The Great Wall of China was built to keep the Mongol tribes out of China.It was also built to link protection into a defense system. The Great Wall is the largest man-made monument ever built. it snaked 6400 kilometers or 4000 miles across northern China. Many people given up their lives to built the Great [...]
Posts from ‘August, 2008’
The Temple of Heaven
Temple of Heaven
Address: Qian Men Dajie Chongwen District Beijing 100050 China
Entry Tickte:CNY 30 (Nov. 1 to Mar. 31) CNY 35 (Apr. 1 to Oct. 31)
Tel: 8610 6702 8866
Website:http://www.tiantanpark.com/
Built by the Ming emperor Yongle in 1420, the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests is a masterpiece of Chinese religious architecture. The hall was one of many [...]
Summer Palace of Beijing
Summer Palace
Address:West of Peking University, Haidian District;
Entry ticket: 30 yuan/person, park only; 50 yuan/person, park and charged exhibitions inside some of the halls;
Tel: 86-10-62881610
Website:www.summerpalace-china.com
Summer Palace or Yi He Yuan, is the best-kept existing royal garden in Beijing. With a concentration of the best of ancient buildings as well as styles of gardening, it is [...]
The Capital Museum of China
The Capital Museum
Address: 16 Fuxingmenwai Dajie, Xicheng District, Beijing
Information: 8610-6337 0491 or 8610-6337 0492
Price: 20 yuan (US$2.5)
Website: www.capitalmuseum.org.cn/en/
The plan for the Capital Museum, located in the Confucius Temple, was prepared in 1953. The museum formally opened in 1981.
As a major cultural construction project in Beijing in the “10th Five-Year Plan”, the new Capital Museum, [...]
Hutongs in Beijing
Hutongs of Beijing
Address: The most famous is Hutong area is Houhai Hutong area
Hutong are small lanes formed by neighboring traditional style Siheyuan houses. These lanes are narrow and sometimes dark, but have been home to many legendary experiences and have given rise to interesting hearsay and anecdotes which affect Chinese lives today. The Hutong [...]
Beihai Park
Beihai Park
Address: Wenjin Jie (Front Gate), Di’anmen Xi Dajie (Rear Gate);
Entry ticket: 5 yuan (slow seasons), 10 yuan (busy season);
Tel: 8610-64071415, 64031102.
Beihai Park, situated northwest of the Forbidden City dates from the 10th century and was built as a pleasure garden for China’s court. The park was once part of the Forbidden City built was [...]
The Lama Temple of Beijing
Lama Temple
Address: 12 Yonghegong Dajie, Beixinqiao, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China
Entry Ticket: 25 yuan
Tel:8610-64044499
Built in 1694, the Lama Temple (or Palace of Peace and Harmony) was the residence of Prince Yin Zhen, a son of Emperor Kang Xi of the Qing Dynasty. After the prince came to the throne, half of the residence was used as [...]
Yuanmingyuan Ruins
Yuanmingyuan Ruins
Address: Yuanmingyuan Lu, Haidian District, north of Peking University;
Entry ticket: 10 yuan; 35 yuan for through ticket;
Tel: 8610-62628501
Yuanmingyuan or Garden of Perfect Splendor is located in the northwest of Beijing, close to the Summer Palace. The park is also called the Old Summer Palace. The construction of the garden was started in 1707 during [...]
The Ming Tombs
Ming Tombs
Address: Jundushan, Changping District;
Entry tickets: Changling: 30 yuan, Dingling: 35 yuan
Tel: 8610-60761424
Some 50 kilometers northwest of the capital, the Ming Tombs are generally combined with a visit to the Great Wall.Otherwise known as the “13 Tombs,” this is the burial site of 13 out of 17 emperors of the Ming Dynasty. However, the [...]
City Tour Buses In Beijing
On July 20th, Beijing city tour buses started operating. Beijing has finally got its own city tour buses, comparing with other major cities overseas.
There are only 2 routes at the moment, far from enough to cover all the fantastic spots of the city, but this is just a start. Tourists, natives and foreigners alike, have [...]
