Gimle and has one representative in the board.

The venue is run by a small staff of employees and over 100 volunteers who manage concerts and events. Many volunteers are also engaged in voluntary work for Roskilde Festival.

Roskilde is located just 35 km from Copenhagen. It’s easy to get here. You can jump on the train which stops at the festival’s very own train station. Roskilde Festival recommends everybody to use public transportation.

Let’s rocked In Denmark!

 

Auschwitz is not only a city, it can be a period of unforgettable history, can be a profound memory, also can be a never-ending elegy.

By.hangyang 130306129 Class 1

The second world war brought most of the countries in the world can never indelible memory, Auschwitz is quietly standing in the long river of history, warned that people cannot forget. Auschwitz is Poland’s only more than 40000 residents of a town in the south. During the second world war, the German fascist here set up its biggest – Auschwitz concentration camp. Nazi Auschwitz administration control area of 40 square kilometers, including three camps: main Auschwitz, cloth hot gold camp, Emolument’s camp.Moulmein, camp, including 40 small camps, distribution of the Silesian region in southern Poland.

Nearly 6000 people lost their lives here every day, some people are used to do medical experiment, some people from hunger, fatigue, dead tired, and most of the people into each appearance seems to be the gas Chambers of the bathroom. Being deceived by the jews, that they carry all the goods were empty, even wear clothes, shoes and hats, rings, earrings and hair, teeth and skin will be stripped. In the different of the martyrs memorial gallery, Nazi Germany before finally dislodged the remains of the victims: 7.7 tons of hair, 14000 people of woven blankets, 350000 pieces of omen’s clothing, 4 Wan Sichuan shoes, 5000 pairs of shoes, there are mountains of tableware, mouthwash, razor, shoe polish, glasses and write the name of the trunk. 35 Auschwitz has built special warehouse used to store classification from the prisoner steal stolen goods. German wartime deprivation, inmates of the gold bars of gold jewellery and the gold and valuables were brought back to Germany for combat readiness supplies, commonly used items in aitu to German soldiers.

Auschwitz sunshine always special beautiful, neat buildings, clean streets.On the factory gates’ labor is freedom. If not we know its history, it’s really just a quiet small town, a free people, real life.When we entered the Auschwitz concentration camp, however, the unfolding of gruesome pictures, the broken board, the opposite a large bathroom, that past ferocious crematorium, all in telling it. There is nothing new in Auschwitz, only the past of cruelty. When people curious, came to this beautiful city, tend to be disappointed, because it carries the history of too heavy, so that even in the sun for decades, and when people enter the Auschwitz concentration camp again, still with a shudder.
That history has let a person to read, well, in the ruins we see the blooming daisies. Poles with their hands to rebuild the city, let the flower of hope on this land.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auschwitz_concentration_camp

I can make a strong man suddenly collapsed.
I can let the artist reach the limits of life.
I weigh more than 400kg.
I have breathtaking power.
You may ask me : “Are you superman???Are you iron man???”
I will tell you: “NO, I’m just an Africa pedigree bull.”

ID:130306226     Zhuoxun Gong    class 1

I am living in Spain, Bullfighting is the most traditional of Spanish Fiestas. The Spanish people consider this art forms which are intimately linked with their country’s history, art and culture.  Pressure groups attempt to lobby against bullfighting yet the King of Spain himself has allegedly stated that the day the EU bans bullfighting is the day Spain leaves the EU.

Bullfighting can be traced back to ancient days. This art popular spectacles in ancient Rome, but it was in the Iberian Peninsula that these contests were fully developed by the Moors from North Africa who overran Andalucia in AD 711. Bullfighting developed into a ritualistic occasion observed in connection with feast days, on which the conquering Moors, mounted on highly trained horses, confronted and killed the bulls.

Romero’s grandson, Pedro Romero, developed all the passes and moves which to this day are seen at a bullfight. He retired in his eighties after killing more than 5,600 bulls without ever being hurt. Thus Ronda is considered the home of bullfighting.

Bullfighting season in the Spain is March to October. In bullfighting season, there are two games will be held every Thursday and Sunday. If it is in the festival and National Day, people can watch it every day.

You can visit the bullring in Ronda which houses a small bullfighting museum. The bullfighting season in Ronda is from April to October though fights are quite infrequent. Check with the tourist office next to the bullring.

Spanish people are enthusiastic and full of passion, they all love bullfight very much. Bullfighting is a unique scene of Spain and it is famous in the world. Although people are dispute this activity from the point of view of animal protection, but as the traditional festival in the Spain, it also welcomed by many people.

Cattle show in Spain also gradually lost past scenery, appearing twilight scene. In July 2001, Spain announced a ban on sales of dead male beef in the market. But selling bull beef is the main income of the cattle-breeders, the ban means that they will be unable to afford the high cost of domesticated and give up raising bulls. Even the world famous Spanish bullfight there will be no bull fights. Bullfighting is the traditional program of Spain, and other countries seem to haven’t carry out this project.

People always feel like that Spanish bullfight very cruel, but today there is a another view about the bull: with respect to pulled the us to the slaughterhouse directly, let us struggled with the Matado may be more humane. Because in this process, as a bull, we can also like a man with honor and soul. Since we destined to be eaten by human beings, why not let us have the opportunity to take revenge?”

LINK：http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullfighting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish-style_bullfighting

What about fashion in your eyes? What can we should learn from fashion ? Do you know the Milan fashion week ? OK , now, I will show something about it , I wish it can bring some help for you

By: Lily XU   130306119  Class 1 

Milan fashion week ,established in 1958, is part of the Big 4 fashion weeks internationally, including of Milan, Paris, New York, London. Though the Milan fashion week is the latest development one, it has the most influential now. It is held twice a year, divided into spring and summer fashion week and QiuDong fashion week, every time in about a month of around 300 big brand fashion shows are held in the high level that we are likely have enough eyes to see. Not all the brands can make show here, which want to take part in it must thought the audit of the jury, consisting of great masters ,such as ARMANI and WAZENTINO. The top master in fashion field and thousands of professional buyers, and professional media from all the world , which have the incomparable global spreading .

It leads the development of the up-to date fashion. Taking FENDI as an example , the opening show of FENDI is quite amazing in 2014 Milan fashion week, and Cara acts as the opening model , which is the most fiery supermodel recently. The fur accessories in her hand is the typical accessories of GALARIES LAFAYTTE KARL LAGERFELD . This lovely accessories is designed by KARL himself , it is a signal of leather reform.

Not all brands have a long history , so it means that if you want to try ,you have brought forth new ideas , you will have chance to show yourself. MIUCCIA PRADA , which has the reputation of geeks, one not be affected by the fashion trend , his invent and sustain a classic model , which is a kind of camouflage. He adds the different element arty pattern boldly, and he brings the street arts into the middle class . He makes the “Made in Italy”has a new label of noble and elegant.

Milan fashion industrial helps the development of other aspects in Venice, so we it is important for a country to develop fashion. In the Milan fashion week of 2006, there had an opening ceremony of “China Day” brand issued jointly. It is the first collective appearance of China, it helps promote the brand culture and changes less number of well-known brands cycle short, the weak independent innovation these present situations in China gradually. Setting up a bridge about fashion communication in different countries will have great contributions to the development of fashion in  China. Liang Zhang is one of the top man models in our country. He has said that “Dad who can not cook is not a good model”.Thanks to a very hot show named“ Where are we going , dad?”, he is well known to all the society. He is invited by the many brands to take part in the Milan fashion week in 2014. Though great progress has made , we still not on the top fashion road , a lot things we should do in the future.

Learning from Milan fashion week, fashion has great meaning to both personal and society . Last, what we gain not only something about fashion but think how to make the dream in the display . Everyone has the right to struggle for dream if you want.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milan_Fashion_Week  http://projectpapaonline.blogspot.com/2013/11/introduction-to-celeb-papa-sean-zhang-liang.html

Danni He ,claa1 ,120210230

          Vienna is known as the “Country music” and “National Construction”. Light and romantic Vienna seems to be the source of all life, well preserved old urban has many beautiful Baroque architecture, Renaissance and Rococo architecture, Viewing from any angle, It will bring you a different mood, Music is always lingering in the air, Drifting schloss schoenbrunn, drifting The Golden Hall, drifting The Danube,

Vienna is the capital of Austria, at the same time, one of the 9 federal states is Austria, Austria is the largest city and the political center, located on the banks of the danube.They created the arch under the coverage of the internal space, a single space have a solemntemple, sequence combined space hierarchy, change the Royal Bath, and the Brazil basilica one-way depth space. The importance of some buildings interior space art processing more than the external shape.For tourists, Vienna is in different poses and with different expressions look. Music admirers as a concert and make light of travelling a thousand li, came to visit the temple of music. For manytourists, walking is very exciting in the charming danube.

If you want to travel alone, and relax ,and photography, please go to the Vienna , It has been quietly waiting for you, It does not give you too much noise interference , Of course, It does not make you confused and distracted. It is like an old man that experience all things, It is charm, delicate and it have a style of ones own. It will bring you a new resonance.

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By Haoming Gu130306117

The temple had left the ancients to the worship of the gods.They are holy, serious, give persons the oppressive feeling.Even if it in the picture , it also don’t lack of dignity and mystery.

The most representative in the house of god is Greek temple.According to the Parthenon temple,it is the temple of the Greek sacrifice to the gods,mainly to sacrifice to Athena.So it is also known as “The Parthenon Athena temple”.The Parthenon is regarded as representative works of The Eric type architectural art.Is regarded as national treasure of Greece.

Athena in Greek mythology is a virgin.She is the goddess who is representative the wisdom, the war, the strategy, the fight, the handicraft industry and the reasons. The symbol of her is the owl and the olive tree.It is said that she and Zeus has the same force,She is the most intelligent goddess, and she also has the wisdom and strength.The birth of Athena has a very legend.In Greek mythology,Zeus feared that his son is stronger than himself,So, he swallow his wife into the belly.Then he suddenly felt a headache,so he ordered the vulcan split his head,Athena is wearing armor to leap from it.So Athena was the continuation of Zeus,She performs the will of Zeus.Athena is the god of art,she has dexterous hands.and she can’t stand the challenge of others.A Lydia girl who looks down upon the ability of Athena.And often boast if there is any chance she well beat the goddess Athena.dressed as a woman came to the earth, and then to accept the challenge of the girl. Finally the goddess win the match.Then the girl committed suicide because of shame,but the goddess changed her into a spider let her web forever!

The second is the Apollo temple.Delphi oracle of god in the Apollo temple can affect the person’s destiny and the country’s history.For instance,If ordinary citizens want to marry or want to know if their spouse is loyalty,they will instruct the gods.

Apollo was the god who is representative the music, the healing, the plague, the prophecy, the poetry and the archery,he also represents the bright and real.His representative beast is a crow.When Apollo was born, the sky was radiant golden light,and Apollo’s eyebrows with a dazzling sun,the goddess of heaven are all glad and shout loudly.Apollo is known as the patron saint of Greek culture,he in charge of the music and the poetry.He can arouse all feelings that people poured into the hymns.At Olympus,he has gold lyre,with the sweet tone to command the chorus of the MUSES.Once the Apollo accept the challenge of human musicians to participate in a competition. After beat him,Apollo stripped his skin to punish his arrogance.

In addition, Greece still has a lot of myths legends.Greece is a mysterious place,it’s full of myth
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Have you ever heard a country full of mysteries which is the smallest all around the world?

By: Rulan Sheng 130306139 Class 1

When I first heard the name of Vatican, it must be in the Japanese Comic. Because there are many fantastic elements in the animation creations which referred to religions that grew up in Vatican prosperously. After that, I get a little information about Vatican from our geographical books that it’s the smallest country around the world for its territorial area which is only 0.44 sq. km.

In order to be more close to the comic world, I become interested in this mysterious country. Let’s view Vatican at once!

The Vatican is a city full of artistic breath and religious, although the Vatican in geography is a small country, but due to the Catholic faith population in the whole world, in the political and cultural and other fields ,it has a worldwide influence.

If you want to travel Vatican, never miss the St. Peter’s Basilica regarded as one of the holiest Catholic sites. Both the appearance and history of St Peter’s make it worth visiting. One observer wrote: “St Peter’s Basilica is the reason why Rome is still the center the civilized world. For religious, historical, and architectural reasons it by itself justifies a journey to Rome, and its interior offers a palimpsest of artistic styles at their best…” The basilica is cruciform in shape, with an elongated nave in the Latin cross form .The entire interior of St. Peter’s is lavishly decorated with marble, reliefs, architectural sculpture and gilding . It is the most prominent building in the Vatican City. Its dome is a dominant feature of the skyline of Rome. In terms of history, It used to be a Saint Peter’s burial site, then became Old St. Peter’s Basilica, and by the end of the 15th century, it was planned to be rebuilt. The American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson described St. Peter’s as “an ornament of the earth … the sublime of the beautiful.” We can get a glimpse of the country from the quotes by famous people.

After admiring the St. Peter’s Basilica, we can move to the St. Peter’s Square which is also the most famous and biggest square in Rome. It is a massive plaza located directly in front of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican City, At the center the square is a four-thousand-year-old Egyptian obelisk, erected at the current site in 1568. Gian Lorenzo Bernini designed the square almost 100 years later, including the massive Tuscan colonnades, four columns deep, which embrace visitors in “the maternal arms of Mother Church.” A granite fountain constructed by Bernini in 1675 matches another fountain designed by Carlo Maderno dating to 1613.Each statue in the square is lifelike.

The people who had watched “angels & demons” may feel a lot about Vatican, I am not the exception ,too. The most memorable scene for me in the movie is, the bishop of a pile of old man during a papal conclave are stuck together. Law: this is the Vatican during a papal conclave, so the election of personnel must be locked in isolated rooms, until the new Pope elected can they leave. Recently that vote a Pope is in March last year, Benedict xvi decided to resign due to old age and healthy relationship, becoming the first 600 years died not from dismissal of the Pope. German Pope Benedict xvi is respected by people, the most impressive is that he understand the language, countries can even read that is ready to perish of the old Greek and Hebrew. The Pope is the cardinal bell oreo from Argentina, Francis I was known as the Pope. This is a great historical change, because he is the first Hispanic ever to the Pope.

All in all, when you arrive in Vatican, welcome to feel the special humanities atmosphere there.