Capital City Featured in Traditional and Modern Charm

Welcome to the center of China’s political and cultural development! Beijing is one of the oldest cities in the world whose history can be traced back 3000 years. During the past eight centuries, Beijing has been the national political center for most of the times.

Beijing is well-known for its magnificent palaces, temples, royal parks, tombs and museums, making it one of the most popular tourist cities in China.


Beijing is also a city of modernity, with world-leading industries in culture, finance, economy, education, and technology. It is China’s second largest city in terms of population, next only to Shanghai. 

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The Forbidden City (The Palace Museum)

The Forbidden City had served as the political and ceremonial center of China for 500 years. After its completion in 1420, a total of 24 emperors, their royal families and servants lived in this palace. Although it is no longer a royal precinct, it is still one of the most important cultural sites and one of the most visited museums in China.

The Temple of Heaven

The Temple of Heaven is the largest royal religious complex in Beijing, renowned for its rigorous layout of symbols, peculiar structure and magnificent decoration. It is a representative Chinese ceremonial building, where emperors of Ming and Qing dynasties offered sacrifices to the heavenly gods and prayed for a bumper harvest.

Yuanmingyuan

Yuanmingyuan is widely recognized as the pinnacle of China’s royal gardens and palaces. Before its destruction, it is famous for extensive collection of gardens, architectural structure and numerous artistic and historical treasures.

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