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Popular Scenic Spots
Tiananmen Square & Forbidden CitySummer Palace
Temple of Heaven
Ming Tombs
Hutong (traditional part of Beijing)
Beijing Zoo
Lama Temple
Xiushui Market/Silk Market
The Sacred Way
Bird's Nest & Water Cube (Olympic Village)
National Centre of Performing Arts
Olympic Green
Great Wall at Juyongguan (the most magnificent)
Great Wall at Badaling (the most famous)
Great wall at Mutianyu (the prettiest)
Great wall at Simatai (good for hiking)
Great wall at Jinshanling (good for hiking)
Huanghuacheng Great wall (not officially open, steep)
Jiankou Great wall (steepest)
- The Most Popular Scenic Spots
Tiananmen Square & Forbidden City
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Tiananmen Square
encompasses 44 hectares(108.7acres),880 metres from north to south and 500 metres from east to west, big enough to hold half a million people.The square has witnessed the Chinese people' struggle against foreign and reactionary rule at home. In 1919,the May 4th Movement broke out in Beijing .Students and residents staged a patriotic demonstration in the square. In1935, students in Beijing launched the December 9th Movement against the Japanese aggression and Chiang the Kai-shek's policy of non-resistance. They held a demonstration in the square.
On April 5,1976, lots of people gathered here to commemorate ZhouEnlai and opp the "Gang of four"- JiangQing,Wang Hongwen, Zhang Chunqiao and Yao Wenyuan. Many tourists to Tian'anmen Square would like to have their pictures taken in front of white marble Jinshuiqiao(Golden Water Bridges).
The Palace Museum, known as the Forbidden City in the West, was the imperial palaces of the Ming and Qing dynasties. In early 15th century, large-scale construction involved 100,000 artisans and one million civilians .The construction took 14 years and was finish in 1420.In the following year, the capital of the Ming Dynasty was moved from Nanjing to Beijing. Twenty-four emperors- "Sons of heaven" of the Ming and Qing dynasty ruled from the Forbidden City. The last dynasty fell in 1911, but emperor Puli still lived in the inner court. It was not until 1925 that the complex was converted into a museum. Since then the palace has been opened to the public. The Forbidden City is a national architectural treasure.