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Beijing

3 Days in Beijing

9Stops4UNESCO Sites+46Travel Score

Day 1Arrival DayMediumDongcheng

Tiananmen and the Forbidden City

The square, then the emperors' palace from south gate to north.

  1. AM

    Arrive and Settle In

    Check in, drop your bags and get your bearings.

  2. 15:00
    30 min

    Tiananmen Square

    UNESCO

    Beijing Central Axis: A Building Ensemble Exhibiting the Ideal Order of the Chinese Capital

  3. 15:45
    3 h

    The Forbidden City

    UNESCO

    Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang

  4. 19:15
    1.5 h

    Peking duck dinner

    Food

    Beijing duck restaurants

Good to Know

  • Tickets are released 7 days ahead and sell out; bring your passport

Day 2Day TripFullHuairou

Great Wall at Mutianyu

A restored section with watchtowers, cable car up and toboggan down.

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Times, stops and details for every day. Free for 7 days, then $24.99 a year.

Day 3City DayFullXicheng

Jingshan Park and Beihai · Temple of Heaven

The hill view over the palace roofs, then the lake and White Dagoba. The round blue-roofed hall, and locals doing tai chi in the park.

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Day Trip · UNESCO

Great Wall Hike at Jinshanling

The wild, half-restored wall over the ridges, about 2.5 hours away.

Day Trip · UNESCO

Ming Tombs

The Sacred Way of stone animals and Changling tomb.

Half Day · UNESCO

Summer Palace

Kunming Lake, the Long Corridor and the Marble Boat.

Half Day · UNESCO

Hutongs and the Drum Tower

Old alleys by rickshaw or bike, then the Drum and Bell Towers.

Half Day

Lama Temple and Confucius Temple

The Tibetan Buddhist temple with its 18-metre Buddha.

Half Day

798 Art District

Galleries in Bauhaus-style factories.

When to Go

This version is for Apr–May, Sep–Oct. The best months below come from GoGo's climate data.

Typical highs

Best monthsRain: wettest Jul (151 mm), driest Jan (2 mm)

Climate: NASA POWER