Beijing

Travel to China

Beijing

The capital of China - Beijing city - a crucial political, economic, cultural and historical center of the country. The first mention of the settlement in the territory of modern China date back to the II millennium BC History imposed an indelible imprint on the development and appearance of the capital of China. Beijing consists of an inner city and adjacent to the south of the External town.

Within the Inner City is "Purple Forbidden City", now the Museum of Museums, and in the past - the residence of Chinese emperors. Forbidden City has witnessed many dramatic events, including those who have had major implications for the fate of the state. This is one of the largest imperial palaces in the world, including the 9999 large and small facilities and surrounded the magnificent wall height of 10 meters, which is located outside of a deep moat. Over 500 years of Forbidden City served as the residence for 24 Chinese emperors (Min and Qing dynasties). All buildings in the Forbidden City are covered with golden glazed tiles, and walls of all buildings are painted in dark red. Very beautiful wide front staircase of marble, richly decorated with carvings, along the balustrade facing the white marble columns, is also decorated with carved bas-reliefs. In ceremonial halls in the southern city of emperors gave an audience to take dignitaries and foreign ambassadors, and in normal days were public affairs.

The rear (northern) part of the territory set aside for apartments empress and imperial concubines, and completes the entire composition imperial garden. Today the Forbidden City has become a museum of Museums, where the objects on display items used by the emperor and his family, and is open exhibition of antique items of all dynasties of Chinese emperors.

Also in Beijing is the mysterious Temple of Heaven, built over 500 years ago. There were many traditional prayers, and sacrifices in honor of Heaven, and once a year arranged a special ceremony ancestors Commemorating the Chinese Emperor, is regarded as "the son of Heaven." The territory of the church is enormous, but most of it does not occupy the building, a beautiful park, where cypresses grow, Tisza and other trees. Among the same architecture particularly popular wall-echo - a wonderful example of knowledge of the secrets of acoustics in Ancient China: if you stand at one end of it and pronounce some words, it will be clearly heard at the other end wall.