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Bookmark or Share- It’s Worth Visiting Beijing: 12 Reasons Tell You Why - China HighlightsBeijing is a window with a view on much of China's history.Beijing boasts a history of more than 3,000 years, of which more than 800 years were as a national or regional/kingdom capital. For 581 years, Beijing served as the capital of China's three most recent imperial dynasties: the Yuan (1279–1368), Ming (1368–1644, capital from 1420) and Qing (1644–1912) dynasties.
- History of Beijing - WikipediaThe city of Beijing has a long and rich history that dates back over 3,000 years. [11] [12] Prior to the unification of China by the First Emperor in 221 BC, Beijing had been for centuries the capital of the ancient states of Ji and Yan. It was a provincial center in the earliest unified empires of China, Qin and Han.
- Must-see attractions Beijing, China - Lonely PlanetSummer Palace. Beijing. A marvel of Chinese garden design and one of Beijing's must-see attractions, the Summer Palace was the royal retreat for emperors fleeing the suffocating…
- The best things to do in Beijing - Lonely Planet13. Ride a bullet train to the Great Wall. At the turn of the 20th century, travelers in Beijing went to the Great Wall by mule litter, a kind of sedan chair lashed between two donkeys. The reward for this grueling, two-day trek was Badaling, an astounding sprawl of brick battlements and watchtowers in the Jundu Mountains.
- Beijing Facts: Introduction, Location, History, Districts, AttractionsBeijing, Jing for short, is a metropolis in northern China and the capital of China. Lying 70 mi (102 km) west of Bohai Sea, it borders Hebei Province to the north, west, south, and for a small section in the east and Tianjin to the southeast. This city is a major transportation hub, with dozens ...
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