Places Of Interest
1.Ming Tomb
The emperors tomb of 13 ming dynasty (1368-1644) is located out of the city centre.from 13 emperors there are 3 tomb which is open for public.Changling,Dingling,And Zaoling.
Changling Tomb
This is the first Emperor Tomb Built in this area.It was Built in 1409.this is the final resting place for the third emperor and maybe the most famous of Ming Dynasty Emperor ZhuDi /Yongle with his wife Empress Xu.Emperor Yongle famous for moved the capital from Nanking to Beijing and building Forbidden City in his era China become prosperous.His Admiral Cheng Ho did long voyage to all the world many countries he vsisited like Asia,Europe and middle East.
Important building in his tomb are the Blessing and Grace Palace (also known as Ling’en Palace), the place used for making sacrifices to Emperor Zhu Di and Empress Xu.now in this building tourist can see manuscripts from Ming Dynasty.Photo of Admirla Cheng Ho Tomb in Nanjing,Tomb of King of Brunei and Sulu in Nanking.in the centre of room we can see the bronze statue of Emperor Yongle
How To Get There
By Subway: Transportation:
Take Bus 345 Express or 818 at Deshengmen West Station, get off at Chang Ping Dong Guan Station, and take bus 314 or 925 to Changling Tomb Station.
Take Bus 872 directly from Deshengmen to Changling Tomb Station.
Beijing Bus / Subway Search
Admission Fee April 1 to October 31: CNY 50
November 1 to next March 31: CNY 35
Opening Hours April 1 to October 31: 8:00-17:30; stop selling tickets at 17:00
November 1 to next March 31: 8:30-17:00; stop selling tickets at 16:30
Take subway line 13 to Huilongguan Station, shift to bus no. 878 and get off at Changling Station.
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Dingling Tomb
This tomb is for Emperor Zhu Yijun, The Thirtieenth Emperor Of Ming dynasty and his two empresses, Empress Xiaoduan and Empress Xiaojing.compare with other emperors of ming dynasty Emperor Zhu Yijun has the longest ruled about 48 years.his tomb is built from 1584 to 1590.
For this tomb tourists can enter the underground palace where the body and coffins of the Emperor and his two Empresses Are stored.
this palace is divided into some rooms 1 first room for the emperor Zhu Yijun,,room for store the coffin,Room for the empress Empress Xiaoduan and Empress Xiaojing with their throne seat.
How To Get There
Transportation:
Take Bus 345 Express or 818 at Deshengmen West Station, get off at Chang Ping Dong Guan Station, and take bus 314 or 925 to Dingling Station.
Take Bus 872 from Deshengmen to Dingling Station directly.
Beijing Bus / Subway Search
Admission Fee April 1 to October 31: CNY 65;
November 1 to next March 31: CNY 45
Opening Hours April 1 to October 31: 8:30-17:30; stop selling tickets at 17:30 How To get There
Take Bus 345 Express or 818 at Deshengmen West Station, get off at Chang Ping Dong Guan Station, and take bus 314 or 925 to Dingling Station.
Take Bus 872 from Deshengmen to Dingling Station directly.
Beijing Bus / Subway Search
Admission Fee April 1 to October 31: CNY 65;
November 1 to next March 31: CNY 45
Opening Hours April 1 to October 31: 8:30-17:30; stop selling tickets at 17:30
2.Summer Palace
Our Trip in Beijing is not complete if we not visit Summer Palace compare with Great Wall and Ming Tomb Summer Palace is quite close with the city centre about 15 KM.we chose visited Summer Palace before back to Beijing and took night Train.
Same with Forbidden City,Great Wall,Temple Of heaven and Ming Tomb Summer palace also be visisted by thousands tourists every day.
The History of Summer Palace begin in 1750 when Emperor Qianlong built this huge garden for royal families as their place to relax and entertain.unfortunatelly when Anglo-French Allied Force attacked Beijing this royal garden also was destroyed later by Order Empress dowager Ci Xi it was rebuilt again in 1888.summer palace is listed as UNESCO heriatage site
Tourists usually visit court area where Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu met officials and conducted state affairs.they also can rent a boat to explore the lake and visited temple and other building around here.when travelled here don’t forget to visit Marble boat a royal boat which become icon of summer palace
How To Get Here
Tourists can enter the palace from the North Palace Gate, the East Palace Gate, the New Palace Gate and the West Palace Gate.
By Bus:
Take bus 330, 331, 332, 346, 508, 579, 584, 601, 608 or 696, get off at Yiheyuan Station and then walk west to the East Palace Gate.
Take bus 469 or 539 and get off at Yiheyuan West Palace Gate Station.
Take bus 331, 332, 333(内), 333(外), 375, 432, 438, 498, 508, 579, 584, 594, 601, 664, 697, Te 18, Te 19, Te 6, Yuntong 106, Yuntong 114 or Yuntong 118, get off at Yiheyuanlu Dongkou Station (The Eastern End of Yiheyuan Road) and then walk west to the East Palace Gate.
Take bus 303, 330, 331, 346, 375, 563, 584 or 594, and get off at Yiheyuan North Palace Gate Station.
Take bus 74, 374, 437 or 952 and get off at Xin Jian Gong Men (Yiheyuan New Palace Gate) Station.
By Subway:
Subway Line 4: get off at Beigongmen Station (Beigongmen means the North Palace Gate); or get off at Xiyuan Station, get out of the station from Exit C2 (southwest exit) and walk west to the East Palace Gate.
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Ticket Type
Price (CNY)
April 1 to October 31 November 1 to next March 31
Entrance Fee 30 20
Combination Ticket (including entrance fee and the following sites) 60 50
Dehe Garden 5 5
Tower of Buddhist Incense 10 10
Wenchang Hall 20 20
Suzhou Street and Danning Hall 10 10
Opening Hours 06:30 – 18:00
* Scenic spots are open from 08:30 to 17:00. 07:00 – 17:00
* Scenic spots are open from 09:00 to 16:00.
Staying
I slept at night train from Beijing west train Station to Pingyao it about 6 hour journey (11.00 PM-5.17 AM) Photo Gallery October 12,2015 https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1156885269&sk=photos&collection_token=1156885269%3A2305272732%3A69&set=a.10206326814866706.1073742070.1156885269&type=3
