Beijing travel Guide

Beijing is the capital and a major cultural center of China. The name means Northern Capital.
The city is located in the north, 110 km from the Bohai Sea and the north end of the Northern Great Plain, just south of the Great Wall.
It is in this city where the famous monuments such as the Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven, which are world heritage.
Both structurally and architecturally, the city has changed a lot since the 2008 Olympics.
From an economic point of view, Beijing is the third city in China after Hong Kong and Shanghai. It has a very fast economic growth.
As to population, with 17.400.000 Beijing residents, is the second city in the country behind Shanghai.
Beijing is an important transport hub, with dozens of railways, roads and motorways passing through the city. It is also the focal point of many international flights to China.