Imperial Travel to Asia
More and more tourists who want to discover the history and monuments of Imperial Asia , the most secret part of China, that it is surrounded by temples and forbidden cities. A whole hallazgoo for the more adventurous traveler.
The Beijing trip in Beijing allows to know the most secret and unknown in China, the Imperial Asia. They are more than 1,300 miles between two of the most important city activities of the Chinese giant. The huge Asian country covers nearly 10 square miles, but in them is the best of imperial opulence and cosmopolitan fever. A sacred land full of traditions.
Asia Museum in Beijing
Beijing is probably one of the most populated cities in Asia for more than twenty million people, so we can imagine the amount of traffic with which this city has. Among the bustle of people and cars, we find mystical places like the Temple of the Lamas, an enclosure ancient Buddhist and most importantly, Beijing.
Visit the monastery is very interesting because we know what the everyday life and low buildings and peaceful atmosphere, away from those bustling streets of Beijing.
One of the most visited in Beijing is the Forbidden City . This is a palace complex that was exclusive residence for emperors for over 500 years. Now just majestic and huge shows for thousands of visitors arriving by bus to behold. It was built according to the principles of Confucianism and Taoism, seeking harmony between yin and yang. It is so great and so much to see, which may need time and attention to discover the smallest details of the imperial past.
Also impossible to miss are the Temple of Heaven, a haven for travelers who do not support the bustle of the city, and the Summer Palace , an idyllic place with beautiful gardens, pavilions and water fountains.
Chengde Imperial Withdrawal
To the north of Beijing is in the residential complex of Chengde, a compound composed of eight temples that served as summer residence of the Manchu emperors.
In the late eighteenth century stood twelve temples that had a more political than religious. Actually served as accommodation for ethnic minority leaders of the empire or dignitaries from neighboring countries.
The place is very special, because in addition to a location between the mountains, abundant rivers and the atmosphere always cool and pleasant, the emperors were responsible for providing walled residence, in the image and likeness of the Forbidden City , with extensive gardens and harmonious.
The main treasure of Chengde is high Puning Temple and within the Mahayana room: this is the golden statue of the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy, station wagon, with more than 22 meters high and 42 arms is exposed shrouded in which his devotees attribute to the divine and that we are believers or not, and infects fascinates every visitor.
Another of the most spectacular remains of Imperial Asia is located in Xian. Xian was an imperial capital for 4,000 years and eleven dynasties, is more than a thousand kilometers south of Beijing and still retains magnificent imperial splendor that monumental heritage it represents. We should not miss his most famous legacy, the Warriors of Xian, just 28 kilometers from the city, the Great Mosque or the wall of more than 14 kilometers was begun in 1370.