A week in Beijing, China
Seven days in Beijing, each a walk through best-known places that lie close together, the best known first: day one starts at Forbidden City. 24 stops in all.
Day 1
- Forbidden CityMuseum · On the map
- ZhongnanhaiPalace · 1 km on from Forbidden City · On the map
- National Centre for the Performing ArtsTheatre or opera house · 0.9 km on from Zhongnanhai · On the map
- Tiananmen SquareSquare · 0.7 km on from National Centre for the Performing Arts · On the map
- National Museum of ChinaMuseum · 0.3 km on from Tiananmen Square · On the map
- Mausoleum of Mao ZedongMonument · 0.4 km on from National Museum of China · On the map
6 stops, about 3.4 km between them in straight lines.
Day 2
- Temple of HeavenTemple or shrine · On the map
1 stop, about 0.1 km between them in straight lines.
Day 3
- Summer PalacePalace · On the map
1 stop, about 0.1 km between them in straight lines.
Day 4
- China ZunSkyscraper · On the map
- China Media Group Guanghua Road Office AreaSkyscraper · 0.3 km on from China Zun · On the map
- China World Trade Center Tower IIISkyscraper · 0.6 km on from China Media Group Guanghua Road Office Area · On the map
- Temple of the SunTemple or shrine · 1.3 km on from China World Trade Center Tower III · On the map
4 stops, about 2.2 km between them in straight lines.
Day 5
- National Art Museum of ChinaMuseum · On the map
- The Palace MuseumMuseum · 1.4 km on from National Art Museum of China · On the map
- Jingshan ParkGarden · 0.9 km on from The Palace Museum · On the map
- Beihai ParkGarden · 0.6 km on from Jingshan Park · On the map
- Church of the SaviourTemple or shrine · 0.9 km on from Beihai Park · On the map
- Prince Gong's MansionPalace · 1.5 km on from Church of the Saviour · On the map
6 stops, about 5.4 km between them in straight lines.
Day 6
- Imperial Ancestral TempleTemple or shrine · On the map
- Monument to the People's HeroesMonument · 0.8 km on from Imperial Ancestral Temple · On the map
- Central Axis of BeijingLandmark · 0.4 km on from Monument to the People's Heroes · On the map
3 stops, about 1.2 km between them in straight lines.
Day 7
- Temple of EarthTemple or shrine · On the map
- Yonghe TemplePalace · 0.5 km on from Temple of Earth · On the map
- Beijing Temple of ConfuciusTemple or shrine · 0.3 km on from Yonghe Temple · On the map
3 stops, about 0.8 km between them in straight lines.
More for Beijing
- Things to do in Beijing, China · 40 places to see, led by Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square
- One day in Beijing, China · 6 stops in a day, starting at Forbidden City
Day trips from Beijing
Good to know
- Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
- The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
- Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.