Beijing Capital International Airport 49 min
Beijing Fenghuangling Nature Park (23 min) Beijing Air and Space Museum (32 min) More than 200 historic aircraft are displayed at this spacious indoor-outdoor destination. Beijing Botanical Garden (41 min) Sizable botanical park with walking trails, a greenhouse & diverse plant & flower species. Badachu (48 min) Autumn leaf color, park, and buddhism Kunming Lake (41 min) Covering 3/4 of the palace grounds, this peaceful lake offers boat rides, a hiking trail & tours. Xiangshan Park (48 min) Park, autumn leaf color, and historic site Yuanmingyuan Park (47 min) Park featuring colorful gardens & ruins dating from 1707 & burned during Second Opium War of 1860. The Summer Palace (38 min) Palace, lake, history, and architecture Temple of Azure Clouds (44 min) Tranquil 14th-century Buddhist temple featuring hundreds of statues & picturesque landscaping. Long Corridor (38 min) Built in 1750, this 728-m.-long passageway in the Summer Palace features 14,000+ paintings. Dajue Temple (22 min) Ming Dynasty Tombs (28 min) Immense, ancient complex including the tombs of 13 Ming Dynasty emperors plus pathways & statues. Tower of Buddhist Incense (39 min) Lake views from a reconstructed hilltop pagoda with colorful tiles in former palace grounds. Longevity Hill (38 min) A 200-foot hillside with UNESCO-listed summer palace temples, halls, pavilions & landscaped gardens. Summer Palace (37 min) Lakefront palace renowned for its ornate temples & artworks plus its lavishly landscaped grounds. |