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Summer 2008 Location
Capital Normal University in Beijing, the site of the
summer 2008 program, is conveniently located on the west
side of the Third
Ring Road in the northwestern “academic quarter” of China’s capital. The university has one of the longest running Chinese as a Second Language programs in Beijing.
Beijing has many sites of interest to students in the program:
- The Forbidden City is the world's largest and best-preserved imperial palace complex. Surrounded by a moat that is six meters deep and a ten-meter high wall, the palace contains 9,999 rooms.
- Beihai Park was probably built by the Great Khan centuries earlier than the Forbidden City. This park was enjoyed by the various rulers of China for hundreds of years and features pavilions and architecturally interesting walkways.
- The Summer Palace is a famous classic imperial garden with northern floristry skillfully blended into the exquisite delicacy of the southern gardening.
- Tiananmen Square is not only the symbol of Beijing but also the symbol of China. This immense courtyard is the site of many historic events.
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