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หลายคนอาจยังไม่รู้ว่า วันนี้ราคาเมล็ดกาแฟ ซึ่งเป็นวัตถุดิบสำคัญในการนำมาทำกาแฟที่เราดื่มกันทุกวันนี้ กำลังมีราคาเพิ่มขึ้นมาอย่างมาก
พอรู้แบบนี้แล้ว หลายคนก็เริ่มตั้งคำถามกันขึ้นมาว่า
ถ้าราคาวัตถุดิบอย่างเมล็ดกาแฟเพิ่มขึ้น
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สาเหตุอะไร ที่ทำให้ราคาเมล็ดกาแฟปรับเพิ่มขึ้นอย่างรวดเร็ว ?
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ปัจจุบัน กาแฟนับเป็นหนึ่งในเครื่องดื่มที่ได้รับความนิยมมากที่สุดชนิดหนึ่งในโลก ทั้งยังเป็นสินค้าโภคภัณฑ์ที่มีมูลค่าการส่งออกมากเป็นอันดับ 2 ของโลก รองจากน้ำมัน
หากลองย้อนไปดูประวัติศาสตร์ของกาแฟแบบคร่าว ๆ จะพบว่า กาแฟเริ่มปลูกขึ้นครั้งแรกในแถบตะวันออกกลางในช่วงศตวรรษที่ 15
เวลาผ่านไปหลายร้อยปี ปัจจุบัน มีการปลูกกาแฟกันมากกว่า 70 ประเทศทั่วโลก ซึ่งส่วนใหญ่เป็นประเทศที่ตั้งอยู่ในเขตร้อนชื้น ที่เอื้อต่อการเติบโตของต้นกาแฟ
โดยเฉพาะประเทศที่ตั้งอยู่ในทวีปลาตินอเมริกาและเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้
ลองมาดู 3 ประเทศ ที่ผลิตเมล็ดกาแฟรายใหญ่ของโลก ในปี 2019
1. บราซิล ปริมาณการผลิต 3.6 ล้านเมตริกตันต่อปี
2. เวียดนาม ปริมาณการผลิต 1.8 ล้านเมตริกตันต่อปี
3. โคลอมเบีย ปริมาณการผลิต 0.9 ล้านเมตริกตันต่อปี
จากตัวเลขที่เห็นนี้ รู้ไหมว่า แค่ปริมาณการผลิตเมล็ดกาแฟจากบราซิลประเทศเดียว ก็คิดเป็นสัดส่วนถึง 1 ใน 3 ของปริมาณการผลิตของโลก
ดังนั้น หากเกิดเหตุการณ์อะไรที่มากระทบกับปริมาณการผลิตกาแฟภายในประเทศเหล่านี้ ก็ย่อมจะส่งผลต่อราคาเมล็ดกาแฟอย่างมีนัยสำคัญ
ทีนี้เราลองมาดู เหตุการณ์สำคัญ ที่ทำให้ราคาเมล็ดกาแฟปรับตัวสูงขึ้น
- สภาพภูมิอากาศที่แปรปรวนในแถบอเมริกาใต้
ช่วงที่ผ่านมา เกิดสภาพภูมิอากาศที่แปรปรวนในแถบอเมริกาใต้ โดยเฉพาะบริเวณประเทศบราซิล ส่งผลต่อปริมาณผลผลิตเมล็ดกาแฟของบราซิล
อุณหภูมิที่ลดต่ำอย่างรวดเร็วในบางช่วง ทำให้เกิดปรากฏการณ์น้ำค้างแข็ง เกาะบริเวณต้นและใบของต้นกาแฟที่อยู่ในช่วงของการเจริญเติบโต ซึ่งไม่ใช่สภาพแวดล้อมที่เหมาะสมสำหรับต้นกาแฟ
โดยเฉพาะพื้นที่ทางตอนใต้ของประเทศที่ชื่อว่า “Minas Gerais” ซึ่งเป็นพื้นที่ปลูกกาแฟหลักของประเทศ
ในปี 2020 รัฐแห่งนี้เป็นผู้ผลิตเมล็ดกาแฟสายพันธุ์อะราบิการายใหญ่ที่สุดในบราซิล โดยมีปริมาณการผลิตคิดเป็นสัดส่วนกว่า 74% ของปริมาณการผลิตของประเทศ
- เหตุการณ์การประท้วง ในโคลอมเบีย
ตั้งแต่ช่วงปลายเดือนเมษายนที่ผ่านมา ประชาชนจำนวนมากได้ออกมาคัดค้านและต่อต้านการปฏิรูปภาษีของรัฐบาลของประเทศตนเอง
กลุ่มผู้ประท้วง ตอบโต้การกระทำของรัฐบาลด้วยการออกมาปิดเส้นทางสัญจรในหลายพื้นที่ทั่วประเทศ ส่งผลให้การขนส่งสินค้าต่าง ๆ ได้รับผลกระทบอย่างหนัก
รวมถึงการขนส่งเมล็ดกาแฟและผลิตภัณฑ์จากเมล็ดกาแฟอื่น ๆ เนื่องจากการปิดถนน ทำให้ผู้ส่งออกหลายราย ไม่สามารถรับกาแฟและเมล็ดกาแฟเพื่อไปส่งออกได้ และทำให้ยอดการส่งออกเมล็ดกาแฟของประเทศลดลง
สองเรื่องนี้ ถือเป็นปัจจัยหลัก ๆ ในช่วงที่ผ่านมาและในตอนนี้ ที่ทำให้ราคาเมล็ดกาแฟที่ซื้อขายกันในตลาดนั้นเพิ่มสูงขึ้น
สิ้นปี 2020 ราคาเมล็ดกาแฟเท่ากับ 1.28 ดอลลาร์สหรัฐต่อน้ำหนัก 1 ปอนด์
สิ้นเดือนกรกฎาคม 2021 ราคาเมล็ดกาแฟเท่ากับ 1.80 ดอลลาร์สหรัฐต่อน้ำหนัก 1 ปอนด์
จะเห็นว่าในระยะเวลา 7 เดือนที่ผ่านมา ราคาเมล็ดกาแฟปรับขึ้นมาประมาณ 41%
นอกจากนั้น ราคาเมล็ดกาแฟอะราบิกาในตลาดซื้อขายล่วงหน้า ICE Futures ในสหรัฐอเมริกา ก็มีราคาสูงขึ้นมาก ในช่วงหลายเดือนที่ผ่านมา
พอหลายคนรู้แบบนี้ก็น่าจะคิดต่อไปว่า แล้วธุรกิจร้านกาแฟที่ต้องอาศัยวัตถุดิบสำคัญอย่างเมล็ดกาแฟ จะได้รับผลกระทบแค่ไหน ? โดยเฉพาะ “Starbucks” ที่ทำธุรกิจเชนร้านกาแฟที่มีสาขาทั่วโลก
โดยทั่วไปแล้ว บริษัทที่ขายเครื่องดื่มที่ใช้กาแฟเป็นวัตถุดิบนั้น มักจะทำสัญญาซื้อเมล็ดกาแฟล่วงหน้า เพื่อลดความผันผวนของราคาต้นทุน
ซึ่งในกรณีของ Starbucks บริษัทบอกว่าทำสัญญา ซื้อเมล็ดกาแฟล่วงหน้าประมาณ 14 เดือน
และบริษัทยังได้ระบุว่า ราคาการซื้อเมล็ดกาแฟของบริษัท มีการทำสัญญาล่วงหน้าไว้แล้ว ทั้งสำหรับปี 2021 และ 2022
หมายความว่า ราคาเมล็ดกาแฟที่ปรับขึ้นในปัจจุบัน ก็คงยังไม่ได้ส่งผลกระทบกับบริษัทมากเท่าไร เนื่องจากต้นทุนเมล็ดกาแฟที่บริษัทซื้อนั้น เป็นต้นทุนที่เกิดขึ้นในช่วงที่ราคายังไม่ปรับตัวสูงก่อนหน้านี้
อย่างไรก็ตาม ถ้าราคาเมล็ดกาแฟยังปรับตัวสูงขึ้นไปเรื่อย ๆ บริษัทขายเครื่องดื่มหลายแห่งที่ใช้เมล็ดกาแฟเป็นวัตถุดิบก็ต้องเข้าไปทำสัญญาซื้อเมล็ดกาแฟล่วงหน้าในราคาที่สูงขึ้น
ดังนั้นก็เป็นไปได้ว่า หากราคาเมล็ดกาแฟยังมีราคาอยู่ในระดับสูงแบบนี้
พวกเราก็จะต้องจ่ายเงินซื้อกาแฟที่แพงขึ้น ในเร็ว ๆ นี้..
ปิดท้ายด้วยข้อมูลที่น่าสนใจ
รู้ไหมว่าในปี 2019 ทั่วโลกมีการบริโภคกาแฟวันละ 2,250 ล้านแก้ว โดยประเทศที่บริโภคกาแฟมากที่สุดในโลกคือ สหรัฐอเมริกา ที่มีการบริโภคกาแฟ เฉลี่ยวันละ 500 ล้านแก้ว
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See how our research demystifies the land politics of the northern New Territories
本組向HK Magazine專題提供了反對新界北淪陷的重要理據,而新界東北正正就是撐住新界融合戰的橋頭堡!
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[cover story] What Will Happen to the New Territories?
http://hk.asia-city.com/…/…/what-will-happen-new-territories
The government’s little-publicized plans for developing the northeastern New Territories are much bigger than it would have you believe—under the current plans, huge tracts of green land will be turned to concrete. Grace Tsoi takes a closer look at the many complex issues and concerns surrounding the project.
On September 2, while secondary school students were hunger striking at Tamar, a smaller-scale but equally vociferous protest was being staged. Several hundred villagers from Kwu Tung North, Fanling North, Ping Che and Ta Kwu Ling also staked out the government offices. They chanted slogans protesting against demolition and removal—their homes are slated to be destroyed, according to the government’s plan to develop the northeastern New Territories.
The development plan is not a new one. As early as 1998, former Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa floated the idea to develop Kwu Tung North, Fanling North, Ping Che and Ta Kwu Leng into three new development areas (NDAs). However, the plan was halted due to a slower-than-expected population expansion in 2003. Then in 2007, Donald Tsang restarted the Hong Kong 2030 Planning Vision and Strategy scheme, and the Northeastern New Territories were again slated to be developed. The three NDAs will total 787 hectares, of which 533 hectares will be built upon. The consultation was done in the dark, and the majority of the public only learnt of the development plan at the last stage of the consultation. Originally the consultation was set to conclude at the end of August, but due to staunch opposition, the government has extended the deadline until the end of September. Here, we line out the many problems and shortcomings of the government’s plans.
Can It Satisfy Housing Demand?
The government backs up the development plan by stating that more homes will be built in the northeast New Territories—an appealing idea in the wake of rocketing house prices. Around 54,000 homes will be built, with 40 percent of the flats set aside for public housing. During her tenure as Secretary for Development, Carrie Lam said the ratio of public housing should be kept at less than 50 percent in order to avoid a repeat of the disastrous Tin Shui Wai new town in Yuen Long. “The problem with Tin Shui Wai is not that there is too much public housing. It is because of the monopolies [for example, the community is served only be The Link and Li Ka-shing’s shopping malls and there are very few independent vendors] and insufficient jobs for the working class. Even hawking is prohibited,” says Chan Kim-ching, a researcher from Local Research Community, a think-tank focusing on urban planning. On the other hand, the project’s 21,600 public housing flats, which will be made available by the year 2022, don’t even come close to satisfying the government’s target of building 15,000 public housing homes per year. We have to ask—is getting rid of all this precious green space worth it? On the private housing side, low-density homes will be built. However, it is questionable whether these flats will be affordable for the majority of the Hong Kong public—Chan worries that they will be snapped up by mainland buyers instead of satisfying local housing needs.
Overestimating Population Growth
In order to justify the project, the government has, once again, cited population growth in its push to build more housing. A government press release states: “According to the latest population projections, there will be an increase of about 1.4 million people in the coming 30 years. There is still a strong demand for land for housing and economic development.” However, the Census and Statistics Department has a track record of overestimating Hong Kong’s population growth. In 2002, the department predicted that Hong Kong’s population would hit 7.53 million by 2011. But today, Hong Kong’s population is 7.14 million—way off government estimates. The department itself has also lowered its population estimates. In 2004, it predicted that Hong Kong’s population would surge to 8.72 million by mid-2031. But latest predictions stand at 8.47 million by mid-2041. So if the government’s predictions are not accurate and consistent, how can it justify such a large-scale development?
Non-indigenous Villagers Lose Out
It is estimated that more than 10,000 villagers will be affected by the plan, and that more than 10 villages will be demolished. Almost all of the villages that are under threat are largely inhabited by non-indigenous villagers. Non-indigenous villagers migrated to Hong Kong after World War II. They farmed in the New Territories and built their homes near their fields. However, they are not landowners because land in the New Territories belongs to indigenous villagers. So even though the non-indigenous villagers have lived in the area for decades, according to authorities, they have no rights to the land. “The most ridiculous thing is, even though non-indigenous villagers have been living there for 50 or 60 years, their houses are still classified as squatter huts, a temporary form of housing. The authorities don’t recognize their housing rights… Non-indigenous villagers are easy targets of bullying because their rights are not protected by law,” says Chan.
Although it is the non-indigenous villagers who will be most affected by the development plans, no one sought to gain their input. In fact, the first and second phases of the consultation, which were conducted in 2009 and 2010, did not actively engage them at all. “The villagers of Ping Che did not know about the plan before—they only learned of the plan when they were invited to a poon choi banquet hosted by gleeful indigenous villagers. Some of the elderly villagers attended, and they were only told at the feast that the celebration was because the government would claim the land for development. They only learned that they would have to move at the banquet,” Chan says.
Unlike urban renewal projects, the government has not conducted any studies to investigate how many villagers are going to be affected; neither has it come up with any compensation or resettlement plans for the affected villagers. The only thing the government has done is to carve out a 3.2 hectare parcel of land in Kwu Tung North, where a public housing project will accommodate the non-indigenous villagers.
Meanwhile, indigenous villagers are set to reap huge profits. All the land in the new Territories land is either owned by indigenous villagers or property developers. As the government has allocated $40 billion to buy land, it is certain that indigenous villagers will pocket part of the money. To add insult to injury, while their non-indigenous counterparts face the demolition of homes, the indigenous villages will be kept largely intact. Also, the government has saved land for the future expansion of indigenous villages. Within the three NDAs, around six hectares of land has been set aside for this purpose.
Loss of Farmland
Another inevitable consequence of developing the New Territories is the loss of farmland. A spokesperson of the Planning Department tells HK Magazine that 22 hectares of land under active cultivation will be affected by the development. That figure is significantly lower than estimates by environmental groups, which have come up with the figure of 98 hectares. “The government data refers to the land being farmed currently, but we focus on arable land. When we talk about arable land, it also includes abandoned land which has the potential to be rehabilitated. It is for sure that the government has not included such land in its figure of 22 hectares. From the perspective of agricultural development, abandoned land can be rehabilitated. So why don’t we protect and rehabilitate this land?” says Roy Ng, the Conservancy Association’s senior campaign officer.
Displaced Farmers
The government has pledged to maintain a total of 54 hectares as agricultural zones. However, 37 of these so-called “protected” hectares are found in Long Valley, a well-established and very active farming area. The government plans to relocate many of the farmers who have been displaced by the project to Long Valley, a move that’s bound to cause friction between agriculturalists. “If we move all the affected farmers to Long Valley, it means that some of the farmers [who are already] in Long Valley have to move away,” Ng says. “The agricultural practices of the farmers are very different. In Long Valley, most of the farmers are growing wetland crops. But most farmland in Ping Che and Ta Kwu Ling is not wetland… If we move all these farmers to wetland areas, it may have an adverse impact on the conservation of Long Valley.”
Word on the Street
Villagers are fighting for the right to remain in th eir homes, undisturbed by government intervention. Here’s what they have to say.
I have been living in Ping Che for almost five decades, and all my children were born there. Ping Che is a large village, where thousands of people reside. We only knew that our village would be demolished a few months ago, and we only caught wind of some rumors before. Ping Che is spacious, and we grow produce for ourselves. When we first came to Ping Che, it was a primitive place. We have been renting land from the villagers since then. And Ping Che has become a beautiful village due to our efforts. I don’t want to see our village be destroyed. My children have grown up, and they don’t want to move out either.
Amy, 50s, Ping Che resident
Our family has been living in Kwu Tong for three generations. Two years ago, we found out that our land had to be claimed back [by the government]. The development plan had been formulated for a long time, but the officials never told us about it. We were shocked to learn of the plan, and we think the government has kept the plan in the dark. There are a few hundred villagers, and we all know each other. Even though I am young, I love the rural life a lot. I lived in private buildings in Fanling for more than two years as it was closer to my school. The feeling was very different. In our village, everyone says hi to each other; we even know the name of each dog! [In Fanling], I didn’t know my neighbors, and I didn’t even notice when they moved away. I hope our village will not be demolished because we want to keep our lifestyle. We will continue to fight for our rights.
Hiu Ching, 18, Kwu Tung North resident
I have never joined any protest. This is my first time because the government wants to take away the land from our village. The officials never consulted us, and it seems that we have to comply with every order of the government. There are fruit trees in front of our house, and the trees are 20 to 30 years old. We get all kinds of fruits to eat. Lychee, longan, jackfruit, aloe and melons…you name it. It’s no different from an orchard. When we were kids, we didn’t need to close our doors because we would just go next door to play with other children. A lot of structures are very old, and they are our heritage. We have gotten used to the rural way of living, and it’s difficult for us to adapt to a city life. We don’t want any compensation. There are many elderly people in our village, and they have been living here for decades. For those skeptics who think that we are only demanding more compensation, try to think from our perspectives. We have been living here for decades, and our home will be lost!
Mr. Lee, 30, Kwu Tung North resident
Development By Numbers
An outline of the redevelopment plans by region.
1. Kwu Tong, Fanling North, Ping Che/Tai Koo Leng New Development Areas (NDAs)
Size: 533 hectares.
Progress: Stage 3 of public engagement.
2. Hung Sui Kiu NDA
No outline development plan has been released, but it will be turned into an NDA that caters a population of 160,000. The government will also save land for the development of “Six Industries”—testing and certification, medical services, innovation and technology, cultural and creative industries, environmental industries and education services.
Size: 790 hectares.
Progress: Stage 2 of public engagement to be commenced; in operation by 2024.
3. Lok Ma Chau Loop
Once the property of Shenzhen, the Loop was allocated to Hong Kong after realignment of the Shenzhen river in 1997. The area will be turned into a higher education zone.
Size: About 87 hectares.
Progress: Stage 2 of public engagement completed; in operation by 2020.
4. Liangtang/Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point
Progress: construction will start in 2013; in operation by 2018.
5. Frontier Closed Area (FCA)
Established by the British for strategic reasons, the FCA will be downsized and land will be released for development. Due to the area’s history, it hasn’t been touched by any development.
Use: A country park will be designated near Robin’s Nest. Other areas are zoned as green belt and for agricultural uses. But a comprehensive development zone and residential areas are designated for Hung Lung Hang. Hoo Hok Wai, another ecologically sensitive area that occupies 240 hectares, is zoned under “other specific uses,” which also means that further development is possible.
Size: 2,400 hectares.
Progress: 740 hectares of FCA has already been opened up in the first phase.
6. Southern Yuen Long
The government is planning to build housing—both private and public—in the area.
Size: About 200 hectares.
Progress: The Development Bureau will conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), planning and engineering study at the same time. In operation by 2015.
7. Sha Lo Tung
It has been earmarked as one of the 12 sites of ecological importance. The site is an important habitat for butterflies and fireflies. Under the government’s Public-Private Partnership scheme, the developer wants to build a columbarium with 60,000 niches, while establishing an ecological reserve.
Size: The columbarium is set to be four hectares in size.
Progress: The EIA has already been completed, but the Advisory Council on the Environment halted the decision.
8. Nam Shen Wai
Another spot for the Public-Private Partnership scheme. The developer is planning to build 1,600 housing units, including 600 Home Ownership Scheme flats, in the southern part. It also wants to build elderly care homes to increase the social care elements. The Northern part of Nam Shen Wai and Lut Chau will be designated as a conservation area. Green groups oppose the plan because parts of the wetland will be lost.
Size: 121 hectares.
Progress: The EIA has been completed. The application will be submitted to the Town Planning Board in September.
9. Fung Lok Wai
The area is also classified as one of 12 areas with significant ecological value. Five percent of the land will accommodate luxury homes, while 95 percent of land will be turned into a conservation area. Fung Lok Wai is very close to Mai Po.
Size: 4.1 hectares (development area).
Progress: Awaiting a decision from the Town Planning Board.
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[THESE EVENTS WILL HAPPEN IN ASIA BEFORE 2050]
So far on this channel, we’ve only ever talked about current or past events.
Well not anymore, because this video is about the future. We’ll be covering the major events that will happen in Asia leading up to the year 2050. Of course, predicting such events is extremely difficult, but we can always give our best estimates based the information we currently have.
We will cover the following:
- Pyeongchang Winter Olympics 2018
- JAXA's Mercury mission
- Japanese Emperor Akihito's abdication
- Saudi Arabia's Jeddah Tower (tallest building in the world)
- Transcontinental bridge from Middle East to Africa (Yemen to Djibouti / Saudi Arabia to Egypt) - the Bridge of Horns
- Holographic TVs
- Tokyo Summer Olympics 2020
- UAE's Hope Probe to Mars + First city on Mars
- Beijing Winter Olympics 2022
- Rising sea levels affect Maldives (global warming)
- China's large particle accelerator (twice the circumference of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN)
- Southeast Asia unified by transport links (Sunda Strait Bridge & Malacca Strait Bridge)
- Bangkok, Thailand is sinking
- Borneo's rainforests will be wiped out at current rate of deforestation
- Russia will become a global food superpower (melting permafrost and retreating ice caps opening up North Asia & Siberia for arable land (farming & crop production)
- Japan connected to the mainland & Russia with Sakhalin-Hokkaido Tunnel
- China's first astronauts on the moon
- India's economic rise
- Japan connected to mainland & South Korea with Japan-Korea Tunnel
- Major volcanic eruption of Sakurajima
- Decline in homosexual discrimination particularly Middle East
- 100th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
- Japan's population drops below 100 million due to low birth rate
- Pakistan and India celebrate 100th anniversary of independence
- One Country Two Systems agreement for Hong Kong & Macau expires
- North Korea celebrates 100th anniversary of founding
- Dead Sea drying up
- Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster will be successfully decommissioned
- Biggest refugee crisis in history in Southeast Asia
- Robots will be commonplace
- Asia connected to the world via Bering Strait Bridge & Transglobal Highway
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Beijing (formerly romanised as Peking) is the capital of the People's Republic of China and the world's third most populous city proper. It is also one of the world's most populous capital cities. The city, located in northern China, is governed as a direct-controlled municipality under the national government with 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts. Beijing Municipality is surrounded by Hebei Province with the exception of neighbouring Tianjin Municipality to the southeast; together the three divisions form the Jingjinji metropolitan region and the national capital region of China.
A city combining both modern and traditional architecture, Beijing is an ever-changing megacity rich in history but also truly modern, exemplified in its extraordinary global influence in politics, business & economy, education, history, culture, language, music, sporting, architecture, civilization, fashion, art, entertainment, innovation and technology. Beijing is the second largest Chinese city by urban population after Shanghai and is the nation's political, cultural, and educational centre. It is home to the headquarters of most of China's largest state-owned companies, and is a major hub for the national highway, expressway, railway, and high-speed rail networks. The Beijing Capital International Airport has been the second busiest in the world by passenger traffic since 2010, and, as of 2016, the city's subway network is the busiest and second longest in the world, after Shanghai's subway system.
The city's history dates back three millennia. As the last of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China, Beijing has been the political centre of the country for much of the past eight centuries. With mountains surrounding the inland city on three sides, in addition to the old inner and outer city walls, Beijing was strategically poised and developed to be the residence of the emperor and thus was the perfect location for the imperial capital. Beijing was the largest city in the world by population for much of the second millennium A.D. The city is renowned for its opulent palaces, temples, parks, gardens, tombs, walls and gates, and its art treasures and universities have made it a centre of culture and art in China. Encyclopædia Britannica notes that "few cities in the world have served for so long as the political headquarters and cultural centre of an area as immense as China." Beijing has seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites – the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Ming Tombs, Zhoukoudian, as well as parts of the Great Wall and the Grand Canal, all popular locations for tourism. siheyuans, the city's traditional housing style, and hutongs, the narrow alleys between siheyuans, are common in urban Beijing and are also major tourist attractions. The city hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics and was chosen to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, which will make it the first city to ever host both events.
Many of Beijing's 91 universities consistently rank among the best in China, of which Peking University and Tsinghua University are ranked in the top 60 universities in the world. In 2015, 52 companies of the Fortune Global 500 company headquarters were located in Beijing, more than any other city in the world, including state-owned enterprises State Grid, China National Petroleum, and Sinopec Group, ranked 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, respectively. Beijing CBD is quickly becoming the center for Beijing's economic expansion, rapid modernization, and radically changing skyline, with the ongoing or recently completed construction of multiple skyscrapers. Beijing's Zhongguancun area is also known as China's Silicon Valley, China's center of innovation and technology entrepreneurship. According to the 2016 InterNations Expat Insider Survey, Beijing ranked first in Asia in the subcategory "Personal Finance Index," a measure of expats' salaries versus cost of living in the city. Expats live primarily in the east, in urban districts such as Dongcheng and Chaoyang, or in suburban districts such as Shunyi.
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