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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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Historical Site-Forbidden City

The Forbidden City

is located that the heart of Beijing city which can be reached easily by either subway or local buses. The construction of this palace took place in year 1420 with a total area of 720 thousands square meters including building space of 160 thousands square meter. There are more than 9000 rooms available within this huge palace. It is the largest and best preserved palace in the world. The most famous halls in Forbidden City are the Taihedian, Zhonghedian and Baohedian. All of them were built above 8 meters height precious stones of Han Dynasty. This is a must visit destination if you are having a Beijing trip.
Historical Site-Tiananmen Square

Tiananmen Square

is located at the heart of Beijing city, the south part of Forbidden City. Tiananmen Square has length of 880 meters and width 500 meters, covers and area of 44 hectares with capacity of one million people. It is one of the most well-known landmark in Beijing and is thought to be the world’s largest public square. On the 1st October of 1949, when Chairman Mao stood on the Tower of Tiananmen and announced the establishment of Republic of China and raised the first flag of China, from that time and onwards Tiananmen Square has become one of the most significant landmark in Beijing. The People’s Heroes Monument which stood within the area of Tiananmen Square is a strong evidence of the courage and determination of Chinese people to be freed and independent. There are many important buildings surrounding the square including the Museum of Chinese History, the Chairman Mao Mausoleum and Great Hall of the People. For each and every Chinese people, Tiananmen Square is the home of their soul.
Historical Site-Great Wall

The Great Wall

– the world heritage and one of the seven wonders in the world, which is also a creation of ancient people in China by solely hand work without any machines and technologies. The Great Wall was first built during War States and continued to develop together with the civilization of China for over 2000 years. The Great Wall was used to play a very important role in military purpose although it had lost its major functionality nowadays. Anyway, it will always state and remembered as a vital part in the history of China. Once you stepped on the Great Wall, the magnificent structure as well as the twists and turns of the Great Wall will deeply touch your heart. You could hardly imagine how huge of the construction of the Great Wall was during the farming era which no machines and high-technology was applied. There is a popular sentence in Chinese which sound this way, “You are not a plucky man if you haven’t step on the great wall”. Why don’t you experience the feeling of being a real man if you are here in Beijing?
Historical Site-Ming Tombs

Ming Tombs

which are situated about 50 kilometers away from Beijing city, comprising of an area of more than 120 square kilometers had been constructed as the tomb since year 1409. Within the duration of 230 years, the site has comprising 13 Emperors, 23 Queens, 2 Crowned Princes, more than 30 imperial concubines as well as 1 Eunuch of Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Ming Tombs was then listed as a World Heritage by UNESCO in 2003 and it is the largest and best preserved place which buried the most emperors in the world.
Historical Site-Temple of Heaven

The Temple of Heaven

which is situated about 3 kilometers from Beijing city centre was a listed world heritage and also top Beijing attraction that you must pay a visit. Temple of Heaven had been the place where the emperors in the Ming and Qing Dynasties to honor the heaven in order to pray for rains and good harvest. It is the largest and the best preserved building which used for this purpose in the world. Besides the unique design of the buildings, Temple of Heaven is also famous for its ancient pines, cypresses and Cassia which was planted within Ming or Qing Dynasty, and some of them were planted in Yuan Dynasty. This is a great place and worth for a visit.
Historical Site-The Lama Temple

The Lama Temple

is the largest Tibetan Lama Temple in Beijing. It was built in year 1694 and was the residential site of the 3rd Emperor of Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Emperor Yongzheng before his accession to the throne. It was then transformed into a palace in year 1725 and later changed to a Lama Temple in year 1744. The overall design of building structure was a combination of elements from Hans, Manchurians, Mongolians as well as Tibetans. If you would like to know more about the unique Chinese styled building structure, while discover details in Buddhism, then, the Lama Temple is the most suitable destination for you.