Beijing tourist attractions

Beijing’s tourist attractions are as follows:

1. Xiangshan Park

Xiangshan Park is located at the eastern foot of the Xiaoxishan Mountains in the northwest suburbs of Beijing, 20 kilometers away from the city, covering an area of With an area of ??188 hectares and an altitude of 575 meters, it is a famous large-scale mountain forest park with royal garden characteristics. Xiangshan Park has a steep terrain, green peaks, springs and lush forests. There are more than 260,000 trees of various types in the park, including more than 5,800 ancient and famous trees, accounting for about a quarter of Beijing's urban area.

2. Summer Palace

The Summer Palace, formerly known as Qingyi Garden, is located at No. 19, Xinjian Gongmen Road, Haidian District, Beijing. It is now open to the public as an AAAAA-level scenic spot. It was built by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty in honor of his mother, the Empress Dowager Chongqing. It was renamed the Summer Palace during the reign of Emperor Guangxu. It was a summer recreation place for the royal family of the Qing Dynasty.

3. The Forbidden City

The Forbidden City was built in 1420 (the 18th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty). It is divided into two parts: the outer court and the inner court. It covers an area of ??720,000 square meters and has seven large and small palaces. There are more than ten houses. It is said that there are 9999 and a half houses in Japan. The Forbidden City is one of the largest and best-preserved wooden structure ancient buildings in the world. It is a world cultural heritage, a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction, and a national key cultural relics protection unit.

4. Old Summer Palace ruins

Old Summer Palace is located northeast of the Summer Palace. It is a large royal garden in the Qing Dynasty. It consists of Old Summer Palace, Changchun Garden and Wanchun Garden, also known as the Three Old Summer Palaces. , known as the "Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens".

5. Beihai Park

Beihai Park is an ancient royal garden, which together with Zhonghai and Nanhai is known as the Three Seas. Beihai Park is located in the central area of ??Beijing, bordering Jingshan to the east, Zhongnanhai to the south, and Shichahai to the north. In ancient times, Beihai was a palace built in the Liao, Jin and Yuan Dynasties, and was established as an imperial garden in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The layout of Beihai is "one pool and three mountains", which is modeled after the legendary Fairyland Pool, Penglai, Yingzhou and Fangzhang. The iconic building of Beihai Park is the White Tower.