Travel information
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5 star hotel
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Katmandu
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Pokhara
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Fall
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Guided
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English, German
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Breakfast and dinner
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Available
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Bus, Taxi
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5-6 hours
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12
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65
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12 - 24
Overview
Tiananmen, a gate in the wall of the Imperial City, was built in 1415 during the Ming Dynasty. In the 17th century, fighting between Li Zicheng’s rebel forces and the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty forces caused severe damage to the gate, or even destroyed it. Tiananmen Square was designed and built in 1651, and has since been expanded to four times its original size in the 1950s.
Near the center of the square stood the “Great Ming Gate”, the southern gate of the Imperial City, renamed the “Great Qing Gate” during the Qing Dynasty and the “Gate of China” during the Republican era. Unlike other gates in Beijing, such as Tiananmen and Zhengyangmen, this was a purely ceremonial gate, with three arches but no bastions, similar in style to the ceremonial gates found in the Ming tombs. This gate had a special status as the “Gate of the Nation”, as can be seen from its later names. It was normally closed except when the Emperor passed by. The traffic of commoners was diverted to side gates at the western and eastern ends of the square respectively. Because of this diversion of traffic, a busy market, called “Chess Grid Streets”, was developed in the large enclosed square to the south of this gate.
Trip Highlights
- Trek to the famous Everest Base Camp
- Enjoy the spectacular view of the Himalayas from Kala Patthar
- Travel through the Sherpa villages of Namche, Khumjung, Khunde, and Dingboche
- 76 / 5,000 Travel through the Sherpa villages of Namche, Khumjung, Khunde and Dingboche