Beijing Travel Attractions

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Great Wall badaling

Badaling Great Wall

Great Wall of China is an ancient Chinese fortification built from the end of the 14th century until the beginning of the 17th century, during the Ming Dynasty, in order to protect from raids by the Mongols and Turkic tribes..

Summer Palace Beijing

Summer Palace

The Summer Palace surrounded by the picturesque landscape of Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake, covers an area of 2.9 square kilometers, three quarters of which is water…

Beijing Hutong

Beijing Hutong

The Beijing Hutong is a “must-see” attraction if you want to really get a feel for the rich history and culture of the city. Seeing the Beijing Hutongs today will show you the lifestyle and culture of historic Beijing…

Tiananmen Square Beijing

Tiananmen Square

The heart of modern China beats in Tiananmen Square, the symbol of the People’s Republic and the center of Beijing’s landmarks. The flagstones of Tiananmen cover a staggering 440,000 square meters, enough space for a gathering of a million peoplef.

Temple of Heaven Beijing

Temple of Heaven

The Temple of Heaven (also Tiantan Park)is the grandest cult architecture complex in the world and a masterpiece of the Chinese people created in ancient times. It covers 2,700,000 square meters (667 acres), which is nearly four times the area of the Forbidden City. The temple was constructed in 1420 during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)..

Forbidden City Beijing

Forbidden City

Forbidden City, called Gu Gong in Chinese, was the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Now known as the Palace Museum, it is to the north of Tiananmen Square. Rectangular in shape, it is the world’s largest palace complex and covers 74 hectares. Surrounded by a six meter deep moat and a ten meter high wall are 9,999 buildings.

Mengjiangnu Temple Beijing

Meng Jiang Nu Temple Beijing

Situated on the Mountain Fenghuangshan, 6 kilometers east of Shanhaiguan Pass, Meng Jiang-Nu Temple, according to the legend, was originally built before the Song dynasty and repaired in the Ming dynasty..

Drum Tower Beijing

Drum Tower Beijing

Situated at the northern end of the central axis of the Beijing Inner City, the Drum Tower was built in 1272 during the reign of Kublai Khan, at which time it stood at the very heart of the Yuan capital Dadu. At that time it was known as the Tower of Orderly Administration (Qizhenglou)..

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4 Comments For This Post

  1. Braun says:
    June 2nd, 2011 at 4:47 pm

    We are staying in Jade garden hotel of Beijing, we would like to visit the Badaling section of the great wall, what is the best way to go there?

  2. Claus says:
    June 2nd, 2011 at 4:51 pm

    We have a limited time in Beijing, only 3 days and so much to see. We do not mind starting very early in the morning, the question is when will the Beijing attractions open in the morning?

  3. Laurence says:
    September 7th, 2011 at 4:24 am

    Please tell me how to travel to greatwall from the downtown Beijing.I heard from my friends Beijing have two greatwall spot. which one is more original ?Please also inform me the cost for touring the greatwall.Thank you so much.

  4. Lisa says:
    September 26th, 2011 at 5:13 am

    Yes , there are two great wall first one is Great wall the another one is Badaling Great Wall.the first one is more original one,

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