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
- Baliqiao (Eight Mile Bridge)
- Beijing Ancient Observatory
- Beijing National Stadium
- Bell Tower and Drum Tower
- Forbidden City (World Heritage Site)
- Guozijian (Imperial College)
- Haotian Pagoda
- Historic hutongs and siheyuans in many older neighborhoods
- Huguang Guild Hall
- Liulichang
- Lugou Bridge (Marco Polo Bridge) and the Wanping Fortress
- The Ming Dynasty Tombs (World Heritage Site)
- The Old Summer Palace
- Pagoda of Cishou Temple
- Pagoda of Tianning Temple
- Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian (World Heritage Site)
- Prince Chun Mansion
- Prince Gong's Mansion
- The Summer Palace (World Heritage Site)
- Tiananmen Square
- Tuancheng Fortress
- Zheng Yici Peking Opera Theatre
Temples, churches and mosques
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- Altar of Earth and Harvests
- Badachu
- Bailin Temple
- Big Bell Temple
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
- Chanfu Temple
- Changchun Temple
- Cheng'en Temple
- Confucius Temple
- Dahui Temple
- Dajue Temple
- Dongyue Temple
- Fahai Temple
- Fayuan Temple
- Guanghua Temple
- Guangji Temple
- Hongluo Temple
- Imperial Ancestral Temple
- Jietai Temple
- Miaoying Temple
- Niujie Mosque
- Temple of Azure Clouds
- Temple of Earth
- Temple of Heaven (World Heritage Site)
- Temple of Moon
- Temple of Sun
- Xiancantan
- Tanzhe Temple
- Xiannongtan
Museums
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- Beijing Art Museum
- Beijing Exhibition Center
- Beijing Liao and Jin City Wall Museum
- Beijing Museum of Natural History
- Beijing Urban Planning Exhibition Hall
- Capital Museum
- China Railway Museum
- Chinese Aviation Museum
- Dabaotai Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum
- Geological Museum of China
- Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution
- National Art Museum of China
- National Museum of China
- Palace Museum
- Paleozoological Museum of China
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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
- Ming City Wall Relics Park
- Olympic Green
- Purple Bamboo Park
- Qingnianhu Park
- Ritan Park
- Shichahai
- Taoranting Park
- Tiantan Park
- World Park
- Wuzuolou Forest Park
- Yuetan Park
- Zhongshan 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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