Sunday, September 11, 2011

Tour Guide to the Top Ten Tourist Attractions in Beijing|beijing travel

 
1. Tiananmen Square


Tel.: 86-10-63095718


Ticket: Tiananmen Gate Tower: RMB 15 yuan per adult; RMB 5 yuan per student; RMB 5 yuan for an elder aged over 70; free for servicemen.

Address: Tiananmen, Dongcheng District, Beijing.

Traffic routes: Take Bus No.1, 2, 4, 10, 22 or 37 and get off at Tiananmen Bus Stop; take Subway Line 1 and get off at Tiananmen East Station or Tiananmen West Station.

2. The Palace Museum

Tel.: +86-10-85117048

Ticket: RMB 60 yuan per person in peak season (April 1 - Oct. 31)

RMB 40 yuan per person in off-season (Nov. 1 - Mar. 31)


The Treasure Gallery (Zhenbao Guan): RMB 10 yuan per person; the Hall of Clocks (Zhongbiao Guan): RMB 10 yuan per person

Address: No.4 Jingshan Qianjie, Dongcheng District, Beijing.

Traffic routes: South line (Wu Men): Take Subway Line 1 or Bus No. 1, 4, 5, 2, 10, 20 or 728 and get off at Tiananmen East Bus Stop or Tiananmen West Bus Stop; North line (Shenwu Men): Take Bus No. 109, 103, 101 or 124.

3. The Great Wall at Badaling

Tel.: +86-10-69121363; +86-10-69122222


Ticket: From April 1 to Oct. 31, RMB 45 yuan; RMB 25 yuan for the elder aged over 60, students and the disabled with a valid card.


From Nov. 1 to Mar. 31, RMB 40 yuan; RMB 20 yuan for the elder aged over 60, students and the disabled with a valid card.


Free for retirees, servicemen and children under
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in height.

Address: Badaling Special Administrative Region Office, Yanqing County, Beijing.

Traffic routes: It takes 1 hour to go thereby a tourist bus. Tourist buses are available every morning to the east of Qianmen Gate Tower, in front of the History Museum at Tiananmen Square, at the southeast corner of the entrance of Chong-wen-men Road, etc. The price for a two-way ticket is RMB 36 per person.

Take Tourist Bus Line 1 at Qianmen (Qianmen Bus Stop of Bus No.17), Tourist Bus Line 2 at Beijingzhan Dongjie (the Bus Stop of Bus No.103), Tourist Bus Line 2 Branch at the West Gate of the History Museum, Tourist Bus Line 3 at Dongdaqiao (Dongdaqiao Bus Stop of Bus No.28), Tourist Bus Line 4 at Xizhimen or the Zoo, Tourist Bus Line 4 Branch at the Pingguoyuan, Tourist Bus Line 5 at the taxi station at Qianmenxi, Tourist Bus Line 8 at Andingmen or Qianmen. All those options will take you straight to the destination in 40 minutes.

The cheapest route to the Great Wall at Badaling: Take subway or bus and get off at Deshengmen Station or Bus Stop, and then Bus No.919 will take you straight to the foot of Badaling Great Wall. Ordinary Bus costs RMB 8 yuan per person; air-conditioned bus costs RMB 12 yuan per person. The interval between buses is five minutes. 60% discount is offered for Public Transportation Cards.

Take suburban railway Line S2 at Beijing North Railway Station and get off at Badaling.

4. The Summer Palace

Tel.: 86-10-62881144, extension 611 or 209

Ticket: RMB 20 yuan (off-season)/RMB 30 yuan (busy season); through-ticket: RMB 50 yuan (off-season)/RMB 60 yuan (busy season); free of charge for the elders aged over 65 with a courtesy card (exclusive of admission to parks inside the Summer Palace or in the period when any large activity is being held).

Address: Yiheyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing.

Traffic routes: Buses via Xinjiangong Men Stop: No. 374, 437, 704; Buses via Donggong Men Stop: No. 726, 826, 732, 331, 332, 346, 718; Buses via Beigong Men Stop: No. 384, 375, 393, 817, 808, 801, 697.

5. Yuanmingyuan Park

Tel.: +86-10-62551488

Ticket: RMB 10 yuan (exclusive of admission to gardens inside the Park; extra RMB 15 yuan for access to Da Shui Fa Relics); free of charge for elders aged over 65 with an elderly courtesy card (exclusive of admission to gardens inside the Park or in the period when any large activity is being held).

Address: No.28, Qinghuaxi Road, Haidian District, Beijing.

Traffic routes: Buses via East Gate Stop (Dong Men): No. 365, 432, 498, 656, 664, 717, 743, 814, 982, 963, Special 4, Yun-tong 105, Yun-tong 205; Buses via South Gate Stop (Nan Men): No. 319, 320, 331, 432, 438, 498, 628, 690, 697, 696, 801, 826, Special 6.

6. Temple of Heaven

Tel.: 86-10-67028866-8271

Ticket: RMB 15 yuan in peak season (through ticket: RMB 35 yuan), RMB 10 yuan in off-season (through ticket: RMB 30 yuan); free of charge for the elders aged over 65 with a courtesy card (exclusive of admission to gardens inside Temple of Heaven or in the period when any large activity is being held).


Address: to the east of Tianqiao Bridge, Tiantan Road, Chongwen District, Beijing.

Traffic routes: Take Bus No. 2, 6, 7, 17, 20, 25, 34, 35, 36, 39, 43, 53, 69, 71, 105, 106, 110, 116, 120, 122, 504, 525, 610, 684, 685, 687, 707, 723, 729, 743, 800, 803, 814, 826, 958, BRT 1, Special 3, or Yun-tong 102 and get off at Tiantan Bus Stop; Take Subway Line 5 and get off at Tiantan Dongmen Station.

7. Ming Tombs

Tel.: +86-10-60761424, +86-10-60761388


Ticket: No through-ticket; Dingling Tomb: RMB 60 yuan from April to October; RMB 40 yuan from November to March.

Changling Tomb: RMB 45 yuan from April to October; RMB 30 yuan from November to March.


Shaoling Tomb: RMB 30 yuan from April to October; RMB 20 yuan from November to March.


The Sacred Way: RMB 30 yuan from April to October; RMB 20 yuan from November to March.

The Great Wall at Juyongguan Pass: RMB 40 yuan from April to October; RMB 35 yuan from November to March.

Yinshan Pagoda Forest: RMB 20 yuan from April to October; RMB 15 yuan from November to March.


Address: Ming Tombs Special Administrative Region, Changping District, Beijing.


Traffic routes: Route 1: Take a tourist bus at Qianmen or Beijing Railway Station, etc.

Route 2: Take Bus No. 345 at Deshengmen and get off at Changpingbei Bus Stop, or take Bus No. 345 Branch, and change to Bus No. 314 at Changping Dongguan Bus Stop, and then get off at Ming Tombs.


Route 3: Take Subway Line 5, get off at Tiantongyuanbei Station, change to Bus No. 23, and get off at Ming Tombs.

To go to Dingling Tomb: Take Bus No. 23, 345, then change to Bus No. 314; or take a tourist bus at Tourist Center.

To go to Changling Tomb: Take Bus No.23, 345, and then change to Bus No. 314; or take a tourist bus at Tourist Center.

To go to Shaoling Tomb: Take Bus No.23, 345, and then change to Bus No.314;


To go to The Sacred Way: Take Bus No.23, 345, and then change to Bus No.314;

To go to the Great Wall at Juyongguan Pass: Take Bus No.20, 919 near Huilongguan Station of Subway Line 13, or take tourist buses at Tourist Center.

To go to Yinshan Pagoda Forest: Take Bus No.31 at Changpingbei Stop and get off at Humen.

8. Fragrant Hills Park

Tel.: 86-10-62599886/1264

Ticket: RMB 5 yuan in off-season, RMB 10 yuan in busy season; RMB 30 yuan for taking the cableway; free of charge for the elders aged over 65 with a courtesy card (exclusive of admission to gardens inside the Park or in the period when any large activity is being held).


Address: (No.40, Maimai Street) at the foot of Xishan Hills in Haidian District, Beijing.


Traffic routes: Take Bus No. 318, 331, 360, 634, 714, 696, or 698 and get off at Xiangshan Park (Xiangsha Gongyuan Bus Stop).

9. China Central Television Tower

Tel.: +86-10-68450715, +86-10-68478643

Ticket: RMB 50 yuan; ticket for access the park inside is RMB 68 yuan; special RMB 25 yuan tickets are available for the elders aged over 60 and children under
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Address: No.11, Xisanhuan Zhonglu, Haidian District, Beijing.

Bus No. 374 and get off at China Central TV Tower Stop.

10. Beijing Zoo

Tel.: 86-10-68390274

Ticket: RMB 10 yuan in off-season (Nov. 1 Mar. 30), RMB 15 yuan (inclusive of admission to the Panda House); RMB 15 yuan in busy season (April 1 Oct. 31), RMB 20 yuan (inclusive of admission to the Panda House); free of charge for the elders aged over 65 with an elderly courtesy card (exclusive of admission to gardens inside the zoo or in the period when any large activity is being held).

Address: No.137, Xiwai Avenue, Xicheng District, Beijing.

Traffic routes: Take Bus No. 7, 15, 334, 105, 111, or 27, etc. and get off at Beijing Zoo (Dongwuyuan Bus Stop).

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