Quick Explore to the Iconic Sites in Beijing by Marcel Schnell

January08

The Tour We Join: Beijing Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace Day Tour by Bus

During this one day Beijing group tour, we did visit 4 famous historical sites after Great Wall. Those places are Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace. You might unfamiliar with these places but with these pictures, it might help you to memorize and remember it.

Tiananmen Square

A first spot we did visit is Tiananmen Square which regarded as the largest public square in the world. It said can hold one million people at the same time, and I think I believe it. Since the square was so huge so nothing impossible.

Forbidden City

After took pictures in front of the entrance gate of Forbidden City then we entered the palace and find this huge hall called Taihedian in Chinese. It is the most important hall of Forbidden City, used as the place where hold several important ceremonies during Ming and Qing Dynasty.

Temple of Heaven

The next place is Temple of Heaven, a sacrificial altar of Ming and Qing Dynasty worshipped heaven and prayed for good harvests. Our guide said that Temple of Heaven nearly four times larger than the Forbidden City and this is the main building of Temple of Heaven we did visit this time.

Summer Palace

Come to our last sites called Summer Palace, a beautiful imperial garden of Qing Dynasty. This is a long corridor at Summer Palace, richly decorated with paintings on the beams and the ceiling. You can see the details of those paintings by wandering along the corridor.

Summer Palace

Summer Palace consists primarily of the Wanshoushan (Longevity Hill) and Kunming Lake and houses more than 30 classical structures are scattering on the hill and around the lake.

Summer Palace

Since we did visit this garden on winter, so this was the picture that I could get! Locals walk across the freezing manmade lake without any problems. The garden was quite peaceful in winter, less tourists. Do not make cold weather stop your travel plan, it was worth enough even travelling when winter.

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Short Excursion to Hike Great Wall at Mutianyu by Clarissa

January04

This one day Beijing group tour offer great chance for us to explore the magnificent Great Wall outside the capital. Tour guide picked us up on time in the morning and took us to explore the first destination called Ming Tombs especially visit the Underground Palace.

Ming Tombs

One famous spot among tourists in huge Ming Tombs called Underground Palace (Dingling), the tomb of Emperor Shenzong, the only one underground palace exploited in the Ming Tombs.

Ming Tombs

Strolling around the Underground Palace of Ming Tombs, we found one interesting spot, I think it was the place for worshipped. We also did see numerous ancient cultural heritages, some antiques combines with its sacred atmosphere of the underground.

Mutianyu Great Wall

Next destination after have lunch, moved to the Great Wall, Mutianyu section. The weather was not so cold, with less crowded. Like all the Great Wall was ours. We could took so many great photos with no strangers appear.

Mutianyu Great Wall

Besides, it is another photo of ours while hiking the peaceful Mutianyu. That was a good experience even only climbed little part of this long Great Wall. Still a looong way to go since our guide gave us 2 hours hike on Great Wall.

Mutianyu Great Wall

That was the last part we did see on the Wall before we headed back to the place where we should meet the guide. Time goes so fast, faster than our expectation. It was a memorable short trip to the Great Wall that we cannot forget.

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