The Forbidden City in Beijing is the imperial palace of China in Ming and Qing Dynasties, formerly known as the Forbidden City, located in the center of Beijing's central axis, which is the essence of ancient court architecture in China. The Forbidden City in Beijing is known as the first of the five largest palaces in the world and is a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction. 196 1 was listed as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units, and 1987 was listed as a world cultural heritage.
2. The Great Wall
The Great Wall, also known as the Great Wall of Wan Li, is an ancient military defense project in China. It is a tall, solid and continuous long wall, which is used to limit the enemy's actions.
The history of the construction of the Great Wall can be traced back to the Western Zhou Dynasty, and the famous allusion "bonfire drama princes" happened in Haojing, the capital (now Xi 'an, Shaanxi) originated from this. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, countries competed for hegemony and defended each other, and the construction of the Great Wall entered its first climax, but the construction length at this time was relatively short. After Qin destroyed the six countries and unified the world, Qin Shihuang connected and repaired the Great Wall of the Warring States Period, which was called the Great Wall of Wan Li.
3. Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site
Zhoukoudian Site Museum is located at the foot of Gulong Mountain in Zhoukoudian, Fangshan District, southwest of Beijing. It is a museum of ancient human ruins, which was founded in 1953. 1929, Pei Wenzhong, a paleoanthropologist from China, unearthed the first complete skull fossil of Peking man in Gulong, which shocked the whole world. World cultural heritage, national AAAA-level scenic spots, national key cultural relics protection units, and national 100 patriotic education demonstration bases.
4. Temple of Heaven
Temple of Heaven, a world cultural heritage, a national key cultural relic protection unit, a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction, and a national civilized scenic tourist area demonstration site. The Temple of Heaven was founded in the 18th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty (1420), and was rebuilt and rebuilt during the reign of Qing Qianlong and Guangxu. It is the place where emperors of Ming and Qing dynasties offered sacrifices to the emperor and prayed for a bumper harvest of grain.
5. Summer Palace
The Summer Palace is a royal garden in China in the Qing Dynasty, formerly known as Qingyi Garden, located in the western suburbs of Beijing.
Before the Qing Emperor Qianlong succeeded to the throne, there were four large royal gardens in the western suburbs of Beijing. In the 15th year of Qianlong (1750), Emperor Qianlong rebuilt Qingyi Garden here with 4.48 million taels of silver, forming a royal garden area 20 kilometers long from Tsinghua campus to Xiangshan. In the tenth year of Xianfeng (1860), Qingyi Garden was burned by the British and French allied forces. In the 14th year of Guangxu (1888), it was rebuilt and renamed the Summer Palace as a summer amusement park. In the 26th year of Guangxu (1900), the Summer Palace was destroyed by "Eight-Nation Alliance" and its treasures were looted. After the demise of the Qing Dynasty, the Summer Palace was destroyed again during the period of warlord melee and Kuomintang rule.
6. Ming Tombs
The Ming Tombs, a world cultural heritage, a national key cultural relic protection unit, a national key scenic spot and a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction.
From the establishment of Changling Mausoleum in May of the seventh year of Yongle (1409) to the burial of the last emperor Chongzhen in Siling, 13 imperial tombs, 7 tombs of concubines and 1 tomb of eunuchs were built successively, which lasted for more than 230 years. * * * buried thirteen emperors, twenty-three queens, two princes, more than thirty concubines and two eunuchs.
7. Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal
The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is the longest and largest ancient canal in the world and one of the oldest canals. Together with the Great Wall and Karez, it is called the three major ancient projects in China, and it has been in use ever since. It is a great project created by the working people in ancient China and one of the symbols of China's cultural status.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Wu dug for the purpose of cutting Qi, which was greatly expanded in the Sui Dynasty and repaired to Luoyang, the capital, and even Zhuo Jun. When the Yuan Dynasty was rebuilt, it abandoned Luoyang and took Beijing. It has been dug for more than 2500 years now. In 2002, the Grand Canal was included in the East Route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project. 20 14 On June 22nd, the 38th World Heritage Conference announced that China's Grand Canal Project was successfully selected into the World Cultural Heritage List, becoming the 46th World Heritage Project in China.
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Beijing, referred to as "Beijing" for short, is the capital, municipality directly under the Central Government, national central city, megacity, international metropolis, national political center, cultural center, international exchange center and scientific and technological innovation center of People's Republic of China (PRC). The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CCCPC), People's Republic of China (PRC) Central People's Government, National People's Congress, Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and China.
Beijing is one of the first national historical and cultural cities, and also the city with the most world cultural heritage in the world. The history of more than 3,000 years has given birth to the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the Badaling Great Wall, the Summer Palace and many other places of interest. As early as 700,000 years ago, the primitive tribe "Beijingers" appeared in Zhoukoudian, Beijing. In BC 1045, Beijing became the capital of thistle, swallow and other vassal states. Since 938 AD, Beijing has successively become the capital of the northern government of Liao, Jinzhongdu, Yuandadu, Ming and Qing Dynasties and the Republic of China, and became the capital of China people on 1949+00+00.
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Baidu Encyclopedia-Beijing