0AttractionsaboutBeiJing1

Beijingisunarguablyoneofthemostvisitedplacesintheworld.EveryyearfindsmillionsofpeoplecometoBeijingtoseethecapitalofChina,afastchangingmetropolitancityofoldandnew.Beijingisasleeplesscity,soyoucaneasilyfindsomethingforyouatanytimeforwhateveryoulike.ThereareinfactagreatnumberoftouristattractionsandhistoricsitesinBeijing.Someoftheseinterestingplacesarewithinwalkingdistance,someareabitfurtheraway.IttakesquitesometimetosavvyeverythingthatBeijingCityhastoprovide.ButifyouonlyhaveashortstayinBeijing,youshouldmakesuretogetaroundthetoptenplacesinBeijingCity.Inthisway,youcansaythatyouhavebeentoBeijingCity!WelcometoBeijing0TOP10MustSeePlacesinBeiJing2ForbiddenCityTianmenSquareTheGreatWallSummerPlaceTempleofHeaven03CapitalMusumeHutongTourMingTombsBeihaiParkLamaTemple04TheForbiddenCityistheidealplaceforyoutobeginyourexplorationofBeijingbyopeningitsmysteriousface.Withover9,000roomsandover250acres,thislargepalacebuildingwasbuiltbetween1406and1420.Itburneddownandwasrebuilt,sackedandrenovatedfortimes,somostofthearchitectureyoucanseetodaydatesbacktothe18thcenturyintheQingDynasty.1.ForbiddenCity(theImperialPalace)05Howtogetthere:

Address:No.4JingshanFrontStreet,DongchengDistrictOpeningHour:8:30-17:00Ticketofficehours:From9:to15:00pmTravelTime:TwohoursEntranceFee:RMB60BusestotheForbiddenCity:No.1,2,4,5,10,20,52,57,22,54,120,802,specialbusNo.1andgetoffatZhongshanPhongshanParkstoporTianAmMenstop.Takesubway.Checkformoredetails:URL:06

TiananmenSquareliesintheheartofBeijingCity,itistheplaceformassiveparadesandgathering.Itboastsofthelargestsquareofsuchkindintheworld.Thiswastheplacewhenin1949,fromarostrumonTiananmen(theGateofHeavenlyPeace),ChairmanMaoannouncedtheestablishmentofthePeople'sRepublicofChina.TiananmenSquareiscircledbyTiananmen(GateofHeavenPeace)onitsnorth;theGreatHallofthePeopleonitswest;ontheeastofTiananmenSquareliestheNationalMuseumofChina,;thereareMonumenttothePeople'sHeroesandChairmanMao'sMausoleumonthesouth.AtsunriseandsunsettheraisingandloweringceremonyoftheChineseNationalFlagiswellworthseeing.Theyoungtroopsperformverywell.Makesuretobethere30minutesearliertogetagoodstandingpoint.

2.TiananmenSquare07Howtogetthere:

BusestoTiananmen:TakeNo.1,2,4,5,10,20,52,57,22,54,120,802,specialbusNo.1andgetoffZhongshanParkstoporTianAnMenstop.Takesubway.Ticketfeesandtourtime:TiananmenSquare:FreeTiananmen(GateofHeavenlyPeace):RMB15TheGreatHallofthePeople:RMB15ChairmanMao'sMausoleum:FreeTheNationalMuseumofChina:RMB15OpeningTime(TiananmenSquare):WholeDayTravellingtime:2-4hours08ClimbingtheGreatWallisamustforyounomatterhowbuyyouare!InBeijingtherearemainlyeightsectionsoftheGreatWallcrossingthenorthernpartofBeijingfor600kms.TheeightsectionsareBadaling,Juyongguan,Huanghuacheng,Jiankou,Mutianyu,Gubeikou,Jinshanling,andSimatai.MostofthesectionsoftheGreatWallinBeijingarewell-preservedandmainlytherelicsdatingfromtheMingDynasty,thetimeforhugeconstruction.

3.GreatWallatBadaling,Juyongguan,Mutianyu,SimataiandJinshanling08

TicketFees:RMB40(Nov.01toMar.31);RMB45(Apr.01toOct.31)OpenHours:06:40to18:30HikeTime:2.5hoursHowtogothere:TakeBus919.Ortakeatouristbus:No.1atFrontGate(Qianmen);No.2atBeijingRailwayStation;No.3atEastBridge;No.4atXizhiGateorBeijingZoo;BadalingGreatWall:JuyongguanGreatWall:

TicketFee:RMB45OpenHours:07:30to17:30HikeTime:2.5hoursHowtogothere:TaketouristBusRouteasbelow:TakeNo.1atFrontGate(Qianmen)TakeNo.2atBeijingRailwayStationTakeNo.3atEastBridgeTakeNo.4atBeijingZooorXizhimenGate09

TicketFee:RMB35OpenHours:07:30to17:30HikeTime:2.5hoursHowtogothere:TakeBusno916ortaketouristBusNo.6atXuanwumenGateMutianyuGreatWall:JinshanlingGreatWall:SimataiGreatWall:

TicketFee:RMB35OpenHours:08:00to17:00HikeTime:2hoursHowtogothere:TakebusNo.12fromXuanWuGatedirectlytoSimatai.Takethe970busoutofBeijingtoMiyunandhireataxifromthere.

EntranceFee:RMB30OpeningHours:08:00to16:50Hikingtime:2hoursHowtogothereTakethe970busoutofBeijingtoMiyunandhireataxifromthere.010RegardedasthelargestimperialgardeninChina,Beijing'sSummerPalaceisinfactapark-styledroyalretreatextendingoutover10squaremilesinnorthwestsuburbanBeijing.SummerPalaceismainlycomprisedofLongevityHill(Washoushan)andKunmingLake.MuchoftheparkiscoveredbyKunmingLake.WithmasterlydesignandartisticarchitectureintegratingthehighlightofChinesegardenarts,theSummerPalacehasearnedatitleof"RoyalGardenMuseum".Itisaroyalgardenmostcompletelypreservedwithrichestlandscapesandlargecompactbuildings.TheSummerPalacewaslistedastheworldculturalheritagein1998.4.SummerPalace(Yiheyuan)011Howtogothere:

TakebussesNo.726,826,718,332,331or737andgetofatYiheyuanDongmenAddress:Yiheyuan(SummerPalace)Road,HaidianDistrict62881144-209OpenTime:6:30-20:30TicketFee:RMB40(lowseason)/RMB50(peakseason)Checkformoredetails:

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5.TempleofHeaven(Tiantan)TempleofHeavenisoneoftherealhighlightsofBeijing.ItissituatedinthesouthernBeijingCity.Ithasbeenoneofthemostsacredsitesforthewholecountryforthepastfivecenturies.ItworkedassacrificialcompoundbuildingsfortheMingandQingemperors.ItboastsofthelargestsacrificialplaceinBeijingamongafewimperialaltarstoHeaven,Earth,theSun,theMoonsupernatures.Themosthighlightpartofthetempleistheuniquecentury-oldtrees-rowuponrowofChinesecypress,Chinesejuniperandscholartreesetc.Someofthecypressesareover600yearsold!013Take6,20,39BusesAddress:ontheeastofTianqiao,ChongwenDistrict67018866OpenTime:6:00-21:00TourTime:1.5hoursTicketFee:RMB35Howtogothere:

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6.MingTombs(13tombsinMingDynasty)Located50kilometersnorthwestofthedowntownBeijing,notedasthe13Tombs,thisistheburialareaof13outof17emperorsoftheMingDynasty,therulingdynastyofChinafrom1368to1644.ItwasthefinaldynastyinChinaadministeredbyethnicHans.Atpresentthereareonlytwotombswhichhavebeendugandopentothepublic:DinglingTombandChanglingTomb.ChanglingTombisthefirsttombtobeexcavated.Ittooktwoyearsforthediggingandrestoration,andwasopenedin1958.Dinglinghasbeenexcavatedsocompletelythatpeoplenowhavetogointotheburialchamberitself.015TravelTime:2hoursTouristBusRoute:1,2,3,4,5TicketFeesasbelow:ChanglingTomb:RMB30(Nov.01toMar.31)/RMB45(Apr.01toOct.31)DinglingTomb:RMB40(Nov.1toMar.31)/RMB60(Apr.1toOct.31)OpeningTime:ChanglingTomb:08:30to17:30/DinglingTomb:08:30to18:00Howtogothere:

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7.HutongPedicabTour(ShichahaiArea)

Doyouwanttoexperienceaman-drivingPedicab?Intoday'swellpreservedoldBeijinghutongareas,youcanstillfindthiskindofoldtransportationtoolnowstillkeptfortouristsasthetypicaltraffictooloftravellingthehutong-Beijingfeaturingoldcityalleys.Theneighbourhoodsofnarrow,twistingstreetsrepresentthereallifeofordinaryBeijingers,wherepassageways-smallnarrowwayslinktocourtyardsoftraditionalconnectedhomes.RickshawtoursofthehutongsconsistofthesitesthatnormallyincludetheDrumTower,courtyardneighbourhoodsandPrinceGong'sBuilding.Therearemanysmallrestaurants,barsandinns.AscendingthetopoftheBellToweryoucanhaveabird'seyeviewofthesurroundinghutongs.Themostintriguingpartofthehutongtraveliswanderingthrough"PipeTobaccoAlley"closetotheBellTower.Inthe"PipeTobaccoAlley",youwillfeelyouarebacktotheyearsofoldBeijing.

017TwoAreasforHutongExploring:ShichahaiArea:northofBeihaiParkDazhalanArea:southofTiananmenSquareRickshaw:RMB50-100Howtogothere:

0188.LamaTemple(Yonghegong)LamaTempleisBeijing'smostfrequentedreligiousplace.Itiscomprisedoffivemainhallsandmanygalleries.Thistemplewasfirstthepalaceofferedtoaprince.Whenhegainedthethrone,heofferedittotheTibetanBuddhistsasthereligioussacredplace.TheLamaTempleisdedicatedtotheYellowSectofBuddhism.Itisactuallyanactivetemple,withmanyfaithfulbeliverswithburningarmloadsofincense.Thetemplehasavaluablerelic:thebiggestBuddhastatuecarvedfromasingletree.Thestatueishugewiththreestoriesupandaboutninefeetacross.019Address:No.13ImperialCollegeStree,DongchengDistrict,BeijingTakesubwayorNo.62,13,116andspecial2busandgetoffatLamaTempleOpenTime:09:00-16:30TravelTime:1.5hoursTicketFee:RMB20Howtogothere:

020BeihaiParkwasonceawinterpalaceforemperorsinthepast.Itislocatedjusttothenorth-westofForbiddenCity.Amongmanythingstosee,therearenowtwoimportantthingsnottobemissedhere:theparkitselfandtheroundcity.Theroundcityhasajar,whichisbelievedtobetheonlythingleftfromthegreatKhanthatreignedChinainYuanDynasty(1279-1368A.D).Youcanhirearowboatandrowtheboatonthewater.TheinterestingattractionsinBeihaiParkareRoundCity,White