[:ja]ジェシカ・メイヤー宇宙飛行士がISSから撮影した中国の首都、北京の夜景です。
北京は人口は2千万を超え、中国では重慶市、上海市に次ぐ第三の都市です。華北平原の東北端に位置し、南部以外は山に囲まれており、全市域の約62%を山地が占めています。明代の内城跡に移動の大動脈として一周約32kmの第二環状線が築かれています。その外側にさらに3つの環状線が敷かれており、現在6つの環状道路が開通、第7環状道路も現在計画中です。さらに環状2号線から放射状に12の国道が国内各地にのび、北京から天津を経由して、渤海沿岸の塘沽までなど6本の高速道路が建設されました。北京は世界で最も交通渋滞が深刻な都市に挙げていますが、北京市ではこの状態を少しでも改善するため、公共交通優先措置、自動車のナンバープレートによる運行制限などを行っており、年間の登録台数の制限も実施するとしています。
地上の様子はこちらです。
参考文献： Jessica Meir’s Tweet
地球俯瞰画像を見る： LiVEARTH
[Earthview Wonders] No.948: Beijing at Night🇨🇳
Astronaut Jessica Meir captured from ISS Beijing, China.
Beijing is the world’s third most populous city proper after Chongquing and Shanghai, and most populous capital city. Beijing is situated at the northern tip of the roughly triangular North China Plain, which opens to the south and east of the city. 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.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Jessica Meir’s Tweet
See earthview photo gallery: LiVEARTH[:en][Earthview Wonders] No.948: Beijing at Night🇨🇳
Astronaut Jessica Meir captured from ISS Beijing, China.
Beijing is the world’s third most populous city proper after Chongquing and Shanghai, and most populous capital city. Beijing is situated at the northern tip of the roughly triangular North China Plain, which opens to the south and east of the city. 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.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Jessica Meir’s Tweet
See earthview photo gallery: LiVEARTH[:]