Tourist attractions near Beijing Railway Station

1. Temple of Heaven

The Temple of Heaven is a world cultural heritage, a national key cultural relics protection unit, a national AAAAA tourist attraction, and a national civilized scenic tourist area demonstration site. According to news on July 12, 2018, the Temple of Heaven Park will increase its open area by 2.24 hectares. In September 2018, the park’s maximum daily capacity was lowered from 58,000 to 50,000.

2. Tiananmen

Tiananmen is located on the traditional central axis of Beijing. It consists of a city platform and a city tower. It has a majestic shape and a grand momentum. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Tiananmen was the main entrance to the imperial city. It had five gates, nine double towers, and a height of 33.87 meters. After renovation in 1970, it was 34.7 meters high.

3. The Forbidden City in Beijing

The Forbidden City in Beijing was the royal palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties in China. It was formerly known as the Forbidden City. It is located at the center of the central axis of Beijing and is the essence of ancient Chinese palace architecture.

Beijing’s Forbidden City is known as the first of the five major palaces in the world (France’s Palace of Versailles, Britain’s Buckingham Palace, the United States’ White House, and Russia’s Kremlin). It is a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction and was listed among the first batch of national key attractions in 1961. A cultural relic protection unit; it was listed as a world cultural heritage in 1987.

4. Shichahai

Shichahai is a historical and cultural tourist attraction in Beijing and a historical and cultural reserve in Beijing. Shichahai includes the three waters of Qianhai, Houhai and Xihai (also known as Jishuitan) and adjacent areas. It echoes the "First Three Seas" and is commonly known as the "Back Three Seas". Shichahai is also written as "Shichahai". There were originally ten Buddhist temples around it, so it was so called. Since the Qing Dynasty, it has been a place for summer entertainment and one of the scenic spots in Yanjing.

5. National Museum of China

The National Museum of China, referred to as the National Museum, is located on the east side of Tiananmen Square in the center of Beijing, on the south side of East Chang'an Street, and the Great Hall of the People. Symmetrical to the east and west, it is a comprehensive museum that attaches equal importance to history and art and integrates collection, exhibition, research, archaeology, public education, and cultural exchanges. It is affiliated to the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Culture.

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