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The forbidden city Beijing, also known as Peking, is the capital of China. The name Beijing literally means "Capital of the North", in accordance with the common East Asian tradition whereby capital cities are explicitly named as such.
The Tian’anmen, Gate of Heavenly Peace, is one of the most important tourist sites of Beijing, both by itself and as the main entrance to the Forbidden City.
Other world-renowned sites include the Badaling section of the Great Wall of China, the Summer Palace, and the Temple of Heaven.
The Tian’anmen, Gate of Heavenly Peace, is one of the most important tourist sites of Beijing, both by itself and as the main entrance to the Forbidden City.
Other world-renowned sites include the Badaling section of the Great Wall of China, the Summer Palace, and the Temple of Heaven.
The Hall of the People in Beijing
The Great Hall of the People, at the western edge of Tiananmen Square, is the parliament building of China.
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It is used for ceremonial and legislative activities by the People’s Republic of China and the Communist party of China.
The building is home of the National People’s congress. Every year, in March, the Hall is host to the Liang Hui (two meetings) event, where both the national People’s Congress (NPS) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (SCPCC) meet in sessions lasting for two to three weeks at the Great Auditorium.
In recent years, some non-political conventions and concerts were also held here.The enormous hall is open to the public when the national conference is not in session.
The Forbidden City
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The Forbidden City is located in the middle of Beijing. The common English name “The Forbidden City” is a translation of the Chinese name Zijin Cheng, literally “Purple Forbidden City”.
Jin, or “Forbidden”, referred to the fact that no-one could enter or leave the palace without the emperor’s permission.
The construction began in 1406.
The fabulous complex consists of 800 buildings with 8,886 rooms. It covers 720,000 square metres. It was the imperial palace from the mid-Ming Dynasty (from 1420 to 1644) to the end of the Qing Dynasty (1912).
After being home to twenty-four emperors, fourteen of the Ming Dynasty and ten of the Qing Dynasty, the Forbidden City ceased to be the political centre of China in 1912, with the abdication of Puyi, the last Emperor of China.
The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site of Unesco in 1987 as the “Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties”. The site is listed as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.It now houses the Palace Museum.
Some other attractions
There are abundant magnificent other buildings, monuments, temples, cathedrals, mosques, parks and gardens to visit in Beijing itself or in the vicinity of the city.
Shopping and commercial districts which are celebrated around the whole world includes: Wangfujing, Beijing's most upscale, globalized shopping district; Xidan, Silk Street, Beijing CBD, Beijing Financial Street and Zhongguancun Yizhuang.
