Cloud-Painting Tower and Clear-Tone Pavilion is located at No. 19 Taiping Street, Xuanwu District, and is among the third batch of municipal-level cultural heritage protection units in Beijing. This Qing-style architecture was originally situated in Zhongnanhai and was relocated here in 1954 in its original form. …
The Site of the Former National Assembly of China was the location of the first National Assembly after the establishment of the Republic of China. It is situated within the compound of Xinhua News Agency at No. 62 Tonglin Pavilion Road, Xicheng District, Beijing. It currently serves as a hall for Xinhua News Agency. In April 1912, the Beijing Provisional Government of the Republic of China began planning the construction of the National Assembly and selected the former site of the Finance School as the location for the House of Representatives building.
Destination Introduction The former site of Wanliu Hall is located within Guangqumen in Chongwen District. During the Yuan Dynasty, the Right Chancellor Lian Xixian built a villa named Wanliu Hall outside You’anmen at Caoqiao. In the early Qing Dynasty, Grand Secretary Feng Pu admired its reputation and built a villa within Guangqumen, also naming it “Wanliu Hall.”
Destination Introduction: Temple of Peace is located east of Yonghe Temple in Dongcheng District and is one of the Eight Great Temples of the capital. It was first built in the seventh year of the Zhi Zheng era of the Yuan Dynasty (1347) and rebuilt in the twelfth year of the Zheng Tong era of the Ming Dynasty (1447). The largest renovation took place in the fifty-second year of the Kangxi era (1713) to celebrate the 60th birthday of Emperor Kangxi, under the supervision of Prince Yinzhen;
The former residence of Mei Lanfang, a renowned Peking opera artist, is located at No. 9 Huguo Temple Street, Xicheng District, covering an area of 716 square meters. Before his passing in 1961, Mei Lanfang spent the last 10 years of his life in this tranquil and comfortable courtyard home. The site was originally part of the residence of Prince Qing, Yixun, from the late Qing Dynasty.
Prince Gong’s Mansion is located at No. 9 Huangchenggen and is listed as one of the third batch of municipal-level cultural heritage sites in Beijing. It was built during the Kangxi era of the Qing Dynasty by Jieshu, the Kangliang Prince and the third-generation inheritor of the title of Prince Lilei, who was one of the “Eight Iron-Capped Princes” of the early Qing period. The mansion was destroyed by fire during the Jiaqing era and was later rebuilt by Prince Lijie of that time. Its main structures remain largely intact today and serve as valuable physical evidence for the study of Qing-era princely mansions.
Destination Introduction Prince Gong’s Mansion, located on the northern shore of Shichahai in Beijing, is the world’s largest siheyuan (traditional courtyard residence) and the best-preserved among the city’s over 60 Qing dynasty princely mansions. It is divided into three parallel sections: east, central, and west. The three buildings in the central section form the main structure of the mansion: the grand hall, the rear hall, and the extended wing. …
Prince Qing’s Mansion is located on Dingfu Street and is among the third batch of municipal-level cultural heritage protection units in Beijing. In the late Qing Dynasty, Prince Qing Yixun inherited the well-preserved, exquisitely structured mansion from his mother and later purchased it outright. The main building features refined brick carvings and is of high historical value. The rear courtyard houses the Cloud-Painted Tower and Clear Sound Pavilion.
Destination Introduction The Medicine King Temple is located on Dongxiaoshi Street in Chongwen District. It covers an area of over 20 acres. Originally built during the Tianqi era of the late Ming Dynasty by Marquis Wuqing, it is also known as the Southern Medicine King Temple due to the many such temples in Beijing during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Situated north of the Temple of Heaven outside the Inner City, it is larger in scale than other Medicine King Temples. The main structures of the temple are divided into eastern and
Yan Dai Xie Street is located in front of the Drum Tower on Di’anmen Outer Street in Beijing, within the factory bridge area of Xicheng District. From the late Qing Dynasty to the 1920s and 1930s, the street was mainly occupied by shops selling dry tobacco pipes, water tobacco pipes, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, mounting services, stationery, as well as local snacks and various service businesses. The architecture of the shops was simple yet distinctive, featuring characteristics of Beijing’s northern districts. It was
Located within Zhongshan Park on the west side of Tiananmen Square, Zhongshan Hall in Beijing was originally known as the “Worship Hall” of the Altar of Land and Grain. Built in the 19th year of the Yongle reign during the Ming Dynasty, it served as a place where emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties conducted sacrifices or took shelter during inclement weather. On March 12, 1925, Dr. Sun Yat-sen passed away in Beijing, and his coffin was laid in state here for public mourning and memorial ceremonies. To commemorate this great man, in 1928
The “Taiwan Guild Hall,” historically known as the “All-Taiwan Guild Hall,” is located on Datong Street in Dongcheng District, Beijing, approximately 500 meters south of Tiananmen Square’s Zhengyang Gate. It was built around 1890. After Zheng Chenggong reclaimed Taiwan, he introduced the imperial examination system to the island. Starting from the 24th year of the Kangxi reign (1685),
To the east of Xiaochangkou Road on the outer side of Xuanwu Gate Street, there used to be a very famous east-west alley called Haibo Hutong. It was well known because two renowned cultural figures from the Qing Dynasty once lived there: one was Zhu Yizun, author of Ri Xia Ji Wen (Old Accounts of the Capital) during the Kangxi era; the other was a descendant of Confucius and the playwright of the drama “The Peach Blossom Fan.”
The courtyard at Lishi Hutong was originally the residence of Bin Jun, the magistrate of Wuchang in the late Qing Dynasty. Located at No. 129 Lishi Hutong in Dongcheng District, the large mansion has three bays and contains two courtyards connected by a corridor. The eastern courtyard features a hanging flower entrance, brick-carved walls, and a still water feature, with pleasant greenery creating an ancient and graceful atmosphere. …
Yan Dun, also known as "Smoke Mound," is located in the southwest of Chongwen District, south of the railway outside Yongdingmen. It is a brick platform topped with an imperial stele commissioned by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, and is one of Beijing’s renowned stone inscriptions. In 1984, it was listed as a municipal-level cultural heritage site. Yan Dun was first built during the Yuan Dynasty. Historical records indicate that during the Yuan and Ming dynasties, Beijing had the concept of Five Towns, with Yan Dun representing the Southern Town. Since the south corresponds to fire in the Five Elements (Wu Xing), a beacon tower was erected here to symbolically correspond with that element. When Yan Dun was initially constructed in the Yuan Dynasty, it was merely an earthen mound, situated outside Lizhengmen of the Yuan capital, Dadu. By the 32nd year of the Jiajing reign in the Ming Dynasty (1553), when the Outer City of Beijing was being built, the structure was encased in bricks.
Introduction Located in the southeastern part of Chongwen District, it covers a total area of 118 hectares, including 300,000 square meters of water surface and 3,700 meters of meandering lake shoreline built from natural and cut stones. The park features dragon cypress, dragon beard willow, and dragon claw locust trees; there are also 10 plant-shaped dragons about 20 meters long and two flower dragons.
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The Beijing New Culture Movement Memorial Museum is a patriotic education base in Beijing. Located at No. 29 Wusi Street, Dongcheng District, it is a memorial museum built on the original site of the Red Building of Peking University. In July 2001, the preparatory office for the New Culture Movement Memorial Museum was established, and the museum officially opened in April 2002. In September 1916, Peking University
Mao’er Hutong is one of the most famous hutongs in Beijing and ranks fourth among the city’s top ten hutongs. Located between Di’anmen and the Drum Tower in Beijing’s old city area, it stretches 585 meters in length and is 7 meters wide. During the Ming Dynasty, Mao’er Hutong was known as Zitongmiao Wenchang Palace, and its current name was adopted during the Qing Dynasty. The Wenchang Palace was
The Yangping Guild Hall Theater is located in the northwest of Chongwen District, near Xiaotong outside Qianmen. The guild hall was first built during the Ming Dynasty and underwent several renovations over time. The theater was later constructed and rebuilt during the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty. It is a majestic structure, featuring a 12-rafter double-eave hip-and-gable roof with front and rear double corridors. Inside the theater, the beams and columns are richly carved and decorated, creating a resplendent and luxurious atmosphere. The audience stands are divided into two levels, with the second floor directly facing the stage.