The tourist attractions of Beijing are plenty and rich in history. The best-known ones include the Badaling stretch of the Great Wall of China, the Temple of Heaven, the Tian'anmen and the Forbidden City, a number of temples, hutongs and parks, relics of ages gone by.
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Attractions
Buildings, monuments and landmarks
- Sections of the Great Wall (World Heritage Site) at:
- Forbidden City (World Heritage Site)
- Tiananmen Square
- The Summer Palace (World Heritage Site)
- Ruins of the Old Summer Palace
- The Ming Dynasty Tombs (World Heritage Site)
- Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian (World Heritage Site)
- Bell Tower and Drum Tower
- Historic Hutongs and Siheyuans in many older neighborhoods
- Lugou Bridge (Marco Polo Bridge) and the Wanping Fortress
- Baliqiao (Eight Mile Bridge)
- Prince Gong's Mansion
- Prince Chun Mansion
- Zheng Yici Peking Opera Theatre
- Huguang Guild Hall
- Pagoda of Cishou Temple
- Pagoda of Tianning Temple
- Guozijian (Imperial College)
- Liulichang
- Beijing Ancient Observatory
- Tuancheng Fortress
Temples, cathedrals and mosques
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- Temple of Heaven (World Heritage Site)
- Temple of Earth
- Temple of Sun
- Temple of Moon
- Dongyue Temple
- Guangji Temple
- Confucius Temple
- Imperial Ancestral Temple
- Xiannongtan
- Xiancantan
- Altar of Earth and Harvests
- Guanghua Temple
- White Cloud Temple
- Big Bell Temple
- Fayuan Temple
- Miaoying Temple
- Wanshou Temple
- Zhihua Si Temple
- Zhenjue Temple
- Wofo Temple
- Guangji Temple
- Fahai Temple
- Bailin Temple
- Changchun Temple
- Jietai Temple
- Tanzhe Temple
- Yonghegong
- Yunju Temple
- Temple of Azure Clouds
- Chanfu Temple
- Badachu
- Dajue Temple
- Dahui Temple
- Cheng'en Temple
- Hongluo Temple
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
- Xishiku Cathedral
- Wangfujing Cathedral
- Xizhimen Church
- Niujie Mosque
Museums
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- Palace Museum
- National Museum of China
- National Art Museum of China
- Capital Museum
- Beijing Art Museum
- Geological Museum of China
- Beijing Museum of Natural History
- Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution
- Paleozoological Museum of China
- Yuan Center
- China Railway Museum
- Beijing Exhibition Center
- Beijing Urban Planning Exhibition Hall
- China Aviation Museum
Parks and gardens
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- Beihai Park
- Botanical Garden
- Chaoyang Park
- Ditan Park
- Fragrant Hills
- Grandview Garden
- Haidian Park
- Honglingjin Park
- Jingshan Park
- Longtan Park
- Milu Yuan
- Olympic Green
- Purple Bamboo Park
- Ritan Park
- Shichahai
- Taoranting Park
- Tiantan Park
- World Park
- Wuzuolou Forest Park
- Yuetan Park
- Zhongshan Park
Shopping and commercial districts
- Wangfujing
- Xidan
- Silk Street
- Beijing CBD
- Beijing Financial Street
- Zhongguancun
- Yizhuang
- 798 Art Zone
See also
External links
- Great Wall of China information and maps
- Travel guide and Beijing 2008 Olympics
- Photographic guides to 40 tourist attractions
- Interactive map of top tourist attractions in Beijing
- Beijing travel guide from Wikitravel
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