Beijing in a Nutshell - Softcover

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Beijing is located at the northern end of the Vast North China Plain, on the northwest surrounded by mountains and on the southwest by plains. Its geographical setting of mountains to the north and plains to the south has made it a place contested by the strategists of past dynasties and a modern communications hub of Northeast and North China. Indeed it is because of its important topography that all dynasties took great pains to develop the place, turning it into one of the world's largest cities and one of the best endowed with historical remains. Beijing has the world's largest well, preserved imperial palace the Forbidden City; beautiful, magnificent imperial parks such as the Summer Palace and Beihai Park; huge, well-designed temples like the Temple of Heaven; the huge five-thousand-kilometre-long military project of the Great Wall; the superbly-constructed necropolis of the Ming Tombs anywhere you go in Beijing, whether under ancient pine and cypress trees, on the banks of the lakes and rivers or into the green hills and mountains. you can find historical sites and scenic spots whose attractions are quite beguiling. Beijing is an excellent place of tourists. Tens of millions of visitors come to Beijing every year. In additions to enjoying the captivating beauty of the ancient yet modern city, they would appreciate an album to keep their memory of it fresh or give to friends as a souvenir to let them share what they have seen in Beijing.

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