The Chinese capital is called the most "rectangular" city on the planet. Its streets are directed strictly to the cardinal points, and the layout of buildings is subordinated to the Feng Shui principle. Once in Beijing for 3 days, a European is in a hurry to see and remember all the most important and significant in order to get an idea of one of the world's greatest powers.
Top 4 metropolitan attractions
Tourists who come to Beijing for 3 days will certainly first step into Tiananmen Square. Its size seems prohibitive and amounts to 440 thousand square meters. The House of People's Assembly and the Bolshoi Opera House are located on a huge space, and the Gate of Heavenly Peace serves as the entrance to another major attraction of the Chinese capital. This is the Forbidden City, built in the 15th century and serving as the residence of the Chinese emperors for five centuries.
This palace complex is the largest in the world, and until recently, only members of the imperial family and especially close servants could enter its territory. Today, UNESCO has included the Forbidden City in the World Heritage List, and the complex has become a museum of the first magnitude.
Top 4 attractions to visit in Beijing in 3 days include the Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven and Badaling of the Great Wall of China.
Wall of cosmic scale
Astronauts say the Great Wall of China is perfectly visible from orbit. According to various sources, this majestic structure stretches for 8000 or 21000 kilometers. Whatever figure turns out to be reliable in reality, this building is considered one of the most ambitious in the world and a visit to it is worthy of being included in the "Beijing in 3 days" program.
At a distance of 75 km from the capital, there is a section of the wall closest to it, to which lines of bus and rail express trains are laid.
Temples of Heaven and White Clouds
The most revered temple in Beijing, called the symbol of the city, is the Temple of Heaven. It has a round shape, and its construction dates back to the first half of the 15th century. The temple complex is located near the Forbidden City and earlier it served as a place of prayer for the emperor for the prosperity of the state.
The Daoist Temple of White Clouds was built in the middle of the 8th century, but a fire centuries later did not spare the magnificent pagoda made of light wood. It was restored several times and today the complex is the most revered Taoist shrine in China, where the residence of the Taoist patriarch is located.
