Square Tiananmen
Square of Heavenly Calm, or Tiananmen, is located in the central part of the city. Its territory is 440 thousand square meters, it is one of the largest areas in the world. During the periods of the reign of emperors, the square was the front entrance to the Imperial Palace, it was on it that the imperial instructions were brought to the people. Tiananmen Square is known throughout the world, thanks to the demonstrations and riots that have had place here. According to her center, a monument to folk heroes is towers, the stele of a square form, on which the sayings of Mao and Zhou Egnlay are recorded - the monument is thirty-eight meters. On the sides of the square are the Museum of the Chinese Revolution, the historical Museum of China. In the northern part of the square you can see the ancient Palace Gate Tiananmen. Mausoleum Mao Zedong was erected in 1976 - 1977 in the center of the square, the atmosphere of peace and reverence reigns inside it before the leader, the photography is prohibited here. A large crowd of visitors crowds at the entrance always. Mausoleum Mao Zedong is open to visit from 8:30 to 11:30 in the morning, but sometimes they are allowed into it to a shorter schedule - from 13:00 to 15:30.
Forbidden city
The imperial palace, which otherwise is called a forbidden city - due to the fact that the entrance to it for ordinary mortals was before the ban - this is one of the largest palaces of such purpose in the world. For more than five centuries, the forbidden city was represented by the residence of twenty-four emperors of the Middle Kingdom - from the Ming and Qing dynasties. In the palace complex there are 9999 separate rooms. In the Imperial Palace, you can see a large number of antique products and items used by those people who used to live here. The forbidden city protects around the perimeter a high urban wall, in which four towers are placed in the corners, and around the wall there is a wide ditch with water. You can get to the Imperial Palace on any day of the week - from 8:30 am to 17:00, and the latest tickets are available on sale until 15:30. Excursions typically have a route from the south to the north, tourists come to the Forbidden City through the southern gate - the Ukey Gate.
Park Beihai.
In the central part of Beijing, there is a beautiful park of Beihai, or the North Lake Park (Beihai Gongyuan) - it is located about five hundred meters north - west from the northern exit from the complex of the Imperial Palace - Shahuen Gate. Park Beihai occupies the territory of about sixty eight hectares. It is called so thanks to Lake Beihai - the park around him and is located. At the same time, the area occupied by the lake is almost half of the entire area of the park. Here, the emperors of the imperiators were indulge in former times. Nowadays, Beihai Park is one of the most significant examples of the traditional Chinese garden.
Tiantan - Temple of the sky
The most significant temple complex in Beijing, who has absorbed in its architecture, vintage symbolic images is the temple of the sky, or Tiantan. They built it from 1420 to 1530, it is located in the south of the "external city". The temple ensemble includes several buildings having a sacred value. Round terraces of temples along with blue roofs served as a symbol of the sky, and the wall that has a square shape in the plan and has been erected around the perimeter of the entire area of the temple complex - the symbol of the Earth. In these places, the emperor made the most sacred contact rituals with the sky during the period when the winter solstice went. Tiantan is not only a temple, it is also a park. In the morning hours - at 6:00 - 6:30 - here you can see the gathered people near the entrance, which, while practicing Tai Chitsean, then diverge on their favorite corners of the park. But already at nine o'clock in the morning, this eastern idyll is violated by tourists gathering here.
The great Wall of China
The great Chinese wall is famous throughout the world due to its majestity, a huge scale and duration of the construction period, her deservedly recognized as the seventh miracle of the world. Wall is a symbol of the Chinese nation. In height, it has from three to eight meters, the towers - to twelve, and the total length is six thousand three hundred kilometers. The Great Wall of the Wall in former times served as the protection of the state from nomad raids. It was erected under the control of Emperor Qin Shihuana, who united the broken fortresses in one whole fortification. The construction, which is now called the Great Wall (although the literal translation means "long wall"), was fully erected during the Ming dynasty - at the time when the Mongols from China were expelled, and a huge structure prevented new raids on the territory of the territory. The restored part of the wall in Badalin is located in the ninety kilometers north of Beijing. In our time, near the Great Wall, the museum and panorama elevated.
Valley of Tomb Chisanine
At the removal of fifty kilometers from Beijing in a quiet valley, an eternal rest of thirteen from sixteen emperors belonging to the Ming dynasty. The valley of the tombs, or Shisanlin, is the place where the emperors, just starting to rule, immediately began the construction of their own tombs. Avenue of spirits stretches to the tomb guard the figures of animals.
Summer Imperial Palace
In the north-western suburb of the capital of China there is a huge summer of the Imperial Palace, or the Park Maiuan. The park is the biggest well-preserved imperial garden in the Middle Kingdom. It covers the territory in two hundred ninety hectares. The summer palace served as his inhabitants of the face of the summer heat. Based on this, in its design, the creators made focus on "cooling things" - such as water, hills and gardens. Four parts are included in Miauan Park: The first is intended for official receptions, the second - for residences, the third - for temples, and the fourth is entertaining and created for walking.
Landscape Mountain (Jingshan)
To the north of the Gugun Palace rises a green hill, having a height of fifty six meters. The top of this hill was at the same time the highest accurate in the city, hence the panorama of the entire capital is visible to this day, so this place was called - landscape mountain, or Jingshan. In our time, Jingshan is one of the most beautiful central parks, which is located at the intersection of sightseeing paths.