The City of Beijing, previously known as Peking, is China's political capital. With more than 17 million people in its jurisdiction, Beijing is the second largest city in China after Shanghai. To facilitate the movement of its citizens, visitors and the goods they produce, the city is built with dozens of railways, motorways, seaports and a modern airport. This fact makes travelling to this great city a lot easier.
The visitor will be inspired by how old-world buildings coexist with modern structures. In times past, it has been proven that the city exceeds the expectations of the traveler. Good news is that Beijing hotels are just walking distances from these memorable sites, making it less difficult for tourists who want to visit many spots.
Culture has always been important for the Chinese. To preserve this unique aspect, several museums have been opened. One of the biggest and worthwhile of these destinations is the Capital Museum which houses over 200,000 relics in its collection. It debuted in 1981 and was renovated in 2007.
The faade of the museum is based on human and cultural heritage and underlines the harmonious integration of the past and the present, history and nature, art and modernism. The immense roof and the slope at the entrance are derived from traditional Chinese architectural style, and the stone exterior represents the city walls of ancient China. A large number of bronze, timber and stones are dispersed throughout the museum to represent a deeper sense of historicity. Also, a glass curtain wall, which gives a grand and transparent effect, reflects a sense of modernity.
The museum holds three stable exhibitions. The first, named "Ancient Capital: Chapter on the History and Culture of Beijing," depicts imperial rule and the intricacies of art, dance, architecture, trade, commerce and transportation of the early Chinese.
The second exhibition, entitled "Ancient Capital: Urban Construction," stresses the embrace of the new world order by the Chinese, highlights their urbanization and the adoption of new-age technologies which brought the nation to its present state.
The last exhibition, called "Stories of the Capital City - Old Beijing Folk-customs," shows the belief of the Chinese in a Supreme Being, their perception on luck and on how folkways and folklores were vital in their early lives.
The museum, aside from its exhibitions, also functions as a cultural heritage storehouse, conference and reception hall, and a digital movie hall where a super wide screen with the state-of-the-art technology are installed to display high-definition films. For visitors to enjoy the wonders of this site, they can earlier purchase their tickets in Beijing hotels or any travel agency to avoid the usual hustle and bustle. - 30294
The visitor will be inspired by how old-world buildings coexist with modern structures. In times past, it has been proven that the city exceeds the expectations of the traveler. Good news is that Beijing hotels are just walking distances from these memorable sites, making it less difficult for tourists who want to visit many spots.
Culture has always been important for the Chinese. To preserve this unique aspect, several museums have been opened. One of the biggest and worthwhile of these destinations is the Capital Museum which houses over 200,000 relics in its collection. It debuted in 1981 and was renovated in 2007.
The faade of the museum is based on human and cultural heritage and underlines the harmonious integration of the past and the present, history and nature, art and modernism. The immense roof and the slope at the entrance are derived from traditional Chinese architectural style, and the stone exterior represents the city walls of ancient China. A large number of bronze, timber and stones are dispersed throughout the museum to represent a deeper sense of historicity. Also, a glass curtain wall, which gives a grand and transparent effect, reflects a sense of modernity.
The museum holds three stable exhibitions. The first, named "Ancient Capital: Chapter on the History and Culture of Beijing," depicts imperial rule and the intricacies of art, dance, architecture, trade, commerce and transportation of the early Chinese.
The second exhibition, entitled "Ancient Capital: Urban Construction," stresses the embrace of the new world order by the Chinese, highlights their urbanization and the adoption of new-age technologies which brought the nation to its present state.
The last exhibition, called "Stories of the Capital City - Old Beijing Folk-customs," shows the belief of the Chinese in a Supreme Being, their perception on luck and on how folkways and folklores were vital in their early lives.
The museum, aside from its exhibitions, also functions as a cultural heritage storehouse, conference and reception hall, and a digital movie hall where a super wide screen with the state-of-the-art technology are installed to display high-definition films. For visitors to enjoy the wonders of this site, they can earlier purchase their tickets in Beijing hotels or any travel agency to avoid the usual hustle and bustle. - 30294
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E. Larson is a long-time resident of Beijing, China. He works closely with the Hongkun Beijing Hotel and many other hotels in Beijing. Check out his website about the Hongkun Beijing Hotel here.
