To come to the Forbidden City, of course, you must experience its ancient charm. You can go to the Qianmen area first, because the most important thing is that Qianmen does not require tickets, and you can walk to 50% of Beijing’s core scenic spots: Tiananmen, the Forbidden City, Jingshan Park, and Beihai Park. , Temple of Heaven, Qianmen Street, Dashilan, Deyun Society, etc.
Qianmen used to be the entertainment center of the capital, where many famous theaters, teahouses, bookstores, and the earliest movie theater in Beijing history were located here. It is worth a visit!
Dazha (shi) Lan (la) generally refers to the entire area starting from Langfang Toutiao in the north, Meishi Street in the west and Jewelry Market in the east, including Dashilan Commercial Street.
There are many time-honored shops in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Among them, Ruifuxiang, Xiangyihao, Neiliansheng, Daguanlou, etc., all have unique historical meanings and architectural facades. It is worth further understanding the stories behind them. There were also major inns, theaters, photo studios, bathing pools, etc. at the time of prosperity. Jewelry City also hides the narrowest Qianshi Alley in the capital.
There are also several time-honored specialties in the Dashilan area that are worth visiting!
Many buildings with European elements combining Chinese and Western elements are also the only remaining archery towers in the city today.
In addition to the Forbidden City, Houhai, literary and artistic youth must visit Beijing Square. This is a new landmark of Beijing culture. It retains and continues the important veins and textures such as the headlines of the corridors and the door frame alleys, showing the collision of the ancient charm and fashion of the capital.
As an open and slow space for cultural and artistic life, it is built by the Nancheng government in 2017 with Quanyechang as the center and surrounded by Chinese and Western buildings. It is a new life experience area that is both classical and fashionable. It has attracted countless high-end literary and artistic businesses to settle in, and it has also led a new landmark in Beijing after Sanlitun Village! in addition! Beijing Square also does not need tickets!
When you go to Beijing Square, you must go to the flagship store of Starbucks to have a cup of coffee. In addition to the bakery shop in Shanghai, it is another masterpiece of Starbucks! Since its opening at the end of June, Starbucks fans have come to check in to celebrate the weekend. On the first floor, different ways of creative inspiration are used to interpret the flavors of different coffee beans, allowing customers to understand coffee more intuitively. The second floor is the new tea of Teawana, as well as the unique murals of the imperial city. The third floor is the first independent wine tasting space in China.
There is also a MUJI Hotel in Beijing Fang. After hearing that Shenzhen has opened the first MUJI hotel in China, all MUJI fans are looking forward to staying there for one night to experience the real MUJI style. In addition to the physical store in the basement area, there are also books on home design and cooking recipes from various places on the first floor, providing a quieter reading space, as well as light meals from MUJI cafe&meal. At the same time, it also set up the first MUJI dinner in Beijing with a three-story open-air Japanese dinner.
In fact, there are many large and small shops in Beijing Square, such as inwe Yinwei tea opened by the milk tea sister, afternoon tea in Yingyuan, old Beijing cuisine new style restaurants such as Beiping garden, etc...
It takes more than ten minutes to walk from the front door to the Forbidden City. It is the most well-preserved and largest wooden structure ancient building complex in China and even in the world, and is known as "the first of the five great palaces in the world".
There are a large number of precious cultural relics in the Forbidden City. According to statistics, there are millions of them, accounting for one-sixth of the total number of cultural relics in the country. There are clock demonstrations at the Clock Museum at 11:00 and 14:00 every day, which should not be missed.
The Forbidden City needs to be visited from south to north. The Meridian Gate is the only entrance, and the exits are Donghua Gate and Shenwu Gate.
Tickets for the Forbidden City are also very conscientious. The price in the peak season is RMB 60 for adults / RMB 20 for students; internal attractions: RMB 10 for Treasure Hall / RMB 10 for Clock Hall (April 1-October 31 Tuesday-Sunday)
You can see the turrets from the Forbidden City. If you can meet the most beautiful sunset in the evening, you can definitely take a photo that dominates the circle of friends!
I still remember a text I learned in the fourth grade of elementary school Chinese called: "Traveling in the Temple of Heaven Park". That text introduced the three acoustic phenomena in the Temple of Heaven, the Tianxin Stone, the Whispering Wall, and the Three-tone Stone. I have always been full of fantasies about Tiantan Park, so I think Tiantan Park is also a must-see place. This is not only a worthwhile attraction in Beijing, but its tickets are super cheap! Tickets only in peak season: adult ticket 15 yuan / discount ticket 7.5 yuan; joint ticket: adult ticket 34 yuan / discount ticket 17 yuan (April 1-October 31 Monday-Sunday)
The Temple of Heaven is located in the southeast of the Forbidden City, covering an area of 273 hectares, about four times the size of the Forbidden City.
The Temple of Heaven Park is the place where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties worshiped the God of Heaven on the winter solstice and prayed for grain on the first day of the first lunar month. The architectural layout of the Temple of Heaven is in the shape of "Hui", which is divided into two parts: the inner altar and the outer altar by two altar walls. Every design in the Temple of Heaven Park is very ingenious, with harmonious colors and superb architecture.
Walking into hutongs and walking through high-rise buildings, you can feel the slowness of history and the speed of the times, and you will find that Beijing has more faces than you think. Autumn in Beijing is a season like oil painting, and I look forward to seeing its beauty for you.
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