Tian’anmen Square: First built in 1420s in the Ming Dynasty, Tian’anmen is the large plaza near the center of Beijing, China, named after the Tiananmen (literally, Gate of Heavenly Peace) which sits to its north, separating it from the Forbidden City. It has great cultural significance as a symbol because it was the site of [...]
Shichahai Lake: Shichahai consists of 147 hectares and dates back to the Jin Dynasty. From the time of the Yuan Dynasty (1115-1234) it was the northernmost part of the Grand Canal linking Hangzhou in the south to Beijing in the North of China. Shichahai is a famous scenic area that includes three lakes (Qian Hai, [...]
Summer palace (Admission: 40rmb/$5.7): literally “Garden of Nurtured Harmony”, The Summer Palace covers an expanse of 2.9 square kilometers, three quarters of which is water. Constructed in the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), .by the time of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the summer palace had become a luxurious royal garden providing royal families with rest and entertainment. [...]
Forbidden City (Palace Museum) (Admission: 60rmb/$8.6): the Chinese imperial palace from the mid-Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing and now houses the Palace Museum. Built from 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 surviving buildings with 8,707 bays of rooms and [...]