The Capital Museum Address: 16 Fuxingmenwai Dajie, Xicheng District, Beijing Information: 8610-6337 0491 or 8610-6337 0492 Price: 20 yuan (US$2.5) Website: www.capitalmuseum.org.cn/en/ The plan for the Capital Museum, located in the Confucius Temple, was prepared in 1953. The museum formally opened in 1981. As a major cultural construction project in Beijing in the “10th Five-Year [...]
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Hutongs in Beijing
Hutongs of Beijing Address: The most famous is Hutong area is Houhai Hutong area Hutong are small lanes formed by neighboring traditional style Siheyuan houses. These lanes are narrow and sometimes dark, but have been home to many legendary experiences and have given rise to interesting hearsay and anecdotes which affect Chinese lives today. The [...]
Beihai Park
Beihai Park Address: Wenjin Jie (Front Gate), Di’anmen Xi Dajie (Rear Gate); Entry ticket: 5 yuan (slow seasons), 10 yuan (busy season); Tel: 8610-64071415, 64031102. Beihai Park, situated northwest of the Forbidden City dates from the 10th century and was built as a pleasure garden for China’s court. The park was once part of the [...]
The Lama Temple of Beijing
Lama Temple Address: 12 Yonghegong Dajie, Beixinqiao, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China Entry Ticket: 25 yuan Tel:8610-64044499 Built in 1694, the Lama Temple (or Palace of Peace and Harmony) was the residence of Prince Yin Zhen, a son of Emperor Kang Xi of the Qing Dynasty. After the prince came to the throne, half of the [...]
Yuanmingyuan Ruins
Yuanmingyuan Ruins Address: Yuanmingyuan Lu, Haidian District, north of Peking University; Entry ticket: 10 yuan; 35 yuan for through ticket; Tel: 8610-62628501 Yuanmingyuan or Garden of Perfect Splendor is located in the northwest of Beijing, close to the Summer Palace. The park is also called the Old Summer Palace. The construction of the garden was [...]
The Ming Tombs
Ming Tombs Address: Jundushan, Changping District; Entry tickets: Changling: 30 yuan, Dingling: 35 yuan Tel: 8610-60761424 Some 50 kilometers northwest of the capital, the Ming Tombs are generally combined with a visit to the Great Wall.Otherwise known as the “13 Tombs,” this is the burial site of 13 out of 17 emperors of the Ming [...]
