Travel & Tourism Articles - 5 Reasons to Visit Beijing In China on your next vacation


by Paul Symonds - Date: 2009-12-04 - Word Count: 437 Share This!

Having gained even more popularity in recent years with the 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing as the capital city of China, continues to gain interested as a serious holiday and vacation destination. There are a lot of reasons to visit Beijing and below five definite reasons why you might want to choose Beijing:

1. Historical Sites - the city of Beijing, like the rest of the country, has a very rich and vibrant history. There are a lot of historical sites which show us some interesting remains of the past. Beijing was the capital city for four important imperial dynasties. The most important historical sites in Beijing include Imperial College, Prince Gong`s Mansion, Yuan Dynasty City Walls Relics and the Yinshan Pagoda Forest. These are all unique historical locations and by visiting them you can learn some interesting things about the history of China.

2. Museums - Beijing has a large number of museums which display artifacts from the past of Chinese people, the Chinese culture and architecture. The most important museums in the city of Beijing include the Chine Bee Museum, China Printing Museum and the Exhibition Hall of Weapons. These are excellent museums and fascinating if you are interested in culture. 3. Parks and Lakes - on the territory of the capital city we can find a large variety of beautiful parks and lakes. These places are very popular amongst both tourists and local citizens. The well visited parks and lakes such as Lianhuachi Park, Hope Park and Zizhuyuan Park are excellent places to enjoy the outdoors in the capital.

4. Mountains and Forest Parks - Beijing is very rich with forest parks and mountains on the South and West parts of the city. The most significant nature and forest parks I can recommend and which I found stunning scenically and very relaxing are tge Yinshan Forest Park and Jiufeng Forest Park. The mountains around Beijing such as Baihua Mountain and Lingshan Mountain are also very much worth the effort to go and visit if you enjoy stunning scenery.

5. Valleys and Caves - the surrounding area of Beijing offers a large number of beautiful valleys and mysterious caves to the visiting tourists. The most popular valleys and gorges such as Taoyuan Fairy Valley and Gorge are unique places to experience and are a great secret for avoiding mass tourism and seeing some of China's natural beauty. There is far more to Beijing than the crowded and polluted heart of Beijing with the areas around and just outside of Beijing worth visiting China for.

Paul writes about a number of subjects including on Travels in South Korea and Berlin attractions.


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