Beijing SPA-Resorts

The Forbidden City. The Forbidden City is the symbol of Beijing and the incarnation of the imperator's epoch. It was built during the rule of Min dynasty and during 500 years it served as the imperator's residence. Simple Chinese citizens were not allowed to get there. For two times the Forbidden City became the victim of marauding and damage: at first time during the attack of the Manchurians in 1664, the second attempt happened in 1949, when Kuomintang party took out the treasures of the Forbidden City to Taiwan.

It is supposed that in the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong the remains of Mao are kept. In some way they are the incarnation of the cult of Mao, which is still dominating in China. Nobody knows for sure, whether a wax figure or real relics of this great person are kept there. To get into the mausoleum, especially on holidays, one has to stand a long line.
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