Beijing

Beijing, the city where the Chinese Emperors resided during the past centuries and which still remained capital city of China.

There are many sites of cultural importance: Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, old and new Summer Palace, Tian'anmen Square, and the Great Wall north of Peking.

Besides of all modernisation efforts exist still some Hutongs in the city but also some modern shopping malls like Wangfujing and tourist traps like Pearl Market and Silk Market.