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Approaching Okinawa "blurred"





A lift of Okinawa, the Chinese have most direct response is US military bases, it is the US military in the Western Pacific region's military fortress, filled with mystery.

For many Chinese, Japan Okinawa island to plump than others. There is a star Takeshi's hometown, US military bases, is famous in the film did Okinawa "set hellip; hellip; Okinawa gives the impression that goes beyond the US level, even with a description of the confusing.


Okinawa impression


Okinawa Prefecture including one by hundreds of small islands in the island chain.

This island chain of centers to Taiwan and Japan Kyushu distance almost equal. In Viet Nam during the war, US military bases, especially military bases in Okinawa is the most important strategic and logistical base. In addition, Japan strategist pointed out that, despite the three non-nuclear principles, but during the cold war the number of bases in Okinawa are still being used for the storage of nuclear weapons. Even today, in the United States and Japan signed a secret deal's support, the United States equipment of nuclear submarines and destroyers cruising around in Japan. Moreover, the US military bases in Japan to United States convenient strategically speaking very important five mdash mdash; sea; the Bering Sea, sea of Okhotsk, Japan Sea, East China Sea and South China Sea.

India think tank IDSA article believes that although Okinawa us maybe are not covered by the Okinawa Prefecture Japan's welcome, Okinawa for United States, still have strategic importance.

The potential threat from China and Korea threat, Japan had to allow United States bases stationed in Okinawa.


Okinawa impression


Okinawa first appeared in China's history was the year 610 years, at the time of the Sui dynasty officials to Okinawa adventure, report to the Court after returning home.

1372 years, Ming dynasty emperor sent messengers to flood the island Empress Ryukyu Kings. Subsequently, the Ryukyu King in person tribute, and China has and maintains close ties with the Ming dynasty. Ming dynasty annually sent messengers to Okinawa, Ryukyu each held a grand ceremony, until now, Okinawa also holding such a memorial ceremony.

This activity, the street jumble, televised dressed in ancient Chinese clothes, with silent evaded, and other brands, all of a sudden thought to hundreds of years ago in China.



Okinawa impression


Okinawa's most famous tourism product is made from sweet potato and sweet potato snacks seedlings is Okinawa Messenger from China to take home.

Then the King of the Ryukyu Palace main hall, write a hanging a piece of clay tablets, Zhongshan se. According to research, these four words coming from the hand of the Qing dynasty Kangxi Emperor.

The first city in Okinawa (formerly Shou-li city, Japan was changed to now) is the tourists will go.

This is a fusion of Chinese ancient culture and Ryukyu culture's unique buildings, is the Ryukyu Kings Office and ceremonies.


Okinawa impression


Enter the first in the city, first after Shou-li, it looks very like China's arch.

Enter the first line of a castle gate called Huan-gate, is welcome Chinese emissary. Doors on each side with a lion, Okinawa shisa is called the lion, and Chinese pronunciation is very close. An old man dressed in ancient Chinese clothes stood there, asked didn't know he was a guard. He said that when the guard is wearing such a garment. At this point there is a pair of Japan lovers walk, the young man said: I felt like alien here. It is true that people here feel fear not the Japan culture, which is the ancient Chinese culture and the integration of the Ryukyu culture.