The Cultural Attractions of Beijing

Beijing, the capital city of China, is any traveler’s first port of entry into this fascinating country. The cultural attractions of Beijing are many and can hold Chinese tourist visa holder in awe, no matter what their interests. For a city that has been the cultural, political and economic center of China for more than 800 years from the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, Beijing offers more than castles and gardens to the Chinese visa holder. Its royal buildings come with a long and impressive history. Add to that Beijing’s own undeniable charm and you have a city that played host to the 2008 Olympic Games.

The cultural attractions of Beijing: Let’s explore the city of Beijing for all its cultural attractions:

Forbidden City: The largest imperial palace and its attendant buildings and the best preserved n the world, the Forbidden City boasts of having 9,999 rooms rather than 1000 as the Chinese believe that the latter number stands for 'Divine Perfection.' It is surrounded by a 6-meter deep moat and a high wall that stands 10 meters high. For five centuries, this palace was used as the country’s administrative center. When a Chinese visa holder will visit it, the Chinese tourist visa holder will be amazed by its large grounds—72 hectares with 150, 000 square meters’ floor space. So, Chinese visa holder can imagine how much Chinese visa holder will have to walk here to see the Forbidden City which comprises 980 buildings, 8704 rooms and 90 palaces and courtyards.

798 Art District: What was formerly an arms factory has now become Beijing’s cultural center where art flourishes. The big names of the international art scene can be seen in this complex. Chinese visa holder can see art buyers from all over the world come here and take pictures. There are a number of art galleries here, so when the weather is good, it’s nice to spend some time here moving from one gallery to another. Chinese visa holder could also stop by for a bite at Timezone 8, the complex’s art book store and café where everyone hangs out.

National Art Museum of China (NAMOC): If Chinese tourist visa holder is interested in art, you’ll get to see a lot of Chinese art at this museum. Inaugurated by Chairman Mao way back in 1963, this museum showcases modern Chinese art, besides also displaying a fantastic collection of traditional Chinese ink and wash paintings. However, not everything here is antique: Chinese visa bearer will also find contemporary art pieces whose beauty amazes international art collectors. If the Chinese visa bearer is an art buff, the Chinese visa bearer can’t give this a miss.

Beijing Opera: This is not everyone’s cup of tea but its well worth going to the Beijing opera for the experience. Chinese visa holder will find the performance unforgettable, even if the Chinese visa holder don’t understand everything that’s happening, but the Chinese visa holder will be swayed by the music, the performances and the colorful costumes. Here, male actors don make-up, wear elaborate costumes and mime, sing, dance and do acrobatics. However, if the Chinese visa holder can’t gel with it, he can go to the park surrounding the Temple of Heaven and listen to pensioners sing the opera in the open air.

Acrobatics: Every night, Beijing hosts acrobatics shows which display the flexibility, precision and harmony of Chinese acrobat artistes who put up a breath-stopping show. The China visa holder can see all their amazing accomplishments as they do the most complicated acts with total ease. Artistes range from the smallest of children and go up to seasoned artistes.