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Ming Tombs
The world-famous Ming Tombs, located in Changping District of Beijing within days of Shoushan Mountain, about 50 km away from the capital, with a total area of 120 square kilometers. Seven years since the Yongle (AD 1409) in May before making the Changling, the last Ming Emperor Chong Zhen Ling Tibetan into thinking only, during 230 years, there has built a wall of brilliant gold, Block 13, imperial tombs, Tomb of seven concubines, 1 Block eunuch tomb. A total of 13 emperors buried, 23 Queen, ... View Detail
Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site
Man Site at Zhoukoudian is a huge natural cave, started in 1921 Excavation and collection. Pei in 1929 in China where archaeologists discovered the first Peking Man skull fossils complete, then was called "a blockbuster", shocked the world.1966, where they found two more than 50 million years ago Australopithecus were frontal and one occipital bone, they belong to the same individual, this is the only one to know the whereabouts of Peking Man skull. In 1987, the site was included in ... View Detail
Great Wall
Greatest Tourist Attraction in the World: The Great Wall of China is one of the greatest sights in the world. The longest wall in the world, it is an awe-inspiring feat of ancient defensive architecture. Its winding path over rugged country and steep mountains takes in some great scenery.Greatest Human Feat in History: The Great Wall is the building project with the longest duration and greatest cost in human lives, blood, sweat and tears. It deserves its place among "the New Seven Wonders ... View Detail
Badaling Great Wall
Badaling Great Wall, known as one of the world nine Cypriot, is the essence of the Great Wall, the Ming Great Wall is one of the most representative. This is a crucial point in the Great Wall Pass outpost, 1015 meters high above sea level, difficult terrain, Chengguan strong, has always been contested. Originally Badaling Pass, built after the city shut. Longqing three years (1569) to Wanli decade (1582) at the mouth of the construction of barrier plug, and built the port side of the mountain ... View Detail
Yuanmingyuan Ruins Park
Yuanmingyuan ruins park (Garden of perfect splendor) is renowned throughout the world for its fabled charms and association with Chinese modern history. Extolled as the "Garden of Gardens" and the "Versailles of the East" during its heyday. It was an imperial summer resort painstakingly built and repeatedly expanded under the personal supervision of five emperors of the Qing Dynasty.Located in the northern part of Haidian District in Beijing. Yuanmingyuian ruins park composed ... View Detail
Tiananmen Gate
Tiananmen Gate unquestionably makes a strong impression, but this concrete plain dotted with worthy statuary and bounded by monumental buildings can seem inhuman. Together with the bloody associations it has for many visitors it often leaves people cold, especially Westerners unused to such magisterial representations of political power. For many Chinese tourists though, the Gate is a place of pilgrimage. Crowds flock to see the corpse of Chairman Mao, others quietly bow their heads before the ... View Detail
Great Wall
As a famous ancient pass of the Great Wall in Beijing, the Juyongguan Pass is a site of cultural heritage under state protection. Lying in the Jundu Mountains, the ending section of the Taihang Mountains, the valley where the Juyongguan Pass stands is strategically located and difficult of access. In days as early as the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States Period, the Yan State kept it as a guarded passage called the Juyong Stronghold. During the Han Dynasty, the Juyongguan Pass as a ... View Detail
Lama Temple
Yonghegong is a famous lamasery located in the northeastern part of the old city of Beijing. It was a palatial residence built in 1694 by Qing Emperor Kangxi for his fourth son, Prince Yongzheng who later succeeded to the throne. This magnificent temple consists of five main buildings lying on the north-south axis, with annex halls standing on both sides. The temple is listed by the Chinese Government as one of the important historical monuments under special preservation.After the death of his ... View Detail
Prince Gong
Shichahai is located in the downtown of Beijing, with crisscross waterways and moist and cool air. This area was mostly occupied by water during the Yuan Dynasty , but a gold ingot-shaped islet emerged out of water during the Ming Dynasty. Since then, many Buddhist temples, noblemen's mansions and celebrities' residences have been built here, as this islet is considered a land of good fortune according to Chinese geomantic traditions.Prince Gong's Mansion stands on the southern bank ... View Detail