Travel to China Beijing

Tourist Attractions of Beijing Wikipedia

Beijing's tourist attractions are plenty and rich in history. The most well-known ones include the Badaling stretch of the Great Wall of China, Tian'anmen and the Forbidden City.

The city also has plenty of temples, hutongs and parks, relics of ages gone by.

Famous landmarks around Beijing include:

• Forbidden City

• Tiananmen Square, site of the Tiananmen Square protests of Tiananmen Square protests of 1919|1919, Tiananmen Incident|1976, and Tiananmen Square protests of 1989|1989

• Great Wall of China|The Great Wall

• The Temple of Heaven

• The Summer Palace

• Ruins of the Old Summer Palace

• Gulou - The Drum Tower

• Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian (World Heritage Site)

• Military Museum including tanks, rockets, weapons etc

Important tourist attractions also include:

• Beihai Park

• Jingshan Park

• Tanzhe Temple

• Jietai Temple

• Yunju Temple

• Beijing Zoo

• The Fragrant Hills

• Beijing's Hutongs

Famous Theatres of Beijing include:

• Zheng Yici Peking Opera Theatre

Last Modified:   2005-03-06