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5	China›Beijing›Beijing Shaolin Martial Arts School Beijing Shaolin Wushu School is a modern new-style Wushu school carrying on primary, junior middle and senior high education approved by the responsible educational institution. The school holds the philosophy of “featuring Wushu and valuing cultural education” and focuses on the direction of �... Click here to read more about 'Beijing Shaolin Martial Arts School'... Tags : schools arts
0	China›Beijing›Beijing National Aquatics Center (Water Cube) The Beijing National Aquatics Center also officially known as the National Aquatics Center and colloquially known as the Water Cube, is an aquatics center that was built alongside Beijing National Stadium in the Olympic Green for the swimming competitions of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Enclosed within... Click here to read more about 'Beijing National Aquatics Center (Water Cube)'... Tags : stadiums
5	China›Beijing›Tiananmen Square Tiananmen Square is the large plaza near the center of Beijing, China, named after the Tiananmen (literally, Gate of Heavenly Peace) which sits to its north, separating it from the Forbidden City. At the north end of the Square is Tiananmen Tower. Initially built in 1417 during the Ming Dynasty (136... Click here to read more about 'Tiananmen Square'... Tags : city squares
5	China›Beijing›Central China Television Headquarters (CCTV) Tower One of the more modern wonders of Beijing is the China Central Television Tower – or CCTV Tower for short. By far the tallest building in the city, its observation deck sits at an impressive 238 metres, 44-storey skyscraper in the Beijing Central Business District, with the tip of its antenna reac... Click here to read more about 'Central China Television Headquarters (CCTV) Tower'... Tags : towers
0	China›Beijing›Beijing National Stadium (Bird's Nest) The Olympic Green is an Olympic Park in Beijing, China constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The Beijing National Stadium ("Bird's Nest") is the centerpiece of this project. It hosted the opening and closing ceremonies, athletics, and football finals of the Games. The stadium has ... Click here to read more about 'The Olympic Green (Beijing Olympic Park)'... Tags : stadiums
0	China›Beijing›The Forbidden City Located at the exact center of Beijing, the Forbidden City is the world's largest palace complex, covering 720,000 square meters with 800 buildings and 9,000 rooms in total. It was the home to 24 emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasties, and is recognized as one of the most attractive five p... Click here to read more about 'The Forbidden City'... Tags : palaces UNESCO World Heritage Sites

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