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The ten most attractive scenic spots in Beijing: Tian'anmen Square, Biehai park, Shichahai......

The Great Wall

The Great Wall of China is the collective name of a series of fortification systems generally built across the historical northern borders of China to protect and consolidate territories of ancient states and empires.

The Palace Museum

The Forbidden City was the seat of Imperial power for 500 years, and it is now one of China s major tourist attractions

Royal Gardens

There several famous royal gardens in Beijing, which attracted attentions of travellers from all over the world

Beijing Nightlife

When night falls, Beijing is illuminated. The neon lights light up the luxury of the city and cover up the starry moonlight, casting ever-changing colours into the sky.

Beijing in Winter

Among the four seasons, winter is definitely the most special one for Chinese people.

Snowy Landscapes

The Great Wall at Panlong Mountain section is blanketed with snow in winter.

Royal Complexes

The Forbidden City is putting on its golden cloth against the red walls and under the blue sky, adding a solemn feeling to the ancient building.

Fun of Winter Sports

As Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics is gradually approaching, numerous indoor and outdoor winter sports carnivals are launched to promise visitors an exciting winter in Beijing, letting them experience the charm of the Winter Olympics in advance.

Events & Festivals

Current activities, festivals, historical and art exhibitions, stage performances, sports events, films, etc.

Hot Spring Towns

Visiting a spa resort is more than a vacation. It helps you rekindle the meaning and purpose of life and is also beneficial for your health and brings your entire body into balance.

  • Yudu Mountain(玉渡山)

    The Yvdu Mountain is a ntional ecological protection area. The scenic spots are over 100 square kilometers, and the essence of the scenic spots is concentrated in 58 square kilometers

  • Badaling Great Wall (八达岭长城)

    Badaling Great Wall is located in Yanqing District, 60 kilometers to the northwest of downtown Beijing. To date, this 3,741-meter section of the Badaling Great Wall has been open to tourists, comprising of 21 city units and enemy units. Badaling Great Wall was built along the ridges of mountains, looking precipitous from the external wall but gently sloped from the internal wall.

  • Yeyahu (Wild Duck Lake) Wetland Park(野鸭湖湿地公园)

    Located at the foot of Badaling Great Wall, Wild Duck Lake Wetland Park is known as "Jiangnan in North Beijing". It is the largest wetland nature reserve in North China and one of the few wetland bird nature reserves.

  • Yougushentan Scenic Area(幽谷神潭风景区)

    Yougushentan is located in south Yunmeng Mountain, 25 kilometers away from the northeast of Huairou District, 75 kilometers away from Beijing city. The temperature within the Yougushentan is always 3-9°C lower than outside, and the coverage of the valley vegetation is higher than 96%.

  • Baiquan Mountain(百泉山 )

    Baiquan mountain scenic area, located in Huairou District, Beijing, is 70 kilometers away from the urban area. It takes about an hour and a half to drive here.

  • Yanqi Lake(雁栖湖)

    If you like homestay and love literature and art, you will love here. From the name of this place, you can see bamboo, snow, misty rain, morning glow, cicadas singing… All of them reveal a strong literary and artistic atmosphere.

  • Yunmeng Mountain Forest Park(云蒙山森林公园)

    Yunmeng Mountain National Forest Park is located in the northwest of Miyun County, Beijing, with a total area of 2208 hectares. All of them are natural secondary forest areas with forest coverage rate of 95%. The main peak is 1414 meters above sea level.

  • Wuling Mountain(雾灵山)

    Wulingshan Scenic Area is located between Beijing, Tianjin, Tangshan and Chengde. After hundreds of millions of years of vicissitudes and dramatic changes, it has become the main peak of the Yanshan Mountains at an elevation of 2118 meters

  • The Jinshanling Great Wall(金山岭长城)

    Although the Great Wall is a whole, it is divided into innumerable sections due to mountain conditions and regional jurisdiction. However, the most beautiful Great Wall in China is the Jinshanling Great Wall, which is known as "the Great Wall of thousands of miles, and Jinshanling is unique".

  • Huyu(虎峪)

    Huyu natural scenic spot is located 9 kilometers northwest of Changping District in Beijing and north of Badaling Expressway. There are many natural and cultural landscapes in it.

  • Changping Shahe Ecological Wetland(昌平沙河生态湿地)

    In the Changping Shahe Ecological Wetland, the egrets fly freely, a variety of lotus flowers are competing to bloom, and a harmonious and beautiful ecological picture is slowly unfolding.

  • Juyongguan Great Wall (居庸关长城)

    Located in Changping District, Beijing, Juyongguan is of great military importance since ancient times due to its strategically important terrain. The two strategic passes in the south and north are respectively named "South Pass" and "Juyongguan".

  • Chaobaihe Forest Park(潮白河森林公园)

    Chaobaihe Forest Park is located in Shunyi District, Beijing. It starts from Tongzhou in the South and ends at Miyun in Huairou in the north. It has a total length of 38 km and a total area of 63000 mu, including 46000 mu of green area and 17000 mu of water surface.

  • West Lake Park(西湖园公园)

    It is the West Lake Park next to the capital airport. Go to Beijing West Lake Park to watch aircraft take off and land. The park observation platform next to Terminal T3, which is about 200 meters away from the runway should be the best place to observe aircraft taking off and landing in Beijing.

  • Hanshiqiao Wetland Park(汉石桥湿地公园)

    Hanshiqiao Wetland is the only large reed marsh wetland in the plain area of Beijing. The water surface is clear, the green fields are vast, the reeds are swaying, and the waterbirds are singing. It is like a sea with spectacular scenery.

  • Hudongshui Scenic Area(湖洞水风景区)

    Hudongshui Scenic Area is located in a 5km-long canyon 5km away from the Karst Cave of East Beijing. With a total area of 9k㎡, Hudongshui Scenic Area spans 1.5km from south to north with a water surface area of 60,000㎡.

  • Huangsongyu National Forest Park(黄松峪国家森林公园)

    Huangsongyu National Forest Park is a beautiful land where mountains and water meet the eye with odd pieces of farmland. Here, the Great Wall of Ming Dynasty, forests, alpine meadows, green peaks, clear brooks and lakes, rare animals, flowers and plants, breathtaking skies, craters, old-world mines and lanes and cultural landscapes blend in perfectly with each other

  • Yaji Mountain(丫髻山)

    As the Taoist Holy Place in North China, Yaji Mountain is located in Liujiadian Town of Pinggu District and it is 368m above sea level with a total area of 5k㎡ and an ancient building area of 8404.18㎡. It is named "Yaji (the girl's hair bun) Mountain" because its two peaks are towering like a bun on the head of a girl in ancient times

  • Dongling Mountain(东灵山)

    Dongling Mountain is the first place for outdoor enthusiasts in Beijing to challenge. It is known as Mount Everest and the highest peak in Beijing. Every year, countless tourists come to visit the mountain for a glimpse.

  • Jingxi Eighteen Pools(京西十八潭)

    Jingxi Eighteen Pools is located in Anjiazhuang Village, Wangping Area, Mentougou District. At the north foot of Qingshuijianshan Peak at the altitude of 1528m, it is famous for its deep valley, unique stones, water and flowers.

  • Shuanglongxia Gorge(双龙峡)

    Shuanglongxia Gorge is located in the south of Huocun Village, Zhaitang Town, Mentougou in West Beijing. The scenic area is summarized as: "Ten li of Stream, Hundreds of Waterfalls, Thousand mu of Red Apricot, and Ten Thousand acres of Forest."

  • The Palace Museum (故宫博物院)

    Located in the heart of Beijing, the Palace Museum is approached from the south through the Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tian'an men). Ten-meter-high walls and a 52m wide moat surround the palace.

  • Temple of Heaven (天坛公园)

    Tiantan Park is the seat of the Temple of Heaven in the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368 - 1911). Temple of Heaven was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for good harvest and rain.

  • The Summer Palace(颐和园 )

    The Summer Palace is a vast ensemble of lakes, gardens and palaces in Beijing. Mainly dominated by Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake, it covers an expanse of 2.9 square kilometers, three-quarters of which is water.

  • Changyang park(长阳公园)

    Changyang park is also called Fangshan new Town Waterfront forest park. To be exact, it is only a part of the forest park. The park is one of the 11 key forest parks in Beijing, with a total area of 5789 mu, which is composed of "two rivers and two parks". Changyang park is one of the "two parks".

  • Changgou Wetland Park(长沟湿地公园)

    Changgou wetland is a national wetland park built in Beijing after Cuihu Wetland and Wild Duck Lake Wetland. It is composed of many springs in Changgou area. The wetland area is nearly 10000 mu, which is known as the "northern water town"~

  • Niukouyu Wetland Park(牛口峪湿地公园)

    The water of Niukouyu reservoir has been treated by the sewage treatment plant, and it has become very clear and has no odor. Moreover, the whole reservoir has been treated better and better.

  • Niantan Park(念坛公园)

    If you want to find a good place to release yourself in a busy city, you might as well come to this park in Beijing and enjoy the good place in the city to relax. This park is called Niantan park. It is located on the 6th South Ring Road.

  • Yizhuang Binhe Forest Park(亦庄滨河森林公园)

    Speaking about the Liangshui River at Yizhuang, its impression on old Beijingers is a stinking ditch and a large waste land. Now, it's changed into a forest oxygen bar with a length of 11 km and an area of 106 hectares.

  • Nanhaizi Park(南海子公园)

    Nanhaizi Park was the largest wetland in Beijing. As the royal hunting ground of the Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties and the royal courts of the Ming and Qing dynasties, it has been listed as one of the "Ten Scenes of Yanjing".

  • Grand Canal Forest Park(通州大运河森林公园)

    The Grand Canal Forest Park is located on both sides of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. There are large lush forests planted along the river, as well as orchards and lotus flowers.

  • Xihaizi Park(西海子公园)

    There is no need to make an appointment and it requires to enter the park with health code. The road is smooth and there are few tourists, so it is suitable for wandering.

  • Dongjiao Wetland Park(东郊湿地公园)

    Entering from the west gate of the park, you can see the Yuling Lake, which is known as the First Lake in Jingdong. The clear water sparkles in the sun, and it looks as if it is connected by water and sky.

  • Tickets for The Palace Museum

    The Palace Museum is limiting the daily number of visitors to 80,000, and recommending both individual visitors and tourist groups book tickets in advance online (booking address: https://gugong.ktmtech.cn).

  • Visiting the Palace Museum

    Recommended Tours: One-day Tour,Half-a-day Tour,Two-hour Tour

  • English signs at major transit stations

    There are English signs available at the airport and subway stations.

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