1. Forbidden City
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- Imperial Palace
- Hall of Supreme Harmony
- Meridian Gate
- The Palace Museum (North Gate)
- Tiananmen Gate
- Imperial Ancestral Temple
- Zhong Shan Park
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2. The Great Wall
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- Mutianyu section
- Badaling section
- Juyong Pass section
- Simatai section (one of the most untouched sections – at Gubei Water Town)
- Huanghuacheng section (lakeside – Yellow Flower Fortress)
- Jiankou section
- Gubeikou section
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3. Tiananmen Square
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- Monument to the People’s Heroes
- Mausoleum of Mao Zedong
- Zhengyang Gate
- Zhengyang Bridge
- National Museum of China
- Great Hall of the People
- China Numismatic Museum
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4. Temple of Heaven
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- Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests
- Imperial Vault of Heaven
- Circular Mound Altar
- Danbi Bridge
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5. Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)
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- “Marble Ship” (Shifang)
- Hall of Well-Being and Longevity (Renshou Dian)
- Hall of Happiness (Joyful) and Longevity (Leshou Tang)
- Great Theatre
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6. Beihai Park (Beihai Gongyuan – Winter Palace and an old imperial garden)
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- Round Fort
- Hall of Enlightenment
- White Pagoda
- Exquisite Jade
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7. Nanluoguxiang neighborhood (old town)
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- Narrow streets (hutongs)
- Bell and Drum Towers
- Guanghua Temple
- Yandai Xiejie (Yandaixie Street/Byway)
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8. The Lama Temple (Yonghe – a temple and monastery of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism)
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- Hall of the Kings of Heaven (Tian Wang Dian)
- Pavilion of the Four-tongued Stele (Yubi Ting)
- Hall of the Buddhist Wheel (Falun Dian)
- Pavilion of Four Thousand Fortunes (Wangfu Ge)
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9. Old Summer Palace (Yuanming Yuan)
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- Western Mansions
- Garden of Perfect Brightness
- Garden of Eternal Spring
- Garden of Elegant Spring
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10. Fayuan Temple (a Buddhist temple)
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- Gate of Temple
- Heavenly King Hall
- Hall of Great Compassion
- Sutra Hall
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Honorable mention: The Beijing Temple of Confucius
Special note: Niu Jie Qingzhen Si Mosque (Beijing’s oldest and largest mosque – non-Muslims may not enter)