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Bejing Military Museum
The Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution, or
China People's Revolution Military Museum is a museum located in Beijing, China immediately west of central Beijing in the Haidian District. It displays restored military equipment from the history of the People's Liberation Army, up to and including modern-day machinery.The museum's four floors include ten halls, the largest of which is the Hall of Weapons.
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Lama Temple
The Yonghe Temple , also known as the "Palace of Peace and Harmony Lama Temple", the "Yonghe Lamasery", or - popularly - the "Lama Temple" is a temple and monastery of the Geluk School of Tibetan Buddhism located in the northeastern part of Beijing, China. It is one of the largest and most important Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in the world. The building and the artworks of the temple combine Han Chinese and Tibetan styles.
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Zhongshan Park
Zhongshan Park is located to the west of Tian'anmen Rostrum in
the heart of the Inner City. It is the site of the former Altar
of Land and Grain.
Entering through the main southern entrance, one comes to a
large vestibular pavilion with long corridors running off to
the east and west.
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Temple of Heaven
The Temple of Heaven, literally the Altar of Heaven is a complex of Taoist buildings situated in the southeastern part of central Beijing, in Xuanwu District. The complex was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for good harvest. It is regarded as a Taoist temple, although Chinese Heaven worship, especially by the reigning monarch of the day, pre-dates Taoism.
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Tiananmen Square
Tian'anmen Square is the large plaza near the centre of Beijing, China, named after the Tiananmen (literally, Gate of Heavenly Peace) which sits to its north, separating it from the Forbidden City. It has great cultural significance as it was the site of several key events in Chinese history.
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