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Things to do in Beijing
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Beihai Park
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Noted as one of the oldest of the Chinese gardens, the Beihai Park was the imperial garden of the Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.
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Beijing Amusement Park
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1 Zuoanmennei Dajie
Chongwen District
6711-1155
Beijing Amusement Park is located in Longtan Park and features live entertainment, rides, a water-screen show, paddleboats, bumper cars and roller coasters.
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Beijing Museum of Natural History
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126 Tianqiao Nandajie
Chongwen District
6702-4431
The Beijing Museum of Natural History is the largest of its kind in China, and houses fossils or specimens of nearly every plant and animal found in China.
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Beijing Recreation Center
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Beisihuanzhong Road, Andingmenwai
6499-3434
Family fun including wave pool, simulated river, water slides and a sports complex featuring bowling, squash, tennis, roller-skating, disco dancing, billiards and sauna.
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Beijing Zoo
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137 Xizhimenwai, Xicheng District
6831-4411
The Beijing Zoo is the oldest zoo in China, housing some 5,000 animals. The panda house is the only place in Beijing where visitors can see giant pandas. Other featured animals include the golden monkey, white-lipped deer, red-crowned cranes and many other rare animals from all over the world.
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Blue Zoo Beijing
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(Gongti Nanlu), Chaoyang District
6593-5263
This international-class aquarium is great for the kids. The main attraction is a moving walkway that swirls around underneath the main tank, with sharks swimming overhead. The museum focuses on such marine issues in China as the damming of the Yangtze River and the slaughter of sharks for shark fin soup.
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Capital Museum (Confucius Temple)
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Guozijian Jie, Andingmennei,
Dongcheng
6401-2118
Housed in a former imperial temple and Confucian civil-service university, this was where China's best and brightest came to serve the state.
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China Art Gallery
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China's national museum of art offers permanent displays of works by Chinese artists and frequent shows by foreign artists.
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Chinese Geology Museum
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15 Yangrou Hutong
Xisi Nandajie
6617-6387
Minerals, gems and fossils of Paleozoic plants and animals. A great place to take the family!
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Coal Hill (Jing Shan Park)
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A royal garden of the Ming and Qing dynasties, Jingshan Park was formed from the soil excavated during construction of the moat around the Forbidden City. It is one of the best places for a panoramic view of the city. The Ten Thousand Springs Pavilion is located at its summit.
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Contemporary Art Gallery
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123 Longfusi St
6401-7659
A great place to view the national museum's collection of China's leading contemporary artists.
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Great Wall
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Well recognized throughout the world, China's Great Wall is a symbol of the ancient Chinese culture and civilization. Originally the wall was built as a means of defending the city. They say it's visible from space, but we've not been... Yet...
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Hutongs
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A hutong is a kind of street lined on both sides by courtyards containing compound houses and are a special feature of downtown Beijing. The hutongs (alleyways) were created by the traditional Beijing courtyard-style architecture.
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Marco Polo Bridge
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Built in 1189, the Marco Polo Bridge is the oldest and grandest arch bridge in Beijing.
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Ming Tombs
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The Ming Tombs are located on an area measuring roughly 40 kms square. The mausoleum houses 13 Ming emperors. Of the tombs only two are actually open to the public. The most famous and perhaps the most thrilling is the Dingling - practically an underground palace.
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Miraculous Amusement Palace
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Chaoyang Park
Chaoyang District
6506-6382
Wax exhibits depict episodes from the famous Chinese story A Journey to the West, featuring the monk, the pig, the monkey and the warrior.
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Museum of Chinese History
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6512-8986
Located just off the northeast corner of Tian'anmen Square, the museum of Chinese History displays more than 9,000 ancient Chinese relics, including bronze pieces dating back 5,000 years. The museum shares the same building as the Museum of the Chinese Revolution.
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Palace Museum
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The Forbidden City - Imperial palaces
6513-1892
Twenty-four emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties lived in this palace city, officially making it the home of China’s emperors for five centuries. The Palace Museum, formerly known as the Forbidden City, lies in the heart of modern Beijing. Built in the early 1400's, the structure is impressive with more than 9,000 rooms and halls containing many precious relics - making it the largest architectural palace in the world. Did we mention it's no longer forbidden?
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Summer Palace - Imperial gardens
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Yiheyuan Street
Haidian District
6288-1077
The Summer Palace is known as one of the most tranquil places in the city of Beijing. Lakeside gardens and elegant pavilions adorn this grand imperial palace. It was originally built as a summer home for the emperor. Nowadays the gardens, pavilions, bridges, and towers receive hundreds of thousands of visitors. A curious feature in the Summer Palace is the marble replica of a Mississippi steamboat.
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Temple of Heaven
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Tiantan Road and Chongwenmenwai Street
Chongwen District
6702-8866
Located on Tiantan Park, this dazzling temple built in 1420 is said to be the place where emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties would pray to Heaven. As stories tell it, the emperors would perform ceremonies in honor of the god of harvests. The Temple's primary structure has become a well-recognized symbol of Beijing.
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The Central Park of Beijing
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1 Wenjin St
Xicheng District
6404-0610
Beihai Park has an 800-year history as the royal garden of the Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. The park is grand and sprawling, with beautiful plantings, a lake and paddleboats for rent.
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Tian'anmen Square
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Tian'anmen Square is located in the heart of Beijing. Tian'anmen Square is noted as one of the largest parks and city squares in the world. The history of the square dates back to the Ming and Qing dynasties, when Tian'anmen was the front gateway to the imperial palace. The student demonstrations in 1989 were one of many important political and historical events tied to the square.
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White Cloud Temple
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6 Baiyunguan JieXibianmenwai
Xuanwu District
6346-3531
White Cloud Temple, also known as Tianchang Temple, is the largest Taoist temple in Beijing and the center of Taoism in north China.
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Yonghe Gong - Tibetan Lama Temple
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Yonghegong Dajie is worth the journey for the colorful halls, mandalas and notable display of statuary.
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Yonghegong Lamasery
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Yonghegong Lamasery was built in 1694 and remains one of the largest lamaseries in Beijing. Yonghegong also houses the largest wooden statue in the world, an 18 meter tall Buddha carved from a single sandalwood tree.
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Yuanmingyuan
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Ruins of an impressive imperial palace built during the Qing Dynasty, the grounds of Yuanmingyuan are well preserved and open to the public.
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