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Beijing: a self-guided walk
Generated from Wikivoyage's See list for Beijing: 7 stops, about 1.7 km and 57 minutes on foot. Not a guided tour; check each place before you go.
7 stops · 1.7 km · about 57 min on foot · Wikivoyage source · fetched 2026-11-07 02:06:10 UTC. Not a guided tour: check each place before you go.
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Legation Quarter
The legation quarter was once, as its name suggests, home to Beijing's many foreign diplomatic missions. During the 1900 Boxer Rebellion, the diplomats and Chinese Christians who sought their protection held out here until a 55-day siege was broken by foreign forces coming over the city walls. The embassies have since moved to larger quarters elsewhere, but the buildings remain. Now occupied by various Chinese government agencies and the military, they are a well-preserved collection of vintage buildings in European architectural styles popular in the late 19th century.
39.90306, 116.40167 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page
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China Court Museum
A museum about the court system in China. The museum is in a historic building dating from 1910 that was originally the Beijing branch of the Yokohama Specie Bank, a Japanese bank.
39.90135, 116.40099 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page
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Beijing Police Museum
Large museum on police history.
39.90066, 116.39912 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page
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National Museum of China
A huge museum containing the ancient and recent history of the Chinese nation. Modern history exhibit focuses on the successes of the Communist Party (and obviously not the negatives). Most exhibits have short English explanations.
39.90333, 116.39444 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page
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Monument to the People's Heroes
A cenotaph with round-the-clock honor guard commemorating the PRC's veterans and war dead. Illuminated at night. Usually blocked off unless there is an important ceremony or visitors, but even then only those participating can go to the base of the cenotaph. However, you can usually get close enough to take pictures.
39.90306, 116.39167 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page
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Chairman Mao Memorial Hall
The body of the founder of the People's Republic of China, Mao Zedong, has been preserved (against his own wishes) and is on display in here. Expect huge, but moving, queues. No bags, cameras or water bottles are allowed inside and must be dropped off (for a fee) at the bag-check building across the road to the east (mobile phones are permitted). Flowers can be purchased to lay at the feet of Mao's statue inside (although they are collected and resold at the end of the day) as well as leaflets for ¥1. There is disagreement among the locals as to whether the body is real or fake waxwork so make
39.90102, 116.39158 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page
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Zhengyangmen
Built in 1419 as the front gate of the inner city wall. It was only used by the emperor on his way to Tiantan. Now it houses exhibits with photos and models of the old city.
39.89796, 116.39171 · OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage note · place page
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