Juyongguan Great WallA1. Juyongguan Great Wall (55KM)
Juyongguan Great Wall is the number one pass in China. It is located in the 18 km long Guangou valley where the Jundu Mountain and Yan Mountain meet, which makes it the only route from Mongolia to Beijing in the old days. From the parking lot, it takes only 2 minutes to get on the actual Wall. It is more suitable for people who could not or don’t want to spend too much energy or time on reaching the actual Great Wall. Nowadays, It is much less crowded than the famous Badaling and Mutianyu Great Wall.
The Great Wall at BadalingA2. Badaling Great Wall (80KM)
Badaling Great Wall is the first section of Great Wall opened to public in 1957, and the most visited section of the Great Wall of China. Badaling was first built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) to occupy a commanding and strategic position for protecting the Juyongguan Great Wall, Ming Tombs and the city of Beijing. It is a beautiful section of the Great Wall, but very crowded during holidays and Summer.
Mutianyu Great WallA3. Mutianyu Great Wall (85KM)
Mutianyu Great Wall is a beautiful section of the Wall in Huairou district of Beijing. It was built and restored in the early Ming Dynasty, on the remnants of a Wall originally built in the Qi Dynasty (550-577). It used to be much less touristy and crowded than Badaling 10 years ago. Nowadays, with increasing popularity with domestic and foreign tourists, it is almost the same crowded as Badaling. It takes almost 2-3 hours to take the chairlift up and another 1-2 hours to get on the toboggan. Plus, there is another long line for the shuttle bus up and down. Avoid going there on holidays, busy season and Mondays, or start very early.
Great Wall at HuanghuachengA4. Huanghuacheng Great Wall (85KM)
Huanghuacheng Great Wall is a section of the Wall built through a lake, beautiful and peaceful place especially between Apr.-Oct. with boats available to take. Different from the main tourist sections of the Great Wall at Mutianyu and Badaling, normally there are only a handful of tourists. It features appealing sights including submerged parts of the Great Wall under the lake and the view after reaching high points. It is unpredictable during rainy season whether it will be open or closed. So please pay attention to the weather broadcast.
Tiananmen Square40 min
B1. Tian’anmen Square is the largest city-center square in the world which witnessed hundreds' years of Chiense history.
The Palace MuseumB2. Forbidden City is one of the must-sees in Beijing. As the largest imperial palace in the world, it used to be the place where the Ming and Qing Emperors resided for over 500 years.
Jingshan ParkB3. Jingshan Park is the best place to have a panoramic view of the Forbidden City, downtown Beijing and old part of Beijing.
Wangfujing Street60 min
B4. Wangfujing Street is the No. 1 walking street in China.
Back Lakes (Hou Hai)60 min
B5. Houhai is one of the few old and original parts of Beijing with hundreds years of history.
Dashilan60 min
B6. Dashilar is the oldest shopping street in Beijing with many century old stores. Now it has been restored with buildings similar to those during Qing dynasty.
National Center for the Performing ArtsB7. National Center for the Performing Arts is also known as the National Grand Theatre. It is the most modern theater in China and you will see the three main theaters under a man-made lake for special acoustic effect.
Beijing Urban Planning Exhibition HallB8. Beijing City-Planning Hall is the best place to know the history of Beijing, which showcases the great achievements of urban planning and future development.
Liulichang Street50 min
B9. Liulichang Culture Street is a street full of shops selling antiques and curios, with a series of traditional Chinese stone houses.
Beijing Capital MuseumB10. Beijing Capital Museum is one of the biggest and most modern art museums in China; you will watch a 12 minutes documentary revealing how Beijing was chosen as the capital during the Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.
Dingling Underground PalaceB11. Dingling Tomb is the only imperial tomb that has been officially excavated by the Chinese goverment.
Stone AnimalB12. Formal name should be the Sacred Way of Ming Tombs. It is a road with 36 beautifully carved human and animal figures served as guardians for the emperor’s afterlife.
Temple of HeavenC1. Temple of Heaven is the place where the Ming and Qing emperors performed their ritual ceremonies.
Bairong International Flea Market70 min
C2. Also called Bairong World Trade Mall, it is the largest whole sale market in northern China.
Olympic Park50 min
C3. You will walk around and have an exterior look of the Water Cube, Bird’s Nest and some other stadiums.
Bell and Drum TowersC4. Drum & Bell Towers are two iconic buildings in the old part of Beijing.
Temple of Confucius and Guozijian MuseumC5. Also known as the Confucius Temple & Imperial Academy, they are two places connected together. One is the second largest Confucian Temple in China used by imperial officials to pay their respects to Confucius; the other one is the highest institute of learning in China's traditional educational system.
Lama Temple (Yonghegong)C6. Lama Temple is the largest lamasery in Beijing where two famous Qing emperors came from.
Yandai Xie Street30 min
C7. Yandaixie Street is one of the oldest streets in Beijing which is named after a store selling giant smoking pipes in the Qing dyansty.
Panjiayuan Antique Market60 min
C8. Also known as Panjiayuan Ghost Market, it is the largest, cheapest and most popular antique market in Asia.
Hongqiao Market60 min
C9. Hongqiao Pearl Market is a major knock-off market in Beijing.
Nanluoguxiang60 min
C10. Nanluoguxiang is one of the oldest Hutongs in Beijing with a history of over 740 years.
Site of Ming City Wall ParkC11. Ming City Wall Ruin Park is the only place to see the remaining section of Ming City Wall that once encircled Beiing
Summer PalaceC12. Summer Palace is the largest and best-preserved imperial garden in China which served as the summer retreat for the Qing emperor.
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