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Attractions + Things To Do in Beijing #1 of 30 Things To Do in Beijing Olympic Park Beijing ~0.62 miles from Beijing city center Hotels Close to Olympic Park #2 of 30 Things To Do in Beijing Jingshan Park (Yingshan Gongyuan) Beijing ~0.67 miles from Beijing city center Hotels Close to Jingshan Park (Yingshan Gongyuan) #3 of 30 Things To Do in Beijing Bell and Drum Towers Beijing ~0.94 miles from Beijing city center Hotels Close to Bell and Drum Towers Gulóu (??), the drum tower of Beijing, is situated at the northern end of the central axis of the Inner City to the north of Di’ anmen Street. Originally built for musical reasons, it was later used to announce the time and is now a tourist attraction. Zhonglóu (??), the bell tower of Beijing, stands closely behind the drum tower. Together with the drum tower, they provides an overview of central Beijing and before the modern era, they both dominated Beijing's ancient skyline. Bells and drums were musical instruments in ancient China. Later they were used to tell time and became watches for the officials and common people as well. The Bell and Drum towers were the center of time telling during the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. Although the Bell and Drum Towers have lost their function of telling time (The function was completely lost in 1924 when the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty was forced to leave the Forbidden City), one can still hear the rings of these ancient timepieces even now. The Drum Tower was built in 1272 during the reign of Kublai Khan, at which time it stood at the very heart of the Yuan capital Dadu. At that time it was known as the Tower of Orderly Administration (Qizhenglou). In 1420, under the Ming Emperor Yongle, the building was reconstructed to the east of the original site and in 1800 under the Qing Emperor Jiaqing, large-scale renovations were carried out. In 1924, the name of the building was changed to "Mingchilou" and objects related to the Eight-Power Allied Forces’ invasion of Beijing and later the May 30 Massacre of 1925 were put on display. Nowadays, the upper story of the building serves as the People’s Cultural Hall of the East City District. In the 1980s, after much repair, the Bell and Drum Towers were opened to tourists. The Drum tower is a two-story building made of wood with a height of 47 meters. In ancient times the upper story of the building housed 24 drums, of which only one survives. Close behind the Drum Tower stands the Bell Tower, a 33-meter-high edifice with gray walls and a green glazed roof. #4 of 30 Things To Do in Beijing Beihai Park (Beihai Gongyuan) Beijing ~0.97 miles from Beijing city center Hotels Close to Beihai Park (Beihai Gongyuan) Beihai Park is located in the center of Beijing, to the west of the north gate of the Forbidden City. It was first built more than 1000 years ago during the Liao dynasty, then rebuilt and renovated continually during the Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, eventually becoming the beautifully landscaped garden we see today. As an imperial pleasure garden built within the Imperial City, it was built more than any other imperial complex outside the capital city. Now Beihai Park is the best-preserved imperial garden in China as well as the oldest imperial garden in the world. #5 of 30 Things To Do in Beijing Pu An Hall Beijing ~0.99 miles from Beijing city center Hotels Close to Pu An Hall #6 of 30 Things To Do in Beijing St. Joseph's Cathedral (Dong Tang) Beijing ~1.01 miles from Beijing city center Hotels Close to St. Joseph's Cathedral (Dong Tang) #7 of 30 Things To Do in Beijing Forbidden City (Imperial Palace) Beijing ~1.02 miles from Beijing city center Hotels Close to Forbidden City (Imperial Palace) The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost five centuries, it served as the home of the Emperor and his household, as well as the ceremonial and political centre of Chinese government. Built from 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 surviving buildings with 8,707 bays of rooms and covers 720,000 m2 (7,800,000 sq ft). The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world. Since 1925, the Forbidden City has been under the charge of the Palace Museum, whose extensive collection of artwork and artifacts were built upon the imperial collections of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Part of the museum's former collection is now located in the National Palace Museum in Taipei. Both museums descend from the same institution, but were split after the Chinese Civil War. #8 of 30 Things To Do in Beijing Hall of Supreme Harmony (Taihe Dan) Beijing ~1.06 miles from Beijing city center Hotels Close to Hall of Supreme Harmony (Taihe Dan) #9 of 30 Things To Do in Beijing Gu Gong (The Palace Musuem) Beijing ~1.10 miles from Beijing city center Hotels Close to Gu Gong (The Palace Musuem) #10 of 30 Things To Do in Beijing The Imperial College (Guo Zi Jian) Beijing ~1.12 miles from Beijing city center Hotels Close to The Imperial College (Guo Zi Jian) #11 of 30 Things To Do in Beijing Dong Hua Men Night Market Beijing ~1.13 miles from Beijing city center Hotels Close to Dong Hua Men Night Market Donghuamen Night Market is located to the east of the city centre in Beijing, China. One can find a row of unusual food stalls. An array of Chinese food delicacies are on display with people bustling around to experience some new tastes, Items such as sheep's penis, offal soup, deep fried crickets, centipedes & lizards are available to eat on a stick. There are also the more widely recognised Western options such as spring rolls, dumplings, crab cakes and candy fruit, to name a few, for the not so brave. All stalls display their food selections in both Chinese (Mandarin) and English. All the food is displayed raw and is deep fried in a large Wok upon request. #12 of 30 Things To Do in Beijing Temple of Confucius (Kong Miao) Beijing ~1.13 miles from Beijing city center Hotels Close to Temple of Confucius (Kong Miao) #13 of 30 Things To Do in Beijing Gong Wang Fu (Residence of Prince Gong) Beijing ~1.14 miles from Beijing city center Hotels Close to Gong Wang Fu (Residence of Prince Gong) #14 of 30 Things To Do in Beijing Prince Gong's Palace (Gongwangfu) Beijing ~1.16 miles from Beijing city center Hotels Close to Prince Gong's Palace (Gongwangfu) #15 of 30 Things To Do in Beijing Lama Temple (Yonghegong) Beijing ~1.32 miles from Beijing city center Hotels Close to Lama Temple (Yonghegong) #16 of 30 Things To Do in Beijing Former Residence of Soong Ching Ling (Song Qinling Guju) Beijing ~1.56 miles from Beijing city center Hotels Close to Former Residence of Soong Ching Ling (Song Qinling Guju) Soong Ching-ling (1893-1981) is revered throughout China as a loyalist to the communist cause. Born in Shanghai to a wealthy family, she married the founder of the Chinese Republic, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, in 1915. Unlike the rest of her family members (the most famous being her youngest sister Soong Mei-ling, who married Chiang Kai-shek) who all fled China after 1949, Soong Ching-ling stayed and was given many important political and cultural posts in the communist government. This 1920s villa, built by a Greek sea captain in the French Concession, served as her residence from 1948 to 1963. Little is changed at this two-story house with white walls and green shutters with many of the rooms much as Soong left them. The first floor houses the living and dining areas; her upstairs office, bedroom, and the bedroom of her devoted maid, Li Yan'e, have recently been opened to the public. There are two black sedans in the garage, one presented to her by Stalin in 1952. A new annex just inside the gate displays relics from her life, including her Wesleyan College diploma, phonograph records, family photos, and letters from the likes of Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and American correspondent Edgar Snow. Soong Ching-ling died in Beijing in 1981 but is buried with her parents and her maid in the Wanguo Cemetery in western Shanghai. #17 of 30 Things To Do in Beijing Huabiao Beijing ~1.65 miles from Beijing city center Hotels Close to Huabiao #18 of 30 Things To Do in Beijing Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tian'an Men) Beijing ~1.65 miles from Beijing city center Hotels Close to Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tian'an Men) #19 of 30 Things To Do in Beijing Zhongnanhai Beijing ~1.79 miles from Beijing city center Hotels Close to Zhongnanhai #20 of 30 Things To Do in Beijing China Museum of History (Zhongguo Lishi Bowguan) Beijing ~1.83 miles from Beijing city center Hotels Close to China Museum of History (Zhongguo Lishi Bowguan) Attraction type: Art museum, History museum Address: Eastern side of Tiananmen Square, Chongmen District Beijing China #21 of 30 Things To Do in Beijing Guangji Temple Beijing ~1.86 miles from Beijing city center Hotels Close to Guangji Temple #22 of 30 Things To Do in Beijing Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang) Beijing ~1.91 miles from Beijing city center Hotels Close to Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang) #23 of 30 Things To Do in Beijing Great Hall of the People (Renmin Dahuitang) Beijing ~1.96 miles from Beijing city center Hotels Close to Great Hall of the People (Renmin Dahuitang) #24 of 30 Things To Do in Beijing National Grand Theatre Beijing ~2.04 miles from Beijing city center Hotels Close to National Grand Theatre #25 of 30 Things To Do in Beijing Chairman Mao Memorial Hall (Maozhuxi Jiniantang) Beijing ~2.04 miles from Beijing city center Hotels Close to Chairman Mao Memorial Hall (Maozhuxi Jiniantang) The remains of one of China’s most famous rulers, Chairman Mao, rest in this simple mausoleum, which features 44 granite columns and glazed yellow trim #26 of 30 Things To Do in Beijing National Centre for the Performing Arts Beijing ~2.05 miles from Beijing city center Hotels Close to National Centre for the Performing Arts #27 of 30 Things To Do in Beijing Dong Yue Miao Beijing ~2.06 miles from Beijing city center Hotels Close to Dong Yue Miao This Daoist temple, founded in the Yuan dynasty, is dedicated to Yama as Dong Yue, the God of the Mountain, and the cult of the dead at Mount Tai. After falling into disrepair, the temple was restored and reopened in the late 1990s. #28 of 30 Things To Do in Beijing Front Gate (Qianmen Gate) Beijing ~2.18 miles from Beijing city center Hotels Close to Front Gate (Qianmen Gate) #29 of 30 Things To Do in Beijing Ancient Observatory (Guguanxiangtai) Beijing ~2.22 miles from Beijing city center Hotels Close to Ancient Observatory (Guguanxiangtai) #30 of 30 Things To Do in Beijing Ritan Park (Ritan Gongyuan) Beijing ~2.25 miles from Beijing city center Hotels Close to Ritan Park (Ritan Gongyuan)

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