--Henan, Hebei, Beijing, Mongolia, Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia self-driving tour 4--Beijing Travel Notes

Beijing, the capital of China, is an ancient capital with a history of more than 3,000 years; Beijing is China's political, economic, cultural, transportation and tourism center; Beijing is also a world-famous historical city and cultural city.

Beijing brings together China's splendid culture and art, leaving behind many scenic spots, historic sites and cultural landscapes; Beijing carries thousands of years of civilization, rise and fall of honor and disgrace of the Chinese nation. It has rich cultural heritage, has a profound history, glorious buildings, and has also created many miracles of the world.

Beijing is rich in tourism resources and always brings you a beautiful feeling. No matter when you come, the mood and scenery you feel are different. Beijing has too many scenery, too many to see. There are more than 200 tourist attractions open to the public; There are scenic spots and historic sites such as the world's largest Imperial Palace, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the Royal Garden Beihai, the Royal Garden Summer Palace, Badaling, the Mutianyu Great Wall, and the world's largest courtyard house Gong Wang Fu. The city has a total of 7309 cultural relics and historic sites, including 42 national cultural relics units and 222 municipal cultural relics protection units.

Beijing is such a beautiful and wonderful city, a city that everyone yearns for, and a city that makes people dream about and always worry about. Even though I have visited Beijing three times, I feel that there are still many scenic spots that I have not seen and seen thoroughly. It seems that there is some magic here that makes people yearn for, pursue and explore forever.

But as a traveler who loves photography and outdoors, I still want to write down the beautiful scenery I saw and felt during my three visits to Beijing for everyone's reference, and recommend the most beautiful and must-see attractions I think are to everyone, and share the beauty of Beijing with everyone.

First place: Tiananmen Gate Tower and Square

Tiananmen Gate Tower and Square are not only symbols of Beijing, but also symbols of China. It has attracted the attention of the world for its outstanding architectural art and special political status. Whenever you stand next to the railing on the tower and overlook Tiananmen Square and East and West Chang 'an Streets, you will be very excited, because this is the symbol of our great motherland, the central square of the Republic, and it can also be said to be our motherland. The heart is a place that many Chinese people dream of.

Second place: National flag-raising ceremony in Tiananmen Square

When it comes to watching the flag-raising ceremony, you may not believe it. Some people in the world know that there are tigers on the mountains, but they prefer to walk towards the tiger mountains. I think this is how it is to watch the flag-raising ceremony. I have been to Beijing three times, and I have watched it three times. Every time, it is crowded with people. It is said that if you want to stand in the front row, you have to stay up all night long. This time, because the distance was a bit far away, even with a long gun and a short cannon, it was useless. Fortunately, I raised my mobile phone and grabbed a few photos.

Although everyone is watching the flag-raising ceremony, I think everyone also thinks it's worth it, because whenever the solemn five-star red flag is raised and the loud national anthem is fluttering in the air, you will feel the blood boiling, and your heart will also be filled with excitement. I can't calm down for a long time. It seems that I have been integrated into the blood of the motherland, proud of the motherland, and proud of the motherland.

Third place: Palace Museum, Jingshan Park

The Forbidden City is also called the Forbidden City. It consists of many palaces, large and small. It is the royal palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is the existing large-scale, majestic and well-preserved ancient royal palace in the world today. As the most magnificent architectural complex in the world, the Forbidden City can be proud of the world and become the first of the five major palaces in Versailles in France, Buckingham Palace in Britain, Kremlin in Russia and White House in the United States. The Forbidden City is not only the pride of our Chinese nation, Its complex construction structure fully demonstrates the astonishing wisdom of our ancestors and is the most precious treasure house of culture and art in our country.

After visiting the Forbidden City, if you have time, you can stop by and visit Jingshan Park behind. This is the best place to view the entire Forbidden City. It has the central point of Beijing. An old locust tree with a crooked neck on the east slope of Jingshan Mountain is the place where Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself. It is also a favorite tourist attraction for domestic and foreign tourists.

If you are a photography enthusiast, remember: Beijing's famous corner tower is located in the northeast corner behind the Forbidden City. I made a special trip here, but I was still a few minutes late and couldn't capture the beautiful scenery of the corner tower at sunset and west mountains.

Fourth: Badaling Great Wall

"Not a hero until he reaches the Great Wall" refers to the Badaling Great Wall. It is the most representative tourist attraction in Beijing and world-famous. It is located at the north entrance of the Guangou Ancient Road in Jundushan, Yanqing County, Beijing City. It is known as one of the nine fortresses in the world in history. It was built in the early Ming Dynasty. It has tall and solid walls and dense enemy towers. It is the essence of the Great Wall of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty. It is unique and has been included in the "World Heritage List" by UNESCO and is one of the Eight Wonders of the world. It is famous at home and abroad and is famous all over the world.

In special note, there are many tourism promotions about the Badaling Great Wall to prevent being deceived.

Fifth place: Temple of Heaven Park

Temple of Heaven Park is a world cultural heritage site. It is a special altar for emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties to worship heaven, pray for rain, and pray for good years. There is the world's largest building complex to worship heaven; the layout of the Temple of Heaven is mainly circular mound, imperial dome, hall of prayer for good years, and imperial qian hall, each building is full of ancient Chinese culture and the historical traditions of the Ming and Qing Dynasties; When you come to the Temple of Heaven, you must admire the iconic building of the Temple of Heaven, the Hall of Prayer for Good Years, and you can also try the echo wall with a magical echo effect. Nowadays, this place has become a place where people pray for peace, a wealth of the country and a strong people, and a bumper harvest of grain.

Place 6: Summer Palace

The Summer Palace is like a royal garden in a fairyland on earth. It is one of the four famous gardens in China. It is located in Haidian District, northwest of Beijing City. It was originally a palace garden in the Qing Dynasty. It is named "taking care of Taihe"; the corridors, stone boats, Buddha Fragrance Pavilion, Baoyun Pavilion, Grand Theater, Seventeen-Hole Bridge, Jade Belt Bridge and other buildings in the garden can be regarded as treasures in the world's architectural culture and have a high status in the history of Chinese and foreign garden art.

The main attractions in the park are roughly divided into three areas: the political activity area represented by the solemn and majestic Hall of Renshou, which was the main place for Cixi and Guangxu to engage in internal affairs, diplomatic and political activities in the late Qing Dynasty; the living area represented by the courtyards such as Le Shoutang, Yulan Hall, and Yiyun Hall was the place where Cixi, Guangxu and her empresses lived; the vast area composed of the promenade, the back mountain, and the western district was a garden tourist area for the emperors and queens to express their aspirations, relax and entertain.

Seventh place: Beihai Park

Beihai Park is located in the center of Beijing. It is the earliest, most complete and most culturally deposited classical royal garden in China's existing history. It inherits and carries forward the Chinese gardening traditions of past dynasties, and draws on the expertise of local gardening. It has the grand momentum of northern gardens and the graceful and diverse charm of private gardens in the south of the Yangtze River. It combines the grandeur of imperial palaces and the solemnity of religious temples. It is a treasure of Chinese garden art.

The formation and development of Beihai went through several dynasties of the Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, carrying China's history and culture for nearly a thousand years, and forming a garden art style represented by royal gardens. It is a masterpiece that embodies the great achievements of garden culture and art of past dynasties. The landmark building in the park is the White Pagoda of Yong 'an Temple located on Qionghua Island, which is a famous Lama Pagoda in Beijing.

Eighth place: National Stadium, Bird's Nest Water Cube

The steel structure of the National Stadium is currently one of the largest sports buildings in the world. The main body is woven by a series of steel trusses around the bowl-shaped seating area to form the "Bird's Nest" shape. The spatial structure is novel, and the building and structure are integrated. It is unique and beautiful. It has strong shock and visual impact, fully reflects the beauty of natural harmony. The Bird's Nest and Water Cube are at its most beautiful time at night. Whenever the lanterns are first on, the atmosphere lights of the Bird's Nest and Water Cube are turned on. Only then can you see the most magnificent and beautiful Bird's Nest and Water Cube.

Venue 9: Beijing International Horticultural Expo

Visiting the Beijing World Horticultural Exposition is the highlight of this trip to Beijing. Because I visited some places the last time, I spent a whole day visiting this time. I saw everything that should be seen and photographed. At the same time, I found that the concept of hosting this Expo has also changed. It is "Let gardening integrate into nature and let nature touch the soul", and the theme of the Expo is "Green Life, Beautiful Home".

At the same time, this World Expo brings together high-quality horticulture from all over the world, integrates horticulture into the large garden of natural mountains and rivers, and comprehensively demonstrates the harmonious integration of horticulture, city, nature and human beings. The park integrates with the surrounding natural beauty, becoming a garden in the garden.

The China Pavilion learns from nature, conveys ecological civilization, imitates the ancient wisdom of our ancestors to "nest" and "cave in the cave", and uses various advanced technical means to build the China Pavilion into a "breathing" and "living" green building.

The International Pavilion is responsible for indoor exhibitions by countries and international organizations around the world and hosting international horticultural competitions during the Beijing World Expo. It consists of 94 flower umbrellas, like a sea of flowers falling in the park. Whether overlooking from high altitude or walking under umbrellas, tourists will be attracted by this unique sea of flowers and linger.

The Botanical Museum has a large building area, about 10,000 square meters. The architectural design concept is "rising ground level". The building surface mechanism is inspired by the plant root system. The huge hanging root system continues to spread downward, concealing the plants originally hidden underground. The powerful vitality is visually presented to visitors, which not only produces a strong visual impact, but also leads visitors to embark on a wonderful journey into the plant world starting from feeling the power of plant roots.

The Life Experience Hall provides tourists with a beautiful pastoral market to experience a civilized and modern lifestyle and experience the happiness brought by traditional Chinese horticultural culture and innovative horticultural technology.

The venues in other provinces and cities are also in different shapes, very distinctive and classic. The parks in Beijing, Yunnan, Jilin, Liaoning, Gansu, Xinjiang, Hubei and other provinces and cities all incorporate the scenic spots of their own provinces and cities. The corridors and bridges are winding, pavilions, rockery, corridors, and blooming flowers. The scenery is all very beautiful and worth a visit.

In short, Beijing is a very ancient and charming megacity that is mixed with the prosperity of modern cities. It has endless scenery, endless romance, and endless aftertaste. Even if you have never been here in your life, or in a city that has never left Beijing but is still attractive and magical to you, it will never let you down, never make you lonely, and it is worth remembering and remembering forever.

Beijing, goodbye, Beijing, see you again.