List of Beijing landmarks
There are many landmarks in Beijing. 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.
Buildings, monuments and landmarks
- Beijing National Stadium
- Forbidden City (World Heritage Site)
- Tiananmen Square
- Tiananmen (Gate of Heavenly Peace)
- Zhengyangmen
- Great Hall of the People
- National Museum of China
- Monument to the People's Heroes
- Mausoleum of Mao Zedong
- National Centre for the Performing Arts
- The Summer Palace (World Heritage Site)
- 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
- Haotian Pagoda
- 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
Wangfujing Cathedral
- 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
- Dabaotai Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum
- Beijing Liao and Jin City Wall Museum
- Western Zhou Yan State Capital Museum
- Chinese Aviation Museum
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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
- Qingnianhu Park
- Ritan Park
- Shichahai
- Taoranting Park
- Tiantan Park
- World Park
- Wuzuolou Forest Park
- Yuetan Park
- Zhongshan Park
- Ming City Wall Relics Park
Shopping and commercial districts
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See also
- Tourism in China
- Baimaguan Fort, nearby to the north
- List of hutongs in Beijing
External links
- Travel guide and Beijing 2008 Olympics
- Photographic guides to 40 tourist attractions
- Interactive map of top tourist attractions in Beijing
Beijing travel guide from Wikivoyage
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