Informazioni su Pechino

Pechino, capitale della Cina, è una città di 3.000 anni, da 860 anni capitale imperiale e prima "doppia città olimpica" (Giochi estivi 2008 e invernali 2022). Fondendo il patrimonio antico con la modernità, offre esperienze culturali cinesi coinvolgenti.

Attrazioni e suggerimenti principali:

  • Tian’anmen Square: the heart of Beijing, is the world’s largest city center square. 
  • Città Proibita: Il più grande complesso di antichi palazzi in legno intatti al mondo. Seguite l'asse centrale per vedere la Sala della Suprema Armonia, il Palazzo della Purezza Celeste e le gallerie del tesoro.
  • Tempio del cielo: Antico altare sacrificale con Sala di preghiera per i buoni raccolti, con tetti di tegole blu e acustica Echo Wall.
  • Palazzo d'Estate: Giardino reale con gite in barca sul lago Kunming, murales del Corridoio Lungo e vista sulla Torre dell'Incenso Buddista.
  • Grande Muraglia: La sezione della dinastia Ming meglio conservata. Andate presto per evitare la folla; indossate scarpe robuste.
  • Hutongs: Le tradizionali stradine da percorrere in bicicletta, assaggiando spuntini locali come gli zhajiangmian (tagliatelle con pasta di soia) nelle case dei cortili.
Tian'an men Square

Tian’anmen Square, the heart of Beijing, is the world’s largest city center square. Stretching 880m north-south and 500m east-west, it spans 440,000m² and can hold 1 million people.
Central features include the Monument to the People’s Heroes and Chairman Mao Memorial Hall. Surrounding landmarks: west—Great Hall of the People; south—14th-century Zhengyangmen Gate and Arrow Tower; flanks—Labor People’s Cultural Palace and Zhongshan Park.
Symmetrical and majestic, it remains a iconic Beijing landmark.

The Forbidden City, also known as the Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties, is located at the heart of Beijing’s central axis. Covering 720,000 square meters, it comprises over 70 palaces and 9,000 rooms. Construction began in 1406 (the fourth year of Emperor Yongle’s reign) and was completed in 1420, with a history spanning nearly 600 years.

Tempio del cielo

Temple of Heaven : this 2.73 million m² complex was built as an imperial sacrificial site starting in 1420 (Ming Yongle 18th year), completed under Qing Qianlong.
Key structures: Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, Circular Mound Altar, Imperial Vault of Heaven.Served exclusively as emperor’s Heaven-worship site for 490 years (1420-1911). Converted to park in 1918.
Inner precinct splits into north (Prayer Altar) and south (Circular Mound), linked by 360m Danbi Bridge (main axis).South end: Circular Mound & Vault; north end: Prayer Hall & Imperial Supremacy Hall. East: ritual auxiliaries (slaughter pavilion, kitchens); west: Hall of Abstinence (pre-ceremony fasting).
Outer precinct: wooded area with Temple of Music (ritual music training).

The Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)

The Summer Palace (Yiheyuan) is China’s largest and best-preserved imperial garden, one of the Four Great Gardens (along with Chengde Mountain Resort, Suzhou Humble Administrator’s Garden, and Suzhou Lingering Garden).
Built around Kunming Lake and Longevity Hill, it blends Hangzhou West Lake’s scenery with Jiangnan garden techniques, forming a vast natural landscape. As the most intact imperial palace garden, it’s dubbed the “Imperial Garden Museum.”

The Great Wall of Beijing

The Great Wall of Beijing, an integral part of China’s Great Wall, is primarily located in the northern mountainous areas of Beijing, including Yanqing, Huairou, and Miyun districts. Stretching nearly 600 kilometers, its construction dates back to the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, with subsequent expansions and renovations during the Qin, Han, and Ming dynasties. The existing sections mainly date to the Ming Dynasty.
Notable segments include Badaling, Mutianyu, Juyongguan, and Simatai. Badaling, renowned for its grandeur, represents the quintessence of the Ming Great Wall and was inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 1987. Mutianyu is distinguished by its lush vegetation, dense watchtowers, and panoramic views, especially picturesque during autumn with red foliage. Juyongguan, strategically significant since ancient times, features magnificent fortifications and exquisite stone carvings. Simatai is famed for its steepness, density, uniqueness, ingenuity, and completeness, with the “Wangjing Tower” and single-side wall design standing out as architectural marvels.