北京英文旅游指南手册 Beijing - travel - guide

B e iji ng i s a huge city with s e v e r a l d i s tr i c t a rt i c l e s c on t a i n i ng s i gh t s ee i ng, restaurant, n i gh t li f e and a cc o mm od a t i on li s t i ng s — c on s i d e r p r i n t i ng them a ll . B e iji ng (北京 B ěij īng ) i s the c a p i t a l ofthe most popu l ou s country in the world, theP e op l e 's R e pub li c of Ch i n a , a nd a l s o i t ssecond l a r g e s t city a f t e r S h a ngh a i . It wasa l s o the seat of t h e Ming and Qing dynastyemperors until the f o r m a t i on of a r e pub li cin 1911. B e iji ng i s the po li t i c a l ,e du c a t i on a l a nd c u l t u r a l centre of thecountry and a s such it i s rich in h i s t o r i c a ls i t e s a nd i m po rt a n t government and c u l t u r a li n s t i t u t i on s .The city i s w e ll known for i t s f l a t n e ss and r e gu l a r c on s tr u c t i on. There are only three h ill s to b e found in the city li m i t s (in J i ng s h a n Park to the north of the f a m ou s Fo r b i dd e n City). L i k e t h e c on f i gu r a t i on of the Fo r b i dd e n City, B e iji ng has c on c e n tr i c "ring r o a d s ", which are a c t u a ll y r e c t a ngu l a r , that go around the m e tr opo li s .B e iji ng was host to the 2008 Summer O l y m p i c G a m e s .LandmarksThe centre of the city and most i m po rt a n t l a nd m a rk i s T i a n a n m e n Square in Dongcheng D i s tr i c t . T h i s i s the w o r l d 's l a r g e s t public square and a must see for a ll v i s i t o r s from abroad and from e l s e w h e r e in Ch i n a . The square i s surrounded by grand bu il d i ng s i n c l ud i ng the Great H a ll of t h e P e op l e , the Museum of Ch i n e s e H i s t o ry , the Museum of the Ch i n e s e R e v o l u t i on, the Q i a n m e n Gate and the Fo r b i dd e n City. It i s a l s o home to the Ch a i r m a n Mao M e m o r i a l H a ll and t h e Monument to the P e op l e 's M a rtyr s . The N a t i on a l S t a d i u m or B i r d 's Nest in Chaoyang D i s tr i c t i s a new m a j o r l a nd m a rk and t h e s y m bo l of the 2008 Olympic Games. Two contemporary bu il d i ng s in Chaoyang D i s tr i c t a r e