On September 8, local time, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland at the age of 96. In 1986, Elizabeth II, as the first British head of state to visit China, visited cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an, Kunming and Guangzhou.
On October 12, 1986, a special plane with the British Royal Flag landed slowly at the Capital International Airport. The passenger on board was None other than Queen Elizabeth II, who became the first British head of state to visit China. It was one of the most important visits she made during her 70-year reign.
The Great Wall leaves a classic group photo
Marvel at the Terracotta Warriors
"Not a good man to the Great Wall", while in Beijing, the Queen and her husband Prince Philip climbed the Great Wall.
The Great Wall is a window for foreign friends to understand China, standing on the top of the Badaling Great Wall in Beijing, China, the Queen overlooks the mountains, and the Great Wall at this time is like a golden dragon, shining brightly. As far as the eye can see, there are dark green pines, crimson maple leaves... The queen sighed: "I have been to many places, and the Great Wall of China is the most beautiful. ”
With such beauty, so majestic, the atmosphere between guests and hosts becomes pleasant and friendly. Such a scenery may not be unfamiliar to the Queen, as hadrian's Great Wall in the United Kingdom, as one of the World Cultural Heritage Sites, is far away from the Great Wall of China.
In the midst of laughter, the queen personally photographed many beautiful views of the Great Wall of China.
In October of that year, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom visited the Terracotta Warriors, and she said with emotion: "In the past, I heard about the Terracotta Warriors and Horses, and I also saw the photos. ”
Drink Pu'er tour west mountain
Plant roses by hand
In addition to the Forbidden City and the Terracotta Warriors, she also visited Kunming, Yunnan. According to the data, at that time, the chinese and British national flags were flying on the airport, and more than 1,500 people dressed in 24 kinds of ethnic minority costumes played cheerful national music, waving bouquets and ribbons in their hands.
Zhao Min, who was 37 years old at the time, as the manager of the catering department of the Zhenzhuang Hotel in Yunnan, was responsible for managing the queen's meals in the hotel and out, according to her recollection: "Half a year in advance, the hotel was preparing to welcome the queen's arrival, planting a welcome pine in front of the main entrance, and also built two new Chinese-style pavilions on the Jiuqu Bridge, and the waiters also received special etiquette training."
At that time, the queen's room was arranged according to her customs, and it took 3 months for skilled craftsmen to create a rosewood bed and dresser for the queen, the bed was carefully carved with double lion rolling hydrangeas, and the red bedspread was embroidered with the pattern of double phoenix sunrise, highlighting the traditional Chinese culture.
On the second day of the Queen's visit to Yunnan, a group of people toured the Xishan Scenic Area. The queen ascended to the Sanqing Pavilion on the West Mountain, which resembles a "pavilion in the sky", looked up at the vast Dianchi Lake, had a bird's eye view of Chuncheng, and tasted Yunnan Pu'er tea in front of the tea table set up here.
After that, the queen took the "Longmen" yacht to tour Dianchi Lake and came to Daguan Park along the waterway. After disembarking from the boat, we followed the stone bridge to the core area of Near Huapu and planted 3 roses specially brought from England in the flower bed in the flower bed in front of the right side of the "Guanjia hall".
Ride an antique Rolls-Royce
Taste Cantonese roast suckling pig
On October 18, 1986, Queen Elizabeth II and her husband visited the "White Swan" Hotel in Guangzhou. Fok Ying Tung specially presented the White Swan Hotel with a three-row antique "Rolls Royce" with a brilliant blue glow. The 45 vehicles in the pick-up fleet can be driven more than 1 km apart from end to end. The Queen was very interested in the antique Rolls-Royce and, as a token of gratitude, invited the two drivers of the White Swan Hotel to her cruise ship for a luncheon.
The Queen's catering in Guangzhou also made the chef painstaking. Although there are only six dishes, the name of each dish implies auspiciousness and is full of romantic colors. "Moon Ying Xian Rabbit" is a famous Cantonese dim sum platter; "Double Dragon Play Pearl" is a shrimp ball made of lobster and shrimp; "Milk swallow into the bamboo forest" is prepared from precious bird's nest and fresh bamboo shoots, and there is a milk swallow carved from carrots on the plate; "Golden reddish skin pig" is a famous dish roast suckling pig in Guangdong; "Phoenix Eight Treasures" is a famous winter melon pot in Guangdong; "Splendid grouper" is an ordinary seafood dish, which looks extraordinary after being decorated.
Bring a special gift
A letter from 390 years ago
When Queen Elizabeth II visited China in 1986, she presented a letter to President Li Xiannian that was 390 years late. That was a letter written by Queen Elizabeth I of England to the Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty in 1596. The letter expressed hope that trade between the UK and China would develop. But the messenger who delivered the letter suffered misfortune, and the letter never arrived. When Queen Elizabeth II of england presented the letter, she said to President Li Xiannian: "Fortunately, the postal industry has progressed since 1602, and your letters inviting us here have been delivered safely, and accepting this invitation has given us great joy."
Synthesized from Guangming Network, China News Network, Yunnan Network, China Daily Network, Yangcheng Evening News, Guangzhou Daily, Chinese Communist Party News Network, etc