A Brief Introduction to Beijing
Area: 16,800 sq km (6552 sqm)
Population:12 million
Location: Situated in northeast China, Beijing adjoins the Inner Mongolian Highland to the northwest and the Great Northern Plain to the south.
Scenery Spot in Beijing
The Great Wall
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The Great Wall is China's most famous and most mythologized site. Several sections are conveniently visited from Beijing, including at Badaling, the most popular site, about 70 km (43 meters.) northwest of Beijing and at Mutianyu, 90 km (56 meters.) northeast of Beijing. These impressive brick and earth structures date from the Ming dynasty, when the wall was fortified against Mongol forces to the north. The Ming wall is about 26 feet tall and 23 feet wide at the base, and could accommodate up to six horsemen riding abreast. Watch towers were built on high points every 200-300 meters or so with small garrison forces that could communicate with fire signals or fireworks. These stretches of the wall are part of a system that extends from the Shanhaiguan fortress on the Bohai Gulf in the east to the Jiayuguan fortress in the west , altogether some 6000 km (3700 meters).
Tian'anmen Square
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Tiananmen Square is the largest inner -city square in the world that can hold up to a million people. It was cleared in 1958 to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic, replacing an older open space in front of the Gate of Heavenly Peace, the main entrance to the imperial city, that had a longer history of political importance. After the founding of the People's Republic, Tiananmen Square became symbolic of the socialist state through the construction in 1959 of the Great Hall of the People on its western side, and the Museums of Chinese History and the Chinese Revolution on its eastern edge. In the same period, a Monument to the People's Heroes was erected in the center of the square. In addition, following Chairman Mao Zedong's death in 1976, a Chairman Mao Mausoleum building was erected directly on the main north-south axis of the square.
Forbidden City
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As the capital of China, Beijing is one of the world's truly imposing cities, with a 3,000-year history and 11 million people. Covering 16,808 square kilometers in area, it is the political, cultural and economic center of the People's Republic.Situated in northeast China, Beijing adjoins the Inner Mongolian Highland to the northwest and the Great Northern Plain to the south. Five rivers run through the city, connecting it to the eastern Bohai Sea. Administratively, the Beijing municipality equals the status of a province , reporting directly to the central government. Rich in history, Beijing has been China's primary capital for more than seven centuries. China's imperial past and political present meet at Tiananmen square, where the Forbidden City palace of the emperors gives way to the Great Hall of the People congress building and the mausoleum of Chairman Mao Zedong . The old city walls have been replaced by ring roads, and many of the old residential districts of alleys and courtyard houses have been turned into high-rise hotels, office buildings, and department stores. Beijing, a dynamic city where the old and new intermingle, remains a magnet for visitors from inside and outside China.
Getting to Peking University
From Beijing Capital International Airport
a.Take shuttle bus to Zhongguancun (the last stop of the shuttle bus line) and then take taxi to the south gate of Peking University. The price will be around 4.4 dollars for total.
b.Take taxi to Peking University directly. The price will be around 10-15dollars(all inclusive) From Beijing Railway Station
From Beijing Railway Station
a.Take Subway Line 2 (Xizhimen – Xizhimen) at Beijing Railway Station, transfer to Metro Line 13 at Xizhimen, and get off at Wudaokou. Then take Bus 731 at Wudaokou and get off at Zhongguanyuan. Distance: 21.88 km.
b.Take Bus 103 (Beijing Railway Station West – Zoo) at Beijing Railway Station West and get off at Ganjiakou Building. Then transfer to Bus 320 (Beijing West Railway Station – Xiyuan) there and get off at Zhongguanyuan. Distance: 19.4 km.
From Beijing West Railway Station
a.Take Bus 320 (Beijing West Railway Station – Xiyuan) at Beijing West Railway Station and get off at Peking University. Distance: 15.72 km.
b.Take Bus 437 (Beijing West Railway Station – South Gate of Summer Palace) at Beijing West Railway Station and get off at Bagoucun. Then transfer to Bus 394 (Jijiamiao – Summer Palace) there and get off at West Gate of Peking University. Distance: 13.59 km.