Beijing is a wonderful start to launch your trip to China. Full of historical sites and sprawling parks, tourists will only see the highlights of Chinese culture and history here, but ever-changing international metropolis, which will host Olympic Games in 2008. Here below are some must-sees of Beijing.
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The Great Wall |
As a symbol of China's history and heritage, many foreigners believe that the trip to China is not complete without a visit to the Great Wall. Beijing is the best place to see the engineering feat made by ancient Chinese people. |
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The Forbidden City |
The Forbidden City stands in the center of Beijing, also called "Purple Gold Palace". It is the best-kept and largest imperial dwelling in China. The emperors of two dynasties, the Ming and the Qing, lived here with their families and hundreds of court ladies and palace eunuchs. |
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Temple of Heaven |
The Temple of Heaven is a masterpiece of architecture and landscape design, which simply and graphically illustrates a cosmogony of great importance for the evolution of one of the world's great civilizations. |
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The Summer Palace |
The Summer Palace lies in the northwest of Beijing, consisting of Longevity Hill (59 meters high), Kunming Lake and complex buildings with an area of 290 hectares. It is a famous summer resort for Qing emperors after Emperor Qianlong. |
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Ming Tombs |
Ming Tombs are located at Chan Ping County, 50 km northwest of Beijing. Of the 16 emperors who ruled China during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), 13 are buried in elaborate complexes in the valley of the Ming Tombs north of Beijing. |
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Yonghe Lamasery |
Yonghe Lamasery is a Tibetan Buddhist temple in the heart of Beijing that was first built in 1694 as the residence of Prince Yong of the Qing dynasty. It is now not only a functional lama temple, but also a tourist attraction. |
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Beihai Park |
The park has the city's largest lake and a landmark white pagoda, this is the capital's oldest Imperial garden, with an 800-year history. It is the best single park in Beijing to visit, and a wonderful place to stroll around. |
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Old Summer Palace |
Located in the northwestern suburbs of Beijing next to the Summer Palace, Old Summer Palace is now a theme park with lots of ruins of the former imperial garden in the Qing Dynasty. It covers an area of about 350 hectares. |
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Hutongs (small lanes or roads) |
Hutong, the unique street design to Beijing, was created to reflect the imperial ruling of the emperors from within the Forbidden City. It is not only a kind of architecture, but also serves as a window into Beijing folk life and the "encyclopedia of the history and culture of Beijing." |
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Prince Gong's Mansion |
Prince Gong's estate is Beijing's best-preserved example of how the upper class lived during the Qing Dynasty. It consists of 31 pavilions, halls, and residential buildings, 9 courtyards, several arched bridges, large ponds with islands and swans, an immense rock garden… |
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