A cultural relic from the Qianlong era — a half-moon poem stele. Located at the northwest corner of Peking University’s campus is a white marble stele inscribed with an imperial poem by Emperor Qianlong. This stele is known as the “Half-Moon Terrace” Imperial Poem Stele, originally from the Old Summer Palace. It once stood on the Half-Moon Terrace to the east of the “Sea and Mountain Vastness” area in the Changchun Garden. The poem describes the scenery of the Half-Moon Terrace...
Originally part of the Western-style buildings in the Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan), now located on the campus of Peking University.…
Cherry Valley is located northwest of the Reclining Buddha Temple and is also known as the Botanical Garden Cherry Valley. It is a natural stream valley within the garden. During the Ming Dynasty, cherry trees were planted along both sides of the mountain stream, hence the name Cherry Valley. Nowadays, in addition to cherry trees, there are also apricot, peach, winter jasmine, crabapple, peony, and peony flowers that bloom in sequence according to the season. With the murmuring stream, it resembles a paradise beyond the mundane world...
The National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences (National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences) is based in the Chinese Academy of Sciences and serves China. It primarily provides support for scientific and technological innovation in the fields of natural sciences, interdisciplinary sciences, and high technologies...
• A landmark for enjoying ginkgo leaves in autumn in Beijing. In late autumn when frost is heavy, the ground is covered with golden leaves — a must-visit spot for photographers. Attraction introduction: Every year in late autumn, this ginkgo-lined avenue outside the eastern wall of Diaoyutai State Guesthouse transforms into one of the most beautiful sights in Beijing. Countless photography enthusiasts armed with professional cameras flock here, stepping on the carpet of golden…
Once the most distinctive structure in the Old Summer Palace, today only ruins remain for later generations to imagine.
The West Gate of Peking University was the main gate of Yenching University before Peking University and Yenching University merged to form the new Peking University in 1952. Peking University and Tsinghua University, the two top higher education institutions on the Chinese mainland, are must-visit destinations on a trip to Beijing. The West Gate of Peking University is the most photographed campus gate. Location of the attraction...
Fanghu Shengjing, one of the Forty Scenes of Yuanmingyuan, covers an area of approximately 20,000 square meters. It was largely completed in the third year of the Qianlong reign (1738 AD), located on the northeastern bay of Fuhai Lake, to the east of Siyi Shuwu and north of Hanxu Langjian. It is widely recognized by later scholars as the most magnificent and beautiful structure in Yuanmingyuan, and is...
The Stone Boat of the Summer Palace in Beijing, also known as the Qingyan Boat, is located on the northwest side of Kunming Lake, along the western shore of Longevity Hill. It was built in the 20th year of the Qianlong reign during the Qing Dynasty (1755). The hull is carved from massive stone blocks and stretches 36 meters in length. The two-story white wooden structure on the boat is painted to resemble marble patterns, with brick carvings adorning the roof—exquisite and ornate...
The predecessor of the Beijing Film Academy was the Performance Art Research Institute of the Central Film Bureau, established in 1950. In 1951, it was renamed the Film School of the Central Bureau of Cultural Affairs, then in 1953 became the Beijing Film School, and was restructured into the Beijing Film Academy in 1956.
Beijing Jiaotong University is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education, jointly established by the Ministry of Education, China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., and the Beijing Municipal People's Government. It is part of the national “211 Project” and “985 Project Innovation Platform for Advantageous Disciplines,” as well as one of the first universities in China authorized to confer doctoral and master’s degrees and to host a graduate school. The university leads the “2011 Plan” and the “Rail Transit Safety Collaborative Innovation Center,” which are among the first 14 state-recognized collaborative innovation centers. In 2016, the university entered the QS World University Rankings; it ranked within the top 60 in the QS 2016 BRICS University Rankings; three disciplines remained in the world’s top 1% in the ESI rankings; four disciplines continued to be listed in the QS Global Subject Rankings Top 400; and two programs underwent on-site evaluations by international experts under the Washington Accord, providing significant support for China’s official membership in the agreement. The university’s distinctive and competitive disciplines achieved outstanding results in the third round of national discipline evaluations: Systems Science ranked first, Transportation Engineering third, and Information and Communication Engineering eighth, with Systems Science ranking first nationally for three consecutive evaluation rounds.
China Central Television is an important news and public opinion organization in China. It serves as a key mouthpiece for the Party, the government, and the people, and is an important platform for ideological and cultural expression. As one of the most competitive mainstream media outlets in China today, it performs multiple functions including news dissemination, social education, cultural entertainment, and information services. It is the primary channel through which the public obtains information...
The Wisdom Sea is a religious structure located at the highest point of Longevity Hill in Beijing's Summer Palace. It is a beamless Buddhist hall entirely constructed of bricks and stones, featuring a crisscrossed arch structure. The Wisdom Sea, situated at the highest point of the Summer Palace, is a beamless Buddhist hall made up of intersecting arches. The exterior of the building is adorned with exquisite yellow and green glazed tiles...
A temple in the northwest of Beijing, originally built during the Liao Dynasty, with a history of over a thousand years. It is the first officially opened Buddhist temple in Haidian District since the founding of the People’s Republic of China to possess the complete “Three Jewels” (Buddha, Dharma, Sangha). Phone: 010-62409092. Transportation: Bus routes: 1. Take Metro Line 4 to Beigongmen Station — transfer to Bus 346 and ride to the terminal Fenghuangling…
Sumeru Realm is the main architectural complex on the rear hill of Longevity Hill in the Summer Palace (formerly Qingyi Garden), also known as the "Four Continents." The so-called "Four Continents" refer to Pūrvavideha in the Eastern Sea, Aparagodānīya in the Western Sea, Jambudvīpa in the Southern Sea, and Uttarakuru in the Northern Sea, representing the four cardinal regions of the world. Location: Haidian District, Beijing, China...
Haiyantang is the most iconic structure of the Old Summer Palace after Yuanmingyuan’s Yuan Yingguan, featuring a European-style garden landscape. The main building of Haiyantang faces west, with eleven rooms on both the upper and lower floors. On either side of the entrance are cascading fountains, and below the steps lies a large fountain pool. Flanking the pool in a “V” shape are twelve bronze statues of Chinese zodiac figures with human bodies and animal heads (the Old Summer Palace Zodiac Heads…
The Autumn Water Pavilion is the third viewing pavilion along the Long Corridor of the Summer Palace. Looking south from the pavilion, the expanse of Kunming Lake becomes even more vast, with the water and sky blending seamlessly into an endless blue. The long bridge in the lake, the fairy islands, pavilions, and the distant scenery of the West Causeway all come into view. Location: Inside the Summer Palace, No. 19 Xinxing Gongmen Road, Haidian District, Beijing…
The Western Dam is a long embankment in Kunming Lake at the Summer Palace that stretches from the northwest to the southeast. Just as there are six bridges along the Su Causeway at West Lake, the Western Dam also has six bridges. Even the willow trees planted along the Su Causeway were replicated on the Western Dam of Kunming Lake. To this day, nineteen of those original willow trees still stand amid the picturesque scenery of the Western Dam. But unlike the...
Peking University Centennial Memorial Hall was built in the Yan Garden to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Peking University. It is a modern, multi-functional campus theater. Every year, it hosts numerous cultural performances, film screenings, lectures, ceremonies, conferences, exhibitions, press conferences, and other events. Peking University Centennial Memorial Hall is a key venue for cultural exchange at Peking University...
The University of Science and Technology Beijing was established in 1952 through the merger of the mining and metallurgy departments of six prestigious universities across China, including Tianjin University (formerly Peiyang University) and Tsinghua University. It has since developed into a comprehensive national key university directly under the Ministry of Education, with engineering as its core and a coordinated development of multiple disciplines including science, management, humanities, economics, and law. It was among the first universities in China to officially establish...