Beijing city is a majestic and full of contrasts, where tradition and modernity mingle with the crowds, the capital of China continues to be an excellent gateway to the Asian giant.
The Forbidden City is possibly the most iconic of Beijing and one of the most iconic of all China . The Palace of the Chinese emperors hundreds of years been closed to the public and their access restricted illustrates the aura of mystery that hung over him. The Palace Museum, which today can be visited in this space of 720 square meters is undoubtedly one of the highlights of a visit to Beijing. But there is more to see.
We can visit Tiananmen Square, the world's largest, built in 1949 to hold political demonstrations and large-scale military, but notorious for being the scene of student protests of 1989. Another characteristic of Beijing's Summer Palace, dominated by Longevity Hill and the Kunming Lake, built by Emperor Quianlong in 1750, covering an area of nearly 3 square miles.
As one of the most important stage of the 2008 Olympic Games, the admirable structure of the Water Cube, or National Aquatics Center, now a multi-functional pavilion of sports, culture and recreation. The difficulty is choosing. At the end of a trip to Beijing is unlikely to have seen a tenth of the main tourist sites in the metropolis of 17 million people.
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