The huge military project to protect the Chinese Empire against intrusions by various northern nomadic groups in ancient times was known as The Great Wall, literally meaning “The long wall of 10,000”. It was generally built along an east-to-west line across China, extending more than ...

“Forbidden city “is located in the heart of Beijing. First established in 1420, it was used as imperial palace for Qing and Ming Dynasty for slmost 500 years. Now it houses the palace Museum. Forbidden City is worldwide famous for its unparalleled ancient wooden structure architecture, i...

The Summer Palace (literally "Gardens of Nurtured Harmony") is a palace in Beijing, China. The Summer Palace is mainly dominated by Longevity Hill and the Kunming Lake. In December 1998, UNESCO included the Summer Palace on its World Heritage List.  History: The Qianlong Emperor of...

The Temple of Heaven is situated in the southeastern part of central Beijing (Forbidden City). It is four times larger than the Forbidden City. The complex was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for good harvest. The layout of Alta...

Lama Temple is the largest Tibetan Buddhism Temple in Beijing. Situated in the northeast part of Beijing City, it covers 66.4thousand m2, houses more than one thousands temples pavilion. Lama Temple features 5 large halls and five courtyards with beautifully decorative archways, upturned eaves and...

85 kilometers (52 miles) from downtown Beijing, you can discover Longqing Gorge, in northeast Yanqing County. The source of the river in this area is Haituo Mountain. The river passes through Yudu Mountain, flowing into Gucheng reservoir. So, it is called “Lesser Li River” in Beijing. T...