Old Summer Palace (Yuanming Yuan)

Beijing, China

Old Summer Palace was originally built in 1709 as a place where Emperors would spend their leisure time. The Palace is located in the northwestern part of the city and it refers to three parks – Yuanming Yuan, Wanchun Yuan, and Changchun Yuan. It spreads on over 350 hectares of space, but a significant portion of it is in ruins caused by destructions in the 19th and 20th century.

You can take a look at how the site looked during its ‘golden days’ in the exhibition hall. Some of the spots were rebuilt to enable visitors to relax and enjoy the astonishing scenery. The ruins that you can see in the park speak of the grandiosity of the Old Summer Palace in the past.

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Badachu Park (Eight Great Sites Park)

Baihe (White River)

Bailongtan Scenic Area

Beihai Park

Beijing Ancient Observatory

Beijing Art Museum

Beijing Bell Tower

Beijing Drum Tower (Gulou)

Beijing National Centre for the Performing Arts

Beijing Workers' Stadium

Beijing World Park

Beijing Zoo and Aquarium

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Blue Zoo Aquarium

Capital Museum

CCTV Tower

Chang Ling Ming Tomb

Cuandixia

Ding Ling Ming Tomb

Dino Dream Park

Dongyue Taoist Temple

Fahai Temple

Fenghuang Ling Scenic Area (Phoenix Hill Scenic Area)

Forbidden City

Fragrant Hills Park

Great Hall of the People

Great Wall of China at Badaling

Great Wall of China at Gubeikou

Great Wall of China at Huanghua

Great Wall of China at Jiankou

Great Wall of China at Jinshanling

Great Wall of China at Juyong Guan (Juyong Pass)

Great Wall of China at Mutianyu

Great Wall of China at Shixia Guan

Great Wall of China at Simatai

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Hongluo Temple

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Huashi Mosque

Huguosi Snack Street

Imperial Ancestral Temple

Jingdong Canyon

Jing Shan Park

Kangxi Grasslands

Lama Temple (Yonghe Gong)

Longqing Gorge

Longtan Park

Lugou Bridge (Marco Polo Bridge)

Mausoleum of Mao Zedong

Mei Lanfang Memorial

Miaofeng Shan

Milu Park (Elk Park)

Ming Dynasty Waxworks Palace

Ming Tombs

Monument to the People's Heroes

Nan Luo Gu Xiang

Nanshan Ski Resort

National Peking Opera Theater

Niujie Mosque

Old Summer Palace (Yuanming Yuan)

Olympic Green

Panjiayuan Market

Peking Opera Art Museum

Poly Art Museum

Poly Theatre

Prince Gong's Mansion

Python Mountain National Forest Park

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Shichahai (Houhai)

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Shihua Cave

Shijingshan Amusement Park

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