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The Great Wall from People's Republic of China, is a serial by rock and earthen fortifications in northern part of China. It has been constructed, reconstructed, and preserved between the fifth century B.C. and the sixteenth century to protect the northern borderlines of the Chinese Empire.

The Wangfujing Catholic Church, also named the Catholic East Church, situated the east of central Wangfujing Street, regarded as one of the best-preserved religious sites in the heart of Beijing.

Situated 11km away apart from Juyongguan Pass and 60km north of Beijing, Badaling Great Wall, which means, "giving access to every direction," is the most preserved section of The Great Wall in China.

The newly finished egg-shaped Beijing National Grand Theater is designed by the French architect Paul Andreu, the designer of the terminal of the Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris.

Simatai Great Wall, located in the north of Miyun county, 120km northeast of Beijing, holds the access to Gubeikou, a strategic pass in the eastern part of The Great Wall.

Mutianyu Great Wall, situated in Huairou District, 73 kilometers (45.4 miles) northwest from Beijing. It acrosses the mountain ridges connecting Gubeikou to the east and Juyongguan Pass to the west. Along with nearby Huanghua Great Wall and Jiankou Pass.

The Beijing World Park, located in southwestern Fengtai District, is 17 kilometers from Tian'anmen and 40 kilometers from the Capital International Airport. The park has 100 world-famous man- made and natural attractions from nearly 50 countries throughout the world.

The Summer Palace located ten kilometers to the northwest of Beijing and used to be a summer residence of Qing Dynasty emperors. Itis now a public park. It is an imperial garden known far and wide for its architectural grandeur and stunning natural beauty.

As an artist garden decorated by plants and sculptures, Beijing Sculpture Garden boasts of its leading positions in China's garden and park industry.

Miluyuan (Pere David's deer) Park  is located on the site of the Southern Marshes (Nan Haizi) where Yuan, Ming, and Qing emperors would hunt deer, rabbit, and pheasant, and practice military exercises, this ecological research center is the most humane place to view animals in Beijing.

The Forbidden City, aslo known as the Imperial Palace Museum, was the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties. In early 15th century, the capital of the Ming Dynasty was moved from Nanjing to Beijing. Twenty-four emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties ruled from the Forbidden City.

The Temple of Heaven is the most holy of Beijing's Imperial temples, for this is where the emperor came every winter solstice to worship heaven and to pray solemnly for a good harvest.

Lingshan Mountain, situated in the west of Mentougou District, is the highest mountain around Beijing, at 2303 metres in height.  The mountain has become a great travel destination for tourists from the surrounding regions.

The Ming Tombs, situarated in Changping County, northwest of Beijing. These tombs are the tombs of thirteen Ming Dynasty Emperors who ruled China from 1368 to 1644.

Beijing Underground City locates in Xidamo Lane(It is a place to make weapons in Qing dynasty).For more than 20 years, Beijing Underground City, a bomb shelter just beneath the ancient capital’s downtown area, has been virtually forgotten by local citizens, despite being well-known amongst foreigners since it officially opened in 2000.

The Sacred Way (Shen Dao), also known as a Spirit Path or Divine Road, was a path built as part of the tomb for the Ming emperors, connecting the entrance with the real tomb. It was believed to have guided the emperors' souls to enter heaven.

Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian, a national key cultural relics protection units, located in the town of Zhoukoudian in Fangshan District, Beijing, is the world's richest, the most systems and the most valuable Paleolithic sites of early settlements.

The Panda House lies in Beijing Zoo, which was built in 1906 and opened to the public in 1908 with an area of about 10 hectares and a few humble pavilions to house the animals.

Yonghe Lama Temple is a famous lamasery located in the northeastern part of the old city of Beijing. It was a palatial residence built in 1694 by Qing emperor, Kangxi, for his fourth son, Prince Yongzheng, who later succeeded to the throne.

Situated due south of Tian'anmen, the Tian'anmen Square has an area of 44 hectares (109 acres) that can accommodate as many as one million people for public gatherings.

Yuanmingyuan (Garden of perfect splendor) is renowned throughout the world for its fabled charms and association with Chinese modern history. Extolled as the "Garden of Gardens" and the "Versailles of the East" during its heyday.

Beijing Hutongs are a kind of ancient city alley or lane that is typical in Beijing. Most of them are found around the Forbidden City, and many were built during the three dynasties of Yuan, Ming and Qing.

Xishiku Catholic Church, also called Xishiku Church (or Salvador Church, meaning Christ Church), Northern Church is located west of Zhongnanhai, at Canchikou and west of Ziguang Pavilion, so it is also called Canchikou Church. The sanctuary was later moved to Xishiku Street as Catholic North Church.

Then Xuanwumen Catholic Church was first erected in the middle of the 16th century on the former site of the Donglin party, a political clique active in the late Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).

The Fragrant Hills Park (Xiangshan gongyuan)is located 20 kilometers northwest of Beijing and not far from the Summer Palace. The name of the park derives not from the fresh air or aroma in the area, but in the shape of the hills themselves. If you look close enough you can just make out the shape of an incense burner at the peak of the hills.

The China Central Television (CCTV) Tower is the highest building in Beijing. It has an observation platform at the height of 238m, and the top of its antenna rod is as high as 405 meters.