Final Exam

Attractions

1 Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal is the whole of India and the world's most famous tomb is the world known as the miracle of human building. It is located in the outskirts of India's northern city of Glasgow Gentiles the south bank of Yamuna, from the Indian capital New Delhi by train 3 hours to arrive.
Mughal emperor Shah Khan, Ai Fei Meng Taiji • Mahal delicate and charming beauty and brilliance, along with Shah Khan patrol in the tragic death of the way, when he was 39 years old. To commemorate the inseparable Aifei contrast, Shah Khan, mobilized more than 20,000 migrant workers building the mausoleum.
Taj Mahal was built in 1632, to be completed before 1653, time for 22 years. Hill north to south and 580 meters, 305 meters wide, the middle is a beautiful square gardens. Middle of the garden is a marble pool, the pool at the end of a tomb. Mausoleum of white marble, all in the pool, clear reflection of the formation of extremely holy. The platform is a red sandstone tombs, and the white marble mausoleum in sharp color contrast. The central tomb covered with a dome 17 meters in diameter, but full of towering to the sky as the background, the outline of Clean magnificent form. Each of the four corners of a tomb as high as 41 meters steeple. Supporting buildings on either side of mausoleum for the mosque, exactly the same style. Underground palace domed tomb, the white marble walls inlaid with precious stones.
Magnificent magnificent Taj Mahal. Early morning or evening is to watch Taj Mahal's best moments, this time showing the Taj Mahal unparalleled purity, serene and beautiful.

2, New Delhi
India's capital, is located northwest of the country, located in the Ganges River tributary Chu Mu took the West Bank. Area of 1485 square km, population 8.38 million.
"Delhi" is derived from Persian, meaning "threshold", or "hill", "Quicksand," and so on, these statements come from the ancient Hindi. Delhi is an ancient tradition and modern combination of a city. Old Delhi is like a mirror of history, displaying the ancient civilizations of India, New Delhi is a milestone for people to see the pace of progress in India. Old Delhi has a long history, its capital of about 1400 BC, named "Indra Plaster", that "Indra God (Thor) of the home." Later, there has been here 7 has the city of Delhi, to the 1st century BC, the Indian princes in Rajasthan • Di rebuild this city, Delhi, hence the name.
1911, British colonial rulers in India, the Governor moved the capital from Calcutta, Delhi, 3 km south of the old building in New Delhi, to complete the series of buildings in 1929, from 1931 onwards, became the capital of New Delhi, 1947 declared the capital of India after independence.
New Delhi now is some scene of prosperity, not only is the country's political and economic center as well as cultural and educational center. City street radial, extending to all around. There are many scientific research institutions, many universities have built here. There are National Museum, National Museum, Delhi Fort Museum, the War Memorial Museum, arts and crafts museum, and many recreational and sports facilities. Located in the famous Nehru University on the outskirts. India after independence, many important international conferences and also the Asian Games held here.
New Delhi is a modern city, clean city, clean, do a very good urban greening, tree-lined roads, flowers in full bloom. A Block office buildings and villas located in the shade among the green grass on the ground Kongkuo for the people living and working to provide a good environment.

3India Gate
Center of the square building in the garden, shape to the style of the Arc de Triomphe to build, high 48.7 meters, 21.3 meters wide, 42 meters high arch. India Gate as the Arc de Triomphe in France as a symbol type of construction, appearance is also very similar.
More than ninety thousand Indian soldiers went off to fight in World War I fight and die for Britain after the war to appease the people of India the British anti-war discontent, the British government in 1921 funded the construction of the Gateway of India to commemorate those killed in the Indian and British soldiers. India Gate on the wall more than ninety thousand names of Indian and British soldiers. In particular the top of a diameter of 3.5 meters to set a large oil lamps, the festival is going to be lit the lamp, there will be a high flame. India, the Indian guards standing guard in front. There are many small traders have to sell balloons and candy, so Hanna painting, and juggling with a monkey, when the drum sounded, the monkey will not stop the somersaults, and looking very interesting! In India, near where the door is a red castle.

4 Office of the President of India
The former British colonial Government House, after India's independence in 1947 to the presidential palace. Area of about 2 million square meters, there are 340 palaces, 227 painted columns, 35 shelters, 37 fountains, 3,000-meter long corridor. In addition, there is a long 400 meters wide and 180 meters of the Mughal style garden. Open courtyard each year in January.
Presidential Palace was built in 1929, formerly known as the Victoria Palace, after India's independence, to the presidential palace. Presidential Palace is an imposing palace of male macro architecture, there is an audience hall, banquet hall, library and other magnificent halls, there are numerous fountains, pavilions promenade. Parliament Hill and Wang Zigong northeast India, the garden gate, are also magnificent building.
Office of the President within a very famous garden is modeled on the style of Mughal era gardens built, hence the name "Mughal garden." Garden Park is divided into square shapes and sizes, long garden and a round garden, planted with thousands of flowers Yi Cao, each year during the opening hours to this view people are doing.
Out of the presidential palace the main entrance, greeted by a broad and straight, "

National Road

", through India Gate. Although the road a few dozen meters wide, but the distribution of many government agencies such as Foreign Affairs, Defence and so on. There are also dozens of magnificent palace. This verdant trees, green, green grass, quiet elegance.

5 Ganges
Varanasi, the most sacred place for the Indians - the Ganges bath (Dasawamadh Ghat). In the eyes of Hindus, the Ganges is the most sacred river. According to legend, the incarnation of the goddess Ganges, scouring the earth for the sins and down to earth, to block the excessive amount of water, one of the Indian god Shiva leader of loose hair, standing on the southern foot of the Himalayas, let her hair down slowly flood the flow of the earth. Shiva 6000 years ago "to create" a Varanasi. Therefore, Varanasi to worship Lord Shiva to become the center of the city built hundreds of large and small temples of Lord Shiva worship. Christians have always believed that bathing in the holy river Ganges, you can wash the sins of his life, drink Ganges water, can prolong life.
More than 100 were crossing the Ganges shore, the river for Hindu purification or in constant prayer, which is the most famous crossing the Ganges. There is a constant north bank of the crematorium (Manikarnika Ghat), the dead bodies of Hindus where cremation and the ashes thrown into the Ganges water.



Culture
Features:
Indian culture in the world, has produced a tremendous impact, has a pivotal role. Indian culture has a very clear and strong religion, diversity and inclusiveness. Indian culture system is easy to see other cultural elements such as Greek culture, Islamic culture, Persian culture, English culture and the characteristics of Chinese culture. The formation of India's cultural diversity, there are two main reasons, first in the history of foreign invasions, the second is the way of peace and cultural exchanges. In addition, India has hundreds of tribal nations and many of these nations and tribes have their own language, religious beliefs and cultural traditions. Therefore, Indian culture is constantly absorbing alien culture in the process and developed a rich, showing a rare in the world of diversity.

Origin:
India is the world's four ancient civilizations. Around 2000 BC, created a middle blue ancient civilizations. Before 1500 BC to 1200, the Aryans moved, they brought the Aryan culture, Hindu, and Indian literature, philosophy and art the source of the Ganges valley civilization began. 6th century BC, there has been Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Sudras of the four species, the seeds for the period of slavery. 6th century BC to the 5th century the history of Indian culture is a brilliant stage, various schools of philosophy and social theory has flourished, resulting in one of the world's three major religions of Buddhism. 325 BC to form a unified slavery. 8th century AD, the Arabs invaded, bringing Islam. 16th century European colonialism began to enter India. 1600 established the British East India Company, on the economic exploitation of India. British occupation of India, in 1849 the whole mirror and began the brutal colonial rule. August 15, 1947 India declared its independence, the establishment of dominion. January 26, 1950 announced the establishment of the Republic of India, but still "Commonwealth" members.

Contribution:
Indian culture is the greatest contribution to the success of Buddhism spread to other nations, of which Theravada Buddhist countries have become countries of Indian culture circles, Mahayana is absorbing the philosophy of Confucianism, and Confucianism merge.
Indian culture does not succumb to the pressure of any foreign culture, nor the fierce resistance, always stubbornly maintain their own traditions. India's cultural circle also includes the countries of Theravada Buddhism, they have a common cultural tradition and cultural background.