Beijing day tour to Forbidden City and other attractions in Beijing

The day tour in Beijing starts with a visit to the Temple of Haven, surrounded by vast and beautiful vegetation. The function of this temple was mainly religious, to offer sacrifices to the haven.

Photos of the Temple of Haven in Beijing. The wide and long way connecting the various buildings between them.

Photos of the buildings in the Temple of Haven complex. In the bottom-right picture, the bricks are kept together with a natural glue produced from cereals. The particular shape produces a special echo, depending on the exact point of origin of the sound.

On the top picture: the central structure of the Temple of Haven in Beijing, with the central stone raised in order to be closer to the sky. On the left picture, the cauldron used to make sacrifices.

The day tour to Beijing continues visiting the immense Tienammen square, that can hold up to one million of people.

Photos of Tienammen square in Beijing.

From Tienammen square, the day tour in Beijing continues to the perimetral area of the Forbidden City. The main access bridge (bottom-left picture) is aligned with the Mao memorial in Tienammen square and with all the access gates to the palaces. It is called Forbidden City, because until 1918, when the last emperor died, it was forbidden to every citizen to enter here.

The entire structure composing the Forbidden City is really immense, with palaces and courtyards one inside another.

Pictures of the Forbidden City in Beijing.

More photos of Forbidden City taken between palaces and courtyards.

During year 2006, some buildings inside the Forbidden City was in the process of restoration, while others were restored just recently. In these photos, some particulars on recently renovated palaces.

More photos of Beijing Forbidden City. Some views between the immense courtyards separating the palaces.

Some photos from inside the palaces of the Forbidden City.

This carving is made on a single piece of marble, about 25 meters long and weighting many tons.

On top-left picture: a container used to collect water. On the right: a male lion symbolizing the power.

On the left picture: the dragon tree. On the right picture: a view on the gardens.

A gazebo in the middle of the imperial gardens, still within Forbidden City's boundaries.

The exit from the Forbidden City, with the huge perimetral wall and the canal with water.

Several structures of the Summer Palace in Beijing are currently under maintenance. On the top picture, recently renovated paintings.

Pictures of the marble boat. As to the concubines it was forbidden to leave this place, a fake boat was built to let them to see the lake, but without moving.

Some pictures from the show in the Peking Opera theatre.