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| around Tiananmen Square |
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| 005- The Forbidden City
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006- Tiananmen Square |
007- Tiananmen (The
Gate of Heavenly Peace) |
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| 008- Great Hall of the
People (National Legislature) |
009- National Museum of
China
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010- Monument to the
People's Heroes |
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| 011- Mausoleum of Mao
Zedong
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| Buildings, monuments, and
landmarks |
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| 012- The Summer Palace |
013- Ruins of the Old
Summer Palace |
014- Peking Man Site at
Zhoukoudian |
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| 015- The Ming Dynasty
Tombs |
016- Bell Tower and Drum
Tower
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017- Historic Hutongs
and Siheyuans |
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| 018- Lugou Bridge
(Marco Polo Bridge) |
019- Prince Gong Mansion
(Gong Wang Fu) |
020- Zheng Yici Peking
Opera Theatre |
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| 021- Liulichang Culture
Street
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022- Beijing Ancient
Observatory |
059- Beijing
International Airport |
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| Temples, cathedrals, and mosques |
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| 023- Temple of Heaven |
024- Temple of Earth |
025- Temple of Sun |
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| 026- Temple of Moon |
027- Tanzhe Temple |
028- Jietai Temple |
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| 029- Yunju Temple |
030- Yonghegong
(Lama Temple) |
031- Guangji Temple |
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| 032- Confucius Temple |
033- Great Bell Temple |
034- Five Pagoda Temple |
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| 035- Temple of Azure
Clouds
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036- Temple of Recumbent
Buddha |
037- White Dagoba Temple |
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| 038- Badachu |
039- Immaculate
Conception Cathedral |
040- Holy Saviour Church
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| 041- Niujie Mosque |
042- White Cloud Temple |
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| Parks and gardens |
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| 057- Beihai Park |
043- Shichahai |
044- Jingshan Park |
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| 045- The Fragrant Hills
(Xiangshan) |
046- The Grandview
Garden |
047- Beijing Botanical
Garden
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| 048- Taoranting Park |
049- Beijing Zoo |
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| Shopping and commercial
districts |
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| 050- Wangfujing |
051- Xidan |
052- Silk Street |
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| 053- Beijing CBD |
054- Beijing Financial
Street
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055- Zhongguancun |
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| 056- Yizhuang |
058- Orange County |
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| Sections of the Great Wall at: |
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| 001- Badaling |
002- Juyongguan |
003- Mutianyu |
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| 004- Simatai |
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Three styles of architecture predominate in urban Beijing. First, the
traditional architecture of imperial China, perhaps best exemplified by
the massive Tian'anmen (Gate of Heavenly Peace), which remains the PRC's
trademark edifice, the Forbidden City, and the Temple of Heaven. Next
there is what is sometimes referred to as the "Sino-Sov" style, built
between the 1950s and the 1970s, which tend to be boxy, bland, and
poorly made. Finally, there are much more modern architectural forms —
most noticeably in the area of the Beijing CBD. Pictured above are some
images of Beijing architecture — blending the old and the new.
A bizarre and striking mixture of both old and new styles of
architecture can be seen at the 798 Art Zone, which mixes 1950s-design
with a blend of the new. The influence of American urban form and social
values in manifest in the creation of Orange County, China, a suburban
development about one hour north of the city.
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