Finding the Magic Bullets
This page will show you an overview of Beijing and the UNESCO Heritage site in and around the area.
Discover Beijing I: A Modern City with An Imperial Past (25:11 min.)
Video courtesy of Sino-American Friendship Association
Discover Beijing III: A Modern City in Motion (25:30 min. )
Video courtesy of Sino American Friendship Association
Discover Beijing II: Walk In The Footsteps of Emperors (25:28 min. )
Discover Beijing IV: A Modern City on the Rise (28:42 min. )
The videos below will give you a good visual idea of what to expect at any of the UNESCO Heritage Sites in Beijing and includes some history.
Beijing Travel Guide – Forbidden City Documentary (Palace Museum) Part 1 “Secrets” (46:56 min.)
video courtesy of wickibeijing
Beijing Travel Guide – Forbidden City Documentary (Palace Museum) Part 2 “Survival” (46:52 min.)
video courtesy of Wickibeijing
Beijing Travel Guide – Great Wall Of China Part 1 “Mongol Invaders” (47:10 min.)
Beijing Travel Guide – Great Wall Of China Part 2 “Protecting The Dragon” (47:30 min.)
Beijing Travel Guide – Temple of Heaven Part one. (narration in Chinese) (28:10 min.)
Beijing Travel Guide – Temple of Heaven Part two (narration in Chinese) (28:48 min.)
Beijing Travel Guide – Summer Palace (Yiheyuan) (50:24 min.)
The Great Wall (2:57 min.)
Video courtesy of National Geographic
Legend of DingLing (Ming) Tomb (49:43 min.)
Video courtesy of Daniel C.
Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian
(2:57 min. in length)
Video Courtesy of UNESCO/NHK
The Strange Case Of Peking Man (Evolution Documentary) (48:20 min.)
Video courtesy of Timeline – World History Documentaries
Engineering an Empire – Grand Canal in China (5:57 min.)
Video courtesy of Historystack