The Great Wall :
The Great Wall is the most famous symbol of China and one of the world's most remarkable architectural wonders, it was built over 2,000 years ago and stretching about 6,700km (4,161miles). It's the only man-made object that can be seen from the moon as Richard Halliburton said. Chairman Mao once said that "He who doesn't reach the Great Wall is not a true man". The Great Wall contains the ancient Chinese people's wisdom and work.

There are several sections of the Great Wall in Beijing and around Beijing have been opened for the public:

• Badaling section: the most outstanding representation of China's Great Wall, located 70km northwest of Beijing, at an elevation of 1000m, this section was first built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD) and heavily restored in the 1950s and 1980s. Badaling means "giving access to every direction" and is the important pass for protecting Beijing City.
  Badaling section is the best-preserved section of the Great Wall and is composed of Guan City and its affiliated Wall, with city platforms, wall platforms and watchtowers along the Wall. The Wall is 8.5 meters high, 6.5 meters wide at the bottom and 5.7 meters wide on the top, which makes it possible for 5 horses or 10 people march abreast on the top. And the surrounding scenery is magnificent and impressive.
• Mutianyu section: 90km north of Beijing, with 2250 meters long, dating from Ming dynasty, Mutianyu section offers an imposing view. The 1000 steps may be too tiring to walk up, there are cable cars taking the visitors up to the wall itself.
• Juyong Pass section: the closest section of the wall to Beijing, originally constructed in the 5th century and rebuilt in the Ming dynasty, it was taken as one of the most strategically important sections of the Great Wall due to its position.
• Simatai section: 110 km northeast of Beijing, built in Ming dynasty, this section stretches for 19km and is marked by watchtowers, steep plunges and scrambling ascents with panoramic mountain views. Since this section is very steep and rough, a few slopes have a 70-degree incline, it is a section for strong hikers only
• Jinshanling section: about 10km away from Simatai section, Jinshanling section usually is the starting point for a hike to Simatai, it takes nearly four hours to hike from Jinshanling to Simatai though Jinshanling section has been restored and is a bit easier to climb.

The Tian'anmen (Gate of Heavenly Peace) Square:
The Tian'anmen Square is the largest city square with total area of 440,000 square meters in the world, it is large enough for one million people to gather here. Tian'anmen Square is the spiritual heart of China, where the national flag is raised exactly at sunrise everyday.

The Forbidden City :
The Forbidden City is located in the center of Beijing, used to be the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties with a history of around 600 years, it is the grandest integral palace complex that still remains in China covering 720,000 square meters with 800 building and 9,000 rooms. As the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world, it has been listed by UNESCO.

The Summer Palace :

First built in 1750 AD and then rebuilt by Empress Dowager Cixi, the Summer Palace was an imperial summer resort of the Qing Dynasty. It is located on the northwestern outskirts of the city, with its perfect layout, magnificent buildings and enchanting landscape, it is the most splendid classical garden in China.

The Temple of Heaven:

First built in 1420 covering an area of 270 hectares (670 acres), the Temple of Heaven was visited yearly by the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties who performed intricate rituals to insure a good harvest for the whole nation at ancient times.

The construction of the temple followed the ancient Chinese belief that heaven is round and the earth is square, thus the temple halls, seen from above, are round and the bases are square, while the northern end of the park is semicircular and the southern end is square. The round ,40-meter (130-ft) high Qinian Dian (Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests) is an exquisite example of Chinese wooden architecture without the use of a single nail. The Yuanqiu (Circular Mound Altar) and the Echo Wall are famous for its acoustics.

The Sacred Road :

The Sacred Road is the path leading up to the imperial tombs with 7km long, the path is lined with stone statues of animals, mystical beasts and officials who serve the emperor in his afterlife, through which the sitting emperors would go to perform memorial rituals for their ancestors once a year.

Hutongs:

Hutongs are the old narrow paths with lots of courtyard homes where common people are living, they are like villages within megalopolis, through the hutongs' teeming maze of alleyways, you will see the old houses and learn about the daily life of ordinary Beijing citizens.

Ming Tombs:

Close to the Great Wall, protected by an auspicious range of hills to the north, east and west, Ming tombs are the final resting place of 13 of the 16 Ming emperors. Among thirteen tombs, three have been opened up to the public: the Chang Tomb, the Ding Tomb and Zhao Tomb, the Chang Tomb and the Ding Tomb are most often visited.

The Chang Tomb is the burial site of Emperor Yongle (died in 1424), the third emperor of the Ming dynasty who moved the capital city from Nanjing to Beijing after reconstructing the city and who chose the site of the tombs, as Yongle was the first to be buried here, the Chang Tomb is the largest and also the most centrally located, the mound of the tomb has not been excavated.

The Ding Tomb is the burial site of the emperor Wanli, the 13th emperor of the Ming dynasty who ruled for 48 years until his death in 1620, it is the only underground tomb of the thirteen Ming tombs of the emperors ever excavated.

Lama Temple:

Also called Yonghe Lamasery, Lama Temple is the largest preserved lamasery in Beijing, a Buddhist lamasery of the Yellow Hat sect, a sect that's mainly associated with Tibet, it is an extravagant building of some beauty, inside the temple, in the center of the Hall of Infinite Happiness (Wanfuge), stands a grand statue, an 85-foot-tall Tathagagata (Maitreya) Buddha made from a single Tibetan sandalwood tree.

Beijing Zoo:

Beijing Zoo: the largest one in China, where there are several examples of China's rarities such as notably pandas and golden monkeys.

Of course, there are more places in Beijing for people to pay a visit such as: Big Bell Temple, Beihai Park, Fragrance Hills Park, etc. contact us for more details.