The 10 must-see sights in Beijing
The top 3 according to 11 votes from people: Palace Museum (Forbidden City) · Badaling Great Wall · Jingshan Park. (Updated Feb 11, 2022.)
Based on Visit Beijing and travellers' recommendations: the imperial palaces, gardens, Great Wall and hutongs not to miss on a first trip.
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Top 10
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Palace Museum (Forbidden City)
The Ming and Qing imperial palace, the world's largest surviving palace complex; tickets must be booked ahead with ID.
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Badaling Great Wall
The best-preserved and most famous Ming section of the Great Wall, about 70 km from the city.
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Jingshan Park
Hill north of the Forbidden City whose summit pavilion overlooks the whole palace.
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4
Ming Tombs
Burial site of 13 Ming emperors; the underground palace of Dingling can be visited.
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5
798 Art Zone
Contemporary art district in converted factories, full of galleries and cafés.
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6
Summer Palace
Imperial garden built around Kunming Lake and Longevity Hill, a World Heritage Site.
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7
Tiananmen Square
One of the world's largest city squares, with a flag-raising ceremony at dawn.
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Mutianyu Great Wall
Leafy, less crowded section of the Wall with a cable car and toboggan.
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9
Temple of Heaven
Where Ming and Qing emperors prayed for good harvests; the Hall of Prayer is a Beijing icon.
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Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan)
Ruins of the Qing imperial gardens burned by British and French troops in 1860.
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Lama Temple (Yonghe Gong)
Beijing's largest Tibetan Buddhist temple, with an 18 m sandalwood Maitreya Buddha.
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12
Nanluoguxiang and Shichahai
Well-preserved hutong area and the Houhai bar street, with rickshaw tours.
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Comments (7)
故宫一定要提前预约门票。
颐和园很大，要留一整天。
慕田峪长城比八达岭人少，推荐。
故宫一定要提前在网上预约，现场不卖票。
慕田峪长城人比八达岭少多了，风景也更好。
南锣鼓巷太商业化了，还是什刹海边上走走更舒服。
颐和园秋天的时候特别美 🍂