| Beijing is the capital of china and is one of the | | | | demonstration. |
| most visited cities in Asia. It offers tourists an | | | | Another fascinating place to visit in Beijing is the |
| almost limitless number of places to see and | | | | national Museum of China. This museum was |
| things to do. It is a very busy metropolis that | | | | founded in 1926 and it has a collection of some |
| mixes modern living with ancient history unlike any | | | | 300,000 historical artifacts of witch about 5,500 |
| other city in the world. | | | | are on display at any one time. The displays |
| The cities main attraction is the "Forbidden City". | | | | include painted pottery, bronze ware, and |
| It contains 800 buildings and was closed to the | | | | ceramics. Located in the same area as this |
| public for a very long time. Today it is one of the | | | | museum, is the Museum of the Chinese |
| best preserved sections of ancient china. This was | | | | Revolution which focuses on the history of the |
| the imperial palace and it was constructed in 1406. | | | | communist party in china. |
| It took 200,000 workers 14 years to complete | | | | One more site of great interest in the Sun Yatsen |
| and its buildings contain 8700 rooms and halls. | | | | Park. It was originally the site of the temple and |
| The second most popular site in Beijing is the | | | | was named after Sun Yatsen, a leader of the |
| Tiananmen Square. In contrast to the Forbidden | | | | 1911 revolution. The park includes a number of |
| City, it was built in the 20th century under the | | | | cypress trees, and a great marble arch. |
| Mao dynasty. It is a large open area flanked by | | | | Beijing has many things to see and do for tourists |
| the Museum of Chinese history, the great hall of | | | | wishing to explore the city. The above list is just |
| the people, and Mao's mausoleum. This particular | | | | a small sampling of some of the places to see |
| place became infamous when a young | | | | while in the Beijing area. For a more detailed list |
| demonstrator was killed during a pro-democracy | | | | please consult your local travel agent. |