The Catholic Patriotic Association of China is located at No. 14 Liuyin Street, Xicheng District. It was officially established in Beijing in 1958. In 1982, the Bishops' Conference of the Catholic Church in China was founded in Beijing as the governing body for all dioceses of the Catholic Church in China. It has 56 members. The Catholic Church's Liturgical Affairs Committee was also established. The second Liturgical Affairs Committee had 17…
The former residence of Gu Yanwu is located in the west courtyard of Baoguo Temple on the north side of Guang’anmennei Street in Xuanwu District. It was funded and built in the 23rd year of the Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty (1843) by He Shaoji, Zhang Mu, and others, featuring structures such as a Buddhist hall, memorial hall, and stele pavilion. …
The Guanyin Temple Overhead Building is located on Guancaiyuan Shangjie in Xuanwu District, situated between Guancaiyuan Shangjie and Zixin Road. The West Guanyin Temple is on the west side of the road, facing south with a north orientation and features a four-tiered hall; the East Guanyin Temple is on the east side of the road and consists of only 51 rooms. The two temples are connected by an overhead building, beneath which there is an arched gateway. It is the only remaining overhead building from old Beijing...
The original site of Xishiku Church was by the lake of Zhongnanhai at Canchikou (now opposite the old Beijing Library), where it was first opened in 1703. It long served as the cathedral of the Catholic Diocese of Beijing and is one of the largest and oldest churches in Beijing today. In 1984, Xishiku Church was listed as a key cultural relic protection unit of Beijing Municipality; in 20…
The former site of Jing County Guild Hall is located at No. 64 Mishi Hutong. It was once the editorial office of the political weekly magazine "Weekly Review," founded in December 1918. Edited by Li Dazhao and -, with contributors including Zhang Shenfu, Hu Shi, Zhou Zuoren, Gao Yihan, Wang Guangqi, and others. …
Shuochangkou Hutong is located in the northwest of Xuanwu District. It stretches from East to West, starting at Xuanwumen Outer Street and ending at Laogenggen Street. The name originates from military training and drills. During the Ming Dynasty, there were hutongs named after generals' training grounds, such as Jiaolianchang Yi, Er, San, Si, and Wu Hutongs. The Qing Dynasty’s Bordered Blue Banner was stationed inside Xuanwumen, with barracks set up on the west side of Huai Baishu Street. During the Qing period, each banner established training grounds, drill halls, and areas for mastering horseback archery and martial skills outside their respective gates, continuing practices from the Ming era. The Shuochangkou here likely served as the entrance and exit to the training ground. It later developed into a street. The characters 教 (jiao) and 校 (xiao), both meaning “training,” were used interchangeably. In 1965, it was officially named as it is today.
Fu Jen University, abbreviated as Fu Da, was formerly known as Fu Ren She, Peking Catholic University, Private Peking Fu Jen University, Private Peiping Fu Jen University, and National Fu Jen University. It had both national and private statuses. Among them, the private Peking/Peiping Fu Jen University was a university during the Republic of China era, co-founded by Ma Xiangbo, who was also one of the founders of Fudan University. It was also one of the predecessor institutions of Beijing Normal University, the Philosophy Department of Peking University, Renmin University of China, Central University of Finance and Economics, and China University of Political Science and Law. In 1952, it was merged into the aforementioned five universities.
The China Buddhist Library and Cultural Relics Museum is a religious relics museum. It is located within Fayuan Temple in Xuanwu District, Beijing. Established in 1980, Fayuan Temple is a temple with a long history of 1,300 years. Situated on Fayuansi Qianjie in Xuanwu District, it is one of the oldest temples in Beijing. Originally built during the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty, it was constructed by Emperor Li Shimin to...
Beihai Park and Round City are located in the center of Beijing, northwest of the Forbidden City. Beihai is China’s oldest surviving imperial garden, originally built during the Liao Dynasty and boasting a history of over 800 years. It is now known as Beihai Park in Beijing. During the Liao Dynasty, a Yao? Palace was constructed here to emulate the legendary Penglai Fairyland. By the Jin Dynasty, the lake was expanded and rockeries added to create the Guanghan Palace. The Yuan Dynasty saw three expansions...
The Matteo Ricci and Foreign Missionaries' Cemetery, officially known as the Tomb of Matteo Ricci and the Cemetery of Foreign Missionaries Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, is located on Chegongzhuang Street in Xicheng District, Beijing. The original tomb of Matteo Ricci featured a rectangular burial chamber facing south. Behind the tomb was a Western-style domed hexagonal pavilion that housed a cross. In front of the tomb were stone offerings and a stele inscribed by Wang Yinglin, the Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture during the Ming Dynasty...
Xisi Hutong is one of Beijing’s best-preserved hutongs, exuding old-world charm. It is home to many historical sites and former residences of notable figures. The area is conveniently located near Xisi Station on Line 4 of the Beijing Subway. Ping’anli Station lies to the north, Lingjing Hutong Station to the south, and Fuchengmen Station to the west—all within a 10-minute walk. A short stroll during your lunch break can take you to the glittering Financial Street and the world-renowned Xidan area, making shopping, dining, and entertainment easily accessible. Nearby attractions include Guangji Temple, White Pagoda Temple, and the Tower of the Old Man Wansong...
Yilantang is located within Beihai Park, south of Bizhaolou, serving as the main hall of the architectural complex in this area. To its west lies the "Daoningzhai" building complex, which was constructed in the 36th year of the Qianlong reign (1771), modeled after the Jinshan Temple in Zhenjiang. Originally used as a place for emperors and empresses to rest and dine after boating and fishing, it now houses the Fangshan Restaurant. Attraction location…
Nuannuanxiangwu is a building in the Grand View Garden in the novel Dream of the Red Chamber, where Jia Xi-chun, the fourth daughter of the Jia family, resides. In the narrative of the novel, Nuannuanxiangwu is located in the western half of the Grand View Garden, with Li Wan’s Daoxiang Village to the north and Xue Baochai’s Hengwuyuan to the south. One chapter in the novel is titled “Nuannuanxiangwu: Elegant Lantern Riddles of Spring.” Suggested visit duration: 2–3…
Dicui Pavilion is a scenic spot in the Grand View Garden from A Dream of Red Mansions, written by Cao Xueqin. As noted in the book Shiming: “A pavilion is for stopping—used for resting.” Dicui Pavilion is a waterside pavilion located near the Bamboo Lodge, surrounded on all sides by winding corridors and bridges. The novel describes Dicui Pavilion as follows: “(Baochai) could hear whispering voices coming from inside Dicui Pavilion. It turned out that this pavilion was entirely surrounded by winding corridors and curved bridges, built over the water in the pond, with carved lattice windows covered with paper.” This description appears in Chapter 27, titled “Dicui Pavilion: Yang Guifei Chases Butterflies While Burying Fragrant Mound: Flying Swallow Weeps over Fallen Blossoms.” From this, we can see that the waterside pavilion has two levels, with outer corridors and inner lattice windows forming an enclosure.
The full name of the Beijing Exhibition Center Theater is the Theater of the Beijing Exhibition Center. The Beijing Exhibition Center was completed in 1954 as the city’s first large-scale exhibition venue. It has hosted numerous significant political and cultural exchange events from around the world and adds to the charm of historic Beijing with its distinctive Russian-style architecture. The Beijing Exhibition Center Theater is situated within the grand…
The Beijing Qianmen Yuan Sheng Hao Museum, located at No. 40 Liangshi Dian Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, is a private museum established in 2011 by Beijing Red Star Co., Ltd. to showcase the culture of Beijing Erguotou liquor. The Yuan Sheng Hao Museum is situated in the bustling commercial heart of Qianmen Street, with its eastern side at No. 99 Qianmen Street,...
The former residence of Kang Youwei is located at No. 43 Mishi Hutong. It was originally built in the fourth year of the Daoguang reign during the Qing Dynasty (1824). From the eighth year of the Guangxu reign (1882), when Kang Youwei came to Beijing to take the imperial examination, until the failure of the Hundred Days' Reform in 1898, he resided here. Kang lived in the central courtyard of the north wing. Because there were seven trees on the property at the time, it was...
During the Happy Valley Polar Penguin Ice and Snow Carnival, themed areas such as the polar animal viewing zone, snow saucer zone, trick snow tubing zone, snow play zone, fun carnival zone, snow CS zone, snow scenery zone, and amusement zone will provide the best winter entertainment for activity-loving citizens. Antarctic penguins are on display in the park,...
Emperor Qianlong built the Ten Thousand Buddhas Pagoda (now no longer extant) to celebrate his mother’s 80th birthday. The Ten Thousand Buddhas Pagoda Stele was erected in the 35th year of the Qianlong reign during the Qing Dynasty (1770 AD). The four sides of the stele are inscribed with Emperor Qianlong’s poem “Poem in Celebration of the Completion of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Pagoda,” engraved in Chinese, Manchu, Mongolian, and Tibetan. The stele originally stood in front of the pagoda but was relocated here in 1987. …
The former sites of Shengxin Middle School and Youzhen Girls' School are located in Jiaochang Hutong, Xicheng District. Built in 1928, they originally belonged to two secondary schools operated by the French Catholic Missionaries of Charity. Two classroom buildings and one auditorium remain, all featuring brick-and-wood structures and designed in the European Eclectic architectural style. The facades are divided into three sections, with red-tiled sloping roofs and red brick walls in exposed masonry adorned with stone embellishments…