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About Beijing
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Beijing is an elegant and graceful city, bustling with life and rich
in tradition.
With a population of ~ 14m the Chinese capital offers
the visitor some of the
world’s best-known and most breathtaking
historical sites, such as
The Forbidden City and The Great
Wall of China, but at the same time,
caters to international
tastes in dining, entertainment and shopping. The
thriving city of
Beijing is truly a study in contrasts. With its wide avenues and
spacious
parks, Beijing can appear vast and grandiose; but take a stroll around
a marketplace or down one of the city's back streets, the narrow alleyways
known
as "hutong," and
a world of ancient customs, sights and smells is revealed - stalls
of mysterious herbal remedies and aromatic teas, woks sizzling with
exotic food,
and warm people who will welcome you into their lives.
A modern metropolis that is
steeped in history, it's not hard to discover
why this imperial city is one of the world's
most fascinating destinations.
The Temple of Heaven is one of Beijing's most popular
attractions. The Ming Emperor,
Yongle built it as the location for imperial
sacrifices performed on the winter and summer
solstices. The grounds
of the temple were designed in strict accordance with numerology
and
fengshui. In fact, the four gates mark the four points on a compass.
Beijing is also host to the 2008 Summer Olympics. 
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