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Welcome to IUTAM Symposium on Interface Mechanics of Complex Flows and Soft Matter
Welcome to IUTAM Symposium on Interface Mechanics of Complex Flows and Soft Matter, which will be held from June 21- 24, 2021 at Peking University, Beijing, China.
The aim of this symposium is to provide a platform for the colleagues to present the state-of-the-art research results and exchange insights, share experiences, and discuss fundamental issues and main challenges in the interface mechanics of complex flows and soft matter, which will facilitate collaborations and development on interface mechanics. Affected by COVID-19, the symposium has been postponed to June 21-24, 2021.
Welcome to Beijing. Beijing, the capital of China, is a province-level administration, municipality directly under the central government, the national central, political, cultural and international exchange city. It is also the innovation center for science and technology, as well as a world-famous ancient city and modern international metropolis. Archaeologists found human ancestors lived in Zhoukoudian (located in Fangshan District of Beijing) 700,000 years ago. These inhabitants were the original local people. From then on, people lived and multiplied in this area generation after generation.
Beijing, called Jing for short, is situated in the northern part of China. With the history of over 3,000 years, Beijing has over 20 titles in different dynasties. From 770-476 B.C, Beijing was called “Ji” as its first title. Then as the changes of the times, the titles of Beijing had also changed such as “Yanjing”, “Jingshi”, “Beiping”, etc. In 1949, “Beiping” had replaced by the new title “Beijing”, which has still been used until now. With the long history and abundant historical heritages, Beijing was made as one of the four major ancient capitals in China together with Nanjing, Xi’an, and Luoyang. In addition to historical culture, its cultural sights, traditional and modern culture, as well as the leading-edge education also attract thousands of outsiders to visit.
The Forbidden City
The Forbidden City (also known as the Imperial Palace) is located at the center of Beijing City. It is surrounded by a 52-meter-width moat and the city wall with a height of nearly 10 meters. With over 9,000 rooms and over 250 acres, this building was built between 1406 and 1420. Most of the architecture can be dated back to the 18th century in the Qing Dynasty. Nowadays, there are abundant ancient art treasures collected as exhibitions presented in some palaces in the Forbidden City.
The Summer Palace
The Summer Palace is located in the northwestern suburban Beijing, which is regarded as the most typical Chinese Imperial garden. It is comprised of the Longevity Hill (Wanshoushan) and the Kunming Lake, covering a total area of about 290 hectares. The summer Palace has earned a title of “Royal Garden Museum” with its most completely preserved landscapes and compact buildings. The Summer Palace was listed as the world cultural heritage in 1998.
The Bell Tower and the Drum Tower
The Bell Tower and the Drum Tower are located at the Di’anmen Outer Street on the north of central axis of Beijing City, which were the time service center of Beijing City in Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. In 1990, the government decided to recover the bell striking and drum beating on every New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day of the Chinese lunar calendar.
The Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen Square, located at the central axis of Beijing City, is the world’s largest urban square. It is the place for massive parades and gathering for watching flag raising ceremony.
The Great Wall
The Great Wall is one of seven wonders in the world, which is well-known for the huge construction and long history. There are mainly 8 sections of the Great Wall, named as Badaling, Juyongguan, Huanghucheng, Jiankou, Mutianyu, Gubeikou, Jinshanling and Simatai respectively. Most of them are well preserved at present. The Great Wall was built as a military project to defend invaders in ancient China, which stands for the wisdom of ancient Chinese people. In 1987, the Great Wall was listed as a world cultural heritage by UNESCO.
The Water Cube (National Swimming Center)
The Water Cube is one of the landmark buildings of Beijing Olympic Games in 2008, which located in the Beijing Olympic Park. It was built as the main swimming center for the Olympic Games, where was held lots of activities such as diving, synchronized swimming and water polo. After the Olympic Games, the center was constructed as a sports center in an international advanced level.
The Bird’s Nest (National Indoor Stadium)
The Bird’s Nest is another symbolic building of Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 which is located at the southern part of the Olympic Park. It was built as the main stadium for the Olympic Games in 2008 and has been held the opening and closing ceremony of the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games, as well as the track and field events, etc. After the Games, the Bird’s Nest has been used as the big sports space for citizens to participate and enjoy reactional activities.
