This summer vocation I went to Beijing with my father. Today I will share my experience with you.

I visited many historical and scenic sites which all gave me a deep impression. First I went to the Great Wall. It is really a wonder. I couldn’t imagine how people builded it on the high mountains in the old days without the help of machine. In China, there is an old saying “if you haven’t been to the Great Wall , you aren’t a man.” So I climbed the Great Wall to find something special. When I reached the highest peak, the Great Wall was like a dragon under my eyes. The structure of the Great Wall was simple and the appearance was ordinary. However, pieces of huge stones builded a guard against enemy for all Chinese. All labouring people builded a guard for their country and citizens.

Then I visited a building with special structure and beautiful appearance . That is Gugong(the Forbidden City or the Palace Museum).Gugong was the place where emperors dealed with political affairs and lived. The palaces for political affairs were very magnificent. We could find the wisdom in the palaces. Beneath the floor, there was warm gas flowing to warm the palaces in winter. At the same time, there was a huge crock to hold ice to cool the palaces in summer. Absolutely, the place for emperors to rest was very beautiful. There was a rockery ,different kinds of flowers and trees. It was really a good place to rest after a day’s hard work. The overall arrangement was very reasonable. To keep the most important place safe, there was a moat around the whole palace. Also the wall of the palace was very high. The rooms in Gugong were builded according to Wuxing.

Certainly, other than these historical sites, Beijing has modern elements, like Wang Fujing and Xi Dan shopping center, China’s National Grand Theater.

Even though the travel only lasted for 10 days I enjoyed it very much.