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Beijing
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Beijing
Most Popular Hotels in Beijing:
99 Jinbao Street Dongcheng District, 100005
Building 1, Nº 11 Sanlitun Road, Chaoyang District, 100027
83a Jian Guo Road, Chaoyang District, 100025
83 Jianguo Road,China Central Place,Chaoyang Distr, 100025
Beihai Park
Beihai Lake covers almost half of the 67-hectare (168-acre) Beihai Park and is a popular place for skating in winter and boating in summer. Qiong Hua Island (Jade Flowering Island), in the southern end of the lake, is reached by an arched marble bridge and is home to a Tibetan Buddhist shrine (the White Dagoba) and the Temple of Eternal Peace.
Wenjin Jie
Opening hours: Daily 0600-2100 (park); daily 0900-1600 (halls and temples).
Admission charge.
Jingshan (Prospect Park)
Located immediately to the north of the Forbidden City, Jingshan contains Coal Hill, which enjoys superb views over the golden rooftops of the imperial buildings. One of the five pavilions on the summit, Wan Chun Ting (Pavilion of 10,000 Springs), used to be the highest point in the city.
Jingshan Qian Jie
Opening hours: Daily 0600-2130.
Admission charge.
Tours of Beijing
Great Wall of China at Badaling and Ming Tombs Day Tour from Beijing - Starting from £41.34 per person
Beijing Classic Full-Day Tour including the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven - Starting from £47.42 per person
Beijing Essential Full-Day Tour including Great Wall at Badaling, Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square - Starting from £49.85 per person
Beijing Acrobatic Show and Peking Duck Banquet Night Tour - Starting from £47.42 per person
Beijing Lama Temple, Panda Garden and Ancient Altar Day Tour - Starting from £55.32 per person
Most Popular Hotels in Beijing:
99 Jinbao Street Dongcheng District, 100005
Building 1, Nº 11 Sanlitun Road, Chaoyang District, 100027
83a Jian Guo Road, Chaoyang District, 100025
83 Jianguo Road,China Central Place,Chaoyang Distr, 100025
Beihai Park
Beihai Lake covers almost half of the 67-hectare (168-acre) Beihai Park and is a popular place for skating in winter and boating in summer. Qiong Hua Island (Jade Flowering Island), in the southern end of the lake, is reached by an arched marble bridge and is home to a Tibetan Buddhist shrine (the White Dagoba) and the Temple of Eternal Peace.
Wenjin Jie
Opening hours: Daily 0600-2100 (park); daily 0900-1600 (halls and temples).
Admission charge.
Jingshan (Prospect Park)
Located immediately to the north of the Forbidden City, Jingshan contains Coal Hill, which enjoys superb views over the golden rooftops of the imperial buildings. One of the five pavilions on the summit, Wan Chun Ting (Pavilion of 10,000 Springs), used to be the highest point in the city.
Jingshan Qian Jie
Opening hours: Daily 0600-2130.
Admission charge.
Beihai Lake covers almost half of the 67-hectare (168-acre) Beihai Park and is a popular place for skating in winter and boating in summer. Qiong Hua Island (Jade Flowering Island), in the southern end of the lake, is reached by an arched marble bridge and is home to a Tibetan Buddhist shrine (the White Dagoba) and the Temple of Eternal Peace.
Wenjin Jie
Opening hours: Daily 0600-2100 (park); daily 0900-1600 (halls and temples).
Admission charge.
Jingshan (Prospect Park)
Located immediately to the north of the Forbidden City, Jingshan contains Coal Hill, which enjoys superb views over the golden rooftops of the imperial buildings. One of the five pavilions on the summit, Wan Chun Ting (Pavilion of 10,000 Springs), used to be the highest point in the city.
Jingshan Qian Jie
Opening hours: Daily 0600-2130.
Admission charge.
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