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  2. List of Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Beijing

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    Beijing 1-98 Forbidden City: 故宫: Beijing 1-100 Great Wall at Badaling: 万里长城—八达岭: Yanqing County ... Beijing 2-29 Beijing Ancient Observatory:

  3. Bianyifang - Wikipedia

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    The restaurant Bianyifang was established in 1416 during the Ming dynasty, but its name dates back to roughly 1552. Several other branches of the restaurant also operate in Beijing and across China, under Bianyifang Group. [1] Bianyifang is one of the most popular restaurants in China and has been reported on by a range of media outlets. [2]

  4. Beijing cuisine - Wikipedia

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    Huaiyang cuisine has been praised since ancient times in China and it was a general practice for an official travelling to Beijing to take up a new post to bring along with him a chef specialising in Huaiyang cuisine. When these officials had completed their terms in the capital and returned to their native provinces, most of the chefs they ...

  5. History of Beijing - Wikipedia

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    In Beijing, the City of Ji gradually became known as Youzhou. During the prosperous early Tang, Youzhou's ten counties tripled in size from 21,098 households and about 102,079 residents to 67,242 households and 371,312 residents in 742. [36] [Note 22] In 742, Youzhou was renamed Fanyang Commandery (范陽郡), but reverted to Youzhou in 762.

  6. Chinese imperial cuisine - Wikipedia

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    Restaurants in Beijing such as Fangshan Restaurant (仿膳飯莊) and Ting Li Ting (聽鷂廳) restaurant, and restaurants in Shenyang such as Shenyang Imperial Cuisine Restaurant (瀋陽禦膳酒樓) restored this Chinese imperial cuisine based on menus of the imperial kitchens of the Forbidden City and Summer Palace, as well other records. [30]

  7. Houhai - Wikipedia

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    Built in the Yuan winter capital of Dadu, today it is located in the center of Beijing. It faces the Forbidden City, and today is renowned as a place of relaxation for Beijingers, and for its nightlife. [1] [2] [3] Also the street network of Houhai was created during the Yuan dynasty. The Yuan's 787 m (2,582 ft) long Nanluogu Lane is considered ...

  8. Moscow Restaurant - Wikipedia

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    Moscow Restaurant (Chinese: 莫斯科餐厅; pinyin: Mòsīkē Cāntīng) is a Russian restaurant located in Xicheng District, Beijing. Founded in 1954 as part of the former Soviet Exhibition Center, the restaurant was intended to foster friendship and cultural understanding between the People's Republic of China and the former Soviet Union.

  9. Chang'an Avenue - Wikipedia

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    Chang'an Avenue is the road directly before Tian'anmen gate and to the north of Tian'anmen Square.Because of its location, Chang'an Avenue has been associated with a number of important events in Chinese history, such as the Tian'anmen Square protests of 1989 (including the famous confrontation of the Tank Man), the May 4th Movement and the funeral procession of Zhou Enlai.