What to see in Beijing? Attractions map

Opening the Heavens. Part 10. Tiananmen Square and the environs of the Forbidden City

Tiananmen Square

Every morning, three hundred and sixty-five days a year, hundreds of thousands of people watch the ritual of raising the Chinese flag over Beijing's main square, Tiananmen. Everything happens in a strict...

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• 11 years ago

Opening the Heavens. Part 9. Behai Park

Beihai Park

After noisy and crowded parks, palaces and temples, Behai Park became for me a corner of peace and relaxation, which from the very beginning was literally under my nose - a couple of minutes walk from...

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• 11 years ago

Opening the Heavens. Part 8. Temple of Heaven

Sky Temple

In ancient China, they believed that the emperor was the messenger of heaven, so there must be a special connection between them, which was carried out through the annual solemn prayer on the day of the...

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• 11 years ago

Opening the Heavens. Part 7. Yonghegun Buddhist Monastery

Tibetan Buddhist temple Yonghegun

Yonghegong is one of the most beautiful Buddhist monasteries in China. In translation, it means a lamaist temple, and this is how it is according to the dogma. Historians are inclined to believe that the...

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• 11 years ago

Opening the Heavens. Part 6. Zoo and pandas

beijing zoo

I don't like animals in captivity, but the opportunity to see a live panda took over. - History reference Originally, right after the founding of the PRC, it was known as the Western Outskirts Park. Its...

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• 11 years ago