Moscow is a beautiful city that attractsa huge number of people. There are a lot of interesting places that are worth the attention of tourists. If you are going to go to the Russian capital, then, first of all, it is worth thinking about the place of your residence. it is not difficult to rent.You can find such accommodation on message boards on the Internet or contact the appropriate agency. In principle, you can stay and the hotel, although the prices for Moscow hotels are considered overpriced.
Of course, a visit to the capital suggests that youlearn the main sights of the city. It is possible that you will take a many-hour excursion, after visiting which you will learn many interesting facts about the history of the city. But there is a variant that allows you to learn the sights of Moscow from the other side. You can live in the historical center of the city, and live in the surrounding of memorable places. can be removed, for example, in the area of China-city.
China Town is one of the oldest districts of the capital. It is located between the Moscow River, the Kremlin and Okhotny Ryad.
In the eleventh century, the firstsettlements. And three centuries later, there were trade and craft villages. By the sixteenth century, the population of Posad was replaced by boyars and clerics. At the same time, the name "Kitai-Gorod" arose from the material used in the construction of fortifications - the "whale".
In the sixteenth century this area was already beginningoccupy an important place in the life of the city, here was built the Printing Yard, and later - Mint. And at the end of the seventeenth century, it was here that the Slavic-Greek-Latin Academy was opened - the first higher educational institution in the country.
China Town was rebuilt after the fire of 1812year, and now its buildings do not remind about the times of the seventeenth century. Mostly in modern China-city reflects the life of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. At that time the district was the business center of Moscow, it was here that the largest number of trading companies and banks were located. In addition, it was the center of trade in books, it housed the largest bookshop in the city and small book shops.
If you wish, you can visit Red Square,interesting museums. In addition, a large number of cathedrals and monasteries are concentrated in Moscow. So you will not be bored - the day will be bright and full.
