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   Forbidden City

   The Forbidden City is the imperial palace complex in the center of the Imperial City in Beijing, China.

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   Tiananmen Square

   Tiananmen Square or Tian'anmen Square is a city square in the city centre of Beijing, China, named after the Tiananmen ("Gate of Heavenly Peace") located to its north, which separates it from the Forbidden City imperial palace complex.

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   Temple of Heaven

   The Temple of Heaven (simplified Chinese: 天坛; traditional Chinese: 天壇; pinyin: Tiāntán) is a complex of imperial religious Confucian buildings situated in the southeastern part of central Beijing.

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   Summer Palace

   The Summer Palace or Yihe Garden (simplified Chinese: 颐和园; traditional Chinese: 頤和園; pinyin: Yíhéyuán) was built by the Chinese Empress Cixi as a pavilion for quiet retreat.

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   National Museum of China

   The National Museum of China is an art and history museum located on the eastern side of Tiananmen Square in Beijing.

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   Zhongnanhai

   Zhongnanhai is a compound which houses the offices of and serves as a residence for the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the State Council.

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   Mausoleum of Mao Zedong

   The Chairman Mao Memorial Hall (simplified Chinese: 毛主席纪念堂; traditional Chinese: 毛主席紀念堂; pinyin: Máo Zhǔxí Jìniàn Táng), also known as the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong, is the final resting place of Mao Zedong, who was the Fo…

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   Old Summer Palace

   The Old Summer Palace, also known as Yuanmingyuan

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   Niujie Mosque

   The Niujie Mosque (simplified Chinese: 牛街礼拜寺; traditional Chinese: 牛街禮拜寺; pinyin: Niú Jiē Lǐ Bài Sì; Wade–Giles: Niu-chieh Li-pai-ssu), also known as the Oxen Street House of Worship, or the Oxen Street Mosque, is the oldest mosque in Beijing, China.

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    Jingshan Park

    Jingshan Park is an imperial park covering 23 hectares immediately north of the Forbidden City in the Imperial City area of Beijing, China. The focal point is the artificial hill Jingshan

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   The Palace Museum

   The Palace Museum, also known as the Beijing Palace Museum, is a large national museum complex housed in the Forbidden City at the core of Beijing, China.

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   Yonghe Temple

   The Yonghe Temple is a temple and monastery of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism located on 12 Yonghegong Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China.

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   Monument to the People's Heroes

   The Monument to the People's Heroes is a ten-story obelisk that was erected as a national monument of China to the martyrs of revolutionary struggle during the 19th and 20th centuries.

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   Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution

   The Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution is the national military museum of China, located in Haidian, Beijing.

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   Beihai Park

   Beihai Park is a public park and former imperial garden immediately northwest of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China.

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   Prince Gong's Mansion

   Prince Gong's Mansion, also known as the Prince Kung Mansion, is a museum and tourist attraction located in Xicheng District, Beijing, just north of the Shichahai Lake.

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   Zhengyangmen

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   Church of the Saviour

   The Church of the Saviour, also known as the Xishiku Church (simplified Chinese: 西什库天主堂; traditional Chinese: 西什庫天主堂) or Beitang (北堂; 'North Church'), is a historic Catholic church and the Cathedral church for the Archdi…

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   Beijing Zoo

   Beijing Zoo is a zoological park in Xizhimen, Xicheng District, Beijing. Founded in 1906 during the late Qing dynasty, it is the oldest zoo in China and oldest public park in northern China.

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    White Cloud Temple

    The White Cloud Temple, also known as Baiyun Temple or the Abbey or Monastery of the White Clouds, is a Taoist temple and monastery located in Beijing, China.

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