Top 5 Beijing Attractions in China

Beijing is known as the capital city of Ming and Qing Dynasty in China. And also it is famous for many renowned historical relics. Besides,Beijing is also the political, economical and cultural center of China. Compared with Shanghai,Beijing is just like a girl from respectable family, which means it has power, culture and renown. Do you have traveled to Beijing? Do you want to have a perfect Beijing tour? This time, I will list some relics here. These attractions are great and glorious in Chinese history and they are the results of the diligence and wisdom of Chinese people. Now follow me.

Top 1. The Great Wall. It has a long history of nearly 2000 years. The total length is 6700 kilometers. And it was put on the world cultural heritage list in 1987. There is one word saying “One who fails to reach the Great Wall is not a hero”, which you can figure out the charm of the Great Wall. It also means that it is one of the must-to-go places in Beijing China.

Top 2. The Forbidden City. It is in the heart of Beijing city. Its construction began in 1406 and was completed 14 years later. Emperors in Ming and Qing dynasties lived in the Forbidden City and ruled the whole country. It is holy place in China.

Top 3.Temple of Heaven. Occupying an area of 273 hectares, it is three times the area of the Forbidden city. It was built in 1420 for emperors to warship heaven.

Top 4.Beijing Hutongs. There is a special kind of culture which is called Hutong culture in Beijing. Hutongs are characteristics and symbols of Beijing lifestyles. If there is a chance for you to taste the Hutong life, just take it. It will be interesting.

Top 5.Beijing National Stadium. It is also known as the National Stadium or the “Bird’s Nest”. The stadium was designed for the 2008 summer Olympic Games.

Along with these top 5 spots, there are many other scenic spots you will enchant, such as the Ming Tombs, Ditan Park, Lama Temple, Beijing Zoo, Prince Gongs Mansion, Beijing Olympic Park, Badaling Great Wall, Beijing Beihai Park and so on. Shanghaifocus.com provides several kinds of Beijing tours for you, such as the Beijing one day tour, two days tour or Beijing Private Day Tours. Also, you can customize your own tours here. Welcome to Shanghaifocus.com!

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If you are going to Shanghai for your business negotiation, a perfect half day or one day tour in Shanghai will be perfect. Work and leisure cooperates well. Shanghaifocus.com provides sorts of Shanghai theme tours to satisfy your short-term travel demanding. Themes such as the golf, shopping, bus tour, cuisine, spa and highlight tour are hot among foreigners. They come to Shanghai to enjoy the international and traditional Chinese service. Later I will introduce the Shanghai attractions with you one by one. Today's scenic spots is the Bund. 

1.The Bund

The Bund is a symbol of the big Shanghai city. It is located in the west back of Huangpu River, with the total length of four kilometers. It is number 1 of top 10 shanghai tourist attractions.

Travel tips for the Bund:

Bus route: No.20,22,37,55,56 bus can all arrive at the Bund station.
Open Time:24 hours. It is better to walk along the Bund in the evening in order to enjoy the enchanting night view.

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Beijing Attractions

Among many things to see, there are now two important things not to be missed here: the park itself and the round city.

The round city has a jar, which is believed to be the only thing left from the great Khan that reigned China in Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368 A.D). You can hire a rowboat and row the boat on the water. The interesting attractions in Beihai Park are Round City, White Pagoda, Jade Flower Island, Nine-Dragon Wall, Wanfo Lou Tower, Iron Screen etc. The lake is Beijing's biggest and prettiest public lake. The park is comprised of four distinct scenic areas including Qionghua Islet (Jade Flower Islet), Circular City, the eastern bank area and the northern bank area. There are some must-go Beijing attractions in the park: White Dagoba, Hao Pu Creek (Haopujian) Garden, Quiet Heart (Jingxin) Studio, Nine- Dragon Screen, Five- Dragon Pavilions, Circular City.

10. Beijing Capital Museum A trip to Beijing City is not complete without visiting its museums. There are a great number of museums dotting around the city. If you don't have much time available in Beijing, you can focus your museum tour to Beijing Capital Museum. Beijing's new Capital Museum is now open to the public, located on Fuxingmenwai Dajie, the western part of Beijing's Chang'an Jie. The museum is a five-storey mansion, catering for a maximum of 13 concurrent exhibitions, which can be seen in about 5 hours at the cost of 30 yuan per visitor.

Beijing Hutong Tour

7.Hutong Pedicab

The neighbourhoods of narrow, twisting streets represent the real life of ordinary Beijingers, where passageways - small narrow ways link to courtyards of traditional connected homes. Rickshaw tours of the hutongs consist of the sites that normally include the Drum Tower, courtyard neighbourhoods and Prince Gong's Building. There are many small restaurants, bars and inns. Visit Prince Gong's Mansion, Beijing's largest and best preserved Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) princely mansion. It's not only of aesthetic value, but also an asset to those who wish to study the lifestyle of the privileged classes in feudal society of a bygone era. Then tour the Bell Tower, the bell in which is the largest and heaviest one in China. You also have the opportunity to visit a local family, enjoy making dumplings, and have lunch with the locals. After that, move on to Lama Temple, which will expose you to local people's religious beliefs. Beijing hutong tour will make you feel the real Beijing lifestyles.

8. Lama Temple (Yonghegong) Lama Temple is Beijing's most frequented religious place. It is comprised of five main halls and many galleries. This temple was first thepalace offered to a prince. 

 The Lama Temple, or Yonghe Gong in Chinese, is the largest Tibetan Buddhist Lama Temple in Beijing. It was built in the 33rd year of Kangxi Reign in the Qing Dynasty (1694) as the mansion for Emperor Yongzheng when he was a prince. The Lama Temple, or Yonghe Gong in Chinese, is the largest Tibetan Buddhist Lama Temple in Beijing. It was built in the 33rd year of Kangxi Reign in the Qing Dynasty (1694) as the mansion for Emperor Yongzheng when he was a prince. The whole perfect layout looks majestic with the characteristics of Manchu, Han, Tibetan and Mongolian cultures.

The Temple of Heaven and Ming Tombs

5.The Temple of Heaven

It worked as sacrificial compound buildings for the Ming and Qing emperors. It boasts of the largest sacrificial place in Beijing among a few imperial altars to Heaven, Earth, the Sun, the Moon super natures.

The Temple of Heaven was entered into the world cultural heritage list in 1998. This towering triple-eave hall is under a three-story, cone-shaped glaze-tile roof in blue color crowned with a gilded knob. A circular wall of polished bricks known as the Echo Wall encloses the Imperial Vault of Heaven. The Circular Mount Altar, south to the Imperial Vault of Heaven, is where the emperor prayed to heaven. At the center lies a round stone called the Center of Heaven Stone that echoes when a visitor speaks loudly when standing on the stone.

6.Ming Tombs

It was the final dynasty in China administered by ethnic Hans. At present there are only two tombs which have been dug and open to the public: Dingling Tomb and Changling Tomb.

t was originally built only as Changling, the tomb of Emperor Zhu Di and his empresses. This is the most magnificent of the tombs. The succeeding twelve emperors had their tombs built around Changling. There are 32 huge posts, and the largest measures about 14 meters in height. It inhumes Emperor Zhudi, the fourth son of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. The kind-heart Travel China Guide recommends the Lingsi Palace in its second yard as really deserving a visit. Wheel-chair users or people with some difficulty of action, I advise them to visit the Changling Tomb instead.

The Great Wall and The Summer Palace

1. The Great Wall.

There is no doubt that the Great Wall is one of greatest construction in the world. Start from Shanhaiguan and end at Jiayuguan, it is nearly 6.700 kilometers which is just look like one dragon on the map of China. It is used in the conflict age and for resisting the outer enemies. The walls are covered with many lookout holes, window embrasures and castellated crenels. Beacon towers were also built at fixed intervals for passing on military information. It is significant in the ancient war. People who come to Beijing must go to climb the Great Wall of China, which is the unnamed rule. There is one word saying that "One is not a hero not climbing the Great Wall".

4.Summer Palace.

It was first built in the 12th century as an imperial palace. It is used for the imperial families to stay away from the hot summer weather. The Pavilion of the Fragrance of Buddha, 41 meters high, is decorated with glazed tiles. Its walls were carved with 1,008 niches and images of Buddha. You can just imagine the emperor and the empress travel in this huge, leisure and grand place and have fun it this imperial park. You can just imagine the emperor and the empress travel in this huge, leisure and grand place and have fun it this imperial park. Place yourself in this royal park will make you feel the leisure and the royalty of the purple.

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Top 10 Must See Places in Beijing

1.The Forbidden City

 The Forbidden City has a long history since Ming Dynasty which is three hundreds years ago. It is the palace where the emperors and his wives leave, so it is splendid and grand. It is luxury in Qing Dynasty. Most of the buildings in the Forbidden City had been rebuilt many times, in order to maintained the original architectural styles. It is the symbol of power and authority in old ancient China.

2.Tiananmen Square

 This is a square courtyard which is located at the cross-section. It measures about 110.000 square meters. This large courtyard now is used for some significant National Day's party. People who come to Beijing go to the Square, whether they are Chinese or foreigners. It is especially holly in the heart of Chinese people. In Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty, Tiananmen was used for some important ceremonies, such as conferring of the title of empress. In Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty, Tiananmen Square was used for some important ceremonies, such as conferring of the title of empress.