Historic & Heritage Sites
Discover Beijing's rich cultural heritage through nine historic sites including the vast Forbidden City, the imperial Summer Palace with its classical gardens, and the Zhoukoudian Peking Man archaeological caves. This collection features significant temples, monuments, and heritage landmarks that illustrate China's imperial history and revolutionary legacy.
A Forbidden City
Covering unbelievable 720,000 square metres of land, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is the largest ancient palace in the world, serving as…
B Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian
Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site, also romanized as Choukoutien, is a cave system in suburban Fangshan District, Beijing.
C Summer Palace
Historic imperial garden combining lakes, palaces, and classical Chinese architecture, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
D Confucius Temple
Beijing Temple of Confucius is the second-largest Confucian temple in China, after the one in Confucius's hometown of Qufu.
E Monument to the People's Heroes
The Monument to the People's Heroes is a ten-story obelisk that was erected as a national monument of China to the martyrs of revolutionary…
F Drum Tower
The Drum Tower of Beijing, or Gulou, is situated at the northern end of the central axis of the Inner City to the north of Di'anmen Street.
G Dazhong Temple
The Big Bell Temple, or Dazhong Temple, originally known as Juesheng Temple, is a Buddhist temple located on the North 3rd Ring Road in…
H Temple of Wisdom Attained (Zhìhuà sì)
The Zhihua Temple is a Ming dynasty-era Buddhist temple in Beijing, China.
Ping xi kang ri zhan zheng lie shi ling yuan ji nian bei
Monument commemorating martyrs of the Pingxi Anti-Japanese War, located in suburban Beijing.
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