Beijing Attractions

Virtual Forbidden City

Posted under Forbidden City on Saturday, 6 March 2010 by Travel Beijing
As you know, the Forbidden City has 9999 buildings, it is just easy to be lost if they are familiar with the Forbidden City architectural structure, but it is certainly symmetrical. Now I want a virtual tour of the mysterious Forbidden City. Follow me and you will not get lost! Now you start...
Virtual Forbidden City

Forbidden City History

Posted under Forbidden City on Friday, 5 March 2010 by Travel Beijing
The history of the Forbidden City covers six centuries. At the heart of Beijing, China, the Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the mid-Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty. The content of this page: The construction of the Forbidden City: Qing Dynasty Forbidden...
Forbidden City History

Meridian Gate – Forbidden City

Posted under Forbidden City on Thursday, 4 March 2010 by Travel Beijing
Forbidden City Meridian Gate or Wumen in Chinese, is the southern entrance to the Forbidden City. Chinese emperors thought they were the son of heaven, and therefore live in the center of the universe. They believed that the meridian crossed the Forbidden City, so that the door has been named...
Meridian Gate – Forbidden City

Hall of Literary Glory – Forbidden City

Posted under Forbidden City on Wednesday, 3 March 2010 by Travel Beijing
Hall of Literary Glory Chinese name: Wenhuadian East of the Gate Unified Harmony (Xiehemen), the court outside the Forbidden City is the Hall of Literary Glory. The building is 工-shaped structure with a passage between the front and back rooms. The entrance hall is the Hall of Literary...
Hall of Literary Glory – Forbidden City

Hall of Martial Valor – Forbidden City

Posted under Forbidden City on Tuesday, 2 March 2010 by Travel Beijing
Hall of Martial Valor Chinese call it Wuyingdian. On the west side of the Gate of Harmony wealthy (Xihemen), western courtyard of the Forbidden City is the Hall of Martial Valor (Wuyingdian). The building is 工-shaped structure with a hall connecting the main hall and back room. The Hall of...
Hall of Martial Valor – Forbidden City

Tiananmen Square

Posted under Tiananmen Square, What to See in Beijing on Tuesday, 2 March 2010 by Travel Beijing
Tian an men Square is the geographical center of Beijing city. It is the largest city square in the world, covering an area of 440,000 square meters (about 109 hectares), and put into a position to 10,000,000 people at once. The place is a conglomeration of beautiful flowers and the...
Tiananmen Square

Tiananmen Flag Raising

Posted under Tiananmen Square on Tuesday, 2 March 2010 by Travel Beijing
Tiananmen Square Flag Ceremony Five Star Red Flag, the Chinese national flag high in the sky above the square. To see the honor guard raise the flag here is a must for tourists in the city of Beijing. You need to get up early and went to Tiananmen Square. The only way you can clearly see the...
Tiananmen Flag Raising

Tiananmen Tower Sightseeing

Posted under Tiananmen Square on Tuesday, 2 March 2010 by Travel Beijing
Tiananmen Tower Tours  Help bjf@beijingfeeling.com Tiananmen Tower Visiting hours: Monday to Sunday: 8:30 to 17:00 (16:30 to stop ticket) Tiananmen Tower Ticket Prices: Adult: 15 yuan / person; students: 5 yuan / person, 70 years of age or older: 5 yuan / person, servicemen free...
Tiananmen Tower Sightseeing