Underneath a local marketplace is this 9,000-foot-long underground air-raid shelter that has been converted to an underground hotel and arts and crafts shop.

Though cramped and dark, this network of tunnels is a stunning feat of 1960’s engineering. Today it houses hotels and shops.

The only Buddhist temple located in downtown Beijing features magnificent Buddha statues, preserved sutra works and a two-meter high bronze Ding or bronze vessel.

Hidden in the western suburbs of Beijing, this ancient temple contains amazing Buddhist murals.

Originally known as Cuan Di Xia, this is a hillside village of well-preserved Ming dynasty houses.

This museum features changing exhibits related to political themes such as the Opium Wars, the founding of the Communist Party, the Sino-French and Sino-Japanese Wars, the Japanese War, the 1911 Revolution and the social unrest of 1989.

        The Beijing Zoo is the oldest zoo in China and has a wide variety of animals, including the giant panda, the golden monkey, the white-lipped deer, the red-crowned crane, and many rare animals...

Nine marble dragons lord over the staircase at the rear of this hall, formerly the site of municipal exams.

Fine Chinese antiques, mostly porcelain treasures, are the pride of this private museum.

It was an artificial hill rising right above what was once the center of the Qing Empire--the Forbidden City. It was also an imperial garden created by the emperors, and only reserved for their eyes...

The four sections of this art museum features arts and crafts, national folk art, Beijing folk art and modern folk art.

This specialty museum traces the evolution of Chinese money through an extensive collection of more than 1,000 items of paper currency, bronze shovels, iron knives, shells and gold bars.

Home built by Qing Dynasty emperor Qianlong as a retirement retreat.

The Temple of Recumbent Buddha is a Buddhist Temple and one of the famous ancient temples in Beijing. There is a bronze recumbent Buddha inside the Temple, which is how it received the name Temple of Recumbent Buddha.

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