D1 Escape from the rain in Shanghai and head to sunny Beijing

One week before school started, it rained every day in Shanghai. My best friend suddenly said, Let's go to the National Museum in Beijing in early September while students start school soon. After looking at the weather in Beijing, the sun shines high every day. I must go quickly and embrace the sun! Since my best friend is a museum enthusiast and I have never been to the National Expo, OK hit it off. She was responsible for booking accommodation and tickets, and I was responsible for carrying my bags and leaving.

For a person who loves life, you can't get up early or go to bed late, so the high-speed train departs from Hongqiao at 8 a.m., which is synchronized with normal working hours and will not be too tired. The two met at the station, and the high-speed train flew fast for four and a half hours. It felt like they would arrive at Beijing South Railway Station soon. When you leave the station, you queue up for a taxi because you are too lazy to call a taxi, or because there are not many people in the queue, so you are happy! Half an hour is about 20 yuan to Beijing Cuimingzhuang Hotel. The antique lintel reminds us of coming to Beijing, which has history and culture. This was originally the guest house of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee. Landscape paintings were placed in the corridors of other people's homes, but what they had in their homes were old photos with historical significance. The room was not big, clean and tidy. The important thing was that I was worried about finding a place to forage, but as soon as I left the main entrance, I saw a row of restaurants across the road. I was very hungry, so I randomly chose the one facing the hotel door,"Big Bowl House". The store was bright and clean, and I didn't have the energy to study the recipes, so I just had a bowl of fried noodles for each person. The pasta in the north was generally much more delicious than the ones in Shanghai, and it would be eliminated in a short time.

Beihai Park under closure in Jingxinzhai

When you go out, you can go straight to the north gate of Beihai Park. The arrangement is to go to "Jingxinzhai". As a southerner, Suzhou gardens are deeply impressed, and Jingxinzhai is the essence of northern courtyard garden art. I want to see and compare different garden buildings in the north and south, but I only know that it is closing when I enter the door. One of the drawbacks of traveling as we say is that we didn't do our homework well in advance. Fortunately, we are casual people, so we took advantage of the opportunity to visit Beihai Park.

Landmark landscape of Beihai Park: baita。Looking across the bank, the white Tibetan-style pagoda body is extremely eye-catching under the sun.

let's scull

Before seeing the signnine Dragon wall, although I had been here before, I didn't have any impression of it, so I went over to find out. Facing you is a huge double-sided wall with nine large colored coiled dragons on both sides. The glazed tiles and tiles shine brightly under the sunshine. Although I don't like dragons, standing by the wall, I have to marvel at the exquisiteness of the production and am deeply impressed.

Walking slowly along the lake, the cool breeze blows, the willow branches on the bank are flowing, there are also cute little yellow duck cruise ships in the lake, blue sky and white clouds, where does the smog come from?

I went out at nearly 5 o'clock and turned around to find the National Library next to me. Unfortunately, I had to take photos when I was closing after work, so I had to take photos

Open the navigation and walk back to the hotel. The dinner ended with Four Seasons Minfu's roast duck (about 200 yuan). After dinner, I reached the hotel within a few steps. I praised my best friend again and chose the right hotel!

D2 National Museum

I made an online reservation for today's visit to the International Expo last night. After waking up naturally in the morning, the restaurant opposite the hotel served breakfast, including small meat buns, white porridge, and fried noodles. Navigation 15 minutes 'walk to Guobo. I feel that modern people can't go without navigation when going out. There were not many people in the queue. I heard from the staff that there were a crowd last week, so I secretly felt lucky and checked my ID card before entering. As soon as we entered the hall, security personnel lined up, which made us flattered. The height of the hall is very high, and the sculptures of revolutionary figures along the way suddenly feel small. Turn around and go to BI to start a visit to the Ancient Chinese Exhibition Hall. As a museum worker, he had to rent a guide voice machine, but it was later discovered that it was definitely the right choice.

Character

Museum Xiaobai is first interested in characters, because he doesn't understand anything else and feels ashamed.

This drum-beating and rapper figure of the Eastern Han Dynasty looked exaggerated, dynamic, and infectious, and I couldn't help but laugh when I saw it.

This is an earlier colored dance figure of the Western Han Dynasty. It looks obsessed and its clothes are fluttering, giving it a sense of elegance.

This is a scarf dance from the Tang Dynasty. The more you look at it, the more it looks like the most popular scarf pose for middle-aged women to take photos. It is a red scarf. It stretches out and looks self-absorbed. It has finally found its originator.

Animals

Animals are always the power that makes people feel life, whether ancient or modern.

This is a bronze ware of the Shang Dynasty. This big turtle stretched its head forward and was rowing on all four legs, with four arrows on its back. The inscription says that King Zhou shot the big turtle and rewarded it to the official who made the book. I always feel a bit like a turtle, but why does the front mouth look like a pig's mouth?

This is a bronze wild goose and fish lamp of the Han Dynasty. A round wild goose turns its head and holds a fish in its mouth. The fish and goose bodies are hollow. The goose body contains water to absorb smoke. The lamp panel can ignite grease for illumination. The ingenuity of the ancients is fully reflected in this daily necessities with a strong sense of environmental protection. Give me a compliment.

ritual vessels

The only major event in the country is to sacrifice and Rong. Therefore, sacrifice is very important, and the utensils for sacrifice are also very rich.

This jade cong comes from the Liangzhu Culture period of the Neolithic Era. The round inside and outside form represents heaven and earth. The ancients believed that it could communicate with heaven and earth. The 19th floor jade cong is by far the tallest jade cong.

This vertical bronze mask from Sanxingdui is very characteristic and very infectious. Its eyes protrude outward, its ears are fan-shaped, and there is also a long longitudinal handle on the bridge of the bridge. It is very strange. As far as occupational diseases are concerned, I immediately thought of the possibility of hyperthyroidism, which was just a casual remark.

The National Museum is considered to represent the top level of cultural relics in the country, and it regularly collects cultural relics, so the cultural relics it collects must be high-quality. This is beyond doubt, so we can't finish seeing them in one day. Except for the time we ate our own dry food at noon, we spent a day not finishing the ancient museum, so we were exhausted, so we had to give up.

Let me complain, although the spiritual food satisfies us, the catering department is very disappointing. It feels like it is just the level of a small shop on the street and is extremely incompatible with the National Museum. Coffee, tea and other beverages can be fully supplied to satisfy the hunger, but as a result, there are only some snacks in bags and the space is cramped.

I went out to Wangfujing and found a small hot pot. I forgot its name. Because I was tired and hungry, I immersed myself in eating it. I wanted to order the staple food, but I was told that there were no snacks. This shop only serves food related to hot pot. Northerners do business. That's how honest it is. Thanks again to my best friend for choosing such a good hotel and returned to the hotel within a few steps after eating. I walked a total of 16,000 steps today, and one word was "tired". I rested early and prepared to go to the Forbidden City tomorrow.

D3 Forbidden City

Thinking of yesterday's hard work, I feel a little scared today. Breakfast was served across the door in the morning. When I was walking towards the Forbidden City and preparing to queue for security, I heard the security guard say that I could enter through Donghua Gate, where there was no security queue. We immediately turned back and walked towards Donghua Gate. Although it was a long way, there was indeed no security check and we went straight into the Wumen Gate. After going in, I went to the home building first.

There are too many furniture in the emperor's house, and it can only be arranged in multiple layers like a modern garage. Although it is extremely exquisite, it seems that sitting will not feel too comfortable. Indeed, the ancients emphasized sitting upright and upright, but it is absolutely impossible for Ge You to lie down.

Continue walking inside and come to the Hall of Supreme Harmony. In front and left are Jialiang and sundial respectively, which represent the unity of weights, measures and time, and also symbolize the unity of imperial power. I didn't make a reservation for the Clock Museum and the Treasure Museum when I made a reservation, but I went there later.

Looking at this huge clock decoration, it is exquisite in shape and complex in structure. When telling the time on time, all kinds of characters will move. My question is that the surface of the clock is so small. Is it sure it is for people to see? I think the emperor doesn't need to look at the specific time. Poverty really limits my imagination. All kinds of clocks are beautiful, definitely much more beautiful than modern watches. Sure enough, money can transcend time and space.

The next treasure museum moved me even more.

The emperor's clivia is made of jade, evergreen, and it does not need to be watered or maintained. It is domineering enough.

In the emperor's celestial sphere, the constellations on it use pearls to represent coordinates.

In ancient times, sheep were auspicious, so many sheep represented good luck. This jade beam pot has a sheep's head in front of it. The whole is white and gentle. I think that holding it in my hand must feel extremely warm. After seeing so many treasures, I still feel that I don't like some jade bracelet jewelry now. It seems that my horizons can indeed be cultivated by looking good at objects.

This is a single-sided nine dragon wall in the Forbidden City, and the one in Beihai Park is a double-sided wall. I think the ones in the Forbidden City should be more exquisite, but we ordinary people have no ability to distinguish them.

We mainly wandered in the east and went to the famous Yanxi Palace. Because we didn't watch palace fights, we didn't know why this place was crowded except for the name. Most of the dilapidated place was destroyed. Fortunately, I saw a Longquan porcelain exhibition, which was a hobby of my best friend. I stayed for more than an hour. There were not only Chinese exhibits, but also porcelain sent by the British Museum, Japan, Thailand, etc., which shows that Longquan porcelain is world-famous. I breathed a sigh of relief when I left the Forbidden City. I felt more relaxed than yesterday. Maybe it was because we didn't visit the palaces, but just walked around casually. In the evening, I had dinner in a snack bar and returned to the hotel satisfied.

D4 Tiananmen Square

I booked a high-speed rail ticket back to Shanghai this afternoon, and there is still time in the morning. My best friend decided to go to the International Expo again. I wanted to go to Tiananmen Square, so we set off together after breakfast. After queuing for a long time for security inspection, we finally entered Tiananmen Square. Although there are fewer people than last week, for me. Maybe it was because there were too many people, so it didn't seem like an empty square. I couldn't choose a good angle to take photos, so I just gave up and went to the Monument to the People's Heroes and the Memorial Hall of Chairman Mao opposite. It finally makes up for the regret that I have never been here in Beijing many times. I took the time to return to the hotel and met with my best friends at the "Big Bowl House" opposite for lunch, barbecues and dumplings. Then rush to the high-speed railway station to return to Shanghai.

Four days passed in the blink of an eye, and the weather, food, accommodation and transportation were satisfactory. The cost per person was about 2500 yuan. In view of the richness of the exhibits at the International Expo and the satisfaction this time, I will consider coming again. Let's go to Beijing again one day.