Beijing Scenic Spot

Beijing City  

Tiananmen Square

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China .The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's largest state-owned companies. The metropolis, located in northern China. The city is renowned for its opulent palaces, temples, and huge stone walls and gates. Its art treasures and universities have long made it a centre of culture and art in China.

Tian`anmen Square is the biggest city center square in the world, covering 44 hectares in theheart of Beijing. It is the sight of numerous historicevents and ceremonies. At the north entrance is the magnificent Gate ofHeavenly Peace, the symbol of the People's Republic of China 

Forbidden Cit

The Forbidden City is located inthecenter of Beijing and features the Imperial   Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The palace represents the splendor and  lavishness of the Chinese Imperial Court, and features elaborately-carved  buildings, exquisitely-painted rooms, temples, and exhibition gardens

Badaling Great Wall

Badaling section of the Great Wall is located 75 kilometers northwest of Beijing. The construction of the Great Wall began in the 5th century BC. and is one of the greatest construction projects in all of human history. The Great Wall has a total length of over 6,700 KM, and Badaling is one of the best-preserved and most accessible sections.

Mutianyu Cable Car in Winter

For a different perspective of the Great Wall, visit the Mutianyu section. It is famous for the surrounding scenery and architecture of the wall itself. Visitors can take a cable car ride to the top of the Great Wall at Mutianyu

Temple of Heaven

The Temple of Heaven is the largest temple in China, the sanctuary where the emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties worshiped for a good harvest. The  magnificent Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest is one of the most important and  impressive buildings in China.

Summer Palace

The largest and  best-preserved   imperial garden in China, the Summer Palace was the place where    emperors and their families escaped the heat of summer. Its natural beauty andman-made landscapes were designed as a paradise on earth for those who lived there. 

Mingtombs sacred way

The Ming Tombs arethe burial site of 13 emperors of Ming Dynasty. You'll visit the ChanglingTomb&Dingling Tomb, Changling is  burial site of Emperor Yong Le, the biggest and first built at thishistoric site  

Capital Museum

 

Planning for the Capital Museum began in 1953 and formally opened in 1981. As a major cultural construction project in Beijing, the new Capital Museum commenced its construction in  December 2001, and after four years of hard work, the museum finally made its debut along the western  extension of Chang’an Street, the First Street of China.   The construction of the Capital Museum itself  is an architectural artwork integrating both classical and modern beauty. It has distinct national characteristicson one hand and obvious modern characteristics on the other. The architectural design concept of the Capital  Museum is “Based on human and cultural heritages to serve the society” and   underlines “Harmonious integration of past and present, history and modernism,  art and nature”.

Hutong tour by pedicap

Giant Panda

The narrow streets of old Beijing are known as Hutongs. You'll take a pedicab tour along the hutongs and see the 100-year-old houses, courtyards and a vanishing way of life in today's Beijing

  The Giant Panda is the beloved national animal of China, reason enough to visit the Beijing Zoo. It is the   largest zoo in China, with an extraordinary collection of animals from   Asia and around the world.

798 Atr Zone

 

"798" Art Zone is located in Dashanzi area,to  the northeast of central Beijing. It was originally the site of factories

including 798, an electronics producing factory. The factory area is  architecturally  simple and honest, emphasizing utility. Its massive ducts and bright windows  are seldom seen elsewhere. Its halls were built using Soviet aid in the 1950s, with East Germany providing architectural and industrial design. Beginning in 2002, artists and cultural organizations began

to divide, rent out and re-make the factory spaces, gradually developing them  into galleries, art centers, studios, design companies, restaurants, and bars. It became an area of international character, bringing together contemporary  art, architecture and culture with a historically interesting location and an urban  lifestyle, which attracts attention from all around. "798" has evolved  into a cultural concept of interest to experts and normal folk alike,  influential on our concepts of both urban culture and living space.

Lama Temple

Tanzhe Temple

 Tanzhe Temple sanctuary  dates back 1,600 years to the Jin Dynasty, when it was known as the temple of  Auspicious Fortune. Today, you'll visit the temple with its Dragon Pool, set among the rolling hills of cudrania trees. Temple of Alter t was built in 622 (AD) in the Tang Dynasty, and was know as the  Wisdom Accumulation Temple. This site is known for the natural beauty of its   ancient pine forest, and peaceful serenity that surrounds the temple.

  The Lama Temple, located in northeast Beijing, is the largest Buddhist lamasery in the city.Construction began in 1694 and its architecture reflects a blending of Tibetan  and Han cultures. Today this peaceful temple houses precious Buddhist artifacts   and imperial objects of Qing Dynasty.

Bird's Nest

Water Cube

Water Cube

 The Beijing National Stadium , also known as the National Stadium or the "Bird's Nest" for its architecture, is a stadium under construction on the Olympic  Green in Beijing,  China  The stadium host the main track and field competitions for the 2008 Summer Olympics, as well as the opening and closing ceremonies. It is located right next to the Beijing National Aquatics Centre.The stadium is 330 metres long by 220 metres wide, and is 69.2 metres tall. The stadium uses 258,000 square metres of space and has a usable area of 204,000 square metres. It was built with 36 km of unwrapped steel, with a combined weight of 45,000 tonnes. The stadium has some 11,000 square metres of underground rooms with waterproof walls.The Beijing National Aquatics Centre, also known as the Water Cube is an aquatics centre, Despite its nickname, the building is not an actual cube, but a cuboid (a rectangular box). Ground was broken on December 24, 2003, and the Center was completed and handed over for use on January 28, 2008. Swimmers at the Water Cube broke 25 world records during the 2008 Olympics. 
Also in Beijing city,there are a lot of sightseeing you can visit  .Such as

White Cloud Taoist Temple 

Located in Beijing's west district, the White Cloud Taoist Temple formally reopened in 1984. It is the largest Taoist structure in the city and offers a unique example of a Taoist temple from the Qing Dynasty.

  Yunju Temple

Located in the southwest of Beijing, it is the temple that contains the most stone inscriptions in the world.

Ruins of Western Zhou

The Ruins of Western Zhou Museum compose the archaeological specialized museum, which combines the ancient cultural relics with the exhibition of historical objects. It represents the splendid culture of the ancient Capital Yan.

Site of Peking Man

The discovery of the Peking Man is considered to be one of the greatest archeological discoveries of all time.  The discovery changed the thinking behind the evolution of man. The bones of Peking Man were unearthed nearby, and date back some 600,000 years.