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Tian`anmen Square
Tian`anmen Square, the biggest city center square in the world, covering an area of 44 hectares is the heart of Beijing. It is the place where some important activities and ceremonies held. At the north part of it, the magnificent Gate of Heavenly Peace is the symbol of the People`s Republic of China.
It is a obviously starting point to visit Forbidden City, Chairman Mao Zengdong Memorial Hall,the Monument to People's Heroes, the Great Hall of the People, National Grand Theater and The Chinese History Museum.
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Forbidden City
The Forbidden City, located in the center of Beijing is the Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (between 1368 and 1911). The palace, representing the splendor and lavishness of Chinese Imperial Court, covers 72 hectacres and has 9,999.5 elaborately carved and painted rooms, theatres, temples, and exhibition gardens. It was also made a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987. To see more pictures,please hit here. |
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Temple of Heaven
is a complex of Taoist buildings which was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for good harvest.
The magnificent Hall of Player for Good Harvest is one of the symbolic buildings in China.The Temple of Heaven was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998 and was described as "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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Summer Palace
The biggest and best preserved imperial garden in China, the Summer Palace was the place for emperors and royal families stayed in the summer time. The natural and artificial beauties there can give you an illusion of walking on the paradise on the earth.
In December 1998, UNESCO included the Summer Palace on its World Heritage List. It is also a popular tourist destination but also serves as a recreational park.
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Great Wall at Badaling
Badaling section of the Great Wall is located some 75 kilometers northwest of Beijing. The construction of the Great Wall began in the 5-th century B.C. during the Spring-Autumn and Warring States Period. The Wall is over 6,700 KM. The Badaling's section is one of the most important passes of the Great Wall.
Due to this section was the earliest opened to public, it is a world-renowned scenic spot. More than 420 foreign leaders and heads of state, including Nixon, Reagan, Mandela, Queen Elizabeth II, Mrs. Thatcher, George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin have at various times climbed the wall. Just for this reason that always jam on the wall all over the year.
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Mutianyu Great Wall
The Mutianyu sections', 79 kilometers of Beijing northeast, the longest terrin of ticketed Great Wall with cable car. This section was built about 1,400 years ago and reconstructed later during the Ming Dynasty. The highest observation tower in here 540 meters above sea level. Being as a sister section of Badaling Great Wall, Mutianyu Great Wall is famous for less crowed traveler,planting over 96% with trees and orchrds keeping refreshing air all year along and all kinds of fighting and beacon towers.
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Great Wall in Juyongguan Pass
Originally this section was constructed during the fifth century, it was later rebuilt during the Ming dynasty, for it has one of the most strategically important parts of the Great Wall of China. The section forms a circle with the central entrance to the pass at the bottom of the valley. Most visitors only walk up and down one half of the circle. Guard towers are located on the mountains and Ming dynasty style iron cannons sit by the entrance to the pass. It maybe joyful to kids. Meanwhile it is one of the most important 3 passes,rest ruin as Jiayuguan Pass and Shanhaiguan Pass.To see more pictures,please hit here. |
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Simatai Great Wall
The Simatais' , a section of the Great Wall of China located in the north of Miyun county, 120 km northeast of Beijing, holds the access to Gubeikou, a strategic pass in the eastern part of the Great Wall. Originally built during the Northern Qi dynasty (550-577) and rebuilt in the years of the Ming dynasty, this section of Great Wall is one of the few to retain the original features of the Ming dynasty Great Wall. Simatai Great Wall has 5.4 km long with 35 beacon towers. Ingeniously conceived and uniquely designed, this section of Great Wall has incorporated the different characteristics of each section of the Great Wall. UNESCO has designated Simatai Great Wall as one of the World Cultural Heritage sites. |
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Jinshanling, a section of the Great Wall of China located in the mountainous area in Luanping county 120 km northeast of Beijing. This section of the wall is connected with the Simatai section. It was built from 1570 during the Ming Dynasty. It is 10.5 km long with 5 passes, 67 towers and 2 beacon towers. The initial section of the wall has been restored to original condition, but the condition of the wall deteriorates towards its natural state as it approaches Simatai. The entrance fee is 50 RMB. A cable car has been constructed to take visitors to the highest point along the wall. There is an additional admission charge of 50 RMB to continue on to the Simatai section, and a 5 RMB fee to cross the suspension bridge.To see more pictures,please hit here. |
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The Sacred Way
It is well known as a large memorial archway(14M high,28.86M wide) called "Pilou", built in 1540 with white marbel with with five auches and 18 pairs of marble figures lined up in antithesis on the sacred way. In China history, the emperor,known as the Son of Heaven went through the sacred road to the sacrificial altar to converse Heaven during his reign,naturally, after his death, he world also go through the road leading to Heaven-Sacred Way back to haeven. |
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Giant Panda
The Giant Panda is the national animal of China, lived in lowland areas mostly in a few mountain ranges in central China, such as Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces.The Giant Panda is used to has a diet which is 99% bamboo.
In Beijing Zoo, the biggest zoo in China, you can enjoy the performance of this ancient lovely gentle and mild animal.
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Emperors Food
With the elegant palace music and beautiful dance performed by girls in Qing Dynasty style costume you can enjoy the delicious palace food only for emperors in the old time. Fangshan Restaurant is located in the Winter Palace known as the Beihai Park was a beautiful imperial garden famous for its beautiful lakes temples towers and willow trees.
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Beijing Hutong
Hutong is the local dialect for street in Beijing. Taking a rickshaw along the hotongs can make you enjoy the old style Siheyuan the typical old houses with square courtyard some over 100 years.
During China’s dynastic period, emperors planned the city of Beijing and arranged the residential areas according to the social classes of the Zhou Dynasty(1027 - 256 BC). At the
center was the Forbidden City, surrounded in concentric circles by the Inner City and Outer City. Citizens of higher social status were permitted to live closer to the center of the circles. Aristocrats lived to the east and west of the imperial palace. The large siheyuan of these high-ranking officials and wealthy merchants often featured beautifully carved and painted roof beams and pillars and carefully landscaped gardens. The hutongs they formed were orderly, lined by spacious homes and walled gardens. Farther from the palace, and to its north and south, were the commoners, merchants, artisans, and laborers. Their siheyuan were far smaller in scale and simpler in design and decoration, and the hutongs were narrower.
Nearly all siheyuan had their main buildings and gates facing south for better lighting; thus a majority of hutongs run from east to west. Between the main hutongs, many tiny lanes ran north and south for convenient passage.
Nanluoguxiang Hutong
Nanluoguxiang was built 700 year ago in the Yuan dynasty and is mainly a protected street of traditional courtyard homes called Siheyuan. The street is about 1000 meters long with 8 symmetrical lanes, or Hutong, on both the East and West sides. The lane is so neat that it looks like a centipede. This is where it got its second name, "Centipede Street."
The walls and tiles on here are a grayish tone, not the royal red of the Forbidden City just one street away. The court officers and literates used to live on this street. In the last few years, bars, cafés and boutique stores have flourished in the alley way, drawing tourists and Beijing residents in search of low key night life and a taste of old Beijing.
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In 2008, the local government renovated the alley way, destroying temporary structures that some residents had built, cleaning up the facades of the buildings and repaving the alley with grey stones.
Compared to the fast and rhythmic lives of the Beijing people, Nanluoguxiang is a place where hurrying does not happen. Tourists can have a glimpse of unpaved enclosures from the past dynasties, listen to the chattering noise of people on the street, or maybe find some valuable crafts from the small stores. Modern and traditional, artistic and civilian, fast and slow, combined together to make it.To see more pictures,please hit here |
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Wangfujing Street
Wangfujing Street is a popular shopping place for tourists and local people. Modern department stores bars and coffee shops local snack street can make you satisfy with your shopping there.
Since the middle of the Ming Dynasty there have been commercial activities in this place. In the Qing Dynasty, eight aristocratic estates and princess residence were built here, soon after when a well full of sweet water was discovered, thereby giving the street its name "Wang Fu" (aristocratic residence), "Jing" (well). In 1903, Dong'an market was formed. |
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Cloisonne
Cloisonne known as Jingtai Blue in Chinese is a beautiful product made of copper and enamel created in the Ming Dynasty up to now over 500 years. Silk, jade and carpet are all traditional products in China and typical Chinese gifts for friends and souvenirs for yourself.
Time: one hour each place
Antique Bazaar
Chinese Antique Bazaar is a good place for Chinese antique fans and collectors. Shopping there needs your intelligence and skills.
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Peking Duck
Is a famous duck dish from Beijing that has been prepared since the imperial era, and is now considered one of China's national foods.
The dish is prized for the thin, crispy skin, with authentic versions of the dish serving mostly the skin and little meat, sliced in front of the diners by the cook. Ducks bred specially for the dish are slaughtered after 65 days and seasoned before being roasted in a closed or hung oven. The meat is often eaten with pancakes, spring onions, and hoisin sauce or sweet bean sauce. The two most notable restaurants in Beijing which serve this delicacy are Quanjude and Bianyifang.
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Peking Opera
Peking Opera known as the Chinese national opera is called a real art combined a lot of different art forms like singing, dancing, drawing, dressing and kungfu show. The beautiful mask colorful costume and elegant performance will leave an unforgettable impression.
There are over 1,400 storylines that a traditional Beijing Opera can depict, though recently some new plays and adaptations have emerged. Most of the stories are based around Chinese history and folklore. The Beijing Opera uses a special dialect of Chinese that can be very difficult to understand. Fortunately, many of the most popular theaters now offer subtitles in both English and standard Mandarin.
Shows for foreigner has following 3 highlights of classical programme as: The Crossroads, Havoc in Heaven, Death of Yu Ji, Staling Siver in the Storage, Havoc in the Dragons's Palace, Pick up the Jade Bracelet, Stopping the Horse, Goddess of Heaven Scattering Flowers, Autumn river and Stealing Immortal Herbs within one hour without interval with 4 levels location seat from 180RMB to 580 per ticket. |
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Bus
All the buses are luxurious and comfortable with air-conditioning, clean environment and security insurance. The drivers are very experienced and safe driving for 5 years at least and can guarantee your safety on the road. |
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Ming Tombs
The Ming Tombs are the burial site of 13 emperors of Ming Dynasty(1368-1644). Changling, the tomb of Emperor Yong Le is the biggest and the first built in this area.
Time: an hour sightseeing
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The Dingling Museum or Underground Palace buried the 13-th emperor of the Ming dynasty,Zhu Xianjun, who was the Shenzong emperor, with the reign name of Wanli. He ascended the throne at the age of ten, in " 1572, and was on thethrone for 48 years. It was the longest reign of any Ming dynasty emperor.
The Dingling tomb was built up in 1584 and finished in 1590, occupied 180,000 square meters. The main buildings are built along an axis that includes a stone bridge, stelae tower, gates, halls, tower, surrounding wall and the underground palace hall. The surface buildings were destroyed several times by fire, so except for the minglou, banding, wall, and underground palace which have been relatively well preserved, only traces remain of the other buildings.
In May of 1956, archaeologists found the entryway to the underground palace at a depth of 27 meters. It was found the rear chamber as the main part, Zhu Xianjun coffine laid down in the middle and his two empresses' on either side. Twenty-six red lacquered cases were set around the coffin, holding some 3,000 items made of gold, silver, gems, ceramics, jades, and fabric, all to accompany the burial.
What you will see the collections in museum comes from the underground palace. They are not only beautiful, they represent a valuable resource for studying Ming court life and Ming craftsmanship.
Among items excavated from Dingling are the emperor's crown and a phoenix crown that are particularly notable. The golden crown is woven of very thin threads of gold and two golden dragons are crouched and coiled on top. The crown is 24 centimeters high with a diameter of 20.5 centimeters and a weight of 826 grams. The phoenix crown was used by the empress when she received visitors at court. It uses lacquered bamboo and silk as a base and on top are silk gold dragons and a jadeite phoenix, as well as flowers that are created out of gems. The crown is encrusted with 150 precious gems and more than 5,000 pearls.
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Lama Temple
The Lama Temple, located in the northeast of Beijing, is the biggest lamasery in Beijing. The construction began in 1694 and its style is a combination of Han and Tibet. There are precious Buddhist articles and imperial objects of Qing Dynasty.
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Acrobatic Show
With a long history, Beijing acrobatics shows, featuring astonishingly limber performers practicing feats of strength, balance, and skill, are a tremendous sight to behold. Though the origins of the performance art are unknown, many believe that acrobatics developed from martial arts exhibitions and date back as early as the neolithic period.
Shaolin Gongfu Show
The Chinese civilization with a history of several thousand years has fostered innumerable dazzling cultural fine goods. The magnificent WuShu is the crystallization of human wisdom
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The Pool and Cudrania
For centuries , there has been a saying: “First there was the Pool and Cudrania Temple , then came Beijing . ”It dates back 1,600 year to the Jin Dynasty , when it was known as the temple of Auspicious Fortune .It has been popularly known as the Pool and Cudrania Temple because of the Dragon Pool and cudrania trees on the hill behind the temple .
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Ordination Terrace Temple
It was built in 622 in the Tang Dynasty, and was know as the Wisdom Accumulation Temple. It is famous for ancient pine trees, which date from the Liao and Jin dynasties and are still growing luxuriantly.
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White Cloud Taoist Temple
Situated in the west city district, the White Cloud Taoist Temple formally reopened in1984 for the first time since 1949 .It is the biggest Taoist structure in the city of Beijing. Its structure embodies the system of Taoist temples of the Qing Dynasty. |
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Yunju Temple
The relics are one of the important discoveries in Chinese history and Buddhism .The bones, about the size of a sand grain, fitted closely descriptions in records from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
Ruins of Western Zhou
The Ruins of Western Zhou museum is the archaeological specialized museum, which combine the ancient culture relic with the exhibition of the historical object. It represents the splendid culture of the ancient Capital Yan . |
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Beijing and the Site of Peking Man
Beijing is the cultrual cradle of the Chinese nation and also a birthplace of human civilization. It was here that the "Peking Man" lived, dwelt and multiplied in primitive community 700,000 years ago. Peking Man is also an example of Homo erectus. A group of fossil specimens was discovered in 1923-27 during excavations at Zhoukoudian near Beijing, China.
It was listed by the United Nation's Education Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as one of the World heritages in China. |
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798 Art Zone
"798" Art Zone is located in Dashanzi area, to the northeast of central Beijing. It was originally the site of factories including 798, a factory that produced electronics. The factory area is architecturally simple and honest, emphasizing utility. Its massive ducts and bright windows are seldom seen elsewhere. The halls were built using Soviet aid in the 1950s, with East Germany providing architectural and industrial design.
Beginning in 2002, artists and cultural organizations came here and began to divide, rent out and re-make the factory spaces, gradually developing it into several galleries, art centers, artists' studios, design companies, restaurants, and bars. It became an area of international character, bringing together contemporary art, architecture and culture with a historically interesting location and an urban lifestyle which attracting attention from all around. "798" has evolved into a cultural concept of interest to experts and normal folk alike, influential on our concepts of both urban culture and living space. |
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Capital Museum
The Capital Museum was first prepared in 1953 and formally opened in 1981. As a major cultural construction project in Beijing, the new Capital Museum commenced its construction in December 2001, and after four years of hard work, the museum finally makes its debut along the western extension of Chang’an Street, the First Street of China.
The construction of the Capital Museum itself is an architectural artwork integrating both classical and modern beauty. It is of distinct national characteristics on one hand and obvious modern feeling on the other. The architectural design concept of the Capital Museum is “Based on human and cultural heritages to serve the society” and underlines “Harmonious integration of past and present, history and modernism, art and nature”.
There are totally 5,622 pieces of historical heritages are exhibited in the exhibitions. Regular exhibitions include “Ancient Capital Beijing - History and Culture”, “Ancient Capital Beijing - Urban Construction” and “Old Stories of Beijing - Exhibition of Old Beijing Folk Customs”. “Ancient Capital Beijing - History and Culture” and “Ancient Capital Beijing - Urban Construction” show the splendid and glorious Beijing culture, which has constantly evolved and gradually formed its glorious development history. They have become the brand exhibitions to build the top-class museum at home.
With its magnificent architecture, abundant exhibitions, advanced technology and complete functions, the Capital Museum, large and modern, makes its contribution to the titles such as “famous historical and cultural city”, “cultural center” and “international metropolis” of Beijing and ranks among the first class museums both at home and abroad. |
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Sony ExporlaScience Museum
It is a science museum created by Sony to give people the freedom to experience and discover and is located inside Chaoyang Park, near the south gate, Chaoyang District 朝阳区朝阳公园里（南门）,Tel: 6501 8800. Opening hour: Mon-Fri 9.30am-6pm, Sat-Sun 9.30am-7.30pm, closed on second Mon and Tue of each month.. Further more information can be referred as www.sonyexplorascience.jp or www. explorascience.com.cn |
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Beijing Planetarium
Beijing Planetarium is a national leader in public astronomy, a beloved civic visiting place, and one of Beijing’s most popular attractions. It contains two parts: Beijing Planetarium and Beijing Ancient Observatory. Beijing Planetarium consists of new building and the old Planetarium. The new facility has several exciting parts: Digital space theater, 3D theater, 4D theater, exhibition hall, two observatories. After 50 years of public use by roughly 18 million visitors, it’s under rebuilding and will be reopened in March 2008. There are a planetarium and two exhibition galleries in old Planetarium. Beijing Planetarium is one of the powerful planetaria in the world. It has made great contributions to popularize astronomy. It is located 138 Xizhimenwai Dajie, Beijing (www.bjp.org.cn). |
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New CCTV Tower
The New CCTV Tower's formal name as CCTV Headquarters is a skyscraper in the Beijing Central Business District. The building is the headquarters of China Central Television. Groundbreaking took place on September 22, 2004 and the building's facade was completed in Jun 2008. Rem Koolhaas and Ole Scheeren of OMA were the architects in charge for the building, while Arup provided the complex engineering design. It stands at 234 metres (768 ft) tall and has 54 floors.
The main building is not a traditional tower, but a loop of six horizontal and vertical sections covering 473,000 square metres (about 5 million square feet) of floor space, creating an irregular grid on the building's facade with an open center. The construction of the building is considered to be a structural challenge, especially because it is in a seismic zone. Because of its radical shape, it's said the taxi driver first came up its nickname dà kùchǎ, meaning "Big Boxers".
The building was built in two buildings that were joined to became one building December 26, 2007. In order not to lock in structural differentials this connection was planned to be completed in the early morning when the steel in the two towers cooled to the same temperature. The CCTV building was part of a media park |
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intended to form a landscape of public entertainment, outdoor filming areas, and production studios as an extension of the central green axis of the CBD. |
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The Bodhisatta on the Holy Water
Kuan-yin in Holy Water, dedicated by over 150 aitists with 2 years efforts and an investment of 80 million, is the very first exhibition portraying Kuan-yin in such a visualized way with combination of water,ice,air and the stage show.
This is an allegoric story about Kuan-yin whou will bless all, all that are compassionate and persistent |
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, to achieve the final triump, in spite of all the hardships and sufferings.
The world-famours classical dance Sahasrabhuji-Avalo-kiteshvara will be presented before you, aiming to convey the best withses, the safty, the peace, as well as the auspice.
The theatre for Kuan-yin in Holy Water show ins an authorized venuse for the 29-th Olympic Games, a AAAA National Tourist Attraction. |
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National Grand Theater
Located west of Tian’anmen Square, the egg-shaped structure is 46.68 meters tall and reaches a depth of 32.5 meters and is covered with more than 20,000 titanium tiles surrounded by over 16,000 cubic metres of water . It is composed of the three halls admitted 6,000 people and nestled inside the National Grand Theater.(www.nationalgrandtheater.com.cn)
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Laoshe Teahouse
Laoshe Teahouse is a unique place in Beijing showing the entertainments of old Beijing people in old times. "Remembering Past Times" is the management thought of the teahouse and "Reappearance of Traditional Folk Craft" is its style, so here has already been an ideal place in Beijing for foreigners to come as a guest and know about Chinese culture today. Everyday visitors from various places around the world who like Chinese ancient cultures and arts come here to appreciate brilliant programs such as traditional opera, cross talk, two-man comic show and story-telling in Beijing dialect with drum accompaniment... By watching these, they can explore Chinese folk arts and amorous feelings. Visitors from various places who go to the teahouse include important people like President Mr. Bush of United States, former United States Secretary of State Dr. Kissinger, Singapore Senior Minister Li Kuan Yew, and so on. (www.laosheteahouse.com) |
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Qianmen Commercial Street
It has been a commercial area for centuries, overflowing with many traditional shops including Chinese medicine shops, silk shops, tea shops, and also some Chinese snack shops, such as Duyichu. Duyichu is famous for its steamed "shaomai", which are wrappers filled with meat-flavored sticky rice. Beyond the traditional, the Qianmen Street area has some of large department stores in Beijing. Before you leave the Qianmen area, be sure to enjoy the show at the Laoshe Teahouse, inspired by the novel Teahouse, by the author Laoshe. |
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Liulichang Cultrual Street
Liulichang Cultural Street dates from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and is one of Beijing’s most famous tourist attractions. True high-quality antiques can be bought here. Located about 10 minutes south of the Forbidden City, in the area known as ‘Qianmen.’ Numerous stores containing calligraphy, chops, stone rubbings, art, ink, brushers, lanterns, and musical instruments.
Hongqiao Market
Hongqiao Market, also known as the “Pearl Market”, has one of the largest and best selections of inexpensive fresh-water pearls in Beijing, as well as antiques and reproductions. Across from the North gate of the Temple of Heaven (Tiantan). The pearl vendors are on the 3rd and 4th floors. Closes on time every day at 7:00pm. Open 7 days a week. |
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The Xiu Shui market, derived from "Outdoor Silk Street" where is famouse for foreigner shopping paradise, is a 5 storey shopping mall. Any of foreign traveler can be enjoyed shopping for a wealth of traditional Chinese goods to your family when you don't have ample of time to stay in Beijing.It is mentioned that bargaining is still essential to get the best price. And fake goods might still also be found here despite the government making great effort to stamp it out. The goods you can find includes: Shoes, Jeans, Trousers, Jackets, Shirts, Chinese Souvenirs, Chinese Carpets, Golf Equipment, Pearls, Watches, Sunglasses, Silk by the roll, Chinese Paintings, Small Electronics and many other things.
The Xiu Shui street mall is located along Chang An avenue near the Yong An Li subway station. You can now walk directly from the underground into the mall via the passageway without stepping outside into the scorching heat of summer or the terrible cold of winter as well. |
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Chuandixia Village lies on a ancient post road,90KM far form Beijing. It was first built in the Ming Dynasty,where the Han's Family has inhabited. After its development for several generations, it became a flourishing inn on the post road. Its economics is dominated by farming, combining farming with trading, ploughing with reading. Chuandixia village, having a long history of several hundreds of years, has retained the beauty of traditional culture relics and vernacular environments. |
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Mountains surround Chuandixia village and streams flow through them. The village layout merging with the slopes is quite orderly and harmonic. About 70 various and flexible courtyards were built one by one following the terrain of the slopes. The houses were built with natural stones and wood, the steep stairs and streets paved by the rocks are all simple,natural and colorful.The poetic landscape, the ancient architecture, the emotional carvings and antithetical couplets all express the villager's love of beauty and the desiring for culture. The environments, where the villagers have inhabited, ploughed and enjoyed themselves for generations are full of serenity, just like "a Land of Peach Blossoms". |
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National Swimming Center--Exquisite and Exciting "Water Cube",which is a semi-transparent "cube" with "bubbles" spread out all over its surface, is a shape very similar to the structure of "H2O", the outlook for the National Swimming Center at the 2008 Olympic Games. After the games, it will become a recreational water park open to the public.
In Chinese culture, water is an important natural element. It creates a calming atmosphere and inspires happiness. Taking full consideration of the functions of water in recreation and |
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bodybuilding, designers have explored many ways for people of different age groups to appreciate its function. The design is called "Water Cube". Many creative designs have been employed in the creation of the swimming pools at the swimming center. Other high-tech facilities including optical devices used to define positions of athletes, and multiple-angle, three-dimensional screening systems are provided to help spectators enjoy competitions.
The National Swimming Center, one of the three landmark buildings for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, is located inside the Beijing Olympic Park. Covering a total floor space of 50,000 square meters, it has 17,000 seats. The project costs about US$100 million. The center was a venue for swimming, diving, synchronized swimming and water-polo games during the period of the Olympic Games. After the games, the center will become a large water recreational center open to the public.
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The Beijing National Stadium, also known as the bird's nest, was the main track and field stadium for the 2008 Summer Olympics. It was here to held the Opening and Closing ceremonies. The stadium contained 100,000 spectators is 330 metres long by 220 metres wide, and is 69.2 metres tall. The 250,000 square metre (gross floor area) stadium is to be built with 36 km of unwrapped steel, with a combined weight of 45,000 tonnes. The stadium will cost up to 3.5 billion yuan (422,873,850 USD/ 325,395,593 EUR). |
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The stadium's appearance is one of synergy, with no distinction made between the facade and the superstructure. The structural elements mutually support each other and converge into a grid-like formation - almost like a bird's nest with its interwoven twigs. The spatial effect of the stadium is novel and radical, yet simple and of an almost archaic immediacy, thus creating a unique historical landmark for the Olympics of 2008.
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Ancient City Wall Ruins
The Ming City Wall, first built over 580 years ago, in 1419, or the 17th year of Emperor Yongle's reign in the Ming Dynasty, used to run about 40 kilometers. The remaining relic, which is about 1.5 kilometers long, used to be part of the inner city wall of Beijing. It is the longest section of the city wall remains in the city, and an important symbol of Beijing. |
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Confucius Temple
It was built in 1302 and restored in 1411. The great philosopher and teacher Confucius had a decisive influence on Chinese philosophy; his teachings dominated public and private life throughout centuries. This temple is one of the best-known Confucius temples. Elaborate ceremonies to honor Confucius used to take place here in the 2nd and 8th months of the Chinese calendar.
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"Sun village" Orphanage-" To achieve a child's dream with your love!"
As a non-governmental charitable organization, SunVillage has been dedicated to providing foster care and education for the children of convicts for over ten years. SunVillage is committed to bring these minors together in a stable and warm family. This environment enables them to grow-up both happily and healthily, just as other children would.
As the SunVillage children are neither orphans nor physically disabled, they are ineligible for government subsidies. At the same time they can receive unfavorable treatment in society due to their family background. On |
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their own, the children would be left without shelter: Some would work as shepherds, some would beg for money and food, and many would be abandoned and possibly abused by their relatives. Given this situation it may not be surprising that some children turn to crime, just as their parents may have done.
Food is necessary to a growing child, a healthy environment is equally important!Sun village's children are expecting more attention from the people. During the visit of the SunVillage, we would arrange a series of exchange activities for both you and children. |
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Peking University
Founded in 1898, Peking University (PKU) is the first national university in Chinese modern history, with a high reputation in and outside China , owing to the abundant teaching resources and outstanding research level. PekingUniversity now consists of 31 colleges and 14 departments, offering 101 undergraduate programs, 224 postgraduate programs, and 202 doctoral programs |
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Fragrant Hills Park
The park was established in 1186, during the Jin Dynasty, and renovated by emperors of the Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties (1115-1911). In 1745, Emperor Qianlong ordered large-scale construction. At that time, 28 beautiful scenes with enclosing walls were set up and named Jingyi Park by the emperor. The Anglo-French Army and the Eight Power Allied Forces burned it to ashes in 1860 and 1900 respectively.
Most visitors can enjoy quiet, ancient scenes, myriad beautiful flowers in early spring, a cool holiday in the summer, red leaves in late fall,and splendid snow scenes in winter.?Visitors can take an 18-minute cable car ride to the top of Incense Burner Peak while leisurely enjoying the beautiful scenery below and get an excellent view of Beijing.
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The Beijing bar scene is constantly spreading and expanding, but at the moment the majority of the action is still confined to two main areas. The good thing about this is that it is very easy to find everything and once you are in a neighborhood it is very easy to walk from place to place.
The first area in Beijing to develop a true bar scene was Sanlitun, named for a street near the embassy neighborhoods of Chaoyang District. A long time favorite with foreigners, there is a constant rotation of new bars featuring a wide range of themes in Sanlitun. Despite this rotation, there are consistently a lot of people having a great, sometimes rowdy, time.
The other major cluster of bars can be found around Shisha Sea. The Shisha Sea area experienced a surge of development in 2003 and hasn't stopped since. Now there are a good number of bars, all offering a similar atmosphere, on both sides of the lake. These tend to be low key affairs and nearly all of them offer seating on the water. This is a great place to have a quiet drink, enjoy the water, and relax.
There is a third area, also overlooking Shisha Sea, along the street Houhai Nanyan. This row of bars and restaurants tend to be a bit more upscale, specializing in fine food and fancy cocktails. This is certainly the place to go if you are trying to impress a date.
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Hou Hai Bar Area
Similar to Sanlitun with bars near Beihai Park.
Sanlitun Entertainment District
Bars open until late.
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The SPA, come from the Latin's words of "Solus Por Aqua"（Health by water）,is associated with water treatment which is also known as balneotherapy, spa towns or spa resorts offering such treatment, or the medication or equipment for such treatment.
The most popular spa treatment is massage. It has been around for thousands of years and has a number of health benefits. Others includes facials and body treatments like salt glows and body wraps.
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The Eastern Qing Tombs are located at 125 kilometers northwest from Beijing. Included among the tombs are the Xiaoling of Emperor Shun Zhi, Jingling of Emperor Kang Xi, Yuling of Emperor Qian Long, Dingling of Emperor Xian Feng, Huiling of Emperor Tong Zhi, four tombs of empresses including Empress Dowager Ci An and Empress Dowager Ci Xi, and five tombs of imperial concubines, in addition to a princess' tomb.
The East Tombs are the largest and most complete complex of imperial tombs in China. Of these, the Yuling mausoleum of Emperor Qian Long and Dingling mausoleum of Emperor |
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Dowager Ci Xi are the most magnificent. In July 2003, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee at its 27th session officially inscribed the Xiaoling Tomb, the mausoleum of Ming dynasty's first emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, and the Ming Tombs in Beijing on the World Heritage List as assemblage of the Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. At same times, Qing East and West Tombs are also on the World Heritage List.
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The Western Qing Tombs are located some 140km southwest of Beijing. The Western Qing Tombs is a necropolis that incorporate four royal mausoleums where seventy-eight royal members in all are buried. These include four emperors of the Qing Dynasty and their empresses, imperial concubines, princes and princesses, as well as other royal servants.
The building area of it covers more than 50,000 square meters. It has over l,000 palaces, over 100 stone buildings and stone statues, which form a splendld large-scaled building complex. The red gate close to Tailing Tomb is the front gate of the West Qing Tombs. There are three lofty stone memorial archways, forming a spacious siheyuan with the red gate, unique in China. The echo stone and echo wall at Changling Tomb compares favorably with |
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the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. The palace with carved dragons at Muling Tomb is unique among all the Qing Tombs. The underground palace of Emperor Guangxu's Chongling Tomb has been opened to tourists. |
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Tai chi chuan used for morning exercises is an internal Chinese martial art often practiced for health reasons. Tai chi is typically practiced for a variety of other personal reasons: its hard and soft martial art technique, demonstration competitions, health and longevity. Consequently, a multitude of training forms exist, both traditional and modern, which correspond to those aims. Some of tai chi chuan's training forms are well known to Westerners as the slow motion routines that groups of people practice together every morning in parks around the world, particularly in China.
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Prince Gong's Mansion renewed in the end of 2008 is one of the most ornate and extravagant royal residences in Beijing. It was built in 1777 by imperial minister He Shen during the reign of Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty. The grounds cover 60,000 square meters, including the buildings and a 28,000-square-meter garden. The buildings include several classic siheyuan courtyards. The garden has an artificial hill and rocks from Taihu Lake in Jiangsu Province. The mansion features an eight-meter-long stele containing the Chinese character "fu", which implies "fortune". It is based on the calligraphy of Emperor Kangxi. The character has five meanings: more sons, more talent, more money, a longer life, and more good luck. Tourists swarm to the stele to stand before it and pray for what they want. |
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Jingshan Park
Jingshan Park was built in 1179 during the Jin Dynasty and has a history of more than 800 years. This Park is located directly to the north of the Forbidden City's Shenwu Gate. It is a beautiful imperial park and in former times belonged only to the emperors in the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties (1271-1911). For their enjoyment they used to climb the hill, admire the scenery and eat and drink in the park. On the summit of Jingshan Hill five scenery viewing pavilions were built, and from these the visitor can clearly see the layout of the Forbidden City. More pictures can be seen at here.
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