Beijing or Peking
Buildings, monuments and historical places in the city zone of Beijing:
Forbidden City (object of the World’s Heritage);
Tiananmen Square – the biggest square in the world; the site of protest demonstrations in 1919, 1976 and 1989. The following objects are located on the square:
Tiananmen Gates (The Gates of Heavenly Peace);
Great Hall of the People (the home of the highest legislative body of CPR);
National Museum of China;
Monument to the People’s Heroes;
Mao Zedong Mausoleum;
Summer Palace (object of the World’s Heritage);
Ruins of the Old Summer Palace;
Bell Tower and Drum Tower;
Hutuns and siheyuans in the old districts;
Lugouqiao Bridge (Marco Polo Bridge);
Wanping Fortress (at Marco Polo Bridge);
Baliqiao Bridge (Eight Mile Bridge);
Gong Wang Fu (Prince Gong Mansion);
Beijing Opera Theater Jingju;
Liulichang Street;
Old Beijing Observatory;
Geological Museum of China.
Temples, churches, and mosques of Beijing:
Temple Of Heaven (on the World Heritage List) in the southern part of Beijing;
Temple of Earth in the northern part of Beijing;
Temple of the Sun in the eastern part of Beijing;
Temple of the Moon in the western part of Beijing;
Tanzhe Temple;
Jietai Temple;
Yunju Temple;
Yonghe Temple (Buddhist temple of Tibetan tradition);
Guangji Temple;
Temple of Confucius;
White Cloud Temple;
Great Bell Temple;
Fayuan Temple;
Miaoying Temple;
Zhenjue Temple;
Wanshou Temple;
Five Pagoda Temple;
Zhihua Temple;
Temple of Azure Clouds;
Temple of the Reclining Buddha;
Temple of White Dagoba in Beihai Park;
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception;
Church of the Holy Savior;
Niujie Mosque.
Beijing’s parks and gardens:
Beihai Park;
Yuan Ming Yuan Park;
Shichahai;
Jingshan Park;
Xiangshan Park (Fragrant Hills);
Daguanyuan;
Beijing Botanical Garden;
Taoranting Park;
Beijing Zoo.
Shopping and business districts:
Wangfujing – the main shopping street of Beijing;
Xidan;
Silk Street;
Central Business District of Beijing;
Beijing Financial Center;
Zhongguancun;
Yizhuang;
Yabaolu – «Russiatown».
Buildings, monuments, and historical places outside Beijing’s city zone:
Sections of the Great Wall of China (object of the World Heritage list): Badaling, Juyongguan, Mutianyu, Simatai, Jinshanling, Jiankou;
Ming Dynasty tombs (object of the World Heritage list);
Archeological site at Zhoukoudian (object of the World Heritage list) where Peking Man was found;
Shidu.