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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. It was an imperial summer […]

Fragrant Park , also known as the Forest Park, is located on the eastern sides of the Western Hills, approximately 10 kilometers to the west of Beijing. Due to its high elevation and dense cover of trees, spring arrives late […]

The Grand View Garden or Prospect Garden is a large landscaped interior garden in the classic Chinese novel Dream of the Red Chamber, built within the compounds of the Rongguo Mansion. It is the setting for much of the story. […]

Purple Bamboo Garden is located at the south edge of Bai Shi Qiao Road in Hai Dian District, Beijing City. With its eastern gate directly across the street from Capital Gymnasium, the park, which is called Zizhuyuan Park in Chinese, […]

The Military Museum of the Chinese People’s Revolution stands on the north side of the central section of Fuxing Road directly south of the Yuyuantan Park. The museum is composed of two four-story wings and a main building of seven […]

The zoo grounds was originally an imperial manor during the Ming Dynasty that became part of the estate of the general Fukang’an during the Qing Dynasty. In 1906, the Imperial Ministry for Agricultural, Industry and Commerce established an experimental farm, […]

As a State AAAA Tourist Area, Longqing Gorge is located in the northern part of Yanqing County. It is 80 km away from urban Beijing. With a total length of 7 km, the scenic spot contains a water surface of […]

Shidu refers to the beautiful gorge on the Juma River between Zhangfang and the town of Shidu, which is at the end of the gorge. Shidu means Ten Ferries, or Ten Crossings in Chinese. The name derives from the fact […]

Cuandixia is located on ancient post road roughly 90 km northwest from central Beijing in the Jingxi mountain region. Cuandixia was founded during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) by members of the Han clan who moved from Shanxi Province.According to legend, a […]

The Eastern Qing Tombs are an imperial mausoleum complex of the Qing Dynasty located in Zunhua, 125 kilometers northeast of Beijing. They are the largest, most complete, and best preserved extant mausoleum complex in China.Altogether, 5 emperors (Shunzhi, Kangxi, Qianlong, […]