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For The Palace Museum:

Sixteen emperors of the Ming dynasty and twelve emperors of the Qing dynasty in the palace lineage from generation to generation.

Beijing Palace Museum is located in the center of Beijing city, 753 meters wide from east to west, 961 meters long from north to south, covering an area of more than 723,600 square meters, surrounded by 10-meter-high walls and 52-meter-wide moat (tube river). There is one gate on each of the four sides of the city wall: the south is named Wu Gate, the north is called Gate of Divine Prowess (Shen Wu Gate), and the left and right are Dong Hua Gate and Xi Hua Gate, of which Wu Gate is the entrance to visit, and Gate of Divine Prowess is the exit. The total area of ancient buildings in the city is about 160,000 square meters (said to be 163,000 square meters). The entire group of palace buildings in strict layout, orderly layout, and form are strictly in accordance with the feudal ritual system and the five elements of Yin and Yang doctrine design and construction, reflecting the supreme authority of the emperor.

The four corners of the city walls, each with a graceful corner tower, have nine beams, eighteen columns, and seventy-two ridges to describe the complexity of its structure. The buildings in the Palace are divided into two parts: the outer court and the inner court. The center of the outer court is the Hall of Supreme Harmony (太和殿), the Hall of Central Harmony (中和殿), and the Hall of Preserving Harmony(保和殿), collectively known as the Three Great Halls, where the state holds its major ceremonies. The three halls are supplemented by two groups of buildings, Hall of Literary Brilliance and Wuying Hall, on the left and right wings. The center of the inner court is the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Hall of Union, and Palace of Earthly Tranquility, collectively known as the three palaces, where the emperor and the empress live in the main palace. After them is the imperial garden. After the three palaces on both sides of the East and West, six palaces are arranged, which is the place where the consorts live and rest. On the east side of the East Sixth Palace were Buddhist buildings such as the Hall of Heavenly Dome and the West Sixth Palace; on the west side were Buddhist buildings such as the Zhongzheng Hall. Outside the outer court and inner court, there are two parts of buildings, outer east, and outer west.

For Beijing

Venues

In Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, Beijing divided the competition into three zones. They are Beijing, Yanqing (the suburb of Beijing), and Zhangjiakou. The government built a high-speed railway between Beijing and Zhangjiakou. It takes 20 minutes to travel from Beijing to Yanqing and 50 minutes from Beijing to Zhangjiakou by high-speed rail.

The "Birds' Nest" is not hosted for any competition events except for the opening and closing ceremonies. Beijing National Aquatics Center, also called "Water Cube," changed to "Ice Cube." The "Water Cube" was built in the 2008 Summer Olympics to serve as a swimming competition venue. In the 2022 Winter Olympics, it was used as a competition venue for ice events, so it was renamed the "Ice Cube." Specifically, it hosted Curling. Capital Indoor Stadium was responsible for short-track speed skating and Figure skating.

For the 2022 Winter Olympics, the government has also built two new venues. One is National Speed Skating Stadium, also called "ice ribbon," hosted speed skating. Another new stadium is "Shougang Ski Jump", which held the events of Freestyle Skiing and Snowboarding.

Food culture:

Nine Gate Snacks：

Nine Gate Snacks is a food court. It is from the Qing Dynasty that brings together about half of Beijing's most famous specialties. It is situated in a nearly 3,000 square meter old courtyard on the northern perimeter of Shichahai, a scenic area in Beijing. Its location is to the west of Song Qingling's former residence, and it consists of 12 vintage snack bars.

In Beijing traditional hot pot, copper pots are utilized, and carbon is inserted in the center to generate heat. The broth served in this type of hot pot is solely clear soup, without any other flavor options. The dipping sauce is sesame sauce.