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Beijing as an ancient city has lots to offer. Besides historical sites such as the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Great Wall and Ming Tomb, there are also famous royal garden which are opened to public. The Summer Palace, Gong Mansion as well as Beihai Park are just a little corner of interesting attractions that you can find here. If you are looking for some modern creations, Beijing is also able to satisfy your need. The Bird’s Nest, Water Cube, The National Centre of Performing Arts as well as CCTV Tower are all products of the modern age. If you are planned to visit Beijing and would like to discover more about everything of Beijing, please join any tour offered by Beijing-attractions.com as we can guarantee you a wonderful and unforgettable Beijing vacation.


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Royal Garden-Summer Palace

The summer Palace

which is situated at west part of Beijing is made up of Kunming Lake and Wanshou (Longevity) Hill as general spots. This palace was highlighted with scenic view which imitating the famous attractions of Hangzhou city, the Xihu (west lake), and was awarded the best preserved royal garden in China. The whole area of Summer Palace reaches a total of 290 hectares, while the man made lake has covers three quarters of the total area. The Summer Palace which acted as the palace and royal garden for emperors in Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was built in year 1750 and completed on 1764. The palace had once been damaged in a fire when war occurred. Later reconstructed and renamed as The Summer Palace by Empress Cixi. The Summer Palace had accumulated the arts of royal garden as well as expressing the magnificent and glory of a royal family while maintaining the beauty of nature. The Summer Palace was listed in World Heritage by UNESCO in year 1998. This is not only the strong evidence of China ancient civilization, it is can also be considered as a miracle of world construction history.
Royal Garden-Prince Gong’s Mansion

Prince Gong’s Mansion

which is located at North West part of Shichahai, built in the late 18th centuries is possessed a very typical design of royal garden in Qing Dynasty. Besides being awarded as the Pearl of Shichahai, the arts of building structure here is worth for a study. This mansion was divided into two main sections, which are the residential area and courtyard. The total of this mansion has covered an area of 5.7 hectares where the courtyard itself has reached area nearly 28 thousand square meters. Moreover, the Gong Mansion can be considered as the best preserved and the largest Siheyuan (traditional dwellings in the past) in the world. Throughout the centuries, Gong Mansion has been the residential courtyard for top aristocrats of China. Thus the design of this mansion was strictly applying the highest standard of building structure despite the standard of building for royal family. One of the famous owners of this magnificent mansion was the well-known bad Prime Minister of Qing Dynasty, Heshen. It was believed that the wealth of Heshen is comparable to the wealth of a nation. Thus, is hard to imagine how luxury and magnificent this mansion could be during that period. If you are interested in discovering more about Chinese ancient building structure, please do not miss the opportunity to visit Gong Mansion as part of your Beijing trip.
Royal Garden-Beihai Park

Beihai Park

which is situated at North West part of Forbidden City is a park with strong history background in Beijing and is also acted as one of the well-preserved ancient royal garden. With the total area of 71 hectares, there are a lot of popular historical attractions which are worth for visit located in this garden. The most highlighted and significant spot should be the White Buddhist Temple located on Qiong Island. This Temple was built since year 1651 and served as a vital venue of Buddhism Ceremony for the emperors. The Temple with the height of 35.9 meters will enable you to take a full glance of breathtaking scenery of whole Beihai Park. Moreover, Beihai Park which is famous with the design of royal garden was perfectly seasoned with scenic views. Each and every single design can therefore fully visualized the reason of which its status as a well-known royal garden throughout the centuries.