The forbidden city
The Forbidden City of China, in Chinese language is called "Gugong", it's the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It's huge and beautiful!
The reason for constructing the Forbidden City is make a big palace to protect the emperor's life is safe. The Forbidden City is in China's capital-Beijing. The meaning of the Forbidden City in the older day is that's the place that the emperor live, the place that shows the authoritativeness that the emperor have, and the place that can keep the emperor safe. But in today, there are no more emperor live in China, so the Forbidden City is only for tourism.
The Forbidden City lying at the center of Beijing was the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Now known as the Palace Museum, it is to the north of Tiananmen Square. Rectangular in shape, it is the world's largest palace complex and covers 74 hectares. Surrounded by a six meter deep moat and a ten meter high wall are 9,999 buildings.
The Forbidden City is very important in China, in older day, that's the place the emperor live. Because the emperor have power to control all the country, so the Forbidden City just like the goverment headcentre, all the laws, orders are from here, from the emperor. But in 2004 today, it's still important to Chinese people. Because it's the moest biggest palace in the world, it shows the history and the culture of China. Also, it make Chinese people pride. The Forbidden City is important today and the older day.
The Forbidden City, a part of the Chinese fantastic culture.
The temple of heaven
The place where Ming and Qing emperors came to pray for good harvests. The three-story round temple building rises from a large square platform four meters high fittingly standing in a ceremonial ground surrounded by acres of ancient trees. The echo stones leading to the temple, the echo wall that goes around it and the stories associated with praying there to Heaven, still lend an sir of mystery to the place,UNESCO listed it as one of the world heritages in 1998.
The summer palace
The summer palace occupies an area of 290 hectares. The earth dug from Kunming Lake was used to create longevity hill. Beside the rippling lake waters and the magnificent hill, terraces, towers, pavilions, hall, temples, pagodas, a long corridor, a marble boat, a theater and many other structures together make up this unusual place that once served as a villa and garden for the imperial family. UNESCO listed it as one of the world heritages in 1998.
A visit to Hutong by pedicab
The pedicabs ride on the streets slowly and smoothly and passengers really can see the sight.
Therefore overseas visitors would like to take a pedicab .another reason is why they are sometimes at a premium. Beijing is an ancient city well-known for its vast number of tiny Hutongs behind the broad streets and avenues. A taxi bothers to go into the Hutongs, when it does, the taxi finds the Hutong leading nowhere. A pedicab is useful on such occasion, able to take passengers to places deep in the Hutongs unmarked on the visitors map.
