Five places you have to see in Beijing
Beijing is the heart of China, always the first choice for travelers who are willing and honored to know a developed city of China. It has the political, economic and cultural center of China over 800 years of the Yuan Dynasty. The many royal buildings with long history of giving Beijing with incomparable charm, not only the 'Nation's Best ", but also the" World's Best ". On the other hand, as the host city presents the Olympic Games in 2008, this oriental ancient city of their best Fashion fascination for the world.
1st Forbidden City
The magnificent Forbidden City is the largest and best preserved imperial palace complex in the world. It has 9,999 rooms in bloom with a single space after the number, the ancient Chinese belief represents 'Divine Perfection' and surrounded by a moat six meters deep and ten meter high wall. For five centuries, work of this palace, as the administrative center of the country.
Great Wall in Beijing
The Great Wall of China is one of the "Eight Wonders of the World" and is entered in the World Heritage List. This immense wall was built to keep out intruders and to protect the residents. It covers five provinces of Shanhaiguan Pass in the east to Jiayuguan Pass in the west, looked like a giant dragon across deserts, steppes and mountains. In downtown Beijing, it is possible to climb Badaling Great Wall.
Tiananmen Square
The solemn and respectful Tiananmen Square is the largest central city square in the world, which serves not only Beijing, but also a symbol of the whole China. This immense courtyard is the site of various historical events that surrounded that is through a variety of important structures such as the Great Hall of the People, Mao Zedong Memorial Hall and the Monument to the People's Heroes.
Beijing Hutong
People say that the real culture of Beijing "is the culture of the hutong" and "the culture of the court." How true that is. Often it is to win in Beijing winding hutongs, the tourists from home and abroad, rather than the high-rise buildings and large mansions.
Hutong is a typical alley or narrow street in Beijing, which originated during the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368). "Hutong" is a Mongolian word meaning "well". During this time, water is a good settlement for the people lived. There are tens of thousands of hutongs surrounding the Forbidden City. In the past, Beijing was, together with countless courtyards. Hutongs were formed when people leave a passageway between two courtyards, to typing more comfortable.
Bird's Nest (China National Stadium)
The National Stadium, nicknamed "Bird's Nest", is in the Olympic Green Village, Chaoyang District, Beijing away. It was as if the stadium designed by the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. The events of the Olympic track and field, soccer, gavelock, weight, and discus throw, were kept there. completed since October 2008, after the Olympics, the National Stadium has been opened as a tourist attraction. Now is the center of an international or national sports competition and recreation.
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