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China - Beijing
In General
 When I arrive in China Beijing from Hong Kong by train I meet
Bolor a Mongolian girl that study Chinese language in Beijing.
She help me to get a room with 30 dollars per night in city hotel
China Beijing. Beijing, the capital city of
China, is one of the biggest and fast growing cities in the
world, is China's most
important center for international trade and communications. is located in the northern part of the
North China. Population is 14 million people and the
area is more than
16,410 square kilometers. This city have a long history starting
long time ago. Beijing was a capital city - from the Yuan
Dynasty (1271 - 1368) to the Ming (1368 - 1644) and Qing (1644 -
1911) dynasties. This emperors have lived and ruled the nation in
Beijing. It has been an important trading city from its earliest
days. Today Beijing is a modern and
fashionable city,
home to the Forbidden City,
the Great Wall, the temple of heaven and many more
sites. Beijing offers the opportunity to really experience
China.
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TIAN ' ANMEN SQUARE
 Tian'anmen Square means 'The Square of the Gate of
Heavenly Peace. Was built in the 15th Century and restored in the
17th Century. Is
the largest inner-city square in the world that can hold up to a
million people. Standing in Tian'anmen Square is like you stand in
the heart of China. Thousands of people come to the Square
every day where they can visit Tiananmen
Tower, Monument to the People's Heroes and Mao Zedong Memorial Hall. It
is the must place to visit in
Beijing City. The Square was the front door of the Forbidden
City. The tower has five doors and in
front of it are seven bridges spanning a stream. And only the
emperor could use the central door and bridge.
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FORBIDDEN CITY
 The Forbidden City, called gugong, in
Chinese used to be the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing
dynasties. In imperial times it was called as the Purple Forbidden
City from the association of the emperors with the color of the Pole
Star. This name is derived from the fact that it was inaccessible to
ordinary people. The first palace was completed in 1420. The complex
is huge, covering 961 m from north to south and 753 m from east to
west. Now it is open to the public as a palace museum where people
can see the great traditional palace architecture, enjoy the
treasures kept in the palace, and learn of the legends and anecdotes
about the imperial family and the court.
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TAI CHI CHUAN
 If you really
want to see Tai chi in Beijing you should wake up early in the
morning and take a taxi or a bus to go to the parks, that is full of
Chinese people that exercise play carts or even talking for hours. I
went in (Tiantan Park) in 6 a clock in the morning that it was many
old people usually training in Ta chi chuan.Tai chi is usually
translated as 'great ultimate' but this does not explain what the
words mean. 'Great ultimate' is a reference to the yin yang process
of dynamic balancing . Chuan means fist, boxing, or martial art. It
was originally a fighting style that uses the philosophy of the
grand ultimate. This ancient Taoist martial art is now also employed
to promote health and longevity by using slow, flowing movements to
develop relaxation, leg strength, and inner power. The (Tiantan
Park) is very beautiful filled with hundreds of trees Some of them
are so old as 800 years.
TEMPLE OF HEAVEN
 Is the first of the five
sacrificial temples in Beijing is located south of Beijing city. It
was first built in 1420, along with the construction of the
Forbidden City. Is the largest
extant sacrificial temple in China. The whole complex, is
provides a harmonious atmosphere for sacrificial ceremony as if
heaven and earth are integrated into one. In side the temple I meet
Leen that she was also holidays in
Beijing and she was happy to show me around. She tell me that the Construction of the
Temple of Heaven was begin in the year 1406 during the reign of the
Ming Emperor Yongle. It took 14 years to complete. The Temple is
divided by two enclosed walls into inner part and outer part.
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PEKING
ROASTING DUCK
 Peking Duck has the reputation of being the most delicious
food that Beijing has to offer. Many people have tell me that if you don't
try the Peking duck your not in Beijing. The history of the roast duck
starts from the Yuan Dynasty,
specialized chefs have developed the idea that the skin of the duck
should be so soft and crisp that it melts in the mouth.
THE GREAT WALL
 The Great Wall is the ethnic
symbol of China and is one of the
greatest wonders of the world. Just like a gigantic dragon, the Great Wall winds up and down
across deserts, grasslands, mountains and plateaus stretching
approximately 6,700 kilometers. A famous folk tale about the
Great Wall says "You are not a man if you have not been to the Great
Wall."
is Chinas
most famous and most mythical site. It belongs not only to
China, but is part of the cultural heritage of the whole world. The
Great Wall was originally built at the Warring States Periods
as a defensive point by the three states: Yan, Zhao and Qin. Later
on is repairs from the later dynasties. In fact, it began as
independent walls for different states an till that Emperor Qin
Shihuang succeeded in his effort to have the walls joined together
to fend off the invasions from the Mongolians Huns in the north
after the unification of
China. When you visit the Great Wall is like you travel through the
history backwards.
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