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China
Small Town vs Large City
Qu Fu vs Beijing
曲阜 – 北京
By Jim Fuller
Jan 29, 2009
QuFu
 Population 630,000.
 Confucius hometown – Great philosophy of old china (儒家).
(551-479 BC), was a thinker, political figure, educator, and
founder of the Ru School of Chinese thought
 Sight seeing: Confucius Temple, the Confucius Mansion and the
Confucius Cemetery were ranked as one of the world cultural
heritages
 Qufu Teacher's University & Qufu Normal University
 Mostly agriculture
Confucius Home Town
Typical Children in Qu Fu
Few cars and taxi – lots of bicycles. Grandparent pick up children from
school
Transportation in QuFu
摩托车
马车
Confucius Home & Burial Site
QuFu Normal Univeristy
Beijing
• Approximate 15 million people
• 5 ring roads
• Sight to see
– Imperial Place
– BeiHai Park
– Summer Place
– Great Wall
– Tiananmen Square
– Beijing Opera
– Millennium Monument
– Beijing History and Art Museum
– Tsinghua University, Peking University, Beijing Normal University
(total of 28 universities in Beijing)
Beijing – Imperial Palace
This historical site was the Palace for the 24 Emperor during the Qing and Ming Dynasty.
The Palace has over 9000 rooms and was built in 1640 AD
Beijing – Imperial Palace
皇帝
Beijing – Temple of Heaven
天坛
Beijing Opera
京剧
Beijing BeiHai Par
Nine Dragon Wall – (9 the king’s number)
Beijing Tiananmen Square
National Day Celebration
at ancient Beijing Wall
The Great Wall of China:
The Great Wall of China was built in 555AD and rebuilt in the Ming Dynasty.
Located 72 Km northeast of Beijing
长城
Bird’s Nest Open Ceremony for Beijing Olympics
Beijing Duck + Starbuck + Hotpot
Church
Christianity stays with in the walls of the church, 3 Self church is offical Gov’t style
church, women pastors is common, no one trust anyone.
Transportation
References
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http://www.jimfuller.net/isica/Photo2003/China_Trip/default.html
http://www.jimfuller.net/jimfuller/China_Trip2005/default.htm
http://www.jimfuller.net/jimfuller/China_Trip2006/default.htm
http://www.qufu.gov.cn/en/
http://www.qfnuzsb.com/
Conclusion
 Both small city and large city have long history
 Large city has better transportation, job opportunities,
universities and etc.
 QuFu is famous for Turtle Soup and Beijing is famous for
Beijing Duck
 Qufu is more of agricultural community with fewer factories.
Beijing is modern capital of China with lots of companies and
Gov’t buildings
 Qufu has cleaner air and Beijing has dirtier air because of
factories and high volume of cars.