The China Puppet Art Troupe was established in 1955. Over the past 50-plus years, it has primarily focused on puppet performances. It has created and staged nearly 300 plays, produced over 100 episodes of puppet TV dramas such as *Big Lin and Little Lin* and *The Wild Swans*, and filmed six movies including *Little Bell* and *Chinese Puppet Art*.
Tuanjiehu Park is a national 3A-level tourist attraction, located approximately 8 kilometers from the center of Beijing in the Dongsanhuan North Road area of Chaoyang District. It is an urban park featuring the classical garden style of southern China. The park was transformed through mass participation in 1958, hence the name "Tuanjiehu" (Unity Lake), and after years of development, it was completed and officially opened to visitors on September 26, 1986.
On August 8, 2008, the world-renowned Olympic Games were held in Beijing. The China National Convention Center, located in the central area of the Beijing Olympic Park and adjacent to the Bird’s Nest and the Water Cube, also became the focus of the world. Serving as the Main Press Center and the International Broadcasting Center, it also hosted the fencing events of the Olympics as well as the fencing and air pistol competitions of the modern pentathlon.
The Beijing Chinese Ethnic Culture Park is a large-scale cultural park that integrates traditional architecture, ethnic customs, song and dance performances, handicrafts, and ethnic cuisine of China’s minority groups. Covering a total area of 45 hectares, the park is divided into a north and a south section. The north section has been completed and opened to the public, spanning 20 hectares. It features sixteen ethnic villages, including those of the Tibetan, Miao, Yi, Dong, Taiwanese Gaoshan, Korean, Buyi, Hani, Qiang, Dai, Jingpo, Daur, Ewenki, Oroqen, and Hezhen peoples. The park also houses the largest cast iron sculpture in China, as well as simulated tropical banyan forests, water caves, earth forests, the Panlong Waterfall, Cangyuan Rock Paintings, and the Sacred Tree of Alishan. The south section is under construction and will mainly include major facilities such as an Ethnic Museum and Sculpture Plaza, along with over twenty additional ethnic villages. All buildings are constructed at a 1:1 scale, authentically recreating the cultural heritage of each ethnic group. Visitors can enjoy and even participate in various performances and activities such as ethnic songs and dances, festivals, production demonstrations, customs, competitions, and craft displays, offering a unique cultural and artistic experience of China’s diverse ethnicities.
Introduction The Bird Park is currently the only bird-watching and conservation center in Beijing, covering a total area of approximately 100 acres. In the park stands a giant bird net with a central height of 40 meters and side nets at 18 meters, spanning an area of 22,000 square meters. The net currently houses nearly 100 species and over 2,500 birds, with plans to gradually increase this number. Many of the bird species in the park are classified as first or second-class protected animals in China, such as the brown eared pheasant, red-crowned crane, green peafowl, and Lady Amherst's pheasant. There are also species that have traveled from afar to Beijing, such as black swans and emus from Australia. Visitors can enjoy the colorful and rare birds in a simulated natural environment, listen to their melodious songs, and even experience the joy of feeding them—creating a delightful harmony between humans and birds. In the midst of the concrete jungle of the metropolis, the Bird Park offers a refreshing escape with its lush shade, gentle breezes, and birdsong.
The Long Corridor of the Summer Palace is located on the north bank of Kunming Lake and the southern side of Longevity Hill. It was built during the Qianlong era. The corridor was damaged when the Anglo-French Allied Forces invaded Beijing but was later rebuilt in 1888. It is now one of the most worthwhile attractions in the Summer Palace. The corridor is adorned with a vast array of painted murals on both sides, and the richness of these artworks once earned it a place in the Guinness World Records, earning it the title of "The Longest Painting Corridor in the World."
Qianling Mountain gets its name from gathering the essence of heaven and earth and the spirit of the sun and moon. It is located at the eastern foot of Ma'an Mountain, within Wangzuo Town, Fengtai District, about 30 kilometers from downtown Beijing. The scenic area covers a planned area of 12.5 square kilometers. Its main peak, Jile Peak, stands at an elevation of 699 meters, making it the tallest mountain in southwestern Beijing. The area boasts a long-standing Buddhist culture and is home to the largest grotto temple complex in Beijing. For thousands of years, the mountain has been a thriving site of incense burning, dotted with numerous Buddhist structures. The valleys are filled with various-sized caves that have served as secluded retreats for Buddhist monks since the Sui and Tang dynasties, leaving behind many relics such as Buddha statues, stone tablets, pagodas, and stone wells, all witnessing the mountain’s past hardships and present glory.
The China Science and Technology Museum is China’s only national-level comprehensive science and technology museum. It serves as a major science education infrastructure to implement the strategies of revitalizing the country through science and education and strengthening the nation through human resource development, aiming to improve the scientific literacy of the public. The first phase was completed and opened on September 22, 1988, the second phase on April 29, 2000, and the new building
Fengtai Yaowang Temple is located at No. A18, Kandan Village, Huaxiang, Fengtai District, and is among the seventh batch of municipal-level cultural heritage protection units in Beijing. Originally built during the Ming Dynasty, it was renovated in the 30th year of the Qianlong reign in the Qing Dynasty. The existing structures include the mountain gate, front hall, rear hall, and south side hall. …
The Tibet Culture Museum is the only national-level Tibetan culture museum in Beijing. Its primary mission is to serve as: a showcase of the political, economic, cultural, and social life of Tibet and other Tibetan-inhabited areas; a window for both domestic and international audiences to understand Tibetan politics, economy, history, and culture; a base for conducting external publicity, counter-0 campaigns, patriotic education, and inter-ethnic cultural exchange activities; a platform for Tibetan studies research and information resources; and an attraction highlighting the cultural life of the capital.
Shunjing Hot Spring Hotel is located within Shunjing Garden at the northeast corner of Siyuan Bridge in Beijing’s Chaoyang District. The hotel covers a total construction area of 98,000 square meters. The hot spring source reaches a depth of approximately 3,500 meters, with an average daily water yield of 4,000 cubic meters. The high-fluoride mineral-rich hot spring water contains abundant minerals such as fluoride, iron, manganese, and metasilicic acid, giving it a smooth and silky texture.
“Sony ExploraScience” is an experiential science museum themed around “wonder and sensation,” allowing visitors to personally experience the magical joy of science through awe and amazement. Chinese name: 索尼探梦科技馆 Address: No. 1, Chaoyang Park South Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing Ticket price: Adult ticket: 30 RMB; Child ticket: 20 RMB…
The Olympic Village, also known as the Olympic Village or Athletes' Village, refers to the centralized accommodation provided by the host city of the Olympic Games for participating athletes and coaches. The Olympic Village is in use two weeks before the start of the Games and closes three days after the closing ceremony. Address: Wa Li, Chaoyang District, Beijing Type: Featured Neighborhood…
The CAFA Art Museum, formerly known as the CAFA Exhibition Hall, was built in 1953 and is located at No. 5 Xiaowei Hutong, Dongcheng District, Beijing. The museum houses a collection of over 13,000 works, spanning ancient to contemporary times, covering both Eastern and Western art, and encompassing various fields of fine arts, reflecting the stylistic diversity of different artistic categories. It includes not only masterpieces by renowned artists and contemporary art masters, but also
The Beijing Jintai Art Museum was privately funded and established in 1995 by Yuan Xikun, a member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and a renowned figurative artist, on the lakeside of Beijing’s Chaoyang Park. It officially opened to the public on June 30, 1997. At that time, it was the largest private art collection museum in China, as well as an important cultural landmark in Beijing and a well-equipped facility for international cultural exchange.
Destination Introduction: Prince Chun’s Mansion is located along the northern shore of Houhai in Xicheng District. It was bestowed upon Yixuan, the seventh son of Emperor Daoguang and father of Emperor Guangxu, as his new princely residence in the 14th year of the Guangxu reign (1888). Since the original Prince Chun’s Mansion (the Southern Mansion, now located at Dongli, Taipinghu, Xicheng District) was the birthplace of Emperor Guangxu, it was elevated to palace status according to Qing dynasty regulations. Hence, this new residence was granted and also came to be known as
The original site of the Beijing Communications and Telecommunications Museum was located within the Donghuangchenggen Telephone Exchange (formerly the North Telephone Exchange) in Beijing. Its main exhibits were the step-by-step automatic telephone exchange installed during the Japanese puppet regime period and communication equipment from various eras. The current site is situated at No. 9 Luomashi Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, and is affiliated with China United Network Communications
Xidan Culture Square is located northeast of the Xidan intersection in Xicheng District, Beijing. The project has a total construction area of over 35,000 square meters, including a square that covers 15,000 square meters. The total investment for the project was 540 million yuan, and it was fully completed in August 1999. Xidan Culture Square lies to the south adjacent to Chang’an Avenue, facing Times Square from afar; to the north it connects seamlessly with
Introduction: The Deshengmen Arrow Tower is located on the western side of the northern wall of Beijing’s Inner City, north of the western section of the Second Ring Road, in Xicheng District. It covers an area of 3,600 square meters and is a protected cultural heritage site of Beijing. Deshengmen was one of the nine gates of Beijing’s Inner City. Originally, it comprised a gatehouse, an arrow tower, and a barbican, but today only the arrow tower remains standing alone, as both the barbican and the gatehouse have been lost.
Built in 1807, Beijing Huguang Guild Hall is located in the southwest corner of Hufangqiao in Xicheng District. To the east is Hufang Road, to the north is Luomashi Street, to the south is adjacent to the Beijing Workers' Club, and to the west is a residential area. Its address is No. 3, Hufang Road. The complex features exquisitely carved beams and painted rafters, finely-jointed blue brick walls, presenting the splendor of imperial courtyards.