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Begin in Beijing - Beijing Travel Information

The best way to kick off your AsianAlthough there are hundreds of
travels is in China's progressive andhistorical sites in Beijing, the rapidly
even tragically hip capital city ofsprawling metropolis is also overflowing
Beijing. Traditional relics like thewith contemporary wonders and luxuries.
Tiananmen gate stand juxtaposed againstThe National Zoo houses the largest
the imposing modernist architecture ofinland aquarium in the world as well as
recent history, most notable in theChina's famous pandas. Next to the
Dashanzi Art District. The People'sImperial Palace, the Wan Fung Art
Republic of China has its financialGallery provides insight into the
industries mainly in Shanghai and Hongartistic transition from regal and
Kong, but Beijing remains the nation'straditional to cutting edge
true cultural and political center.contemporary. Most interestingly, the
Orange County Meets Ming Dynasty insuburban sprawl has witnessed the
Beijingcreation of a $60 million
When many travelers think of Beijing,American-inspired community called
they imagine the dictatorial atmosphereOrange County, complete with town homes
of Mao Zedong or television images ofand tract housing.
protesting citizens; however, BeijingChinese Cultural Centrifuge in Beijing
has a tremendous history beginning asExperience two cultural traditions in
early as the 1st century BCE and hasone at the Laoshe Tea House where you
persevered through Kublai Kahn'swill be both charmed by Chinese opera
Mongols, Japanese invasion, and theand soothed by a variety of traditional
Communist Civil War victory in 1949.teas. For world-class shopping in
The Forbidden City is a fascinatingBeijing, visit Wangfujing, or you can
journey through 500 years of Imperialfind your way into the many enchanting
secrecy. The head of state no longersmaller districts for traditional
resides here and the beautiful buildingsChinese shops and boutiques. Beijing is
and breathtaking gardens are open to thealso home to several notable temples
public year-round. The entrance to thelike the Miaoying, and even a mosque
Forbidden City is the infamous Tiananmenthat was built in 996.
Square and gate, protected by fourWith such dynamic experiences to offer
formidable marble lions. Nearby, theand the immaculate preservation of its
Temple of Heaven is another sublimepast, Beijing is truly an international
representation of an era of dynastiescity and there's no wonder the
and royal architecture. With airfare tocosmopolis has been chosen for the
Beijing, you also have the extraOlympics. Get your airfare to Beijing
opportunity to see the Great Wall ofnow or wait for the 2008 Summer Olympics
China, which is only one and a halfin Beijing.
hours away by bus.



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