Where to travel, travel and route planner » square in beijing http://www.dankuna.com/blog Best travel, maps, GPS, weather, images, cheap hotels Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:15:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Mausoleum of Mao Zedong, Beijing http://www.dankuna.com/blog/mausoleum-of-mao-zedong-beijing.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mausoleum-of-mao-zedong-beijing http://www.dankuna.com/blog/mausoleum-of-mao-zedong-beijing.html#comments Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:57:13 +0000 Jake http://www.dankuna.com/blog/?p=1171 [...]]]> Mausoleum of Mao Zedong, Beijing

The Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, commonly known as the Mausoleum of , or the , the final resting place of , Chairman of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China from 1943 and the chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China from 1945 until his death. Although Mao had wished to be cremated, his body was embalmed, and construction of a mausoleum began shortly after his death. This highly popular attraction is located in the middle of , in Beijing, the . On this site had previously stood the Gate of China, the southern (main) gate of the during the Ming and . The remains of the Great Helmsman, as he is sometimes known, are on display for public viewing. People queue up for hundreds of metres every day to see the former chairman, many paying tribute to him with flowers that can be rented at the entrance on the north side. There is a souvenir shop at the exit on the south side. guides.
GPS travel destinations: 39° 54′ 3.6″ N, 116° 23′ 29.4″ E

]]> http://www.dankuna.com/blog/mausoleum-of-mao-zedong-beijing.html/feed 1 The National Museum of China, Beijing http://www.dankuna.com/blog/the-national-museum-of-china-beijing.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-national-museum-of-china-beijing http://www.dankuna.com/blog/the-national-museum-of-china-beijing.html#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:01:19 +0000 Mio http://www.dankuna.com/blog/?p=1082 [...]]]> The National Museum of China flanks the eastern side of in Beijing, China. The mission of the museum is to educate about the arts and . It is directed by the of the People’s . The museum was formed in 2003 out of two separate that already occupied the building: the Museum of the in the northern wing and the National Museum of Chinese History in the southern.
The National Museum of China, Beijing
The Museum of the Chinese Revolution had been open since 1960 and had its origins in the Office of the National Museum of the Revolution, founded in 1950. The National Museum of Chinese History opened its doors in 1959 and had its origins in the Beijing , founded in 1949, and the prior Preliminary Office of the from 1912. Beijing .
GPS travel coordinates: 39°54’13.18″N, 116°23’40.30″E

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