Pekin (Běijīng), China

The forth day we have been in Pekin, because we were very tired and we decided to spend the third day in an hotel in Moscou. First of all we wanted to remind that in August Pekin is like the sun (not so much, 35ºC).

The first place we have visited is the Forbidden City, formerly called Purple City. After that we`ve visited the Tian'anmen square. There we have visited the mausoleum of Mao Zedong where lies the founder of the People's Republic of China.

Although it's very known, very few people knows where the Chinese Wall is. It's 8.851,8 km long (10.000 Li).

Another place that we have visited is the Temple of Heaven (Tian Tan). Since 1998 is considered World Heritage by UNESCO.

The latest place we have visited is The Ming Tombs. They are located some 50 kilometers from Beijing. There are buried thirteen emperors of the Ming dynasty, 23 empresses, concubines and courtiers of the court.