Few cities in the world have infinite historical charm like Beijing. Spacious avenue, splendid gatehouse archway, magnificent palace, everything is like telling a distant and distant historical story. Although there are some discordant places in Beijing, such as Mao Memorial Hall and KFC fast food restaurant across the street, historical sites can still be seen everywhere.
Any city with a history of 5,000 years will leave a deep impression on people. But Beijing is more impressive than any other city with its huge squares and ancient palace buildings.
No wonder China once claimed to be a central power. Standing in the weather-beaten courtyard of the Forbidden City, the world outside the four high walls is vaguely distant, like in a dream.
Magnificent momentum and vast space, everything strongly shows the majesty of the empire. Beijing was regarded as the capital or capital in many dynasties, but the layout design of its city was attributed to Yongle, the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Ancient China people thought that the world was like a big square chessboard with the emperor sitting in the center. The layout of the city should conform to the laws of the universe, conform to Feng Shui, and achieve the balance between man and nature. In the cities of ancient China, everything was symmetrical.
Located on the plain facing south, Beijing is considered warm and rich. The mountains in the north built a barrier to stop the cold Siberian current. The central axis of Beijing divides the city into two halves from north to south. The buildings in the east half and the west half are symmetrically distributed and almost identical.
Today, the street scenes in Beijing are extremely colorful, from Harley-Davidson and high-end women's wear in the United States to Chairman Mao's memorial hall and military-related exhibitions.
However, despite many dazzling changes, Tiananmen Square remains the same. Tiananmen Square is the largest public square in the world. There is one person standing on the stone of each square, which is said to hold 500,000 people. Tiananmen Square, the center of Beijing, is the witness of many important historical events of China people and China, which is of great political significance.
Tiananmen Square is also the starting point for tracing the modern history of China before the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC). Today, a huge portrait of Chairman Mao hangs on Tiananmen Gate. It is on this podium, just above his portrait, that the leader of China's * * * production party announced that "the people of China have stood up from now on".
If this conspicuous painting is not enough to make you realize the importance of Chairman Mao, then the memorial hall with his disciplined body next to it is enough to make you realize his position in the eyes of China people. On the other side of the square, various cultural relics in the history of China are displayed in the Chinese History Museum. To the west of the square is the Great Hall of the People, which is the seat of the National People's Congress, the legislature of China.
Through Tiananmen Gate, you can reach the Forbidden City, one of the world's architectural wonders. In the imperial era, only the emperor could pass through the central gate, and administrative officials entered from the east and officials entered from the west. Now, anyone can swagger in and out of the front door. Therefore, Guan was once the palace of 24 emperors, thousands of eunuchs, concubines and maids in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Completed in 15 years, it perfectly expresses the world view of ancient emperors in China. Only on the last day can you enjoy the perfect palace with 65,438+00,000 rooms. The emperor is the son of heaven, of course, a little lower than the sky. Therefore, the palace has 9999 rooms, covering an area of 72 hectares, and can accommodate more than 8000 people. The design of the Forbidden City is dominated by the emperor, supplemented by others. It is separated by layers of walls, and there are cities in the city. Everything must conform to strict rules and regulations. Even in winter, the amount of coal used for fire heating must be strictly classified according to grades. Empress Dowager Cixi has the most, emperors and grandchildren the least, and so on. Before going to bed at night, the emperor will draw one of many jade signs to decide who will sleep with him tonight.
There are many legends about the Forbidden City. It was not until 19 12 that the last emperor Puyi abdicated that this mysterious world was gradually understood. This film, made by Peter Ustinov, tells the legends, secrets, architecture and beliefs about the Forbidden City in detail. Very precious materials can be bought at the gate of the Forbidden City.
To communicate with heaven, the son of heaven can go to three places: the Hall of Praying for the New Year, the Imperial Palace and the Imperial Mountain. These three important buildings are isomorphic to form the Temple of Heaven, where the emperor prayed to God to bless Chinese civilization from generation to generation. The Temple of Heaven is a wonderful place. Especially in the fresh morning, you can meet old people who practice Tai Ji Chuan, Qigong, sword dancing and sing Beijing Opera. In today's ever-changing and ever-changing era, the Temple of Heaven is a place where you can feel the breath of old Beijing.
The Summer Palace is also such a beautiful place. What we see today is only traces of luxury dreams of the past. Empress Dowager Cixi, who was ambitious, embezzled naval funds and converted the original royal garden into exquisite palaces and gardens. The design theme of Guheyuan is waterscape and coolness, which is an excellent place to avoid the noise and heat of the city.
Many old buildings in the Summer Palace don't exist now, because they were robbed many times by foreign powers. The Kunming lakeside promenade, full of fairy tales, was also destroyed by the artillery fire of the great powers. The structure of the ancient river source is divided into four parts: temples, places for walking, praying and meditating, meeting places and residential areas. Perhaps the best way to enjoy all the beautiful scenery of the Summer Palace is to rent a boat and paddle on Kunming Lake, so that the park can show you the beautiful scenery by itself.
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