As an addicted traveler, you must love sports, must you not? Maybe not all the olympic sports, but some of them surely. You also like to play, that is a special spirit, and you like to fight and win.

The Olympic Games have a long history, and are a call to peace and frienship. Do not try or allow to interfere with politics, it is sad.

Tomorow the Olympic Games will start. Maybe you will be there in Beijing ( Pekin) and will watch the breathtaking opening show. The Olympic Games will last 2 weeks, maybe you will stay all this time in Beijing, having also some breaks ( even the sportmen will have ). Thus you will get the oportunity to visit other interesting places in China. I selected something for you, and I would recommend them between sport competitions for the better understanding of the chinese civilisation and culture:

1. The Great China Wall, worlds biggest building. It is not visible from the moon, as the supporters say, but worths surely your visit.

2. The Sky Temple in Beijing. Here everything goes on the crops. Twice yearly every farmer is supposed to come here and pray for good crops. The temple is build in the XVth century and suffered succesive modernisation, being a symbol of harmony in forms.

3. Taishan, in province Shadong, is one of the five saint mountains in China, and the most important. You can reach the peak by climbing 1600 stairs.

4. The King Palace in Beijing ( the forbidden City ) . Impressive architecture, overwhelming luxury, good place for meditation about growth and decay.

5. The Summer Palace in Beijing. Worth to see ruins, some of them very interesting and well preserved ( e.g. the marmorean boot ).

6. Huang Shan (Yellow Mountain) in Anhui Province. A romantic place, described by many chinese writers and artists.

7. The terracoat army : impressive 6000 sculptured soldiers watching the first emperor of China after his death.

8. The Ming Graves in Beijing. The leading alley consists from 16 sculptures and is favorite place to walk for many tourists.

9. The Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai. Very modern, very dynamic city quarter, a symbol and a pride of the modern China.

10. Lushan Nationalpark in Shiangxi province. Many painters came here, charmed by these unique places. Mao Tsedong hold here some of its Congresses, which were crucial for the China modern history.

11. The Yuyuan Gardens in Shanghai. A model for any gardener, a symbol for the chinese garden art!

11. The big Budha Statue in the Leshan district. It is actually the biggest Budha statue worldwide with its 70 meters height !

Well, I think you will not have any time for rest during the Olympic Games, go to work !

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