Beijing Photos
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City Name:Beijing ("Northern Capital", Chinese: 北京, Pinyin: beijing)
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Population :Municipality 17,430,000 , Metro: 11,940,000
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Location :Situated at 40° north latitude and 116° east longitude. It is 43m above sea level and 183km from the sea.
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Overview:As the center of 1000 years of imperial rule, Beijing was built to express the power of the emperor. Long, straight boulevards and avenues are crisscrossed by a network of lanes. Beijing features a vast number of "must-see" attractions.
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Forbidden City
Greatwall
Lama Temple
National Aquatics Centre
Olympic Green
Summer Palace
Prince Gong's Mansion is the sole prince's mansion open to the public and the most well preserved mansion in Beijing.
In a quiet section of the suburbs of Beijing to the northwest of Qinghua University, there once stood a complex of gardens known as the Yuanmingyuan.
