Monument to the People

The Monument to the People's Heroes is a ten-story obelisk that was erected as a national monument of the People's Republic of China. The Monument was built in memory of the martyrs who laid down their lives for the revolutionary struggles of the Chinese people during the 19th and 20th centuries. It was built in accordance with the resolution of the First Plenary Session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference adopted on November 30, 1949.Towering 10 stories high, ... View Detail

Mutianyu Great Wall

Mutianyu Great Wall has a long history and splendid culture. According to textual research, Mutianyu Great Wall is in the early Ming emperor in the Northern Qi Dynasty hand man, General Xu Da built the Great Wall from the site of the Governor, is the essence of the Great Wall. Mutianyu Great Wall has a unique style of building, where the watch tower intensive, pass this important, on both sides of the city are crenel. There are three watchtowers and southeast chu a positive off Taiwan, is the ... View Detail

Imperial College

The Imperial College is located immediately to the west of the Confucian Temple and, in fact, connects with the temple through a side gate. Generally recognized as the highest official institution of learning in imperial China, it was first established in 1287 during the Yuan Dynasty and subsequently enlarged several times, attaining its present dimensions during the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. After the founding of the People's Republic in 1949, the Imperial College was ... View Detail

Simatai Great Wall

The Simatai Great Wall is situated in Miyun County, 120 kilometers (74.5 miles) northwest of downtown Beijing. It is largely in its original state, as it has not undergone much renovation like other sections near Beijing. This particular section, built in the early Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), is 4.5 kilometers (2.8 miles) long, with the Jinshanling Great Wall to the west.The wall is characterized by its steepness, the closeness of its watchtowers and variety in its structure. The wall follows the ... View Detail

Huanghuacheng Water Wall

Huanghuacheng (Yellow Flower City) Great Wall, 65 km north of Beijing, is the latest section to become popular with hikers.During summer, the countryside around Huanghua cheng Great Wall is swathed in yellow, as masses of wild flowers come into bloom.It is almost 11 kilometers long and joins with Mutianyu Great Wall in the east, and Juyongguan Pass and Badaling in the west. Huanghua cheng provides a challenge as it has no stone steps or no single smooth path like the ones found at Badaling and ... View Detail

Ancient Observatory

Beijing Ancient Observatory is a pretelescopic observatory located in Beijing, China. The revolutionary tools used within this ancient observatory were built in 1442 during the Ming Dynasty, and later amended during the Qing Dynasty. As one of the oldest observatories in the world, the Beijing Ancient Observatory grounds cover an area of 10,000 square meters. The observatory itself is located on a 15 meter tall brick platform and about 40 x 40 square meters wide, an extant portion of the old ... View Detail

Nock Wall

JianKou great wall is one of the most dangerous sections of the great wall,Jiankou great wall is also a photographic hotspot. It is higher and steeper than Mutianyu Great Wall, more winding and varied than Simatai Great Wall.Jiankou Great Wall is considered to be a "wild" section of the Great Wall, and its retains its original appearance since its construction in 1368. It is wild and uniquely made of large white rocks, and has been out of repair for many years. Jiankou Great Wall is an ... View Detail

Gubeikou Wall

Gubeikou Great Wall is on the north of Tiger Mountain, which has in it an indentation one meter in diameter and 20 cm deep called the Spring of Heaven. The water from this spring flows continuously in both the rainy and fry seasons. Near the spring is a defense tower called the Five Eyes Tower. Unique in design, the body of the tower is made of rectangular stone blocks and the roof of polished bricks. Inside there are two large barrel-vaulted ceilings, three corridors, 10 arched openings and a ... View Detail

Clock Tower

The bell and drum were originally used as musical instruments in China. Afterward, however, they were used for telling time. As early as in the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220), there was 'a morning bell and a dusk drum'. Telling the time by bell and drum played an important role in helping people live and work regularly when there was no other means to keep track of the time. As a result, bell and drum towers became public architectures, and were widely constructed in almost every city ... View Detail

Drum Tower

The Drum Tower was built in 1272 during the reign of Kublai Khan, at which time it stood at the very heart of the Yuan capital Dadu. At that time it was known as the Tower of Orderly Administration (Qizhenglou). In 1420, under the Ming Emperor Yongle, the building was reconstructed to the east of the original site and in 1800 under the Qing Emperor Jiaqing, large-scale renovations were carried out. In 1924, Feng Yuxiang removed the official status of the towers, replacing them with western ... View Detail