The Queen of England once climbed the Great Wall: I have reached a lot of places, the Great Wall of China is the most beautiful

Jimu Journalist Wang Liangliang Hu Xiuwen

Video editing Peng Wanxin

On September 8th local time, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom died. She inherited the throne at the age of 26 and reigned for 70 years. She was the longest monarch in British history. At the age of 60, she visited China with her husband Philip, and became the first British monarch to visit China. Since then, when she meets the Chinese dignitaries, she talks about this visit from time to time.

Come to China with a letter from more than 300 years ago

Elizabeth II was born in April 1926. In February 1952, the throne of his father George VI became the British monarch.

In 1986, the Queen Elizabeth II visited China, and then Li Xiannian, then President of the State, held a welcome banquet for him

On October 12, 1986, Elizabeth II was invited by the then President Li Xiannian to conduct a one -week state visit to China. This is also the first time in history to visit China in history.

On the morning of the same day, Li Xiannian held a grand ceremony at the east gate of the Great Hall of the People. He warmly welcomed Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip to visit China. Queen Elizabeth II said that she came to China to visit was a wish of her, and she kept looking forward to the visit.

The Queen made a copy of the ethnic royal book of Elizabeth I to the Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty as a compound book as a memorial to China.

"About 390 years ago, my ancestor Elizabeth I wrote to Emperor Wanli, expressing her hope that the trade between the United Kingdom and China can develop. The messenger encountered misfortune, so the letter never delivered it." "Fortunately, postal services have improved ... ... You invited us to come here to arrive safely, and I am glad to accept it."

Deng Xiaoping talks with Queen's couple

Deng Xiaoping, the director of the Counselor Committee of the CPC Central Committee, met with Prince Philip, the Queen Queen and her husband Philip at Yangyuanzhai, the CPC Central Committee.

Deng Xiaoping meets the Queen of England

As a staff member of the British Foreign Minister who visited China with the Queen of the United Kingdom, "The trip to China obviously made her (queen) particularly happy, because this China and her in the UK were very different." Be the queen to be the queen. When she saw Deng Xiaoping in Beijing, she was held tightly by Deng Xiaoping. Later, she knew that Deng Xiaoping said that "I welcomes you as an old man in China." The queen laughed happily.

Deng Xiaoping was addicted to smoke. He usually smoked when he met with guests, almost one after another. When he learned that the queen did not suck cigarettes, so during the banquet, he did not suck a cigarette, showing great self -control, which moved the guests very much. The Queen's gratitude letter wrote to Deng Xiaoping after visiting, specifically mentioned the matter. She wrote, "I hope that no smoke will not make you too uncomfortable! In fact, we will not mind, but we still thank you for your kindness."

"The Great Wall of China is the most beautiful"

During the period of Elizabeth II, I visited many Chinese historical monuments. The Queen visited the Forbidden City and the Great Wall in Beijing, then visited Xi'an and Shanghai, and then visited Kunming and Guangzhou. After the visit in Guangzhou, he took the Royal Yacht "British Nia" to Hong Kong, China.

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. At this time, the Great Wall is like a golden dragon, which is shining. Wherever you see, it is dark green pine cypress, crimson maple leaves ... like her legendary life. The Queen said with emotion: "I have been to many places, the Great Wall of China is the most beautiful."

In the laughter, the queen took the beauty of the Great Wall of China himself.

In October 1986, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visited the Great Wall

In 2016, in order to celebrate the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, the special exhibition of the British monarch's wardrobe was exhibited in Buckingham Palace. Queen Elizabeth II was exhibited in special exhibitions when she visited the Great Wall in 1986.

Queen Visit Terracotta Warriors

During his visit to China, the Queen couple visited the magnificent Beijing Forbidden City and wore glasses to carefully watch the ancient self -scholarship and astronomical instruments from the British Island to the East. They were shocked by the solemn and mighty team of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Xi'an, and they were intoxicated by the beauty of Jiangnan gardens. They also visited the Children's Park on the banks of the Huangpu River and took a group photo with the beautiful and enthusiastic ethnic minority girls in Yunnan. Queen's memories of visiting China

Since then, Elizabeth will refer to the 1986 visit from time to time when I meet with Chinese dignitaries.

On March 31, 1998, then Prime Minister Zhu Yan began to make official visit to the United Kingdom based on arriving in London. In the afternoon, Queen Elizabeth II met with Premier Zhu Rongji at Windsor Palace, and the guests had a friendly conversation. Queen said that British -China relations have entered a new stage and are encouraging. The Queen recalled her visit to China in 1986, and she said that the visit left a deep impression on her.

In 2016, Premier Li Keqiang visited the UK. When meeting the Queen Elizabeth, the Queen of the United Kingdom recalled her scene when she visited China in 1986, including her experience of three roses brought by Britain in the Grand View Garden in Kunming. The queen also talked about her "Chinese love". During her engagement in Prince William, she specially customized a set of Chinese tea sets. Some foreign news noticed that the queen was wearing a blue dress with Chinese classical porcelain patterns when meeting.

(Source: Xinhuanet, Guangming.com, China Daily, Overseas Network, People's Daily Online, etc.)

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