Cuandixia Village
Only 60 km away from China’s huge capital Beijing there is this lovely little village called Cuandixia. This village is...
Category: Historical Sites
Beijing Map: Historical Sites
Yonghe Lama Temple
The Lama Temple is the largest Buddhist temple of the Gelugpa (Huangjiao) in Tibetan Buddhism. It was once the residence...
Badaling Great Wall
The Badaling Great Wall is located to the northwest of the Beijing. It extends in all directions which is the reason...
The Ming Tombs
The Ming Tombs are the tomb of the thirteen emperors of the Ming Dynasty. They are located in the northwestern...
Old Summer Palace – Yuanmingyuan
Yuanmingyuan is a famous royal garden in the Qing Dynasty. It consists of three districts, Yuanmingyuan, Changchun Garden and Hunchun...
Bell and Drum Towers
Located at the northern end of Beijing’s north-south axis, the Bell and Drum Tower served as the time-keeping center of...
Miaoying Temple-White Dagoba Temple
Miaoying Temple is also known as White Stupa Temple. The most striking thing in the temple is the Tibetan-style white...
Monument to the People’s Heroes
The Monument to the People’s Heroes is located in the center of Tiananmen Square in Beijing. It is built to...
The Great Hall of the People
Located on the west side of Tiananmen Square, the Great Hall of the People is the venue for the National...
Former Residence of Mei Lanfang
Mei Lanfang, was born in a Beijing Opera family in Beijing on October 22, 1894. He is the most outstanding...
Houhai Bar Street
Houhai is directly north of Tian’anmen Square and was historically home to court officials and the city’s elite. Today, the...
Simatai Great Wall
The Simatai Great Wall is located in Gubeikou Town to the north-east of Miyun, Beijing. This section of the wall...
Tiananmen Square
The Tiananmen Square lies at the cross-section between the central axis of Beijing. When it was first built in the...
Summer Palace
The Summer Palace was originally the imperial palace and garden of the Qing Dynasty. It is also known as the...
Xu Beihong Memorial Hall
Xu Beihong (1895-1953) was an influential Chinese artist and art educator. The exhibition rooms in the Xu Beihong Memorial Hall...
Soong Ching-ling Memorial Residence
Here, you can learn about the life of Ms. Soong Ching Ling by visiting the articles and letters of Soong...
Temple of Confucius
The Confucius Temple Beijing, located on Guozijian Street dates back to 1302 and served as a ritual site for worship...
The Essential Guide to Qianmen Street
A famous part of Beijing which dates back to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, at that time it became a popular...
Dashilan Commercial Street
Dashilan Commercial Street is a traditional shopping street in Beijing that dates back to the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) and still today it...