Beijing China Attractions
Tianmen Square |
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The Palace Museum |
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| The Tiananmen is the largest open-urban square in the world. |
The Palace Museum, former home to the Ming and Qing emperors, is also known as the Forbidden City (Zijincheng). |
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Summer Palace |
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Hutong |
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| The Summer Palace, used to be a summer residence of Qing Dynasty emperors and is now a public park. |
The Hutong has a very special and important position in the rich history and cultureof Beijing. |
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Temple of Heaven |
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Ming Tombs |
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| The Temple of Heaven is where the Emperor came every winter solstice to worship heaven and to solemnly pray for a good harvest. |
50 kilometers northwest from Beijing City lies the Ming Tombs - the general name given to the mausoleums of 13 emperors of the Ming Dynasty |
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Bird's Nest |
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Water Cube |
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"Bird's Nest", also named the National Stadium, which was the main venue of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. |
Water Cube, known as National Aquatics Center, which located in Beijing Olympic Green, it was mainly designed by engineers John Pauline and Toby Wong. |
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Beihai Park |
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Grand View Garden |
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This park in the center of Beijing has an area of more than 70 hectares with a water surface of 39 hectares. |
Located in Xuanwu District southwest of Beijing, the Grand View Garden is reminiscent of a luxurious garden of Ming and Qing style. |
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Beijing Zoo |
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Marco Polo Bridge |
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| Beijing Zoo, situated to the west of Beijing Exhibition Center, was known for a short time after the founding of the People's Republic as the Western Suburbs Park. |
The Marco Polo Bridge is located 15 kilometers southwest of Beijing proper. Known also as the Guangli Bridge, it spans the banks of the Yongding River. |
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Drum Tower & Bell Tower |
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Lama Temple |
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| This park in the center of Beijing has an area of more than 70 hectares with a water surface of 39 hectares. |
It was originally used as official residence for court eunuchs of the Ming dynasty |
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Capital Museum |
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Underground City |
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The Drum and Bell towers are situated at the northern end of the central axis of the Beijing Inner City to the north of Di' anmen Street. |
The largest underground city in the world has another nickname: the Great Wall Underground. |
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Silk Street |
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Night Life in Beijing |
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| It is the inner city's one stop tourist shopping paradise. |
Night life was unknown to many people in Beijing 20 years ago, and the word wasn't even used. But nowadays it is very common. |
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