Beijing
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- The Summer Palace
Situated in the northwest suburbs of Beijing, the Summer Palace is the largest and best-preserved royal garden, and one of the four most famous gardens in China.
- Badaling Great Wall
Built in 1505 during the Ming Dynasty, Badaling is one of the most important sections of the Great Wall. Located in Yanqing County, 70 km from Beijing's city proper, Badaling is also the most frequented section of the Great Wall by visitors since the Ming Dynasty.
- The Forbidden City
The Forbidden City (Imperial Palace) at the heart of Beijing is the largest and most complete imperial palace and ancient building complex in China and the world at large.
- The Temple of Heaven
The Temple of Heaven in southern Beijing is China's largest existing complex of ancient sacrificial buildings. Occupying an area of 273 hectares, it is three times the area of the Forbidden City.
- Lama Temple
Located in the Dongcheng District of Beijing, Lama Temple (Yonghe Temple) is the largest lamasery in Beijing.
- Zhihua Temple
Zhihua Temple is an ancient Buddhist temple located in the Lumicang Hutong of the Dongcheng District in Beijing.
- Five Pagoda Temple (Vajrasana Pagoda at Zhenjue Temple)
The Five Pagoda Temple is situated about 200 meters to the northwest of Beijing Zoo. It is also known as the Temple of True Awakening (Zhenjuesi) and the Temple of Great Righteous Awakening (Dazhengjuesi).
- White Dagoba at Miaoying Temple
Located inside Fucheng Gate in Beijing, the temple was built in 1096 during the Liao Dynasty. Miaoying Temple, also named the White Dagoba Temple, got its name because there is a white dagoba in the temple.
- Yunju Temple Pagoda and Stone-Carved Sutra
Yunju Temple was first built in the Sui Dynasty (581-618) by the famous monk Jingwan from the Zhiquan Temple in Youzhou.
- Guozijian
Originally built in 1306, Guozijian, also known as the Imperial Academy, was the highest educational institute in ancient China during the Yuan (1271-1368), Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties.