地图上的中国：中国新地标（英）

作者简介

蓝橙，原名孙雪，新媒体自由撰稿人，热爱读书和旅行，在微信公众号有书、十点读书、砍柴书院等新媒体平台发表过多篇文章，并在今日头条等平台开设文章专栏，2019年出版《写作疗愈》。

内容简介

Beijing, the capital of the People’s Republic of China, is also an ancient capital with a history of more than 3,000 years. In 1421, Zhu Di, an emperor of the Ming Dynasty, moved his capital to Beijing. From then on, Beijing was the capital of the Ming and Qing dynasties and left a great and splendid legacy of historical and cultural heritage. In the future, Beijing Daxing International Airport will perhaps be your first port of call in the city. A bird’s-eye view of the airport shows that this golden complex has “tentacles” extending radially in six directions in a seemingly strange shape. Based on the design concept of the “phoenix rising from the ashes”, the airport has an orange roof. The phoenix is regarded as the king of birds in ancient Chinese legends, and has an extremely great importance in Chinese culture. As an auspicious bird, the phoenix represents a lucky, beautiful and happy life. Beijing Daxing International Airport officially opened with such a beautiful meaning, so it also has a nice alias, being known as “The Fire Phoenix”. Upon its completion, Beijing Daxing International Airport became the world’s biggest airport. Preliminary statistics indicate that the airport has achieved more than 40 world and national records. Construction of the airport presented a number of difficulties. For example, the airport terminal is the world’s largest seamless steel structure and the world’s first terminal with two arrival floors and two departure floors. The airport has also introduced 5G, face recognition, VR Experience and other highly intelligent technologies. These smart technologies greatly simplify the passenger boarding process. One only needs to “swipe your face” to complete the security check, boarding and other procedures at the airport. The design plan of such an outstanding project is a story that the industry talks about with keen interest. It turns out that the radial shape of Daxing International Airport is not just to make it look like a phoenix. Prior to this, most airports in the world applied the traditional roll-out design, which often resulted in a relatively long distance from the entrance to the boarding gate. The radial shape that Beijing Daxing International Airport finally decided to adopt greatly reduces the walking distance of passengers in the airport. From the terminal to the boarding gate, the longest distance is only 600 meters, which is much shorter than that in other Asian or European terminals with a similar capacity. In addition, it is quite easy for passengers to find their boarding gate in this spacious terminal. Several years ago, the location of Beijing Daxing International Airport was no more than a barren patch of land. Today, like a phoenix rising from the ashes, it has become a big hit on the Internet, showing its charm to the world. In the future, Beijing Daxing International Airport will become one of the busiest and largest transportation hubs in the world. 读完这本书，你会发现中国其实并没有那么神秘。中华民族勤恳朴实、努力开创，他们不仅保护着这片土地上几千年流传下来的各种文化，同时又并不保守，而是以与时俱进的思维建设出一个现代化的中国，这才让这片土地现代和历史并存、创新和传承交织。而这些各有特色的新地标，就是了解现代中国的一面窗口。