Visit Beijing!
The lake which has entitled park, occupies almost half of its territory. In a southern part there is a bulk island Nefritovyj on which towers high (36 meters) lamaistskaja the White Pagoda. Nearby to lake it is possible to look at the Wall of nine dragons - a monument of the Chinese art of 16 centuries. The wall is laid out from a brick and revetted by a tile tile, and on its both parties nine multi-colored dragons are represented.
The Great Wall - one of all known symbols of China. It lasts on 5 thousand in km and that it to see, not necessarily to go to Beijing. However from Beijing to get to the Great Wall is the most easier. The site Badalin where bring the majority of tourists, including the governmental delegations, is well restored. The well-known wall can be seen also, having reached to Mutjanju where it also is not bad restored.
In the northwest in vicinities of Beijing there are Fragrant mountains is a country park on which aromas buddistskih aromas spread. The highest point - Fragrant peak where it is possible to rise as on a cable car, and on foot. In park also there is a Botanical garden of rare plants and trees from every corner of the globe and a garden of the tropical plants, two known Buddhist temples of Bijunsy (the Temple of azure clouds) and Vofosy (the Temple of the sleeping Buddha), and also a temple of Azure clouds with a pagoda of the Diamond throne which has been constructed in the Indian style in 1366. The park is very picturesque, especially in the spring when cherry and plam trees blossom.
To get acquainted with Beijing it is possible, having used one of excursion tours across China. Certainly, not everything, but many of them begin in capital of Heavenly Empire. Among offered programs is both group, and individual tours. They will allow to examine the most significant places of interest of Beijing, to feel a rhythm of a life of modern China and to plunge into ancient history of this surprising country.
