北京 · City pathbook
Beijing
A practical hub for landmark arrival details and onward rail search.
Source checked 2026-08-25Palace Museum visitor guide
Places to keep handy
Landmarks, made legible.
故宫博物院
Forbidden City
The Palace Museum's public route runs one-way, south to north.
Arrival details →慕田峪长城
Mutianyu Great Wall
A well-preserved Ming Great Wall section with dense watchtowers.
Arrival details →天坛公园
Temple of Heaven
A Ming and Qing ceremonial complex whose principal buildings include the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests.
Arrival details →颐和园
Summer Palace
A Qing imperial garden centred on Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake.
Arrival details →北京野生动物园
Beijing Wildlife Park
A Daxing wildlife park with drive-through, predator and walking visitor areas.
Arrival details →北海公园
Beihai Park
A central-Beijing imperial garden built around Beihai Lake and Jade Islet.
Arrival details →雍和宫
Yonghe Temple (Lama Temple)
A former Qing imperial residence that became a Tibetan Buddhist temple in 1744.
Arrival details →地坛公园
Temple of Earth Park (Ditan Park)
A historic imperial altar park built for Ming and Qing emperors' rites to the Earth deity.
Arrival details →孔庙和国子监博物馆
Confucian Temple and Imperial College Museum
A paired Confucian temple and imperial college complex on Guozijian Street.
Arrival details →景山公园
Jingshan Park
An imperial garden on Beijing’s Central Axis with a pavilion viewpoint over the Forbidden City.
Arrival details →中国国家博物馆
National Museum of China
A national history-and-art museum on the east side of Tian’anmen Square.
Arrival details →恭王府博物馆
Prince Kung's Palace Museum
A Qing-era princely-residence museum near Shichahai, with courtyard buildings and a rear garden.
Arrival details →首都博物馆
Capital Museum
Beijing’s large comprehensive museum, useful for a focused city-history and material-culture stop.
Arrival details →北京天文馆
Beijing Planetarium
A central-Beijing astronomy venue with exhibitions, theaters and an official live booking guide.
Arrival details →中国美术馆
National Art Museum of China
China’s national art museum, with a collection spanning ancient, modern, domestic and international works.
Arrival details →北京动物园
Beijing Zoo
A historic public zoo with Panda House and animal-route options close to Line 4.
Arrival details →香山公园
Fragrant Hills Park
A western-Beijing imperial garden with forested hills, Incense Burner Peak and the Xijiao Line.
Arrival details →国家植物园
China National Botanical Garden
A two-garden botanical destination at the Western Hills, reached via the Xijiao Line.
Arrival details →八达岭长城
Badaling Great Wall
A Yanqing Great Wall section with a defined official arrival area and a major-city day-trip role.
Arrival details →居庸关长城
Juyongguan Great Wall
A Changping Great Wall pass where the named scenic area and historic Yuntai are useful planning anchors.
Arrival details →黄花城水长城
Huanghuacheng Lakeside Great Wall
A Huairou lakeside Great Wall destination distinguished by three wall sections that meet the water.
Arrival details →圆明园遗址公园
Yuanmingyuan Ruins Park
A former Qing imperial-garden complex of three connected gardens in northwest Beijing.
Arrival details →明十三陵
The Ming Tombs
A Changping imperial-tomb complex where the individual tomb areas are separate visitor decisions.
Arrival details →奥林匹克森林公园
Beijing Olympic Forest Park
A large Olympic Green park split into north and south sections by the Fifth Ring Road.
Arrival details →玉渊潭公园
Yuyuantan Park
A west-Beijing municipal park with lake, wetland and Cherry Blossom Garden areas—choose a gate before routing.
Arrival details →北京古代建筑博物馆
Beijing Ancient Architecture Museum
A museum inside the imperial Xiannongtan complex, focused on Chinese traditional architecture.
Arrival details →北京石刻艺术博物馆
Beijing Stone Carving Art Museum
A specialist museum of Beijing stone inscriptions and sculpture at the Five-Pagoda Temple.
Arrival details →北京明城墙遗址公园
Beijing Ming City Wall Ruins Park
The longest surviving stretch of Beijing’s Ming inner-city wall, anchored by the Southeast Corner Tower.
Arrival details →中国园林博物馆
Museum of Chinese Gardens and Landscape Architecture
China’s first national museum dedicated to gardens, with galleries and garden spaces.
Arrival details →北京大运河博物馆
Beijing Grand Canal Museum
A Tongzhou museum devoted to Beijing’s Grand Canal story.
Arrival details →天安门广场
Tian'anmen Square
Beijing’s central civic square, between Tian’anmen Gate and Zhengyangmen Gate.
Arrival details →中山公园
Zhongshan Park
A central commemorative garden immediately west of Tian’anmen Gate.
Arrival details →北京野鸭湖国家湿地公园
Beijing Yeyahu National Wetland Park
A national wetland park beside Guanting Reservoir in Beijing’s Yanqing District.
Arrival details →Continue by rail
Useful onward routes.
Beijing to Xi'an
Beijing to Xi'an
Treat this as a live official rail search, not a timetable. Choose departure and arrival station options for your date in 12306; use its High-speed trains only filter if useful.
Plan route →Beijing to Shanghai
Beijing to Shanghai
Treat this as a live China Railway search, not a timetable. Enter 北京 and 上海 with your travel date in 12306, then use the High-speed trains only filter if that is your preference.
Plan route →Beijing to Chengdu
Beijing to Chengdu
Treat this as a live China Railway search, not a timetable. Enter 北京 and 成都 with your travel date in 12306, then compare the official results for the station pair that fits your plan.
Plan route →Beijing to Chongqing
Beijing to Chongqing
Treat this as a live China Railway search, not a timetable. Enter 北京 and 重庆 with your travel date in 12306, then compare the official results for the station pair that fits your plan.
Plan route →Beijing to Zhangjiajie
Beijing to Zhangjiajie
Treat this as a live China Railway search, not a timetable. Enter 北京 and 张家界 with your travel date in 12306, then compare the official results for the station pair that fits your plan.
Plan route →Chengdu to Beijing
Chengdu to Beijing
Treat this as a live China Railway search, not a timetable. Enter 成都 and 北京 with your travel date in 12306, then compare the official results for the station pair that fits your plan.
Plan route →Chongqing to Beijing
Chongqing to Beijing
Treat this as a live China Railway search, not a timetable. Enter 重庆 and 北京 with your travel date in 12306, then compare the official results for the station pair that fits your plan.
Plan route →Xi'an to Beijing
Xi'an to Beijing
Treat this as a live China Railway search, not a timetable. Enter 西安 and 北京 with your travel date in 12306, then compare the official results for the station pair that fits your plan.
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