47 Days & Counting

Hello Everyone,

It's been over a month since I last posted. Have been very ill and have recovered 100%. Thank you for all of wishes. News update on "Practice Your English"...my webmaster sucks. I spent months organizing this and he says he prepared everything, then disappeared. So I have regrouped and am bringing another version of this wonderful idea. Sometimes if you wanted something done right you have to do it yourself.

Anyway, I'm posting the new China shortly. I'm very excited and happy to be working with my new Chinese partner Charlotte Barron. Exciting things are happening with this project that go well beyond the Olympics. Stay posted for good news!

Bibi

A Little History on Beijing

Well, my excitement is building as we begin our BIBI IN BEIJING, China Adventure!

By the way, beginning in October, we will be offering various travel packages to China next year! So stay tuned for some exotic travel offers.


Since we are having a Beijing adventure, I thought it might be nice to learn a little history about the city itself, which we will present in the form of FUN FACTS!

FUN FACTS

* King Wu declared Beijing the capital city in 1057 BC. (that is old..wow!)
* The city has gone by the names of Ji, Zhongdu and Dadu!
* Ming Dynasty Emperor ChengZu chose the name Beijing in 1421
* Before 1949, The Western world knew Beijing as Peking
* The population of Beijing is about 12 million people
* Beijing is located in the northeastern part of China 43.5m above sea level
* Beijing has cold & dry winters and hot summers
* There are 18 districts and counties in Beijing
* Dongcheng, Xicheng, Xuanwu, Chongwen, Chaoyang, Haidian, Fentai, & Shijingshan are in the surburbs
* Fangshan,Mengtougou, Changping, Tongzian, Shunyi, Daxing, Huairou, Miyun, Pingpu & Yianqing are in the outer suburbs
* The whole area of Beijing is about 16808 sq km or about 6,500 sq miles

These are todays FUN FACTS! We will be posting lots of information and FUN FACTS! If anyone has any interesting things, please share with us!

Also in October, we will begin covering SPORTS, starting with SOCCER & BASKETBALL!.