China is a vast and extraordinary country spanning thousands of miles from the deserts in the west to the ocean on the east. Culturally, China has one of the most rich and textured histories of all civilizations that encompasses over 5,000 years. This is rich stuff for a traveler.
中國是一個地域廣闊、非同尋常的國家,其版圖綿延幾千英里,西到沙漠,東至大海。文化上,中國擁有超過5000年的多文化歷史,是世界上最豐富和最具神韻的國家之一。這對于旅行者而言是豐富的資源。
1. The Forbidden City紫禁城
The Forbidden City, or Palace Museum, sits at the center of Beijing, directly north of Tiananmen Square where the famous portrait of Mao Zedong hangs on the palatial crimson wall. It was the imperial seat for Ming and Qing dynasty emperors from 1420 until 1912 when the last emperor, Pu Yi, abdicated. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
紫禁城,或者頤和園,坐落在北京城的中心,處在天安門廣場的北面——天安門的深紅色宏偉城墻上懸掛著著名的毛澤東畫像。1420年到1912年間,它是明清兩朝統治者的權力中心,直到中國的最后一個皇帝溥儀退位。它在1987年被聯合國教科文組織列為世界文化遺產。