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'Nanjing big radish'
What are Nanjing people called by others?
they are unsophisticated, passionate and conservative
What does calling someone 'Nanjing big radish' mean they are like?
many professional sports teams
Generally, what types of teams call Nanjing home?
Jiangsu Sainty
What is the name of the football club in Nanjing?
Nanjing Olympic Sports Center
What building is home to Jiangsu Sainty?
Jiangsu Nangang Basketball Club
What is the name of the major basketball team in Nanjing?
CBA
What is the name of China's highest level basketball league?
Wutaishan Sports Center
Which sports center started in 1952?
two
How many major sports centers are located in Nanjing?
comprehensive sports centers
What type of sports centers are Wutaishan Sports Center and Nanjing Olympic Sports Center considered to be?
it was one of the oldest and most advanced stadiums in early time of People's Republic of China.
What is special about Wutaishan Sports Center, from a historical perspective?
tennis court
Both Wutaishan Sports Center and Nanjing Olympic Sports Center contain a stadium, gymnasium, natatorium, and what other facility?
2005
When was the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center built?
in order to host The 10th National Game of People's Republic of China
Why was the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center built?
60,000
How many people can Nanjing Olympic Sports Center's stadium hold?
13,000
How many people can Nanjing Olympic Sports Center's gymnasium hold?
3,000
How many people can Nanjing Olympic Sports Center's natatorium hold?
10 February 2010
When was Nanjing announced as the host city for the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games?
“Share the Games, Share our Dreams”
What was the theme for the 2014 Youth Olympic Games?
28
How many types of sports were performed in the 2014 Youth Olympic Games?
the Olympic spirit
What type of spirit does the Youth Olympic Games hope to spread?
from 16 to 28 August
When was the 2014 Youth Olympic Games?
mainland China
Nanjing is considered one of the most pretty cities in what region?
thousands
How many tourists does Nanjing receive each year?
historical buildings
What type of buildings attract tourists to Nanjing?
lush green parks, natural scenic lakes, small mountains
List three natural attractions of Nanjing.
the national capital
What was the designation of Nanjing?
many structures were built
What happened around the time that Nanjing was designated as the capital?
some of them still remain
Are any of the structures that were built at that time still around?
tourists
The structures that still remain are open to whom?
more than 1700 years
How long has Nanjing been considered the education hub of southern China?
75
How many places of higher learning are in Nanjing?
third
What is Nanjing's nationwide ranking for National key laboratories?
third
What is Nanjing's nationwide ranking for National key disciplines?
some of the most prominent
What type of educational institutions are in the area, that Nanjing can brag about?
Berne
What city is the de facto capital of Switserland?
Canton of Bern
What is the second most populous of Switzerland's cantons?
Canton of Bern
Which canton is Berne the capital?
36 municipalities
How many municipalities are in the Berne agglomeration?
140,634
What is the population of Berne?
Switzerland
Where is Bern located?
36
How many municiplaities are in Bern?
Canton of Bern
Bern is the capitol of which canton?
second
Where does Bern rank in population in Switzerland?
German
What is the official language of Bern?
Bernese German
What is the main language spoken in Bern?
Alemannic Swiss
What dialect is Bernese German?
German
What is the official language of Bern?
1983
In what year did the historic old town in the center of Bern become a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
the world’s top ten
What is Bern's ranking for the best quality of life?
the centre of Bern
Where is the UNESCO World Heritage Site located?
2010
In what year was Bern ranked as one of the 10 best cities for their quality of life?
centre of Bern
Where is the UNESCO World Heritage Site?
top ten
Where does Bern rank for top cities for the best quality of life?
1983
When did the centre of Bern become the UNESCO World Heritage Site?
Berchtold V, Duke of Zähringen
Who was the founder of the city of Bern?
a bear
What animal does legend say Bern is named after?
the 1440s
What is the earliest reference to keeping live bears in the Bärengraben?
a pre-existing toponym of Celtic origin, possibly *berna "cleft"
What is the common assumption of what Bern was named after?
the Bern zinc tablet
Finding what in the 1980s changed the assumption as to what the city was named after?
bear
What animal is on the seal and coat of arms of Bern?
bears
What live animals did they keep in the Bärengraben?
1440s.
What is the earliest that they kept live bears in the Bärengraben?
12th century
When was the earliest evidnce of settlement in the city centre?
Roman era
What era was there a Gallo-Roman vicus on the same site?
Brenodor
What is the name of the Bern zinc tablet?
Early Middle Ages
When was the settlement in Bumpliz close to the medieval city?
Zähringer
The medieval city is a foundation of what family?
12th century
When did the Zahringer ruling family rise to power?
Upper Burgundy
Where did the Zahringer ruling family rise to power?
1191
What year was Bern founded?
Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen
Who founded Bern?
1353
what year did Bern join the Swiss Confederacy?
8
How many cantons were there between 1353 to 1481?
1415
What year did Bern invade Aargau?
Bern
What is the largest city-state north of the Alps?
River Aare
What river was the city near?
Zytglogge
What was the name of the tower that was the western boundary?
Käfigturm
What tower took over after Zytglogge?
the whole area of the peninsula
What did the big and small Schanze protect?
1405
What year was there a huge fire?
the city's original wooden buildings
What was destroyed in the fire?
1798
What year was Bern occupied by French troops?
French Revolutionary Wars
Why were French troops in Bern?
1802
When did Bern regain control of Bernese Oberland?
Bernese Jura.
What new territory was aquired in 1814?
1979
When did the canton of Jura seceed?
First and Second Internationals
What congresses were held in Bern?
Switzerland was neutral
In World War I, what side was Switzerland on?
30%
What percent of the populatin of Bern resident foreigners?
the Swiss plateau in the Canton of Bern
Where is Bern located?
glaciers
What helped form the Bern countryside?
Bantiger
What is the tallest mountain closests to Bern?
Aare
What peninsula is Bern located on?
bridges
What was built to help Bern grow bigger than the peninula?
19th century
What century did Bern outgrow the peninsula?
uneven ground.
What type of ground was Bern built on?
several metres
What is the elevation difference between the inner cities and the other cities?
Länggasse
Which city is higher, Matte or Langgasse?
forested
What is 33.6% of the land in Bern?