Where is Beijing?

Beijing for short. The capital of People's Republic of China (PRC). It is a world-famous ancient city with a long history. Located on the northwest edge of North China Plain, it is about150km southeast of Bohai Sea. Area 164 10 km2. The total population of the city149.27 million. There are Du Jun in the north and Xishan in the west, and the mountains account for 62% of the city's area; The southeast is a plain formed by alluvial rivers such as Yongding River and Chaobai River, which slowly inclines to the Bohai Sea. There are many minerals in this mountainous area, such as coal and iron, and high-quality building materials, such as granite and marble.

Geographical features:

The center of Beijing is located at 39 degrees north latitude and 1 16 degrees east longitude. Located at the northern end of North China Plain. Beijing is surrounded by mountains in the west, north and northeast, and the Great Plains slowly inclines to the Bohai Sea in the southeast. Beijing Plain is 20-60m above sea level, and mountainous areas are generally1000-1500m. Dongling Mountain, which borders Hebei, is 2303 meters above sea level and is the highest peak in Beijing. The territory flows through five major rivers, mainly Chaobai River and North Canal in the east, Yongding River and Juma River in the west. The terrain of Beijing is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. In the west, it is the remnants of Taihang Mountain, and in the north, it is the Du Jun of Yanshan Mountain. The two mountains intersect at the south exit of Guangou, forming a semicircular mountain bend and spreading to the southeast. People call it "Beijing bend", and the small plain it surrounds is the Beijing small plain. Look at the topography of Beijing, which is surrounded by mountains and seas, and the situation is magnificent. As the ancients said: "The land of Youzhou has the sea on the left, the Taihang Mountain on the right, the Yongjiang River in the north, the big river in the south and the land of abundance."

Land area:

The land area of Beijing is 164 10 square kilometers. Among them, the plain area is 6338 square kilometers, accounting for 38.6%. Mountain area 10072 km2, accounting for 6 1.4%. The urban area is 87. 1 km2.

Climatic characteristics:

Beijing's climate is a typical warm temperate semi-humid continental monsoon climate, with hot and rainy summer, cold and dry winter and short spring and autumn. Annual average temperature 10~ 12 degrees Celsius, 1 -7~-4 degrees Celsius, July 25~26 degrees Celsius. The extreme minimum is -27.4 degrees Celsius, and the extreme maximum is above 42 degrees Celsius. The frost-free period of the whole year is 180~200 days, which is shorter in the western mountainous area. The annual average rainfall is more than 600 mm, which is one of the most rainy areas in North China. The windward slope in front of the mountain can reach more than 700 mm, and the seasonal distribution of precipitation is very uneven. 75% of the annual precipitation is concentrated in summer, and there are often heavy rains in July and August.

General situation of tourism

Beijing is rich in tourism resources, with more than 200 tourist attractions open to the outside world, including the world's largest Forbidden City, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Royal Garden Beihai, Royal Garden Summer Palace, Badaling, Mutianyu, Simatai Great Wall and the world's largest quadrangle Gongwangfu. There are 7309 cultural relics in the city, including 42 national cultural relics units and 222 municipal cultural relics protection units. There are 456 designated tourist hotels in Beijing, including 407 star-rated hotels, 84,000 rooms, 456 travel agencies and more than 5,000 tour guides in 2/kloc-0 languages, forming a global market. In 2000, it received 28,265,438+/kloc-0,000 person-times, and earned $2.77 billion in foreign exchange through tourism. Beijing was rated as "China Excellent Tourist City" by National Tourism Administration.

By1March 1995, there were 15 forest parks and forest tourist areas in Beijing, including four national forest parks in Xishan, Mangshan, Fangshang and Jiu Feng, three municipal forest parks in Yunmeng Mountain, Xiaolongmen and Senxin, Songshan National Nature Reserve, Baihuashan Municipal Nature Reserve and Yajishan Tourist Area.

List of attractions:

Dongcheng District:

Monument to the People's Heroes, Yuqian Ancestral Temple, Tiananmen Square, Ancestral Temple (Palace of Working People's Culture), Chinese History Museum, Chinese Revolution Museum, China Art Museum, Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, Wen Tianxiang Temple, Confucius Temple, Zhengyangmen (front gate), Dongsi Mosque, Red Mansion of Peking University, Ditan, Observatory, Zhongshan Pavilion, Wangfu, imperial academy, Forbidden City (Forbidden City) and Jin Dynasty.

Xicheng District: Great Hall of the People, Da Gao Xuan Hall, Song Wan Old Buddha Pagoda, Guangji Temple, Imperial Temple of Past Dynasties, Zhongnanhai, Yingtai, Zhongshan Park, Shichahai, Yuetan, Beihai, Baiyun Temple, National Culture Palace, Xishiku Church, Tuancheng, Matteo Ricci's Tomb, Soong Ching Ling's Former Residence, Baita of Miaoying Temple (Baita Temple) and Capital Huang.

Xuanwu District: Tianning Temple, niujie Mosque, Xiannongtan, Guobao Temple, Song Jun Temple, Fayuan Temple, Nantang, Taoranting Park, Liulichang, Liyuan Theater and Laoshe Teahouse.

Chongwen District: Temple of Heaven, Tianqiaole Tea Garden and Longtan Temple Fair.

Haidian District: Shifang Pujue Temple (Sleeping Buddha Temple), Qiwangfen, 3 18 Martyrs' Tomb, Xueyuan, Dahui Temple, China People's Revolutionary Military Museum, Yuquan Mountain, Beijing Planetarium, Li Dazhao Martyrs Garden, Luanzhou Xinhai Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Tower, Songtang, Diaoyutai, Juesheng Temple (Dazhong Temple) and Xiangshan.

Chaoyang District: Ritan, Dongyue Temple, Xihuang Temple and National Agricultural Exhibition Hall.

Fengtai District: Dabaotai Western Han Tomb, Changxindian Erqi Revolution Site, Lugou Bridge, Jintucheng Site, Zhengang Tower and Yandun.

Mentougou District: Lingshan, Baihua Mountain, Miao Feng, Longmenjian, Tanzhe Temple, Xifeng Temple, Jietai Temple, Yanhe City, Pearl Lake, Enemy Platform of Inner Great Wall and Chuandixia Village.

Shijingshan District: Badachu, Shijingshan Glacier Scratch, fahai temple.

Changping District: Xiaotangshan Hot Spring, Palace City, Gougouya, Ming Tombs, Juyongguan, Juyongguan Yuntai, Yinshan Pagoda and Chaozong Bridge.

Yanqing County, Huairou District and Miyun County: Great Wall-Badaling, Zhan Tianyou Bronze Statue, Mutianyu Great Wall, Jiaokou Great Wall, Gubeikou Great Wall, Longquan Temple Qi Jiguang Poetry Monument and Simatai Great Wall.

Shunyi District and Tongzhou District: Jiaozhuanghu Tunnel Warfare Site, Yongtong Bridge and Li Zhuowu Tomb.

Fangshan District: Dushi, Fangshang, Yunshui Cave, Chinese ape-man site, Zhoukoudian fish fossil origin, caveman site, Xindongren site, Liangxiang multi-pagoda, Yunju Temple Tower and Liu Lihe Shang and Zhou sites.

Pinggu District: Jinhai Lake (Haizi Reservoir)

Cross-regional: Yuan Tucheng Site, Southeast Corner Building, Beijing Subway, 72 scenic spots in Guan 'gou, Fairy Pillow Stone, Baifengzhong, Mu Guiying Dianjiangtai, Baiguoshu, Qinqin Gorge, Guishi, Natural Natural Natural Hazards, Qinglong Inverted Suction, Wangjing Stone, Chadao City, and Courtyard Dwellings.