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Beijing 6-877 Xishiku Cathedral: 西什库教堂: Beijing 6-878 Former National Institute of Mongolia and Tibet Site ...
The Forbidden City as depicted in a Ming dynasty painting A depiction of the Forbidden City from the German magazine Die Gartenlaube (1853) Aerial view of the Forbidden City (1900 or 1901) When the Hongwu Emperor 's son Zhu Di became the Yongle Emperor , he moved the capital from Nanjing to Beijing, and construction began in 1406 on what would ...
The Drum Tower, as seen from the Bell Tower at its rear The Bell Tower Principal drum in the Drum Tower. Out of the original 25 drums, this is the only remaining one. The Drum Tower of Beijing, or Gulou (traditional Chinese: 鼓樓; simplified Chinese: 鼓楼; pinyin: Gǔlóu), is situated at the northern end of the central axis of the Inner City to the north of Di'anmen Street.
There are many landmarks in Beijing. The best-known ones include the Badaling stretch of the Great Wall of China , the Temple of Heaven , the Tian'anmen and the Forbidden City , a number of temples, hutongs and parks, relics of ages gone by.
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The park is located 3 km (1.9 mi) from the city center and extends east from Chongwenmen to Dongbianmen and then north to near to Beijing Railway Station East Street. The park features a 1.5 km (0.93 mi) section of the Ming city wall and the Southeast Corner Tower, which are over 550 years old and surrounded by green park space to the south and ...
On September 14, 1976, the State Planning Commission of China organized designers from more than ten units in eight provinces and cities in China to gather at the Qianmen Hotel in Beijing to start the site selection and scheme designs of Chairman Mao's Memorial Hall. [2]
Beijing Central Axis: A Building Ensemble Exhibiting the Ideal Order of the Chinese Capital Beijing: 2024 1714, iii, vi (cultural) The Central Axis is an ensemble of palaces, gardens, religious sites, and public buildigns, running in the north-south direction in central Beijing.