What is Beijing’s landmark building?

1. The Forbidden City

Built in 1406 AD, it was the place where emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties lived. It is the essence of Han palace architecture and an unparalleled masterpiece of ancient architecture. The Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Hall of Zhonghe, the Hall of Baohe and the residences of the concubines are attractions not to be missed. You can experience the lives of feudal emperors and concubines immersively. There are many types of cultural relic collection exhibition halls in the Palace Museum, such as painting hall, ceramics hall, bronze ware hall, etc.

2. Tiananmen

The center of Beijing, the southern end of the Forbidden City, faces Tiananmen Square across Chang'an Street. The Tiananmen Gate Tower was the main entrance to the imperial city of Beijing during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is one of the most magnificent towers in ancient China. Its outstanding architectural art and special political status have attracted the attention of the world.

In 1949, Mao Zedong announced the founding of the People's Republic of China on the Tiananmen Gate Tower, which gave the tower a new historical significance. Its image was also designed into the national emblem and became the symbol of the People's Republic of China. The symbol of Japan and the country.

3. Badaling Great Wall

It was built in the 18th year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty. In March 1961, "The Great Wall - Badaling" was identified as one of the first batch of national cultural relics protection units. In August 1991, Badaling, as the essence of the Great Wall, received the Human Cultural Heritage Certificate from UNESCO at the Palace Museum in Beijing. On May 8, 2007, the Badaling Great Wall was officially approved by the National Tourism Administration as a national 5A tourist attraction.

4. CCTV Headquarters Building

The two towers of the main building of the CCTV Headquarters are tilted inward at 6 degrees in both directions and are connected by an "L"-shaped cantilever structure above 163 meters. , the glass curtain wall on the outer surface of the building is composed of strong irregular geometric patterns. It has a unique shape, novel structure, and high-tech content. It is a "high, difficult, sophisticated, and cutting-edge" large-scale project at home and abroad.

5. Bird's Nest

It is the main stadium of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games, track and field competitions and football finals were held here. After the Olympic Games, it became a large-scale professional place for Beijing citizens to participate in sports activities and enjoy sports entertainment.

Extended information:

Beijing is the city with the most World Heritage sites (7) in the world, and is the first capital city in the world to have a world geopark. Beijing has more than 200 tourist attractions open to the outside world, including the world's largest imperial palace, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the royal garden Beihai Park, the Summer Palace and the Old Summer Palace, as well as the Badaling Great Wall, Mutianyu Great Wall and the world's largest courtyard courtyard. Palaces and other places of interest.

Beijing has 7,309 cultural relics and historic sites, 99 national key cultural relics protection units (including the Great Wall and the Beijing section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal), 326 municipal-level cultural relics protection units, and 5 national geological parks. , 15 national forest parks.