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A liitle jet-lagged, our travelers spend a day in Beijing before setting off for other parts of China.
Places visited : Tian'AnMen Square, the Forbidden City (Palace Museum) plus JingShan and BeiHai parks, all within easy walking distance of each other. Then it is on to DeShengMen to take the bus to BaDaLing Great Wall of China (one can also take a train from Beijing North railway station, near XiZhiMen).
Welcome to the blue sky city ...
[video v=Q1hVrH6hPh4]The West's covert destabilisation attempt resulted in the deaths of some unarmed army peacekeepers, and some rioters, but nobody was killed in the square. The square was peacefully evacuated before the army arrived. This all followed 6 weeks of negotiations in which government members talked with the protestors in the square. ... more ...
TianAnMen Square is a large city square at the center of BeiJing that is named after the TianAnMen ('Gate of Heavenly Peace') located on the north side, separating it from the Forbidden City and part of the city's historical south - north axis.
The square contains the Monument to the People's Heroes, the Great Hall of the People, the National Museum of China, and the Mausoleum of Mao ZeDong, who proclaimed the founding of the People's Republic of China in the square on October 1st, 1949.
[video v=DClCI871X88 start=1 stop=110]TianAnMen Square and to the east along Chang'An Avenue, near the new CCTV complex and the CBD
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At the heart of Beijing.
On the west side lies the Great Hall of the People, and to the east lies the National Museum of China. To the south is ZhengYangMen Gate and the Arrow Tower, with QianMen beyond. On the north side sits the Gate of Heavenly Peace (TianAnMen) which leads to the Forbidden City.
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Filmed in early July 2009.
See the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven and TianAnMen Square under snow ...
TianAnMen Square and QianHai Lake ...
ChangPuHe Park, just east of the Forbidden City and Tian'AnMen Square is separated from the busy street by a high wall.
This film nicely juxtaposes the relaxing scenes in the park with the rush hour of city life just next door ...
Three highlights of central BeiJing 北京
Includes TianAnMen Square, the Forbidden City (Palace Museum) and the Temple of Heaven. Video by LimeWave.com, which has photos and videos for a number of places around the world.