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| Top Ten Chinese modern architecture |
| peking / beijing | ||
| around Tiananmen Square | ||
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| 005- The Forbidden City | 006- Tiananmen Square | 007- Tiananmen (The Gate of Heavenly Peace) |
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| 008- Great Hall of the People (National Legislature) | 009- National Museum of China | 010- Monument to the People's Heroes |
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| 011- Mausoleum of Mao Zedong | ||
| Buildings, monuments, and landmarks | ||
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| 012- The Summer Palace | 013- Ruins of the Old Summer Palace | 014- Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian |
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| 015- The Ming Dynasty Tombs | 016- Bell Tower and Drum Tower | 017- Historic Hutongs and Siheyuans |
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| 018- Lugou Bridge (Marco Polo Bridge) | 019- Prince Gong Mansion (Gong Wang Fu) | 020- Zheng Yici Peking Opera Theatre |
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| 021- Liulichang Culture Street | 022- Beijing Ancient Observatory | 059- Beijing International Airport |
| Temples, cathedrals, and mosques | ||
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| 023- Temple of Heaven | 024- Temple of Earth | 025- Temple of Sun |
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| 026- Temple of Moon | 027- Tanzhe Temple | 028- Jietai Temple |
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| 029- Yunju Temple | 030- Yonghegong (Lama Temple) | 031- Guangji Temple |
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| 032- Confucius Temple | 033- Great Bell Temple | 034- Five Pagoda Temple |
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| 035- Temple of Azure Clouds | 036- Temple of Recumbent Buddha | 037- White Dagoba Temple |
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| 038- Badachu | 039- Immaculate Conception Cathedral | 040- Holy Saviour Church |
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| 041- Niujie Mosque | 042- White Cloud Temple | |
| Parks and gardens | ||
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| 057- Beihai Park | 043- Shichahai | 044- Jingshan Park |
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| 045- The Fragrant Hills (Xiangshan) | 046- The Grandview Garden | 047- Beijing Botanical Garden |
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| 048- Taoranting Park | 049- Beijing Zoo | |
| Shopping and commercial districts | ||
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| 050- Wangfujing | 051- Xidan | 052- Silk Street |
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| 053- Beijing CBD | 054- Beijing Financial Street | 055- Zhongguancun |
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| 056- Yizhuang | 058- Orange County | |
| Sections of the Great Wall at: | ||
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| 001- Badaling | 002- Juyongguan | 003- Mutianyu |
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| 004- Simatai | ||
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Three styles of architecture predominate in urban Beijing. First, the
traditional architecture of imperial China, perhaps best exemplified by
the massive Tian'anmen (Gate of Heavenly Peace), which remains the PRC's
trademark edifice, the Forbidden City, and the Temple of Heaven. Next
there is what is sometimes referred to as the "Sino-Sov" style, built
between the 1950s and the 1970s, which tend to be boxy, bland, and
poorly made. Finally, there are much more modern architectural forms —
most noticeably in the area of the Beijing CBD. Pictured above are some
images of Beijing architecture — blending the old and the new. A bizarre and striking mixture of both old and new styles of architecture can be seen at the 798 Art Zone, which mixes 1950s-design with a blend of the new. The influence of American urban form and social values in manifest in the creation of Orange County, China, a suburban development about one hour north of the city. |
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