Beijing - The capital of China

Many people mislead that Shanghai is the capital of China since it is the largest city and it is the financial and commercial centre in China. However, the capital of China is Beijing instead Shanghai. Although Beijing is not as large as Shanghai, It is renowned for its palace, temples, and the Great Wall. All of these are full of historical values and irreplaceable. 

The Tiananmen Square is one of the representative building in China. It has great cultural significance as it was the site of several important events in Chinese history.

The Forbidden City was the Chinese palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. The emperor lived in here. The building was full of art and culture. Just like the scene we saw in movie and films.

Mutianyu Great Wall used to serve as the northern barrier defending the capital. Many education textbook mentioned that many many people were died here building the Great Wall since they had no food to eat and they couldnt take any rest for build this. So many Chinese said that the Great Wall was built of blood, the blood from the slaves.

Remember Beijing was the holder for the 2008 Olympics? This is the National Aquatics Centre, also called Water Cube. The government built it in order to held the swimming competitions. The government spent 10.2 billion to build it. After the Olympics, the building turn half of its interior into a water park.

Next to the Water Cube is the National Stadium. The design for this building is base on the bird nest. It is also for holding the Olympics games.

Today was a great day. I am a Chinese and this is my first time to go to the capital of my country. Before the trip, i didn't even interested in the history of my country. But after i visited all of these building, i really felt that Chinese history is very deep and long lasting....