Forbidden City
81 Nan Chang Jie, Xi Cheng Qu 
Forbidden City Gugun is the largest and most famous palace complex in the world, located in Beijing. It served as the residence of the twenty-four powerful rulers of the two dynasties of the Celestial Empire - the Ming and Qing
Gugun Museum
Beijing, Dongcheng 
Guyong Boquoian (The Former Imperial Palace Museum) , also known as the Gugun Museum, was created on October 10, 1925, on the basis of the palace Forbidden City, which lies in the heart of Beijing and is the largest palace complex in the world.
National Museum of China
Beijing, Dongcheng, Ave Changan, 16 E 
By the number of people visiting the National Museum of China every year, no museum in the world can compare with it . As the largest museum in the country, it united under its roof the Museum of the Chinese Revolution and the National Museum of Chinese History
Tiananmen
Xi Cheng Qu, Beijing 
Tiananmen Square is the first a place to go in Beijing, there is a huge number of attractions associated with the history and culture of the Chinese people. Here everything is amazing with its grandeur and monumentality
Gungwangfu
Beijing, Xicheng, Xixiangzi Shichahai 
Gunwufu or Prince Goon Palace - a palace and park ensemble in Beijing's Xicheng district, included in the Register of the State Cultural Heritage of China. Today there is a theater and a museum of princely palaces, and Gungwangfu Park is always open for visits
Summer Imperial Palace
19 Haidian, Beijing 
Summer Imperial Palace is one of the the most fascinating palace and park complexes in China. It is also known as the Garden of Peace and Harmony.
Great Bell Temple
31 N. 3rd Ring Rd W, Haidian, Beijing 
In the north-western part of Beijing is located the Buddhist Temple of the Great Bell. The temple was built in 1733 at the time of the emperor Yongzhen of the Qing dynasty.
Confucius Temple
15 Guozijian St, Dongcheng, Beijing 
The second largest Confucian temple in Beijing is located in Beijing. This Confucius Temple is on Guozijian Street.
Temple of Heaven
Dongcheng, Beijing 
In ancient China believed that the emperor is a messenger of the heavens, so there must be a special connection between them, which was carried out through the annual solemn prayer on the day of the winter solstice in one of the most perfect from the architectural point of view of Chinese temples
Yuanminyuan
Beijing, Haidian 
Beijing Imperial Palace of Yuanmingyuan (from Chinese its name transfer ditsya as "Gardens of perfect clarity") is better known as Old Summer Palace, Summer Palace, as opposed Iheyun. At one time, Yuanmingyuan served as the country residence of Chinese rulers.
Yunhegun
Beijing, Dongcheng, St. Yonghegong, 12 
There are many temples in Beijing, Yunhegun definitely deserves to visit it. This is one of the most famous and, according to tourists who have visited here, one of the most beautiful Buddhist monasteries in China. Yunhegun means a Lamaist temple, so it is by faith.
One of Beijing's most famous landmarks is the Temple of Heaven, located in the south-western part of the city. In the central part of the city is the main imperial palace and the symbol of Beijing - the Purple Forbidden City. From there, China was ruled by the 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for almost five hundred years.
In addition, in the center of Beijing is the main square of China - Tiananmen Square, the largest area in the world. Its capacity is up to one million people. Initially, the area was a courtyard near the main gate to the Forbidden City, but since then the area has significantly expanded.
Near the Beijing railway station in the old watchtower is located the ancient Beijing Observatory. In it you can see ancient maps of the starry sky, astronomical instruments and equipment of Chinese navigators. Beijing Observatory is considered one of the oldest in the world.
In Beijing you can see not only magnificent palaces, but also sights from the life of ordinary Chinese. In the Beijing area of Shichahai, there are hutongs - medieval houses. You can drive along the old streets on a pedicab.
The highest building in the city is the Beijing TV Tower in the Haidian District, its height is 405 meters. In the tower there is a restaurant and a viewing platform, today it is equipped and used by the Chinese Central Television. Under the tower is Taipinyan's Underwater World Aquarium. Here you can see hundreds of species of fish and other inhabitants of rivers and seas. The main attraction Taipinyan - 80-meter tunnel with transparent walls.
Another legendary place in Beijing is the beautiful imperial park of Ikeyuan or Park of serene rest. Here there is a huge number of small palaces, each of which has a very beautiful name, corresponding to the spirit of the park - for example, the Palace of the radiance of a benefactor or a precious cloud. All of them are covered with tiles of yellow color that only the emperor, the son of the sky could afford. Also in the park is the man-made Big Light Lake, which supplied drinking water to all of ancient Beijing.