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Ming Tombs Scenic Area, Beijing, China

Ming Tombs Scenic Area, Beijing, China        The Ming Tombs Scenic Area is a national-level scenic spot, a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction, a national key cultural relic protection unit, and a world cultural heritage.   The Ming Tombs is short for the tombs of the thirteen emperors and empresses of the Ming Dynasty. It is located in a small basin under Tianshou Mountain in Changping County, about 44 kilometers northwest of Beijing, covering an area of about 40 square kilometers. Drive straight down from Deshengmen and pass through Shahe and Changping north to reach the Ming Tombs.       The architectural layout and regulations of the thirteen tombs are basically the same, with only slight differences in area, complexity, and simplicity. Among them, the tomb buried by Ming Chengzu Zhu Di, Changling, is the largest among the Ming Tombs. The Changling Mausoleum was built in the eleventh year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty (1413). The main buildings in the tomb are Lingen Hall, Minglou

Beijing Old Summer Palace Relic Park

Beijing Old Summer Palace Relic Park Yuanmingyuan Ruins Park is a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction, a national key cultural relic protection unit, and a patriotism education base.    Old Summer Palace is located in Haidian District, the western suburbs of Beijing, close to the Summer Palace. It was built in the 46th year of Kangxi (1709), also known as the "Three Yuanming Gardens". It is the collective name of Yuanmingyuan and its attached gardens, Changchun Garden and Wanchun Garden. It is a palace-style imperial garden in the Qing Dynasty, covering an area of ​​350 hectares (5200 More than acres), of which the water area is about 140 hectares (2100 acres), and there are more than 100 gardens. It is a large-scale royal palace created and operated by the emperors of the Qing Dynasty for more than 150 years.   "Yuanmingyuan" was named by Emperor Kangxi. "Yuanming" is the Buddhist name used by Emperor Yongzheng since his prince. When Emperor Kangxi ga

Summer Palace, Beijing, China

 Summer Palace, Beijing, China The Summer Palace in Beijing is the Royal Garden Museum, a national key cultural relics protection unit, a world heritage, and a world-famous tourist attraction. It is also known as the Four Famous Gardens in China along with Chengde Mountain Resort, Humble Administrator's Garden and Lingering Garden. The Summer Palace, formerly known as Qingyi Garden, is located in the western suburbs of Beijing, 15 kilometers away from the city, covering an area of about 290 hectares, adjacent to the Old Summer Palace. It is a large-scale landscape garden built based on Kunming Lake and Wanshou Mountain, based on Hangzhou West Lake and absorbing the design techniques of Jiangnan gardens. It is also a relatively well-preserved imperial palace and imperial garden, known as the "Royal Garden Museum" It is also a national key tourist attraction. The main scenic area of ​​the Summer Palace is composed of Longevity Mountain and Kunming Lake. The whole garden cov

Temple of Heaven Park, Beijing, China

 Temple of Heaven Park, Beijing, China Temple of Heaven Park is a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction, a national key cultural relic protection unit, a patriotic education base, and a world cultural heritage.    Temple of Heaven is in the southeast of Beijing, on the east side of Yongdingmennei Street, Chongwen District. Covering an area of about 2.7 million square meters, it is the largest surviving ancient ritual building complex in China. Today, the Working People’s Cultural Palace on the east side of Tiananmen Square is the place where the emperor worshipped his ancestors, and the Zhongshan Park on the west side is where the god of harvest, the god of harvest, is worshipped.         In the entire city of Beijing, there is an altar of earth in the north, an altar of heaven in the south, an altar of heaven in the east, an altar of sun in the east, and a moon altar in the west. The temple of heaven is the most dazzling and extraordinary. The Temple of Heaven was built in the eight

Beijing Badaling Great Wall Tourist Area

 Beijing Badaling Great Wall Tourist Area Beijing Badaling-Mutianyu Great Wall Tourist Area is a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction.         The Great Wall is famous at home and abroad. There are great walls in many places in China. The most famous one in China is the Badaling Great Wall, and the most famous one abroad is the Mutianyu Great Wall.         The Badaling Great Wall is located at the north entrance of Guangou Ancient Road, Jundushan, Yanqing District, Beijing. It is an important part of the Great Wall of China, a great defense project in ancient China, and a pass of the Ming Great Wall. The Badaling Great Wall is an important outpost of Juyong Pass. It was called "The danger of Juyong is not in the pass but in Badaling". The Badaling Great Wall is the earliest section of the Ming Great Wall that was opened to tourists. In March 1961, the "Great Wall-Badaling" was identified as the first batch of national cultural relics protection units. In 1961, th

The Palace Museum, Beijing, China

 The Palace Museum, Beijing, China The Palace Museum is a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction, a national key cultural relic protection unit, a patriotic education base, and a world cultural heritage.         The Palace Museum is a comprehensive Chinese museum established on the basis of the imperial palaces and collections of the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is located in the center of Beijing, with Tiananmen Square in front, Jingshan Mountain in the back, Wangfujing Market in the east and Zhongnanhai in the west. In 1961, with the approval of the State Council, the Forbidden City was designated as the first batch of key cultural relics protection units in the country. In 1987, the Forbidden City was included in the "World Cultural Heritage" list by UNESCO.         According to ancient Chinese astrological theory, Ziweiyuan (the North Star) is located in the middle of the sky. It is the residence of the emperor of heaven and corresponding to the heavens and humans. It is