Preface
Touring Beijing
Historic Scenery Spots: Accumulation of Luxury, History and Culture
Tian'anmen and Tian'anmen Square: Signature of the People's Republic of China
The Palace Museum: A Silent Witness of History
Beihai Park: Heavenly Scenery in a Dreamlike Atmosphere
The Temple of Heaven: Worshipping the Heavens for the Sake of the Nation
The Summer Palace: a "Royal Garden Museum" with Splendid Natural Wealth and Rich Cultural Accumulation
Yuanmingyuan Garden: Majestic Royal Garden Reduced to Ruins, Reminiscent of the History
The Ming Tombs: Magnificent Tombs in the Fog-veiled Mountains Telling Long-past Stories
The Great Wall: The Chinese Dragon Witnessing a History of Thousands of ears
Marco Polo Bridge: Solemnity of the Stone Lions Doubled by the History
Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian: Origin of the Chinese Civilization
The Tomb of Matteo Ricci: A Pioneer Introducing the Western Culture to China
Temples and Churches: Purifying Souls and Praying for World Peace
Yonghe Lamasery: An Imperial Mansion Converted into a Grandest Tibetan
Buddhist Temple
The Imperial Ancestral Temple: Ancestral Temple Converted into a Cultural
Paradise of Working People
The Great Bell Temple: Powerful Bell Vibrating Across Beijing
The White Cloud Taoist Temple: Realizing the Truth and Understanding the
Importance of Natural Laws and Virtues
Source of Dharma Temple: A Solemn and Stirring Temple Nurturing Fragrant Lilacs
Ordination Terrace Temple: Soothing Ordination Terrace, Spectacluar Pines and Ancient Cave
Tanzhe Temple: An Immortalizing Temple with a History Outdoing Beijing
Yunju Temple (the Cloud Residence Temple): Most Valuable Century-old
Collection of Buddhist Sutras
Niujie Mosque: An Ancient Mosque as Old as Beijing
Church of the Sacred Heart (North Cathedral of Beijing): A Witness of the Century-old History of Mission
Hutong and Courtyards: A Window to the Folk Customs and Life of the Common People
Hutong Culture: Learn Some Beijing Dialect and Taste the Original Customs
Feature Hutong: Visiting Quiet and Meaningful Hutong by Rickshaw
Courtyard Houses: Appreciating the Brick Carvings, Touching the Gate Piers and Hearing the Stories Inside
Natural and Cultural Feature Spots: Getting Close to Nature and Appreciating the Cultural Elements
Xiangshan Park: Best in Autumn
Longqing Gorge Scenic Area: Parrellel to the Three Gorges and Lijiang River
China Century Altar: Commemorating the 5,000-year History of and Representing the 5,000-year Civilization
The Grand View Garden: The Dream of the Red Chamber Found in the Real World
Beijing World Park: Give Me One Day and I Will Give You a Whole World
Minghuang Wax Figure Palace: Can We Visit the Past?
Technological Scenic Sports: Internal Spirits of Beijing
National Library of China: An Ocean of Books for Readers
National Museum of China: A Chance to Appreciate the Best of Historic and Cultural Relics of China
National Art Museum of China: An Art Palace Promoting the Culture
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Constructions and Facilities for Beijing Olympics 2008
Feature Markets
Traditional Food
Recreation and Entertainments