The Imperial Palace In the center of Beijing sits the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties. It's formerly known as the Forbidden City.
Dongcheng
Temple of Heaven It's the venue for emperors in the Ming and Qing dynasties to worship the Supreme Ruler of Heaven on every winter solstice and to hold the Ceremony of Prayer for Good Harvest.
Dongcheng
Summer Palace The best-preserved largest imperial garden in China, one of the Four Chinese Gardens .
Haidian
Badaling Great Wall An important part of the Great Wall, the great military defense project in ancient China.
Yanqing
The Ming Tombs It's a collection of mausoleums of 13 emperors of the Ming Dynasty, about 50 kilometers away from Beijing, covering over 120 square kilometers.
Changping
Mutianyu Great Wall Located in Huairou District, northeast of Beijing, the Great Wall was built in the Ming Dynasty.
Huairou
Beijing Olympic Park Located in the north of the Fourth North Ring Road, the Park covers 41,085 hectares.
Chaoyang
Beihai Park It's the best-preserved classical imperial garden with the longest history of its kind in China and listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit.
Xicheng
Prince Kung's Mansion A national key cultural relics protection unit and the largest palace of a prince in the Qing Dynasty.
Dongcheng
Jingshan Park Located on the central axis of Beijing in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Jingshan Mountain in the center of the park used to be the highest point in the city.
Xicheng
Juyongguan Great Wall A famous ancient pass along the Great Wall of China, a national key cultural relics protection unit .
Changping
Confucius Temple The Imperial College Guozijian or the Imperial College was the central school since the Sui Dynasty and the highest educational institution in ancient China.
Dongcheng
Shichahai Lake As one of the greatest sceneries in Beijing, the lake was named "Shichahai" as there were ten temples around.
Xicheng
Tanzhe Temple About 30 km away from the city center, the temple faces south with its back against the Baozhu Peak.
Mentougou
Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) The large imperial palace built in 1709 in the Qing Dynasty was reputed as the "Garden of Gardens."
Haidian
Yunju Temple The Yunju Temple together with sutra caves in Shijing Mountain and pagodas of Tang and Liao dynasties makes a Buddhist cultural treasure in China.
Fangshan
Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian It's the world-renowned archaeological site of ancient humans and vertebrate animals and the birthplace of the "Peking Man."
Fangshan