Written by china guide June 30th, 2010 No Comments Category: China Destinations
BeiHai Park(Chinese: 北海), in central Beijing close to the Forbidden City, is one of the oldest and most authentically preserved imperial gardens in China. BeiHai Park has a history of over 1,000 years. BeiHai Park has existed throughout the Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.
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Written by china guide June 16th, 2010 No Comments Category: China Destinations
The YongHeGong (Lama Temple or YongHe Temple, Chinese: 雍和宫), also known as the 'Palace of Peace and Harmony Lama Temple', is a temple and monastery of the Geluk (Yellow Hat) School of Tibetan Buddhism located in the northeastern central part of Beijing, next to the subway station of the same name.
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Written by china guide June 7th, 2010 No Comments Category: China Destinations
Introduction to YuanMingYuan
YuanMingYuan (Chinese: 圆明园), also known as the 'Old Summer Palace' and originally called the Imperial Gardens, was an extremely large complex of palaces and gardens 8 km (5 miles) northwest of the old city wall of Beijing (that is, about 8km from XiZhiMen subway station). YuanMingYuan is very close to the Summer Palace; in fact, slightly nearer to central Beijing. There will shortly be a subway station there.
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