The Iial Palace (Forbidden City)

The Imperial Palace, also known as the Forbidden City, was built in 1925 based on the royal palace of Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is the largest and the most complete palace complex in the world, which was listed as the World Cultural Heritage in 1987. It covers an area of 720 million square meters and a construction area of about 150 million square meters. It is composed of more than 70 palaces and 9,000 houses, as well as over 1.8 million precious or even rare collections.

Location: No.4 Jingshan Front Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing.

Tian'anmen and Tian'anmen Square

Tian'anmen was first built in 1417 in the Ming Dynasty and was the main gate of the palaces during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is located at the heart of Beijing City with a total of 4800 square meters and its rostrum is 66 meters long and 37 meters wide. In 1949, the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China was held here. It is thus regarded as the symbol of the People's Republic of China and was designed into the national emblem. TheTian'anmen Square to the south of Tian'anmen is the largest square in the world, with the Monument to the People's Heroes and Chairman Mao's Mausoleum located on it.

Location: East Chang'an Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing

The Great Wall

The Great Wall is recognized as one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. It was listed as the World Cultural Heritage in 1987.It is the longest and largest ancient defense project in China,even in the world, with a total length of more than 20,000 km. It was built in more than 16 provinces in China. In Beijing, eight sections of the Great Wall cross the northern area of Beijing for as long as 600 km. The eight sections are Badaling, Juyongguan, Huanghuacheng, Jiankou, Mutianyu, Gubeikou, Jinshanling, and Simatai, with the Badaling section as the most famous one. Most sections of the Great Wall in Bejjing are well-preserved relicsthat candate back to the Ming Dynasty.

The Temple of Heaven

The Temple of Heaven is an imperial sacrificial altar in Beijing with an area of about 2.73 million square meters, which was listed as the World Cultural Heritage in 1998. It was built in 1420 in the Ming Dynasty as an imperial alter where emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties prayed for a good harvest of grain each year. The Temple of Heaven includes two altars, namely, the Huanqiu altar to the south and Qigu altar to the north.

Location: East of Yongdingmen Nei Da Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing

The Summer Palace

The Summer Palace is an imperial garden of the Qing Dynasty in China, covering an area of 290 hectares. It is the largest and most complete royal garden in China and also known as the "Museum of royal gardens". It was listed as the World Heritage in 1998. It encompasses the longevity Hill, Kunming Lake, Seventeen-Arch Bridge as well as other traditional gardening arts and natural landscapes.

Location: No. 19, Xin jian Gongmen Road, Haidian District, Beijing

The National Museum of China

The National Museum of China (NMC) is China's supreme establishment that collects, researches, displays and interprets China's fine traditional culture, revolutionary culture and advanced socialist culture. The NMC houses more than 1.4 million items of collection, covering ancient and modern artifacts, rare and antiquarian books, and works of art.

Location：East side of Tian'anmen Square, 16 Dongchang'an Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing

National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA)

The National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) provides high-quality cultural and artistic works. It holds various kinds of art activities such as weekend music festivalsfrom time to time to enrich people's cultural and artistic life.It is also open for sightseeing.

Location：2 Xichang Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, China.

The National Stadium（Bird's Nest）

The National Stadium (Bird's Nest) is located in the south of Beijing Olympic Green center, which wasthe main stadium for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Because of its resemblance to the Bird's Nest, we generally call it the Bird's Nest. It covers an area of 21 hectares and has about 91,000 seats for spectators. The Olympic Games, Paralympics opening, closing ceremonies and football finalswere held here. After the Olympic Games, it became a large professional place for Beijing citizens to participate in sports activities and enjoy sports entertainment.

Location：South of the Central area of Beijing Olympic Park