TheImperialPalaceislocatedindowntownBeijing,formerlyknownastheforbiddencity.IntheMingDynastyYonglebuilteighteenyears,istheMing,Qingtwogenerationsofthepalace,incomparablemasterpieceofancientarchitecture,theworldslargest,mostcompletewoodenstructureoftheancientbuildinggroup.TheentiretheImperialPalacebuildingfromthe"future"and"imperialpalace"iscomposedoftwoparts,surroundedbyawallaround.Fourfromnowon.Cityfourcornerturret.Foureachha一vingagate,SouthistheMeridianGate,asthefrontgateoftheImperialPalace.TheImperialPalaceislocatedindowntownBeijing,nowintothe"MuseumoftheImperialPalace".Livedhere24emperors,isduringthetwodynastiespalace,incomparablemasterpieceofancientarchitecture,theworldslargest,mostcompletewoodenstructureoftheancientbuildinggroup.Nowintothe"MuseumoftheImperialPalace".Istheworldslargestexistingroyalgarden.
Beijinghasalonghistorywithanabundanceofhistoricalandculturalheritagethatrepresentstreasuresfromthecityscivilizations.
TheForbiddenCityisthelargestandmostmagnificentclusterofancientbuildingsinChina.ItisagreatachievementofChinesearchitecture.
LocatedinanorthwesternsuburbofBeijing,theSummerPalaceisanimmenseparkcontainingsomeChinesetraditionalarchitectureandarts.ItwasbuiltandservedasaroyalgardenduringtheQingDynasty.
Beijingalsohasmanytraditionalcuisinespecialties,includingBeijingduck,Mongolianhotpot,Muslimbarbecue,andBeijingtraditionalfolkfood.ImperialandtheTanjiacuisineareexamplesofBeijingstraditionalcuisine.
ManyforeigntouristscometoBeijingtoexperiencetheChinesewonderfulculture.AndBeijingisbecominganinternationalcitywithitscontinuousdevelopment.
BeijingisthesymbolofChina.ItreflectsChinasdevelopmentandchange.IloveBeijing.
Beijingisanancientcitywithalonghistory。Backin3000yearsagoinZhoudynasty,Beijing,whichwascalledJiatthemoment,hadbeennamedcapitalofYan。Thereafter,Liao,Jin,Yuan,MingandQingdynastyallmadeBeijingtheircapital。Therefore,Beijingwasfamousfor"Capitalofathousandyears"。
ThelonghistoryleavesBeijingpreciousculturaltreasure。WindingforseveralkilometersinBeijingarea,theGreatWallistheonlyman—madestructurethatcouldbeenseeninthespace。TheSummerPalaceisaclassiccompositionofancientroyalgardens,andtheForbiddenCityisthelargestroyalpalacesintheworld。Tiantaniswheretheemperorusedtofetetheirancestors,andalsothesoulofChineseancientconstructions。ThefoursitesabovehasbeenconfirmedworldculturalheritagebyUNESCO。However,thebestrepresentativesforBeijingarethevanishingHutongsandsquarecourtyards。Throughhundredsofyears,theyhavebecomesymbolofBeijingslife。Tiananmensquarebeingstillbrillianttodaywithcloverleafjunctionsandskyscraperseverywhere,theold—timeysceneandmodernculturearecombinedtopresentabrandnewvisageofBeijing。
AsBeijinghasbeenconfirmedhomecityofOlympics2019,thespiritof"greenOlympics,scientificOlympicsandhumanizedOlympic"willsurelybringmoreandmorechangestoBeijing,promotethedevelopmentofsportsandOlympicsinChinaaswellasintheworld,andstrengthenthefriendlycommunicationsbetweenChineseandforeignpeople。
Beijing,ametropolisinnorthernChina,isthecapitalofthePeoplesRepublicofChina(PRC).ItisalsoknowninEnglishasPekingBeijingisalsooneofthefourmunicipalitiesofthePRC,whichareequivalenttoprovincesinChinasadministrativestructureandisoneoftheFourGreatAncientCapitalsofChina.BeijingMunicipalitybordersHebeiProvincetothenorth,west,south,andforasmallsectionintheeast,andTianjinMunicipalitytothesoutheast.BeijingisChinassecondlargestcity,afterShanghai.Itisamajortransportationhub,withdozensofrailways,roadsandmotorwayspassingthroughthecity.ItisalsothefocalpointofmanyinternationalflightstoChina.Beijingisrecognisedasthepolitical,educational,andculturalcenterofthePeoplesRepublicofChina,whileShanghaiandHongKongpredominateineconomicfields.Thecitywillhostthe2008SummerOlympics.
Beijing,ametropolisinnorthernChina,isthecapitalofthePeoplesRepublicofChina(PRC).ItisalsoknowninEnglishasPekingBeijingisalsooneofthefourmunicipalitiesofthePRC,whichareequivalenttoprovincesinChinasadministrativestructureandisoneoftheFourGreatAncientCapitalsofChina.BeijingMunicipalitybordersHebeiProvincetothenorth,west,south,andforasmallsectionintheeast,andTianjinMunicipalitytothesoutheast.
BeijingisChinassecondlargestcity,afterShanghai.Itisamajortransportationhub,withdozensofrailways,roadsandmotorwayspassingthroughthecity.ItisalsothefocalpointofmanyinternationalflightstoChina.Beijingisrecognisedasthepolitical,educational,andculturalcenterofthePeoplesRepublicofChina,whileShanghaiandHongKongpredominateineconomicfields.Thecitywillhostthe2008SummerOlympics.
BeijingisthecapitalofPeoplesRepublicofChinaandthenationscentreforpolitics,economyandculture.Itenjoysalongandrichhistory.Therearenumerousheritagesitesandwonderfulexamplesofancientarchitecture,suchastheworld—famousGreatWall,theTempleofHeavenandtheForbiddenCity.
Besidessightseeingplaces,therearemanydeliciousfoodsuchasPekingducksandBeijingsnacks.Beijingisreallyagoodplacetotravel.