No. 137 Xiwaijie (St), Xicheng, Beijing

Beijing Zoo was officially named in 1955. It covers an area of 80.05 hectares, where about 500 species of rare wild animals are exhibited, in total more than 5,000 rare wild animals. Beijing Zoo adheres to "equal attention to education and protection, and equal emphasis on safety and service." Focusing on the goal of making Beijing a world city, it strives to become a card of Beijing that shows the charm of the capital to domestic tourists and shows the image of China to foreign tourists. Beijing Zoo is a key national park, a national key cultural relics protection unit, a national popular science education base, and a AAAA-level national scenic spot.">Beijing Zoo was founded in 1906. It was built by the Ministry of Commerce in the "agricultural testing ground" of the Qing Dynasty, on the former site of the "two parks and two temples", namely Leshan Garden, Ji Garden, Guangshan Temple and Hui'an Temple, in Xizhimenwai. The park is made up of three parts: zoo, botanical garden and agricultural experiment. The original zoo is located to the east of the park, covering an area of 1.5 hectares. It is the first zoo open to the public in China and th... View attractions guide

No. 19, Xinjiangongmen Lu (Rd), Haidian, Beijing

The Summer Palace is a vast ensemble of lakes, gardens and palaces in Beijing. Mainly dominated by Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake, it covers an expanse of 2.9 square kilometers, three-quarters of which is water. In December 1998, UNESCO included the Summer Palace on its World Heritage List. It declared the Summer Palace "a masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden design. The natural landscape of hills and open water is combined with artificial features such as pavilions, halls, palaces, temples... View attractions guide

No.28, Qinghua Xilu (Rd), Haidian, Beijing

Yuanmingyuan Ruins Park is located in the central east of Haidian District, Beijing, and is a famous patriotic education base. The park was completed in 1988, with only the landscape system, garden pattern and building foundations remaining, and the remnants of rockery and carvings still visible. In the former site of the European palace, there is a garden history exhibition hall built for people to revere.
First built in the 46th year of Kangxi era of the Qing Dynasty (1707), Yuanmingyuan i... View attractions guide