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China’s capital city isn’t as futuristic as southern counterpart Shanghai, but that’s a boon or visitors who want to see China as it was,... Read More China’s capital city isn’t as futuristic as southern counterpart Shanghai, but that’s a boon or visitors who want to see China as it was, not as it will be. Trips to the Great Wall, the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace are must-dos here in this teeming city in Northern China. Close
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Quote: The Yonghe Lamasery is the biggest Tibetan Buddhist Lama Temple in Beijing, and the most renowned in China (outside Tibet itself). Built in 1694, it originally served as residence for Count Yin Zhen. In 1723, he… Read More
Quote: Dazhongsi, or Big Bell Museum, is one of my favorite spots to visit in Beijing. It is a bit out of the way; in fact, it’s a lot out of the way of the usual sights, so you would have to make an effort to go see… Read More
Quote: The Beijing Natural History Museum was founded in 1951 and was the first large scale natural history museum created in China. The BMNH owns more than 200,000 specimens. The collections include major dinosaur… Read More
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Quote: At the heart of the Forbidden City sits the magnificent Imperial Palace once the secluded home of Emperors now opened to the public as China’s most visited tourist attraction.Construction of the massive complex… Read More
Quote: It may not be the best known attraction in Beijing, and may only appear as little more than a footnote in most guidebooks, but I found the Ancient Observatory to be positively delightful and would describe it as… Read More
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Quote: Best known for the short story "The True Story of Ah Q," published in the collection Call to Arms, Lu Xun is often called the "Father of Modern Chinese Literature." Lu Xun's writing set him apart from the… Read More
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