Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Dubai City
Dubai is one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi. Dubai and Abu Dhabi are the only two emirates to have veto power over critical matters of national importance in the country's legislature.Today, Dubai has emerged as a global city and a business hub.Although Dubai's economy was built on the oil industry, currently the emirate's model of business, similar to westernized countries, drives it main revenues from tourism, real estate, and financial services. Dubai has recently attracted world attention through many innovative large construction projects and sports events. This increased attention has highlighted labour rights and human rights issues concerning its largely South Asian workforce. Dubai's property market experienced a major deterioration in 2008 and 2009 as a result of the worldwide economic downturn following the Financial crisis of 2007–2010.
Dhaka City
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh. The city is known as the city of mosque, muslin and rickshaws. It has attracted travelerss from far and near through ages. Dhaka as the capital of Bangladesh has grown into a busy city of about ten million people with an area of about 1353 sq. km. Having a happy blending of old and new architectural trends, Dhaka has been developing fast as a modern city and is throbbing with activities in all spheres of life. It is the center of industrial, commercial, cultural, educational and political activities for Bangladesh.
Willis Tower in Chicago
Willis Tower, formerly named Sears Tower, is a 108-story 1451-foot (442 m) in Chicago Illinois. At the time of its completion in 1974, it was the tallest building in the world, spasursing the Trade Center towers in New York, and it held this rank for nearly 25 years. The Willis Tower is the tallest building in the United States and the fifth-tallest freestanding structure in the world as well as the fifth tallest building in the world of the roof.Although Sears'naming rights expired in 2003, the building continued to be called Sears Tower for several years. In March 2009 London-based insurance broker Willis Group Holdings,Ltd. agreed to lease a portion of the building and obtained the building's naming rights.On July 16, 2009, the building was officially renamed Willis Tower.
Pudong in Shanghai
Pudong officially known as Pudong New Area is a distric of Shanghai China that enjoys sub-provincial administrative status. It is named "Pudong" because of its location on the east side of the Huangup river on the opposite of Puxi, the west side. After its merger with Nanhui Distric in May 2009, the Pudong New Area comprises the majority of land in eastern Shanghai.Sunday, August 22, 2010
The Shanghai Museum
The Shanghai Museum is a museum of ancient Chinese art,which is situated on the People's Square in the Huangpu District of Shanghai, People's Republic of China. The museum was founded in 1952 and was first open to the public in the former Shanghai Racecourse club house, now at 325 W. Nanjing Road. In 1959 the museum moved into the former Zhonghui Building at 16 S. Henan Road, which previously housed insurance companies and bank offices. In 1992, the Shanghai municipal government allocated a piece of land on People's Square to the museum as its new site.Construction of the current building started in August 1993. It was inaugurated in October 12, 1996. It is 29.5 meters high with five floors, covering a total area of 39,200 m². Designed by a local architect, the new museum building is designed in the shape of an ancient bronze cooking vessel called a ding. It is said that the inspiration for the design was specifically provided by the Da Ke Ding, now on exhibit in the museum. The building has a round top and a square base, symbolizing the ancient Chinese perception of the world as "round sky, square earth". he museum has a collection of over 120,000 pieces, including bronze, ceramics, calligraphy, furniture, jades, ancient coins, paintings, seals, sculptures, minority art and foreign art. It has eleven galleries and three special temporary exhibition halls.
Shanghai city in Chaina
Shanghai is the most populous city in the People's Republic of China, which is the 10th most populous metropolitan areas in the world. An emerging global city, Shanghai exerts influence over global commerce, finance, media, culture, art, fashion, research, education and entertainment.Located at the middle part of the coast of mainland China, it sits at the mouth of the Yangtze.Originally a fishing and textiles town, Shanghai grew to importance in the 19th century due to its favorable port location and as one of the cities opened to foreign trade by the 1842 Treaty of Nanking.The city flourished as a center of commerce between east and west, and became a multinational hub of finance and business by the 1930s. After 1990, the economic reforms introduced by Deng Xiaoping resulted in intense re-development and financing in Shanghai, and in 2005 Shanghai became the world's largest cargo port.The city is a tourist destination renowned for its historical landmarks such as the Bund and City God Temple, and its modern and ever-expanding Pudong skyline including the Oriental Pearl Tower. Today, Shanghai is the largest center of commerce and finance in mainland China, and has been described as the "showpiece" of the world's fastest-growing major economy.
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