Beijing, China: Traditional and Historical Architecture

Visual Index of Beijing Sites (Site name and description)
	Azure Clouds Temple (1366, 1516, 1748) An old Buddhist temple in Fragrant Hills park.		Beihai Park (13th century) A small park north of the Forbidden city.
	Changling Tomb (15th century) Changling Tomb.		Coal Hill (15th century) An artificial mound north of the Forbidden City.
	Confucian Shrine (1302, 1411) Also includes tablets from the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties recording officials.		Dingling Tomb (1302, 1411) Dingling Tomb, from the Ming Dynasty.
	Drum and Bell Towers (originally 1272, rebuilt 1420) Two towers north of the Forbidden City and Beihai Park.		Forbidden City (established 1420) The residence of the Ming and Qing emperors.
	Great Hall of the People (1958-59) The Chinese national assembly.		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 Simatai (Ming Dynasty) A precipitous section of the wall 2 hours NE of Beijing.
	Lamasery for Tibetan Monks (1694, remodeled 1723) A Tibetan lamersery in the northeast area of Beijing.		Mao Zedong Mausoleum (1977) A memorial to Mao housing his coffin and remains, on public display.
	Marco Polo Bridge (1488) The bridge the explorer crossed to Peking also witnessed Japan's penetration into China.		Ming Tomb Spirit Way (early 15th century) The path leading to the site where all the Ming emperors were buried, except the first.
	Old Summer Palace (Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties) The graceful retreat demolished by Western imperialist armies in at the turn of the century.		Red Snail Temple (Ming and Qing dynasties) A small temple located north of Beijing.
	Summer Palace (18th-20th centuries) The famous palace of the dowager empress and Qianlong.		Tai Miao Temple (1420 & 1491) Ancestral temple of the Ming and Qing emperors.
	Tiananmen Square (mid-20th century) A 100-acre urban square just to the south of the Forbidden City.		Tiantan (Temple of Heaven) (mid-20th century) The place where the Emperor made his annual sacrifices to Heaven.
	Tuan Cheng Fortress (late 18th century) A training ground for pre-colonial Qing dynasty troops.		Yongan Temple (1651) A Lamist temple at the top of Coal Hill.
	Yuntai Cloud Terrace (1342-45) A well preserved temple base and gateway from the Yuan dynasty.		Zhaoling Tomb (1572) Tomb of the Ming Emperor Zhu Zaihou and his three emperesses.