Beijing Attractions
Top Attractions
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The mysterious imperial palace complex is one of the most appealing attractions in Beijing.
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The well-preserved luxurious royal garden is a very popular tourist site in summer.
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The ancient landmark of Beijing and is famous for its Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest.
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Used to be the front door of the Forbidden City and now the landmark of modern Beijing.
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The mausoleums of thirteen emperors of the Ming Dynasty; a must for its integrated architecture.
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Typical lanes or small streets that originated in the Yuan Dynasty; displaying resident culture
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Another imperial garden, well known for the White Dagoba and Nine-dragon Screen.
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Built on the Jingshan Hill, the Wanchun Pavilion of the Park is the highest point of Beijing.
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Beijing Great Wall: Badaling Great Wall, Mutianyu Great Wall, Simatai Great Wall, Jinshanling Great Wall, Gubeikou, Juyongguan Pass, Shuiguan, Huanghuacheng, Jiankou |
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Ancient Sites
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Display the primitive life of our human ancestors about 700,000 years ago.
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The platform of star-watching that was built in the Ming Dynasty.
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The ancient institute of higher learning that was founded in the Yuan Dynasty.
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Once Prince Yongzheng's residence and later became a lamasery for Tibetan monks.
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Bell and drum towers of Beijing are the largest and highest of China.
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The largest and the best preserved princely mansion during the Qing Dynasty.
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Spanning the Yongding River and charming for its eleven arches.
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Beijing's most historical and majestic mosque displaying typical Arabic-style decoration.
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Show the Qing-dynasty style architecture and time-honored local stores.
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A place to enjoy the strong Beijing flavor by roaming along the peaceful lake
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A well-preserved Taoist temple situated in the eastern part of the Western Hills.
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The White Tower is the earliest and biggest ple tower of Tibetan Buddhist style.
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Having a history of over 700 years and having been reconstructed as Beijing Capital Museum.
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A wonderful tourist area which integrates the natural landscapes with the Buddhist culture.
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Parks
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Give you the real feeling of the Qing Dynasty novel 'A Dream of Red Mansions'.
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The spectacular natural scenery there is the red smoke leaves over the mountains.
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Consisting of eight ancient temples that were originally built in the Sui Dynasty.
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The place where the Ming and Qing emperors worshiped the Sun God.
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An amusement park where exciting entertainment facilities and activities are waiting for you.
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Once a renowned imperial garden where many foreign styles of architectures were built.
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Others
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A compressive museum displaying the profound Chinese history and culture.
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A national center to appreciate the performing arts selected from China and other countries.
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China Nationalities Museum
Without traveling around China, you can learn the feelings of all Chinese ethic groups here. |
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Rare animals including pandas, golden monkeys, milu deer and northeast tigers are all here.
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Bird's Nest (China National Stadium)
The main stadium of 2008 Olympics, a new architectural landmark in Beijing
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Water Cube (China National Aquatics Center)
One of the most dramatic and exciting venues of Beijing 2008 Olympics
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The only 24-hour indoor wooden cycling track in China
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Beijing Natural History Museum
The first large-scale natural history museum of China, displayed with fine specimens of fossils. |






