Historical Place of China

The Palace Museum

The Palace Museum also called the Forbidden City, is located in center of Beijing. The imperial Palace used by emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties is largest and most complete ancient wooden-structure building complex in the world. Construction of the Forbidden City started in 1406 and lasted 14 years. Twenty-four emperors were enthroned there. It’s being regarded as the largest Siheyuan that is, traditional-style single-story house with rows of rooms around the four sides of a courtyard.

The Summer Palace of Beijing

The Summer Palace, featuring the best of China’s ancient gardens, is located in the western suburbs of Beijing. The palace was built in 1153 as a temporary imperial palace. It was rebuilt in 1888. The Summer Palace includes Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake. The long Corridor Painted with exquisite paintings is the longest corridor in the world.

The Temple of Heaven in Beijing

The Temple of Heaven, built in 1420, is located in southern Beijing. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, emperors came to the temple to worship the God of Heaven and pray for a good harvest.

The Great Wall

The Great Wall, which is composed of fortresses, walls, terraces and beacon towers, runs 6,300km, across five provinces. It was constructed in the Warring States Period of the 5^th century B.C by three states, Yan, Zhao, and Qin, as a defense against each other and against the nomads further north. Today’s Great Wall-in size, condition and location-is mostly the Ming reconstruction. That such an immense engineering project could be accomplished over high mountains and difficult terrain at a time of less advanced technology makes the Great Wall truly a wonder of world architectural history. Today, the Great Wall attracts tourists from both home and abroad.