Beijing

Population: 12.6 million
Area: 16,800 sq km

As the capital of China and one of the seven old capitals in Chinese history, Beijing is the first one of
the state C listed famous cultural and historic cities. It blends as wel as the traditional outlook and the
spectacular view of the modern metroplis. The Great Wall, the Imperial Palace, and the site of
Zhoukoudian C Home of Peking Man have been listed as the world heritage. Beijing is also a noted
city for international tourism. The architecture of the Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties
have been preserved well. On the axis from south to north are Yongding Gate, Zhengyang Gate,
Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, the Monument to the Peoples Heroes, Tiananmen Gate, Duan Gate, the
Palace Museum, Jingshan Park(Coal Hill), Drum Tower, and Bell Tower. Around the Palace Museum
is the Imperial City. There are the Temple for Ancestral Worship, the Altar of the Earth and Harvests,
and Beihai Park. The outer lane is the Inner City. There are the Imperial College, Yonghe Lama
Temple, Miaoying Temple, and etc. Outside the inner city are the Temple of Heaven, the Temple of Earth, the Temple of Agriculture, the
Summer Palace, the Yuanmingyuan Ruins, and etc. in the outer suburbs are the Ming Tombs, the Great Wall, and the Site of
Zhoukoudian C Home of Peking Man. The newly C opened natural sights include the Stone Flower Cave, Daguanyuan(Grand View
Garden), the World Park and so on. Beijing is rich in the former homes of the former persons, the Beijing C style lanes(Hutong) and
street view, folk arts, and delicacies.