{"id":173574,"date":"2016-05-31T12:59:26","date_gmt":"2016-05-31T12:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/beijing-tour-travel-guide\/"},"modified":"2016-05-31T12:59:26","modified_gmt":"2016-05-31T12:59:26","slug":"beijing-tour-travel-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/beijing-tour-travel-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Beijing Tour &#8211; Travel Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Welcome To Beijing &#8211; Tour &amp; Travel Guide<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Beijing,<\/strong> <strong>China\u2019s massive capital<\/strong>, has history stretching back 3 millennia. Yet it\u2019s known as much for its modern architecture as its ancient sites such as the grand <strong>Forbidden City complex<\/strong>, the imperial palace during <strong>the Ming and Qing dynasties<\/strong>. Also, the massive <strong>Tiananmen Square pedestrian plaza<\/strong> is site of <strong>Mao Zedong\u2019s mausoleum<\/strong> and the <strong>National Museum of China<\/strong>, displaying a vast collection of cultural relics.  <\/p>\n<h2>History Of Beijing<\/h2>\n<p><strong>The city of Beijing<\/strong> has a long and rich history that dates back over 3,000 years. Prior to the unification of China by the <strong>First Emperor in 221 BC<\/strong>, Beijing had been for centuries the capital of the ancient states of <strong>Ji and Yan<\/strong>. During the first millennia of imperial rule, Beijing was a <strong>provincial city in northern China<\/strong>. Its stature grew in <strong>the 10th to the 13th centuries<\/strong> when <strong>the nomadic Khitan<\/strong> and <strong>forest-dwelling Jurchen peoples<\/strong> from beyond <strong>The Great Wall of China<\/strong> expanded southward and made the city a capital of their dynasties, <strong>the Liao and Jin<\/strong>.   <\/p>\n<p>When <strong>Kublai Khan<\/strong> made Dadu the capital of <strong>The Mongol-led Yuan dynasty<\/strong> (1279\u20131368), all of <strong>China was ruled from Beijing<\/strong> for the first time. From 1279 onward, with the exception of <strong>two interludes from 1368 to 1420 and 1928 to 1949<\/strong>, Beijing would remain as <strong>China&#8217;s capital<\/strong>, serving as the seat of power for<strong> The Ming dynasty<\/strong> (1421\u20131644), <strong>T<\/strong><strong>he Manchu-led Qing dynasty<\/strong> (1644\u20131912), <strong>The early Republic of China<\/strong> (1912\u20131928) and now <strong>The People&#8217;s Republic of China<\/strong> (1949\u2013present). <\/p>\n<h2>Culture Of Beijing<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Beijing is the capital of the People&#8217;s Republic of China<\/strong> and one of <strong>the most populous cities in the world<\/strong>, with a total population of 21,150,000 as of 2013. The city proper is the <strong>3rd most populous in the world<\/strong>. The metropolis, located in northern China, is governed as a direct-controlled municipality under the national government with 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts. Beijing Municipality is surrounded by Hebei Province with the exception of neighboring Tianjin Municipality to the southeast; together the three divisions form <strong>the Jingjinji metropolitan region<\/strong> and <strong>the national capital region of China<\/strong>..   <\/p>\n<p>Undoubtedly, <strong>Beijing<\/strong> is the <strong>Cultural center of China<\/strong>. Beijing has endowed too <strong>many connotations for culture<\/strong>. Beijing is just like the thickest encyclopedia, containing the <strong>cultural heritage of 5,000 history of China<\/strong>, absorbing the exploding knowledge of the current society, and foretelling the scenarios of the future development.  <\/p>\n<p>If you are an out-comer, you might find it hard to locate a portal for merging into the <strong>melting pot of Beijing culture<\/strong>, as <strong>the culture in Beijing<\/strong> is so complicated and elaborate that it deserves a life time to probe into. As the <strong>capital for several ancient dynasties<\/strong>, also owns plenty of royal elements in its cultural system. Beijing people are elegant and proud, but they seldom look down upon people from other regions. However has never repelled outside cultures and fashions. Beijing shows a patient and considerate attitude for any culture so long as it is logical or reasonable to some extent. So you can easily find the traces of a great variety of cultures nationwide or even worldwide.     <\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Beijing has never given up its <strong>noble taste for elite culture<\/strong>. Beijing is never stingy in offering compliments for the true talents. No matter you arise from the lowest grass-root level, or <strong>descends from a royal family<\/strong>, you are always respected in Beijing if you stand out uniquely and brilliantly. While the leaves on <strong>the trees in the Beihai Park<\/strong> are falling every year to record the <strong>fast-changing history<\/strong>, Beijing\u2019s deposits of culture are getting more and more profound and charming. The process of merging into <strong>Beijing culture<\/strong> might be a slow process, however once your mind-set mingles with some genuine <strong>element of Beijing culture,<\/strong> you will find that you can never separate your soul from this <strong>captivating metropolis<\/strong>.    <\/p>\n<p>If you label yourself as a <strong>literature elite<\/strong>, you are in the <strong>right place to evaluate your learnings<\/strong>. There\u2019re many VIP writers in Beijing both in history and at present, such as Lao She, Wang Shuo, Liu Xinwu. Some of China\u2019s top universities, such as <strong>Peking University and Qinghua University<\/strong> are located in Beijing. Beijing pools the biggest crowd of scholars, experts, and cultural VIPs of China. \u201cLet One Hundred Flowers Blossom and One hundred Schools of Thought Contend\u201d is a vivid description of <strong>Beijing\u2019s cultural market<\/strong>.    <\/p>\n<h2>Popular Places or Destination to Visit in Beijing<\/h2>\n<p><strong>1) Forbidden City<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>  2) Great Wall Of China<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>  3) Summer Palace<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>  4) Temple Of Heaven<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>  5) Tianenmen Square<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>  6) Yonghe Temple<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>  7) Beihai Park<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>  8) Mutianyu<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>  9) Tianenmen<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>  10) Ming Tombs<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>  11) Badaling<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>  12) Jing Shan Park<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>  13) Hou hai<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>  14) Old Summer Palace<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>  15) Juong Pass<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Night Clubs At Beijing<\/h2>\n<p><strong>1) Mix Club<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>  2) Chocolate<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>  3) Vics Night Club<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>  4) Tangguo<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>  5) Congo Club<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>  6) Baby Face<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>  7) Bar Blu<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>  8) Gt Banana<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>  9) Xiu<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>  10) Maggie&#8217;s<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome To Beijing &#8211; Tour &amp; Travel Guide Beijing, China\u2019s massive capital,<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":173575,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1793,1588,1587],"tags":[2052,2053,2054,2055,2056,2057,2058,2059],"class_list":["post-173574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-china-en-ca","category-destination-info-en-ca","category-news-en-ca","tag-beijing-en-ca","tag-beijing-tourism-en-ca","tag-china-en-ca","tag-culture-of-beijing-en-ca","tag-history-of-beijing-en-ca","tag-nightclubs-at-beijing-en-ca","tag-popular-destinations-at-beijing-en-ca","tag-shanghai-en-ca"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173574"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173574\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}