The Great Wall
Giant construction of the ancient world, the Great Wall measuring 6400 kilometers long, is provided from place to place with forts looking tall rectangular towers of defense, has a height of 8 meters and a width of 6.5 meters, and meritandu status of the longest wall of the Earth. To protect the state, China's first emperor, Qin (221-210 BC) commands to be linked together fortifications built by his predecessors. It will submit both east and west, a total length of about 5000 km,...
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The Forbidden City
Gugong, or Forbidden City, is located in central Beijing, north of the famous Tiananmen Square. Tourists, excited wonders Imperial Palace, usually enter through the south gate and go through the north, after a complete tour by former administrative and cultural center of the former Chinese empire. Flights are regular bus and links to tourist attractions celelelte Beijing are excellent.
Separated from the rest of the world throu...
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Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen Square is the biggest central square in the world, and not just a symbol of Beijing, but even the whole country. This huge space, comparable to - and much more impressed - the Kremlin is surrounded by many important buildings and institutions: the Museum of Chinese Revolution, Mao Mausoleum, Tiananmen Tower, Qianmen. Every day at sunrise and sunset, this place demanding and complicated ceremony of raising the Chinese flag, an unforgettable show for the first time you dis...
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Summer Palace
Summer Palace (or YiHeYuan) is located 12 km from Beijing and has a beautiful imperial garden. In the past the Summer Palace was where the imperial family retreat during the summer. Garden Palace is the best preserved garden in China. Summer Palace is a perfect combination close to the natural and artificial landscapes. The garden is a model for Chinese classical gardens, is registered in the UNESCO world cultural heritage....
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Temple of Heaven in China
In the south of the historic center of Beijing and the Temple of Heaven Park is - Tientan - oases of peace in the heart of uproar. Main Temple - Hall of prayer for a plentiful harvest - is known world wide since the '80s, when many Chinese products they had on the package: a red cone with three rows of roof (cone symbolizes the sky), climb on a square marble terrace (symbol of the Earth). Two other pieces accomplish all that the Son of Heaven and pray for forgiveness of sins harv...
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The Beijing National Stadium
Also called "Bird's Nest" because of its complex architecture, Beinjing National Stadium was designed during the 2008 Olympics. Completion was scheduled for March of 2008. Here took take place opening and closing ceremony of the Olympics, and most activities. It is located near the Beijing National Aquatics Centre.
In 2002, Chinese government officials have invited architects to the world in a competition for design. Pritzker...
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Beihai Park
Beihai Park is an extremely popular in Beijing. Is very high, 68.2 hectares and covers almost one third of it is represented by a lake. Park was formerly the royal garden of kings Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. It was completed in 1179. Near the lake, the main attractions are the "Round City" which contains an exhibition of jade vases, temple of Eternal Peace, "wall / screen with the nine dragons" the latter having almost five meters long and 27 meters. It...
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Lama Temple
It is situated in northeastern Beijing and is also called Yonghegong. Lama Temple has five rooms each having a huge yard with nice decorated arch and other decorations. It houses a treasure of Buddhist art, including carved images of deities, demons and the Buddha, and Tibetan-style murals. After Yongzheng's death in the year 1735, his coffin was placed in a temple. Emperor Qianlong, his successor, took care of the temple and turned into an imperial palace. During the 9th year of ...
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Water Cube
The Water Cube is currently building constructed in the most unconventional of the world, using the latest technologies, showing the world China's new vision of architecture.
It is composed of cells form bubbles, polyhedral shapes that blend together to complete a deal cubic space. This method was invented by two scientists in Dublin and is called Weaire Phelan structure.
To achieve the structure i...
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