City Sights - Beijing

The Forbidden City

(6 tickets)

The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming dynasty to the end of the Quing dynasty - the years 1420 to 1912. It is located in the center of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. The Forbidden City is a rectangle, with 961 meters (3,153 ft) from north to south and 753 meters (2,470 ft) from east to west. 

A famous explorer is said to be one of the Chinese giants guarding the entrances to the temple. Who is it?

Marco Polo

Around how many visitors visit The Forbidden City yearly?

14.6 million 

During what Chinese dynasty was The Forbidden City FIRST used as the Chinese imperial palace?

Ming

During what Chinese dynasty was The Forbidden City LAST used as the Chinese imperial palace?

Qing

During which war did Ango-French forces take control of The Forbidden City?

Second Opium War

How many buildings comprise The Forbidden City?

980

In 2000, a coffee store was controversially placed in The Forbidden City. Which coffee store was this?

Starbucks

In addition to walls, what else is The Forbidden City surrounded by?

Moats

In what year was construction on The Forbidden City completed?

1420

In what year was The Forbidden City made a World Heritage Site?

1987

The Forbidden City is enclosed inside an even larger area. What’s this area called?

Imperial City

The Forbidden City sists to the north of what China square?

Tiananmen Square

What can now be viewed inside The Forbidden City?

Artwork

What is now housed in The Forbidden City?

Palace Museum

What park sits to the north of The Forbidden City?

Jingshan Park

What rebel leader set fire to parts of The Forbidden City in 1644?

Li Zicheng

When it was first erected, The Forbidden City’s main halls were paved with bricks of what color?

Gold

Who designed The Forbidden City?

Kuai Xiang

The Great Wall of China

(7 tickets)

The Great Wall stretches from Dandong in the east to Lop Lake in the west, along an arc that roughly delineates the southern edge of Inner Mongolia. It is a series of fortifications made of stone, brick, rammed earth, wood and other materials. The current English name evolves from accounts of "the Chinese Wall" from early modern European travelers. 

Around how many men are estimated to have died while building The Great Wall of China?

1,000,000

Around how much of The Great Wall of China has disappeared over the years?

1/3

Considering all of its branches, about how long is The Great Wall of China?

13,000 miles

During the Qin dynasty, what was used to bind bricks on The Great Wall of China?

Rice flour

Ming added onto The Great Wall of China to keep out what nomadic tribe?

Mongolian

The Great Wall of China’s highest point is on which mountain?

Heita Mountain

The Great Wall of China spans how many Chinese provinces and municipalities?

9

The majority of the existing Great Wall of China was built during what dynasty?

Ming Dynast

What animal was brought to The Great Wall of China to help mourn and honor the dead?

Rooster

What city does the eastern part of The Great Wall of China start in?

Dandong

What is the average height of The Great Wall of China?

25 feet

What lake does the western part of The Great Wall of China start at?

Lop

What other name has been used to describe The Great Wall of China?

Then-Thousand-Mile Long Wall

What was the earliest century in which parts of The Great Wall of China were built?

7th century BCE

When was the last time that any additional construction was done on The Great Wall of China?

1644

Which region’s army crossed The Great Wall of China in the 17th century and overthrew the Ming Dynasty?

Manchuria

Which section of The Great Wall of China is known for being steep and winding?

Jiankou

Tiananmen Square

(8 tickets)

Tiananmen Square is a city square in the centre of Beijing, China, named after the Tiananmen located to its north, separating it from the Forbidden City. Outside China, the square is best known for the Tiananmen Square Massacre, an armed suppression of a pro-democracy movement in June 1989. 

In what year was Tiananmen Square built?

1415

Protests were held at Tiananmen Square in 1976 following the death of who?

Zhou Enlai

The Tiananmen Square Massacre took place in what year?

1989

Tiananmen Gate is located on which side of Tiananmen Square?

North

Tiananmen Square is located in which Chinese city?

Beijing

The Monument to the People’s Heroes was completed in what year?

1958

What can you often see in the air over Tiananmen Square?

Kites

What does Tiananmen mean?

Gate of Heavenly Peace

What famous picture was taken at Tiananmen Square?

Tank Man

What gate in the middle of Tiananmen Square was torn down in 1954?

Gate of China

What is the name of the movement that held protests at Tiananmen Square in 1919?

May Fourth Movement

What is the name of the museum which sits to the east of Tiananmen Square?

National Museum of China

Which Chinese leader is buried in a mausoleum in the middle of Tiananmen Square?

Mao Zedong

Which gate is located south of Tiananmen Square?

Zhengyangmen

Which government building sits north of Tiananmen Square?

Forbidden City

Which government hall is located on the western side of Tianenmen Square?

Great Hall of the People

Which monument in Tiananmen Square is dedicated to the martyrs of revolutionary struggle in 19th and 20th centuries in China?

Monument to the People’s Heroes

Who announced the founding of The People’s Republic of China at Tiananmen Square in 1949?

Mao Zedong