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Beijing Map
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The Great Wall
Stretching 3,950
miles, the Great Wall is a symbol of the ancient Chinese
civilization, which was built as a defensive structure during the
warring period of 476 - 221 B.C. The best preserved and most
imposing section of the wall is at Badaling, 50 miles north of
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Forbidden City
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Forbidden City is also known as the Palace Museum. It¡¯s the largest
and most well preserved imperial residence in China today and also
as the largest palace in the world. Located in the center of
Beijing, it was built between 1406 and 1420 under Ming Emperor
Yongle, and served as the imperial palace for the Ming and Qing
dynasties, representing the absolute authority, supremacy, and
richness of feudal emperors. |
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The Temple of Heaven
Covering an area of 273
hectares the Temple of Heaven is the largest temple in China, where
the emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties worshiped the god of heaven
for good harvest. The magnificent Hall of Player for Good Harvest is
one of the symbolic buildings in China. |
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Restaurant |
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Quanjude Restaurant
Address: No. 14, Qianmen
West Street, Beijing
Tel: +86-10-63048987
Email:
intl@chinaquanjude.com
Main Dishes: Roast Duck,
Hot and Spicy Shredded Duck Wing, Mustard Duck Web, Seasoned Duck
Gizzard, Quick-fried Three Duck Whites in Distilled Grain Sauce,
Crystal Duck Delicacy, Dry Fried Four Delicacies,
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Green Tianshi Vegetarian Restaurant
Address: No.57 Dengshikou
Street, East District, Beijing, China
Tel:
+86-10-65242349
Email:
friend@greentianshi.com
Main Dishes: Fried vegetarian Prawns filling with pineapple
slices, Tianshi Banquet Duck in Soy Sauce, Fried Vegetarian Squirrel
Fish with Pine Nuts in Sweet-sour Sauce, The Best Vegetarian Dish in
Potato Nest,
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Fei Teng Yu Xiang
Restaurant
(Sichuan Cuisine)
Address: No.
17 Zhichun Road, Haidian District, Beijing
Tel:
+86-10-82311286
Email: N/A
Main Dishes:
Spicy
fish,
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Shopping |
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Silk Alley (Xiushui Street)
Silk Alley lies in
Xiushuidong Jie off Jianguomenwai Dajie, near US Embassy. It is a
good place to buy cheaper goods and the resident foreigners in
Beijing come here frequently. Whatever you want to buy, like bags,
shoes, handicrafts or sweaters, you can bargain with the owners. |
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Wangfujing Street
Wangfujing, a seven
hundred-year-old commercial street, is located to the east of
Tiananmen Square and stretches from Chinese Art Gallery to the
Dongchan'an Avenue. It houses a wide variety of shops and boutiques
where you can find all kinds of commodities, some of which are of
world-famous brands. The recently finished Oriental Plaza (Dongfang
Guangchang) adds more charm to Wangfujing. |
More Beijing travel
information can be available at
here. |
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