Beijing map and index
Beijing, China
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Visual Index of Beijing Sites:
Site name and description
Azure Clouds Temple,
(1366, 1516, 1748 onward)
An old Buddhist temple in Fragrant Hills park
Beihai Park
(13th century)
A small park north of the Forbidden city.
Beijing Cityscape
Scenes of contemporary Beijing
Coal Hill,
(15th century)
An artificial mound north of the Forbidden City
Confucian Shrine,
(1302, 1411 onward)
Also includes tablets from the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties recording officials.
Drum & Bell Towers,
(1272 originally, rebuilt 1420 onward)
Two towers north of the Forbidden City & Beihai Park
Forbidden City,
(1406-1420, construction thereafter)
The residence of the Ming and Qing emperors
Fragrant Hills Park
Once a private hunting park for the Emperors, it is now open to everyone
Great Wall at Badaling,
(Ming Dynasty)
Imperial China's northern barrier
Great Wall at Huang Hua,
(Ming Dynasty)
An unrestored section of the wall 2 hours outside Beijing
Great Wall at Si Ma Tai,
(Ming Dynasty)
A precipitous section of the wall 2 hours NE of Beijing
Great Hall of the People,
(1958-59)
The Chinese national assembly.
Lamasery for Tibetan Monks,
(1694, remodeled 1723 onward)
Where Tibetan monks were carefully observed (and still are) by the rulers to keep them in line
Liulichang Art Market
(Qing Dynasty onward)
A great place for souvenirs - or junk
Mao Zedong Mausoleum,
(1977)
A memorial to Mao housing his coffin, open for permanent display!
Marco Polo Bridge,
(1488 AD onward)
The bridge the explorer crossed to Peking also witnessed Japan's penetration into China
Ming Tombs,
(1402-1644)
Where all the Ming emperors were buried, except the first
Old Summer Palace,
(Yuan, Ming, & Qing dynasties)
The graceful retreat demolished by Western imperialist armies in at the turn of the century
Qianmen Gate
(Ming dynasty onward)
The main gate along the north-south route to the Forbidden City
Red Snail Temple,
(Ming, Qing dynasties)
A spectacular temple north of Beijing
Shuang Qin Villa,
(1745 originally, reconstructed in 1900)
A historic villa on the outskirts of Beijing
Summer Palace,
(18th-20th centuries)
The famous palace of the dowager empress and Qianlong.
Tai Miao,
(1420 & 1491 onward)
Ancestral temple of the Ming and Qing emperors
Temple of Heaven,
(1420 onward)
The place where the Emperor made his annual sacrifices to Heaven
Tiananmen Square,
(mid 20th century onward)
The infamous urban center
Tuan Cheng Fortress,
(late 18th century)
A training ground for pre-colonial Qing dynasty troops
Yongan Temple
(1651 onward)
A Lamist temple at the top of Coal Hill
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