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Beijing is an ancient city and has long been the capital of China. Its long history has left countless historical resources for people today.
Thus far, after the 38th session of the World Heritage Committee 2014 of UNESCO, 47 Chinese sites have been approved as world heritage sites. Among them, 7 sites are in Beijing, including the magnificent Forbidden City and the mysterious Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian.
Now let's explore the historical version of Beijing and meet the 7 world heritage sites.
(Today/report/0829 World Heritage)
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Beijing, as an ancient city with a history of over 3000 years, has witnessed the change of China and carries many memories. It is the only city that has the most amount of world heritage sites such as the Forbidden City, and the Temple of Heaven.
Since the beginning of last year, Beijing has offered foreign tourists from 45 listed countries a 72 hour visa-free stay. It is widely believed that it is a good time for tourists to explore the world heritage sites in Beijing.
Our exploration starts with the Forbidden City.
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Built nearly 600 years ago, the Forbidden City is not just one palace. It was the home to 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Surrounded by a six meter deep moat and a ten meter high wall, these buildings have not only housed the royal families but the stories of ancient China.
Shan Jixiang(单霁翔), curator of the Palace Museum, said that there is a feminine world inside the Forbidden City.
(Shang Jixiang male Chinese)
"The Western part of the Palace Museum was called the 'female world' in the past, as it was the residential area of empresses and concubines. The area is mysterious to the outside world."
After the visit of China ancient emperors' home, the Temple of Heaven makes the perfect second destination, as it is also located in downtown Beijing.
The Temple of Heaven is where the ancient emperors used to worship heaven.
Twice a year the emperors in the Ming and Qing dynasties would travel with their royal retinue to the Temple of Heaven to perform very specific rituals. No ordinary Chinese were allowed to view this procession or the ceremony.
Physically, the Temple of Heaven covers 675 acres, twice the size of the Forbidden City. It is one of the world's largest ancient structures used for sacrificial ceremonies.
Echo wall is one of the brilliant buildings in the Temple of Heaven. Here is Mark, a British journalist in Beijing.
(Mark Echo wall male English)
"If you whisper at any point close to the wall, they say the whisper can be heard clearly on the other side, Zhu Hangan who is trying out the echo wall. His girlfriend is going to the other side----This is amazing, there two people are having a conversation now. They must be about at least 150 meters apart. ````` "
The Temple of Heaven was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. It was described as "a masterpiece of architecture and landscape design" which combines philosophy, history, mathematics, mechanics, aesthetics and ecology.
The other UNESCO World Heritage Site related to the royal family is the imperial garden of the Qing Dynasty-- the Summer Palace.
As its name implies, the royal garden was used as a summer residence by the imperial family who retreated to it from the main imperial palace-- the 'Forbidden City'.
With more than 8,000 paintings on its beams, the long corridor is one of the most famous scenes in the palace.
Eva is a tourist from Poland who enjoys looking at the paintings.
(Eva long corridor male Poland 10")
"The long corridor is so wonderful, nowhere else in the world have I seen such a breath taking corridor of marvelous paintings."
With graceful landscapes and magnificent constructions, it is regarded as one of the most noted and classical gardens in the world.
Another world-class attraction are the Ming Tombs which situated out near the Tianshou(天寿) Mountains, some 50 kilometers northwest of Beijing.
The tombs, which took more than 200 years to construct, show the harmonious integration of remarkable architecture set in a natural environment. And, what makes this natural environment particularly fascinating is that it was selected to meet with the ancient rules of geomancy, or Fengshui(风水), thus making the imperial tombs a masterpiece of human creative genius.
Mary King, a British journalist in Beijing shared her experience in The Ming Tombs.
(Mary King female English 21")
"The Sacred Way symbolizes the road leading to heaven. It was believed that the Emperor, who was known as the Son of the Heaven, came from Heaven to his country via the Sacred Way, and so it was thought that the emperor deserved to return to Heaven the same way."
According to UNESCO, the Ming Tombs' area was worthy of being listed as a World Heritage Site because it offers a number of unique attractions.
Speaking of all things unique, the Great Wall is definitely one of the world's most unique attraction.
Just like a gigantic dragon, the Great Wall winds up and down across deserts, grasslands, mountains and plateaus. In Beijing, there are several sections of the Great Wall, including Badaling(八达岭), Mutianyu(慕田峪) and Gubeikou(古北口).
Dong Yaohui(董耀会), a famous Great Wall expert explained that although military defense was generally considered to be the purpose of building the Great Wall, it actually performed a peaceful rather than warlike function.
(Dong Yaohui Great Wall)
"The Great Wall was a means of reconciling China's nomadic and farming economies. The function of troops stationed on it was to maintain peace along the border. The Great Wall to some extent promoted the development of border trade. The Great Wall was built to avoid wars, and its solidity aimed to maintain peace. "
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