The Chinese Ethnic Art Treasures Museum is China’s only hall dedicated to the nation’s ethnic art treasures. It is not only an important cultural facility, but also a key venue that integrates the collection, preservation, research, and exhibition of ethnic artworks. The museum systematically houses treasures reflecting ancient, modern, and contemporary Chinese ethnic art, …
Beijing Bai Gong Fang is China’s first “living” museum that dynamically showcases and promotes the skills and works of imperial and folk arts and crafts. With its layout inspired by the alleys of old Beijing and a rich cultural and artistic atmosphere, visitors can immerse themselves in the profound heritage of traditional Chinese culture. The site brings together 28 intangible cultural heritage projects at the national, municipal, and district levels, over 30 project inheritors, and more than 100 master artisans. It features workshops representing the “Eight Treasures of Yanjing,” such as jade carving, ivory carving, cloisonné production, lacquer carving, filigree inlay, and Beijing embroidery, along with various other folk craft studios. Here, inheritors of intangible cultural heritage demonstrate and pass on their craftsmanship, making it a base for the preservation and inheritance of Beijing’s intangible cultural heritage, a patriotic education base in Dongcheng District, and an extracurricular education activity center for young students.
Before liberation, the Jinyu Pond area was filthy, infested with mosquitoes and flies, where countless “little Niuzi” lost their happy childhoods — this was the Dragon Whiskers Ditch described by Lao She. After liberation, the Party and the government carried out three large-scale management and renovation projects in the Jinyu Pond area, continuously improving its environment and the living conditions of its residents.
Founded in 1871, Beijing Huiwen Middle School became one of the first municipal model senior high schools in Beijing in 2001. Over its 140-year history, the school has cultivated a profound cultural legacy and historical tradition, producing eminent figures such as the proletarian revolutionaries Peng Xuefeng and Zhang Kexia, as well as renowned scientists including Wang Daheng and Wang...
The Huashi Community Museum in Donghuashi Subdistrict was established in September 2008 as Beijing’s first subdistrict-level community museum dedicated to collecting, displaying, and inheriting Huashi’s traditional culture, as well as promoting and spreading the spirit of patriotism. The museum is located underground between Buildings 8–9 of Huazhou Garden Community in Huashi, covering an area of 1,880 square meters, and includes 1
Jianguomen · Community Museum is located on the south side of Courtyard 18, Chaoyangmen Nanche Street, Dongcheng District, with a total area of 1,600 square meters. The front section is the cultural exhibition area, covering 800 square meters, divided into 8 exhibition zones, 16 exhibits, and more than 1,000 items. Through display boards, dioramas, e-books, physical objects, miniature landscapes, video, and interactive displays, it
Shijia Hutong was first built during the Yuan Dynasty and is one of the oldest hutongs in Beijing. The Shijia Hutong Museum is located at No. 24, Shijia Hutong, Chaoyangmen Subdistrict, covering an area of 1,000 square meters. As the first hutong museum in Beijing, the Shijia Hutong Museum itself is a well-preserved two-courtyard quadrangle.
The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests Gate is the main entrance to the courtyard of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests. It is a hip-and-gable roof structure with five bays, the central three serving as the gate. Built on a lofty stone base with ornamental railings, it represents the highest level of ancient Chinese gate architecture. The central bay of the gate was reserved exclusively for the Heavenly God, the left (east) bay for the emperor’s passage, and the right (west) bay for officials. This structure is an original from the early Ming Dynasty. Attraction location: Dongcheng District, Beijing…
The Circular Mound is located in the southern part of the Temple of Heaven. Built in the ninth year of the Jiajing reign during the Ming Dynasty (1530), it faces south with its back to the north and is surrounded by red palace walls topped with green glazed tiles. It served as the site where emperors held the grand Winter Solstice heaven-worshipping ceremony and is also known as the Altar of Heaven Worship. Location: No. A1, Tiantan East Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing, within Temple of Heaven Park…
• Escape the bustling crowds of Nanluoguxiang and enjoy a leisurely time in Beiluoguxiang. Stretching from Andingmen West Street in the north to Gulou East Street in the south, Beiluoguxiang is just one street away from Nanluoguxiang. Compared to the long-famous Nanluoguxiang, Beiluoguxiang has not yet been overrun by shops and tourists...
Goldfish Lane is located in Dongcheng District, Beijing, stretching from East Single North Street in the east to Wangfujing Street in the west. The lane is 567 meters long and wider than most hutongs, almost resembling a road. Since 1988, the area has seen an increase in restaurants and hotels, including the famous Donglaishun Restaurant, Ctrip Building, Peninsula Beijing,
The Palace of Earthly Tranquility is one of the three rear palaces in the inner court of the Forbidden City in Beijing. It is located behind the Hall of Union. Originally built in the 18th year of the Yongle reign during the Ming Dynasty (1420), it was destroyed twice by fire—in the 9th year of the Zhengde reign (1514) and the 24th year of the Wanli reign (1596)—and was rebuilt in the 33rd year of the Wanli reign (1605). The Qing Dynasty followed Ming practices and renovated it again in the 2nd year of the Shunzhi reign
The Echo Wall is the enclosing wall of the Imperial Vault of Heaven in Beijing's Temple of Heaven. It stands 3.72 meters high, 0.9 meters thick, has a diameter of 61.5 meters, and a circumference of 193.2 meters. Within the wall are three structures, one of which is called the Imperial Vault of Heaven. The entire wall is smooth and even. The Echo Wall produces an acoustic effect—simply have two people stand behind the eastern and western side halls, pressed against the wall. When one person speaks softly northward along the wall, sound waves refract continuously along the surface, traveling to the other end over 100–200 meters away. No matter how quietly one speaks, the other can hear clearly, with the voice lingering strangely, creating a mystical atmosphere akin to a "heavenly connection."
In the 44th year of the Qianlong reign during the Qing Dynasty (1779), Emperor Hongli (Qianlong Emperor), then seventy years old, was advised by officials from the Court of Imperial Sacrifices to create a small side gate on the west side of the Hall of Imperial Heaven. This would allow the emperor to enter and exit more conveniently during sacrificial ceremonies, reducing the walking distance. The Qianlong Emperor readily approved the idea. However, he was concerned that if future generations all used this gate, it might foster laziness and disrespect. Therefore, he issued an edict stipulating that “only those descendants who reach the age of seventy may pass through this gate.” Hence, the gate came to be known as the “Gate of Seventy.”
To the southwest of the Circular Mound stands the Lantern Tower, a cylindrical bamboo-woven lantern measuring 2.15 meters in height and 1.4 meters in diameter. The Lantern Tower Pole is as high as nine ancient zhang (28.8 meters), with a wish-fulfilling rod and pulley at its top to control the raising and lowering of the lantern. Below, it is stabilized by a stone-built Lantern Platform and clamp stones, while three massive wooden support poles provide further reinforcement, making the structure very stable. The grand ceremony begins before dawn,
The building of the Former Site of the Women's Normal School is designed in the eclectic Western classical style of the late Qing Dynasty. Western-style columns and arched decorations are interspersed with many traditional Chinese brick carvings and floral motifs. It was completed in 1909 (the first year of the Xuantong reign of the Qing Dynasty). The teaching building covers an area of 4,300 square meters, and the auditorium covers 220 square meters. It is a complex consisting of four buildings.
The former residence of Xiaofengxian is located within Beijing’s famous Eight Great Hutongs. Location: No. 52, Shaanxi Lane, Xicheng District, Beijing (near Shanglinxian Guan)…
Located at the northern end of Tiananmen Square in the center of Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China, it faces Chang’an Avenue. Opposite it are Tiananmen Square, the Monument to the People’s Heroes, the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, the Great Hall of the People, and the National Museum of China. It is one of the most magnificent gate towers in ancient China. Renowned for its outstanding architectural artistry and unique political significance,
Constructed during the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty, it is located west of the Qianqing Palace in the inner court. Emperor Shunzhi of the early Qing Dynasty passed away here. During the Kangxi era, this place once served as workshops of the Imperial Workshop, producing exclusive items for the imperial household. After Emperor Yongzheng took up residence in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the workshops of the Imperial Workshop were gradually relocated out of the inner court, and the hall has since served continuously as the bedroom and living quarters of emperors during the Qing Dynasty.
The China Medical History Museum was established and opened to the public in 1982. It is located within the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences in Nanxiaojie, Dongcheng District, Beijing. The museum currently houses over 3,000 precious collections and is acclaimed as the world’s most comprehensive and extensive medical history museum in terms of both the number of items and the time span covered. Among its collections are ancient medical instruments such as stone needles, stone axes, and stone sickles.