Forbidden City -- The Palace Museum
Lying at the center of Beijing, the Forbidden City, also known as the Palace Museum, was built between 1406 and 1420 by 100,000 artisans and over one million laborors , as the imperial residence of 24 emperors of the Ming(1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties. It is the largest and best-preserved palace complex in China and one of the bests in the world. Surrounded by a six meter deep moat and a ten meter high wall are 9,999 buildings. There are unique and delicately structured towers, built without a single nail, on each of the four corners of the curtain wall. These afford views over both the palace and the city outside. The Forbidden City is divided into two parts. The “Outer Palace” in the south served as the political ceremonial part, and the Inner Court in the north was where the emperor lived with his royal family. It houses numerous rare treasures and curiosities. Listed by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site in 1987, the Palace Museum is now one of the most popular tourist attractions world-wide
In Country Briefing—A China Orientation
Our national representative and your delegation leader will use a PowerPoint presentation to help you better prepare for your China adventure. From culture to history, from logistics to professional meetings, it covers all aspects of your trip and will make your stay in China more comfortable and successful.
An Overview of the Chinese Education System
An Overview of the Chinese Healthcare System
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Beijing Opera—National Opera of China
 Beijing opera, with an over 200-year history, more commonly known as Peking opera to westerners, is deemed the national opera of China. The accompanying music, singing and costumes are all fascinating and artistic. Full of Chinese cultural facts, the opera presents to the audience an encyclopedia of Chinese culture as well as unfolding stories, beautiful paintings, exquisite costumes, graceful gestures and acrobatic fighting. Usually the best selected parts of the most popular operas would be staged for the tourists. There are two main parts: The first part is mainly focused on singing and the second focused on acrobatic-type movement.
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