Beijing and Shanghai, as two of the world’s most famous cities with two distinct style attract the people throughout the world. In Beijing, the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, Hutong, Peking Opera, roast duck etc make you feel a strong cultural atmosphere here; but if you want to know China’s rapid development, the recent outcome of Shanghai’s science and technology, information technology, trade, financial will make you feel an international cultural exchange and integration in the bustling city.
The national stadium, dubbed the Bird nest, is one
of the two main venues of the 2008 Olympics, With a capacity
of 91,000, including 111,000 temporary seats
The National Aquatics Center, dubbed the Water cube because
of its futuristic, artful architecture, has a seating capacity
of 17,000, including 11,000temporary seats.
Located in the very centre of Beijing,
Forbidden City is China largest and bes-preserved set of ancient
building.In 1406, during the reign of the third Ming emperor,
Yong Le, largest-scale construction of the Forbidden City began
The Yonghegong Lamasery ( Lama Temple)
is probably the most prominent and colorful temple in Beijing.
At one time it was the official residence of Count Yin Zhen
The Temple of Heaven is an historic and sprawling complex located
in southern Beijing. It was first built in 1420 during the Ming
Dynasty. Lying south of Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City,
The
vast imperial playground of the Summer Palace was where the
regal court went to escape the oppressive heat of summer. It
is now a wonderful public park where local residents and visitors
can stroll
The
Ming Tombs, located in a picturesque valley of rolling hills
and orchards north of urban Beijing, were built by Ming emperors
( the Ming Dynasty lasted 276 years from 1368 to 1644) in an
attempt to achieve a swift transition to the afterlife.
The Yuanmingyuan Park is
located in Northwest Beijing. It is a masterpiece of royal gardens
in China and is known worldwide as a famous scenic spot. It
was extolled as the Garden of Gardens and the Versailles of
the East during its heyday.
Badachu
Park is located 17 kilometers form Beijing outskirts. There
are eight temples and shrines scattered among the Western Hills.
Badachu Park covers 332 hectares
the Chinese Ethnic Cultural Park is a collection
in miniature of the country nationalities culture. Tourists
can visit the traditional buildings of Chinese minorities and
the beautiful scenery that surrounds them.
Tiananmen
Square is the heart of Beijing and is the largest public square
in the world. The 44-hectare Tiananmen Square is 500 meters
wide, 800 meters long and the ground is paved with specially
treated light granite slate.
Shichahai is a famous scenic area
that includes three lakes (Qian Hai, meaning Front Sea; Hou
Hai, meaning Back Sea and Xihai, meaning Western Sea), surrounding
places of historic interest and scenic beauty
Confucius
(Kongzi) (551-479 BC), who also bore the names Qiu and Zhongni,
is acknowledged as ancient China greatest thinker and philosopher.
Confucianism remains an important aspect of traditional Chinese
culture today.
If
you are interested in contemporary Chinese art, there's a place
you must go: 798 Art Zone, it is located in the northeast suburb
of Beijing. The art area of 798 can trace back to 2003, at first
an abandoned factory was rent to a freelance painter by cheap
price
After five years of construction,
China's National Grand Theater was started to run in Jul 2008.
The egg-shaped edifice is one of the most talked-about architectural
projects in years.
Beijing, as the Chinese cultural and political center, retains a large number of ancient and traditional residential alleys – alley (the Chinese name is Hutong).
Beihai Park remains one of China's oldest and best-preserved imperial gardens, and a true have in the midst of urban hustle. Dating back 1,000 years, it has survived the Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, and is a perfect example of the ancient Chinese art of garden landscaping.
Rivaling Disneyland, Happy Valley is the country's biggest theme park. Since opening in July 2006, it has already welcomed hundreds of thousands of visitors.
The original Drum Tower goes back over 700 years to the Yuan Dysnasty reign of Kublai Khan. Back in the Ming Dynasty, the drums in the Drum Tower were beaten to give the correct time of day.
There are only two dagobas in Beijing: one if in Beihai Park, the other in this temple. The temple is officially called Temple of Resourceful Response and commonly known as White Dagoba Temple.
The temple was decreed to be built by Tang Emperor Taizong in 645 in memory of his generals and soldiers who died in wars, and it was initially named Temple to Mourn the Loyal.
Originally a Ming Dynasty imperial manor, in the late Qing Dyansty it became an experimental farm with a small menagerie, called Garden of 10,000 Beats, for Empress Dogwager's amusement.
As the saying goes, “there was Tanzhesi, then came the city of Beijing”, this is Beijing's oldest temple, dating back to the Jin Dynasty and later the favorite worship site of Kublai Khan's daughter.
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