英语一班Eithertravel,eitherreading,bodyandsour,theremustbeaway.要么读书,要么旅行,身体和灵魂总有一个在路上。BeijingAsthecapitalofthePeople’sRepublicofChina,Beijingisoneoftheworld’strulyimposingcities,witha3,000-yearhistory,itisthenation’spolitical,economic,culturalandeducationalcenteraswellasbeingtheChina’smostimportantcenterforinternationaltradeandcommunications.BeijingBeijingisunarguablyoneofthemostvisitedplacesintheworld.EveryyearfindsmillionsofpeoplecometoBeijingtoseethecapitalofChina,afastchangingmetropolitancityofoldandnew.Beijingisasleeplesscity,soyoucaneasilyfindsomethingforyouatanytimeforwhateveryoulike.ThereareinfactagreatnumberoftouristattractionsandhistoricsitesinBeijing.BeijingSomeoftheseinterestingplacesarewithinwalkingdistance,someareabitfurtheraway.IttakesquitesometimetosavvyeverythingthatBeijingCityhastoprovide.TiananmensquareTiananmenSquareinthecenterofBeijingistheworld’slargestcitysquare,wheresunrisesandsunsetsareobservedsolemnlywithnationalflaghoistingandloweringceremonies.ThousandsofpeoplecometotheSquareeveryday.ItisthemustplacetovisitinBeijingCity.TiananmensquareThiswastheplacewhenin1949,ChairmanMaoannouncedtheestablishmentofthePeople’sRepublicofChina.TiananmenSquareiscircledbyTiananmen(GateofHeavenPeace)onitsnorth;theGreatHallofthePeopleonitswest;ontheeastofTiananmenSquareliestheNationalMuseumofChina,;thereareMonumenttothePeople'sHeroesandChairmanMao'sMausoleumonthesouth.TheGreatWallIn221B.C.afterthefirstemperorofQinDynastyunifiedChina,hedecidedtolinkupvarioussectionsofthewallstoholdbackthenomadictribesfrommakingfurtheradvancetothesouth.TheGreatwallwasrebuiltduringtheMingdynastyinthe16thcentury.ItextendsfromShanhaiguanPass,seaport,toJiayuguanPassinGansuProvince.TheGreatWallMostofthesectionsoftheGreatWallinBeijingarewell-preservedandmainlytherelicsdatingfromtheMingDynasty,thetimeforhugeconstruction.InBeijingtherearemainlyeightsectionsoftheGreatWallcrossingthenorthernpartofBeijingfor600KMs.TheeightsectionsareBadaling,Juyongguan,Huanghuacheng,Jiankou,Mutianyu,Gubeikou,Jinshanling,andSimatai.SummerPalaceRegardedasthelargestimperialgardeninChina,Beijing'sSummerPalaceisinfactapark-styledroyalretreatextendingoutover10squaremilesinnorthwestsuburbanBeijing.Onceasummerresortforemperors,this290-acrepark-palaceisstillaretreatforvisitors,whocantakearesthereorwanderaroundoldpavilions,buildings,temples,bridgesandthehugelake-KunmingLake.SummerPalaceismainlycomprisedofLongevityHill万寿山andKunmingLake.MuchoftheparkiscoveredbyKunmingLake.WithmasterlydesignandartisticarchitectureintegratingthehighlightofChinesegardenarts,theSummerPalacehasearnedatitleofRoyalGardenMuseum.Itisaroyalgardenmostcompletelypreservedwithrichestlandscapesandlargecompactbuildings.TheSummerPalacewaslistedastheworldculturalheritagein1998.ThirteenMingTombsLocated50kilometersnorthwestofthedowntownBeijing,notedasthe13Tombs,thisistheburialareaof13outof17emperorsoftheMingDynasty,therulingdynastyofChinafrom1368to1644.ItwasthefinaldynastyinChinaadministeredbyethnicHans汉族.Atpresentthereareonlytwotombswhichhavebeendugandopentothepublic:DinglingTomb定陵andChanglingTomb长陵.Ittooktwoyearsforthediggingandrestoration,andwasopenedin1958.Dinglinghasbeenexcavatedsocompletelythatpeoplenowhavetogointotheburialchamberitself.TempleofHeavenIthasbeenoneofthemostsacredsitesforthewholecountryforthepastfivecenturies.ItworkedassacrificialcompoundbuildingsfortheMingandQingemperors.ItboastsofthelargestsacrificialplaceinBeijingamongafewimperialaltarstoHeaven,Earth,theSun,theMoonsupernatures.TempleofHeavenThemosthighlightpartofthetempleistheuniquecentury-oldtrees-rowuponrowofChinesecypress,Chinesejuniperandscholartreesetc.Someofthecypressesareover600yearsold!Whenoncevisitingthetemple,Dr.HenryKissinger,saidthattheUSAcouldrebuildtheTempleofHeavenifitwanted,butitcouldnotproducethetrees!WangfujingCommercialStreetWangfujingcommercialstreetofourpositioninginitsinternationalfirst-classcommercialstreet.Muchoftheroadisapedestrianareawithseveralshops,mallsandshoppingcomplexes.ThemostrecentadditiontoWangfujingroadistheOrientalPlazashoppingmall.AtnightWangfujingshinesinaseaofcolorfulneonlights.Fromitsname,isthebeginningThree-wayStreet,latercalled10PalaceStreet,to1905,asWangfujingStreethasasweetdigwells,socalledfromthe1905startofWangfujingStreet.Sofar,theWangfujingareahas16well-knownoldandfamous,therearesomeservicesliketheDepartmentofArts,LeeShengsportinggoodsstoreforthefranchisebusiness,afranchiseofcommercialenterprises.LamatempleItiscomprisedoffivemainhallsandmanygalleries.Thistemplewasfirstthepalaceofferedtoaprince.Whenhegainedthethrone,heofferedittotheTibetanBuddhistsasthereligioussacredplace.TheLamaTempleisdedicatedtotheYellowSectofBuddhism.Itisactuallyanactivetemple,withmanyfaithfulbelieverswithburningarmloadsofincense.ThebiggestBuddhastatuecarvedfromasingletreeMuseumBeijing'snewCapitalMuseumisnowopentothepublic,locatedonFuxingmenwaistreet,thewesternpartofBeijing'sChang'anstreet.Themuseumisafive-storymansion,cateringforamaximumof13concurrentexhibitions,whichcanbeseenin