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Beijing day tour, part 1
Beijing excursions to the Temple of Haven , Tienammen square, the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace and the Peking Opera Theatre.

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The day starts with a visit to the Temple of Haven, surrounded by vast and beautiful vegetation. The function of this temple was mainly religious, to offer sacrifices to the haven.



The wide and long way connecting the various buildings between them.

The juniperus of 9 dragons, a tree more than 500 years old.



The bricks are kept together with a natural glue produced from cereals. The particular shape produces a special echo, depending on the exact point of origin of the sound.


	On the top: the central structure of the temple, with the central stone raised in order to be closer to the sky. On the left, the cauldron used to make sacrifices.


The immense Tienammen square, that can hold up to one million of people.


	Some views from Tienammen square.

Two guards (see the corners of the picture) protect the flag.


	The perimetral area of the Forbidden City. The main access bridge (bottom-left picture) is aligned with the Mao memorial in Tienammen square and with all the access gates to the palaces. It is called Forbidden City, because until 1918, when the last emperor died, it was forbidden to every citizen to enter here.

The Forbidden City, Beijing, China. Mao picture

The main entrance to the Forbidden City.


The entire structure is really immense, with palaces and courtyards one inside another.


	Views on palaces and courtyards.


	Some particulars on recently renovated palaces.

A huge door.



	Some views between the immense courtyards separating the palaces.

These columns are in wood and made from a single trunk.


	Some views inside the palaces, taken from outside.


This carving is made on a single piece of marble, about 25 meters long and weighting many tons.


On top-left picture: a container used to collect water. On the right: a male lion symbolizing the power.


On the top, a sundial.


The imperial gardens. The tree on the right, symbolizes the love


On the left: the dragon tree. On the right: a view on the gardens.


A gazebo in the middle of the garden.


An artificial mountain, that was normally climbed by concubines, prisioners of the forbidden city.


The exit from the forbidden city, with the huge perimetral wall and the canal with water.


The day continues with a visit to the summer palace, home of the emperor during summer.


On the right, a female lion (has a cub below a paw).


	Several structures are currently under maintenance. On the top, recently renovated paintings.


	The marble boat. As to the concubines it was forbidden to leave this place, a fake boat was built to let them to see the lake, but without moving.

The day finishes with a visit to the Peking Opera theatre. Here the actors are preparing themselves for the next show.


	Some pictures from the show.



CHINA PICTURES
	<YOU ARE HERE> Beijing, part 1 Temple of Haven, Tienammen square, the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace and the Peking Opera Teathre.
	Beijing, part 2 The Great Wall at Badaling, the Ming Tombs, the Sacred Way, and a visit to a silk factory.
	Lhasa, Tibet, part 1 Landing in Lhasa, the magnificent Potala Palace, the Jokhang temple and a short hike in the city.
	Lhasa, Tibet, part 2 Drepung monastery, Sera monastery, the Dalai Lama's summer palace.
	Lhasa - Gyangtse Trip from Lhasa to Gyangtse, crossing three high passes and the Yamdrok Yumtso lake. Visit to Palkhor monastery.
	Gyangtse - Shigatse - Lhasa Trip from Gyangtse to Shigatse and visit to the amazing Tashilhunpo monastery. Travel back to Lhasa.
	Wolong - natural reserve and research center for giant panda Daytrip from Chengdu to Wolong, in a Sichuan's remote region, to visit the Giant Panda Research Center.
	Leshan giant Buddha and mount Emei A two days trip from Chengdu, including sightseeing of the Leshan giant Buddha carved in a mountain, mount Emei, Baoguo and Wannian temple.
	Xi'an Terracotta Warriors, Provincial Musem, old city walls, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the Great Mosque.
	Guilin and Longsheng Guilin city tour: Reed Flute Cave, Elephant Trunk Hill and the Fubo Hill. Full day excursion to Longsheng to view the Longji's rice terraces and meet the Zhuang minority.
	Li river cruise and Yangshuo Cruise on Li River from Guilin to Yangshuo. Excusrion to the countryside around Yangshuo to see the rice fields.
	Shanghai and Zhouzhuang Bund and Nanjing Road, the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, the Shanghai museum, the Yuyuan gardens, the Jade Buddha Temple and the water city of Zhouzhuang.

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