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In the northeast corner of Beijing, has more than one century, built the factory 50';s named Arts District, which is 798. It is located in Chaoyang District, Beijing Jiuxianqiao Dashanzi area streets, it is also known as Da Shan Zi Art District, the original 798 for the former state-owned electronics factory where the old plant. Jiu Xian Qiao Road west of this region, east of Beijing railway package, Jiu Xian Qiao North Road, north and south to Tai Road, an area of more than 60 million ... View Detail
National Theatre
BEIJING'S new futuristic National Center for the Performing Arts, formerly known as the National Grand Theater, will begin the formal performance season Dec. 22. Among international performers who will be appearing will be conductors Valery Gergiev and Seiji Ozawa, and sopranos Kathleen Battle and Kiri Te Kanawa. Apart from the Mariinsky Theater of Russia, other famous foreign orchestras, such as the New York Philharmonic, will also give performances.These shows were expected to attract ... View Detail
Chairman Mao Memorial Hall
The chairman Mao Zedong Memorial Hall stands on the former sits of Zhonghuamen Gate at the southern end of Tian'anmen Square between the Monument to the People's Heroes and Zhengyangmen Gate.Red Sichuan granite at its base and trees around the hall is designed on principles of symmetry and "centrality." Sculptures north and south supplement the artistic rendering of national struggle presented on the Monument to the People's Heroes.The first floor is open to the public. ... View Detail
China Millennium Monument
The China Millennium Monument, as China's symbolic and commemorative building to welcome the Year 2000, is a gift for the world of the 21st century from the Chinese people, forever standing in China's capital Beiling.The China Millennium Monument is a grand structure. Fusing the spirit of traditional culture and the art of modern design, it covers an area of 4.5 hectares. On the southern entrance to the Monument, there is the Plaza of Holy Fire. Its area is 960 square meters, ... View Detail
Capital Museum
Introduction to Capital Museum The plan for the Capital Museum, located in the Confucius Temple, was prepared in 1953. The museum formally opened in 1981. As a major cultural construction project in Beijing in the "10th Five-Year Plan", the new Capital Museum, approved by Beijing Municipal Government in 1999, further approved by the State Council after being submitted by the National Development and Reform Commission in 2001, finally commenced its construction in December 2001. Under the concern ... View Detail
Museum of Science and Technology
The Museum of Chinese Science and Technology on northern section of the 3rd Ring Road presents both permanent and short-term exhibitions. It was opened to the public in September 1988. As a national museum of science and technology, it is an important front of popular science education in China, whose main task is to disseminate knowledge of science and technology among the public, and help increase the scientific and cultural literacy of all citizens.The activities of China Science and ... View Detail
Chinese People';s Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall
Chinese People's Anti-Japanese Aggression War Memorial Hall is located in the side of Lu Gou Bridge in southwest Beijing. It was opened in the 50th Anniversary of the Break Out of Chinese People's Anti-Japanese Aggression War on July 7, 1987. It houses 3800 photos and materials, and 5000 cultural relics. The comprehensive halls display the whole process of Anti-Japanese War. The specialized exhibition on Japanese army's atrocities includes the recovered scenes of notorious 731 ... View Detail
National Museum of China
The National Museum of China, a four-storied main building with two symmetrical wings, runs more than 300 meters north and south along the eastern side of Tian'anmen Square. The predecessors of the National Museum are two museums: the Museum of Chinese History and the Museum of Chinese Revolution, which shared the same building complex. The predecessor of the Museum of Chinese History is the Beijing History Museum built in 1912 and was opened to the public in October 1926. In August 1958, ... View Detail
Art Museum of China
National Art Museum of China is located on Wu Si Street. It is a national level art museum focused on displaying, collecting and researching the works of the artists in China modern times. Chairman Mao Zedong wrote the name of the museum.Its main construction is the modern constructions imitating the ancient attic style. Its top is decorated by the yellow glazed tiles. There are the corridors and pavilions around. It is filled with the distinctive nationality construction style. The museum can ... View Detail