Beijing Children’s Palace

Beijing Children’s Palace

The Beijing Students’ Activity Center (Beijing Children’s Palace and Beijing Youth Science and Technology Museum) is a comprehensive extracurricular education institution under the Beijing Municipal Education Commission. It is located to the north of the scenic Jingshan Park, covering an area of 50,000 square meters with a built-up area of 15,000 square meters. This ancient architectural complex was originally an imperial garden. In 1954, under the kind care of the then Mayor of Beijing, it was designated as an extracurricular activity venue for children in Beijing. The Beijing Children’s Palace was established on January 1, 1956, and the Beijing Youth Science and Technology Museum was founded on May 26, 1957. On July 6, 2000, the Beijing Children’s Palace and the Beijing Youth Science and Technology Museum were merged to form the Beijing Students’ Activity Center.

Over the past 50 years, the Beijing Children’s Palace and the Beijing Youth Science and Technology Museum have received meticulous care from Party and state leaders. Veteran proletarian revolutionaries such as Mao Zedong and - once watched performances by students of the Beijing Children’s Palace; comrades including - and Soong Ching Ling, and - have frequently participated in activities with the children at the Palace; Comrade - personally inscribed the name of the Beijing Children’s Palace; Comrade - once met with Young Pioneers who presented flowers at the Palace. On May 31, 2004, Comrade -, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, personally inspected the Beijing Children’s Palace and celebrated Children’s Day with the children.

Attraction Location

No. 11, Jingshanhou Street, Xicheng District, Beijing (near Jingshan Park)

Source: Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development