What are the most famous places in Beijing?
1. Badaling Great Wall
There is a saying: If you don’t visit the Great Wall, you are not a true man. It can be seen that as one of Beijing’s famous tourist attractions, the Great Wall is the first recommended place. Badaling Great Wall is located at the north entrance of the Guangou Ancient Road in Jundushan, Yanqing District, Beijing. It is an important part of the Great Wall, a great defense project in ancient China, and a pass in the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty. Its magnificence has amazed Chinese and foreign tourists.
2. Tiananmen
Have you all heard of Tiananmen? It is the center of our capital. You can go there to see the majesty of Tiananmen. There is a flag-raising ceremony every morning, and you also go to Beijing. One of the must-see attractions! Tiananmen was the main entrance to the imperial city of Beijing during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It was built in the 15th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1417). It was originally named "Chengtianmen", which means "carrying destiny from heaven and receiving orders from heaven".
3. The Forbidden City in Beijing
The Forbidden City in Beijing is known as the first of the five major palaces in the world (the Forbidden City in Beijing, the Palace of Versailles in France, Buckingham Palace in the UK, the White House in the United States, and the Kremlin in Russia). It is the national AAAAA It is a national-level tourist attraction and was listed as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units in 1961. It was listed as a world cultural heritage in 1987.
4. Temple of Heaven Park
Temple of Heaven Park is also a very beautiful place. It is located in the south of Beijing, on the east side of Yongdingmennei Street in Dongcheng District. It covers an area of approximately 2.73 million square meters. The Temple of Heaven was built in the 18th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1420), and was rebuilt during the Qianlong and Guangxu reigns of the Qing Dynasty. It was a place of worship in ancient times, and now it is one of the 5A-level scenic spots in the country.
5. Summer Palace
The Summer Palace is located in the northwest suburbs of Beijing and is mainly composed of Wanshou Mountain and Kunming Lake. As early as the Yuan and Ming dynasties, this place has become a famous tourist attraction as "the most spectacular in China" with its beautiful and natural pastoral scenery. In 1750 AD, Emperor Qianlong completed the Qingyi Garden (Summer Palace) after more than ten years of civil engineering work.