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 Li 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 Marco Polo Bridge and the Wanping Fortress Ming tombs (World Heritage Site) Old Summer Palace Pagoda of Cishou Temple Pagoda of Tianning Temple Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian (World Heritage Site) Prince Chun Mansion Prince Gong Mansion Summer Palace (World Heritage Site) Tiananmen Square Great Hall of the People Mausoleum of Mao Zedong Monument to the People's Heroes National Centre for the Performing Arts National Museum of China Tiananmen (Gate of Heavenly Peace) Zhengyangmen Tuancheng Fortress Zhengyici Peking Opera Theatre
Temples, churches and mosques
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 the Sun Xiancantan Tanzhe Temple Temple of Agriculture Wangfujing Church Wanshou Temple White Cloud Temple Wofo Temple Xishiku Church Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Beijing Yonghegong Yunju Temple Zhenjue Temple Zhihua Temple
Museums
Beijing Art Museum Beijing Exhibition Center Beijing Liao and Jin City Wall Museum Beijing Museum of Natural History Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall Capital Museum China Railway Museum Chinese Aviation Museum Dabaotai Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum Geological Museum of China Madame Tussauds Beijing Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution National Art Museum of China National Museum of China Palace Museum Paleozoological Museum of China Western Zhou Yan State Capital Museum Yuan Center
Parks and gardens
Beihai Park Beijing 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 Yuyuantan Park
Shopping and commercial districts
798 Art Zone Beijing central business district Beijing Financial Street Silk Street Wangfujing Xidan Yizhuang Zhongguancun
See also List of hutongs in Beijing List of pagodas in Beijing Major national historical and cultural sites in Beijing Tourism in China
External links
Travel guide and Beijing 2008 Olympics Beijing Travel
Interactive map of top tourist attractions in Beijing