Travel freely in Beijing

Author: Li Xuanyan
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: For memories of Beijing, whether you're stuck in the phase of the East Wind Red, simply inhaling the sandstorms of spring, or countless underground cultures and music legends, as well as the 2008 Olympics, Zhongguancun—no matter who you are as a Chinese, you inevitably have a "Beijing heartstring" deep inside. After all, this is the roots. This book is the world's only interactive game book that records every scenic spot along the route, ensuring that players won't even want to get lost.
Beijing is the capital of China, with a history of more than 3,000 years as a city and over 800 years as a capital, ranking as one of China's seven ancient capitals. The urban planning of Beijing reflects the characteristics of ancient Chinese capital architecture: streets and hutongs crisscross, forming a grid-like layout that is symmetrically arranged on both sides of the central axis from Yongding Gate to Tiananmen and the Bell and Drum Towers. With 600 years of imperial history, modern Beijing is steeped in profound cultural ambiance, leaving behind grand or exquisite imperial buildings: the Forbidden City, a world-famous wooden-structured palace complex, the elegant and magnificent Temple of Heaven, the "real paradise" Beihai Park, the Imperial College (the highest institution of learning in the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties), and the Prince Gong Mansion, which records the life of the imperial and noble families.