# Things to do in Beijing: top sights and where to go

> Beijing lines up along one axis: Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City behind it and the hill of Jingshan Park above, with a view over the palace roofs — half a day on foot. Keep the Temple of Heaven, the Lama Temple and the hutongs around Houhai Lake for the rest of the first day or the second, and give the Great Wall at Mutianyu or Badaling a day of its own: it is about an hour and a half each way.

Web page: https://yesgo.io/china/beijing

## Ready itineraries

- [One day in Beijing: an itinerary in the best order](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/in-1-day.md): The Forbidden City's imperial halls, the view over its roofs from Jingshan Park, the hutong lanes and Houhai Lake at dusk — in order, with lunch.
- [2 days in Beijing: an itinerary day by day](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/in-2-days.md): The Forbidden City, Jingshan Park, the hutongs and Houhai Lake first; then the Mutianyu section — shuttle, cable car and Ming watchtowers above the forest.
- [3 days in Beijing: an itinerary day by day](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/in-3-days.md): The Forbidden City and hutongs, the Great Wall at Mutianyu, then the Temple of Heaven, Lama Temple, the Confucius Temple and Nanluoguxiang — with lunch.

## All 30 places with the YesGo score

- [Tiananmen Square](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/tiananmen-square.md): YesGo score 68/100 (Yes, go) · 45 min · Free, passport booking. Tiananmen Square is Beijing's vast ceremonial heart, between Tiananmen Gate and Mao's Mausoleum, with the Great Hall of the People and the…
- [Forbidden City](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/forbidden-city.md): YesGo score 61/100 (Yes, go) · 3 h 30 min · ¥40 Nov–Mar, ¥60 Apr–Oct. The Forbidden City is Beijing's imperial palace, now the Palace Museum. You enter only by the south Meridian Gate and leave by the north…
- [Chairman Mao Memorial Hall](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/mao-mausoleum.md): YesGo score 55/100 (Yes, go) · 30 min · Free, booking required. The Chairman Mao Memorial Hall is the colonnaded hall at the south end of Tiananmen Square where Mao's embalmed body lies in a crystal…
- [Temple of Heaven](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/temple-of-heaven.md): YesGo score 52/100 (Yes, go) · 2 h · ¥10–15, ¥28–34 with halls. The Temple of Heaven (Tiantan) is a vast walled park in southern central Beijing where emperors prayed for good harvests, crowned by the…
- [Great Hall of the People](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/great-hall-of-the-people.md): YesGo score 51/100 (Yes, go) · 1 h · ¥30, students ¥15; WeChat booking. The Great Hall of the People is China's parliament building on the west side of Tiananmen Square, open to visitors when no meetings are…
- [Tiananmen Gate](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/tiananmen-gate.md): YesGo score 49/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 45 min · ¥15, concession ¥5, booking only. Tiananmen Gate, the Gate of Heavenly Peace, is the red gateway with Mao's portrait between the square and the Forbidden City; the People's…
- [National Museum of China](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/national-museum-of-china.md): YesGo score 44/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 2 h 30 min · Free, passport booking. The National Museum of China, on the east side of Tiananmen Square, holds the country's finest collection of bronzes, jade and ceramics…
- [National Centre for the Performing Arts (The Egg)](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/national-centre-for-performing-arts.md): YesGo score 43/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 45 min · ¥40 building visit, half price ¥20. The National Centre for the Performing Arts — the Egg — is Beijing's titanium-and-glass opera house in an artificial lake, just west of…
- [Wangfujing Street](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/wangfujing-street.md): YesGo score 43/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · Free. Wangfujing is Beijing's main pedestrian shopping street, about 15 minutes' walk east of Tiananmen Square. It's free and open around the…
- [Beijing hutongs](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/beijing-hutongs.md): YesGo score 42/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 30 min · Free; rickshaw about ¥100–200. Hutongs are the narrow lanes of old Beijing, lined with grey courtyard houses. They’re living neighbourhoods, not a ticketed sight…
- [Nanluoguxiang](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/nanluoguxiang.md): YesGo score 40/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · Free, open 24 hours. Nanluoguxiang is a 787-metre pedestrian hutong lane in old Beijing, just east of the Drum Tower. It’s free and open around the clock…
- [Houhai Lake and Shichahai](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/houhai-lake.md): YesGo score 38/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 30 min · Free. Houhai is the largest of the three Shichahai lakes in old Beijing, north of Beihai Park. It’s an open lakeside promenade: free and…
- [Jingshan Park](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/jingshan-park.md): YesGo score 37/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 45 min · ¥2, ¥10 during exhibitions. Jingshan Park is the man-made hill directly behind the Forbidden City's north gate. From Wanchun Pavilion on top you get Beijing's classic…
- [Lama Temple (Yonghe Temple)](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/lama-temple.md): YesGo score 36/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · ≈ ¥25, booked in WeChat. Beijing's Lama Temple (Yonghegong) is a working Tibetan Buddhist monastery, famous for an 18-metre Maitreya carved from a single…
- [Drum and Bell Towers](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/beijing-drum-and-bell-towers.md): YesGo score 34/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · ¥30 for both towers. The Drum and Bell Towers kept Beijing's official time for centuries. They stand 100 m apart at the north end of the Central Axis, near the…
- [Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan)](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/old-summer-palace.md): YesGo score 34/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 2 h 30 min · ¥10, ¥25 with the ruins. The Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) is the ruined garden palace of the Qing emperors in north-west Beijing, burned in 1860. Entry is ¥10…
- [Beihai Park](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/beihai-park.md): YesGo score 33/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 2 h · ¥5–10, ¥15–20 with the island. Beihai Park is a former imperial garden next to the Forbidden City: a big lake, the White Dagoba on Jade Flower Island and the Nine-Dragon…
- [Confucius Temple and Imperial Academy](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/beijing-confucius-temple.md): YesGo score 33/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 15 min · ¥30, one ticket with the Guozijian. Beijing's Confucius Temple and the Imperial Academy (Guozijian) next door are one museum on one ¥30 ticket, a five-minute walk from the…
- [Summer Palace](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/beijing-summer-palace.md): YesGo score 33/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 3 h 30 min · ¥20–30, ¥50–60 through ticket. The Summer Palace (Yiheyuan) is Beijing’s great imperial park in the north-west: Kunming Lake, Longevity Hill with the Tower of Buddhist…
- [Prince Gong's Mansion](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/prince-gong-mansion.md): YesGo score 33/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 30 min · ¥40, book ahead with passport. Prince Gong's Mansion (Gongwangfu) is Beijing's best-known Qing princely residence, beside the Shichahai lakes. Tickets cost ¥40, sold…
- [798 Art Zone](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/798-art-zone.md): YesGo score 32/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 2 h 30 min · Free; some exhibitions charge. The 798 Art Zone is a former electronics factory in Dashanzi, north-east Beijing, whose workshops now hold contemporary art museums and…
- [Olympic Park and Bird's Nest](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/beijing-olympic-park.md): YesGo score 30/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 30 min · Park free; Bird's Nest ≈ ¥50–100. Beijing's Olympic Park is the 2008 Games site in the north of the city: the Bird's Nest stadium, the Water Cube and a vast forest park…
- [Central Radio & TV Tower](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/beijing-tv-tower.md): YesGo score 29/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · CNY 90. The Central Radio & TV Tower (CCTV Tower) is Beijing's 405 m TV tower, in the west of the city opposite Yuyuantan Park. You come for the…
- [Great Wall at Badaling](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/badaling-great-wall.md): YesGo score 27/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 3 h · ¥40 entry; ¥35 November–March. Badaling is the most famous — and most crowded — section of the Great Wall: a restored Ming wall about 60 km north-west of Beijing. Entry…
- [Beijing Zoo](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/beijing-zoo.md): YesGo score 26/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 3 h · ¥10–15, ¥14–19 with pandas. Beijing Zoo is China's oldest zoo, in west-central Beijing, and the giant pandas are the reason to go. Entry is ¥10 from November to…
- [Ming Tombs](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/ming-tombs.md): YesGo score 23/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 2 h 30 min · ¥20–40 per site, ¥30–60 in summer. The Ming Tombs are the burial valley of 13 Ming emperors, 40–50 km north of Beijing. Changling, Dingling with its underground palace…
- [Great Wall at Juyongguan](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/juyongguan-great-wall.md): YesGo score 20/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 2 h 30 min · ¥35 entry; ¥40 April–October. Juyongguan is a Great Wall fortress on a mountain pass 50–60 km north-west of Beijing — the closest section to the city. The wall loops up…
- [Great Wall at Mutianyu](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/great-wall-mutianyu.md): YesGo score 19/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 4 h · ¥40–45 entry; cable car ¥100–140. Mutianyu is the restored Ming-era Great Wall about 70 km north-east of Beijing — forested ridges, watchtowers and far fewer people than…
- [Gubei Water Town and Simatai Great Wall](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/gubei-water-town.md): YesGo score 16/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 4 h · ¥140 entry; ¥170 with Simatai wall. Gubei Water Town is a rebuilt canal town in Beijing’s Miyun district, about 120 km and two hours from the centre, right below the Simatai…
- [Longqing Gorge](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/longqing-gorge.md): YesGo score 16/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 4 h · ¥40, boat ¥100. Longqing Gorge is a reservoir in a narrow rock canyon in Yanqing District, 85–90 km from central Beijing. Entry is about ¥40, the boat…

## Beijing travel guide

Before you go: the Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven, the Great Wall, hutongs and the Summer Palace, airports, booking and weather.

## Trip essentials

- How many days: 4–5 days: city, the Wall, Summer Palace
- When to go: April–May and September–October
- Visa: Depends on your passport — many get 30 days visa-free
- Paying: Alipay or WeChat Pay with a foreign card
- Booking: Forbidden City and museums in advance, by passport
- Airports: Capital (PEK) ≈ 25 km, Daxing (PKX) ≈ 45 km
- Great Wall: Mutianyu and Badaling ≈ 1.5 h from the centre
- Internet: Google, WhatsApp, YouTube blocked — roaming eSIM
- Security: Passport checks at Tiananmen and the palace
- Time zone: UTC+8 all year

## Key facts

- **1987** — the Forbidden City and the Great Wall joined the UNESCO list (source: UNESCO World Heritage List, Nos. 439 and 438)
- **1420** — the Forbidden City was completed — palace of the Ming and Qing emperors (source: Wikipedia, “Forbidden City”)
- **2024** — the Beijing Central Axis, from the Drum Tower to the Temple of Heaven, joined the UNESCO list (source: UNESCO World Heritage List, 2024)
- **1998** — the Summer Palace was listed by UNESCO as a masterpiece of Chinese garden design (source: UNESCO World Heritage List, No. 880)

## Things to do in Beijing

The top things to do in Beijing are the Forbidden City by Tiananmen Square, the Temple of Heaven, the Summer Palace, the Lama Temple, the hutongs around Houhai Lake and Jingshan Park with its view over the palace roofs. Outside the city are the Great Wall at Mutianyu and Badaling and the Ming Tombs. Every place with its YesGo score is in the list above.

| Where | What to see | Time |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Centre** | [Forbidden City](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/forbidden-city), [Jingshan](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/jingshan-park) | ½ day |
| **Tiananmen** | [Square](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/tiananmen-square), [National Museum](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/national-museum-of-china) | 2–3 h |
| **South** | [Temple of Heaven](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/temple-of-heaven) | 2 h |
| **Hutongs** | [Houhai](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/houhai-lake), [Nanluoguxiang](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/nanluoguxiang) | ½ day |
| **North centre** | [Lama Temple](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/lama-temple), [Confucius Temple](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/beijing-confucius-temple) | 2 h |
| **Northwest** | [Summer Palace](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/beijing-summer-palace), [Yuanmingyuan](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/old-summer-palace) | 1 day |
| **The Wall** | [Mutianyu](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/great-wall-mutianyu), [Badaling](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/badaling-great-wall) | 1 day |
| **Outskirts** | [Ming Tombs](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/ming-tombs), [Gubei](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/gubei-water-town) | ½–1 day |

Rather not plan it yourself? The list above has ready itineraries for 1–3 days, with places in a sensible order.

## Great Wall from Beijing: which section

The Great Wall from Beijing is a day trip. Badaling is closest and reachable by train but the busiest; Mutianyu has a cable car and toboggan and is prettier and calmer; Juyongguan is a fortress in a gorge; Simatai by Gubei Water Town is lit at night. All sections need tickets booked in advance with your passport.

| Section | Why go | From centre |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Mutianyu** | Cable car, toboggan, fewer crowds | ≈ 1.5 h |
| **Badaling** | Train from the city, family-friendly | ≈ 1–1.5 h |
| **[Juyongguan](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/juyongguan-great-wall)** | Gorge fortress, the closest | ≈ 1 h |
| **Simatai** | The Wall at night by Gubei | ≈ 2 h |

Badaling queues at weekends and holidays — go on a weekday morning.

## Beijing airport to the city

Beijing has two airports: Capital (PEK), ≈ 25 km northeast, and Daxing (PKX), ≈ 45 km south. Both have airport express trains to the metro — Capital to Dongzhimen, Daxing to Caoqiao — then continue by metro. Book taxis with DiDi.

| How | From — to | Time |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Airport Express + metro** | Capital — centre | ≈ 45 min – 1 h |
| **Airport Express + metro** | Daxing — centre | ≈ 1 h |
| **DiDi taxi** | Capital — centre | ≈ 40 min – 1 h |
| **Transfer** | To your hotel | ≈ 45 min – 1 h 15 min |

The Capital Airport Express costs 25 yuan and the metro is a separate fare.

## Where to stay in Beijing

Where to stay in Beijing: around Wangfujing and Dongcheng to walk to the Forbidden City with metro lines in every direction; in the hutongs by Houhai for courtyard hotels and old-city atmosphere; or in Chaoyang near Sanlitun for bars and the business district.

| Area | Best for | Keep in mind |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Wangfujing** | First visit, palace on foot | Busy, pricey |
| **Hutongs, Houhai** | Courtyards, old Beijing | Small rooms |
| **Qianmen** | Near the square and temple | Touristy |
| **Chaoyang, Sanlitun** | Cafés, nightlife, business | ≈ 30 min to the palace |

## Beijing weather by month

The best time to visit Beijing is April–May and September–October: ≈ 19–27 °C by day, dry and clear. Summer is hot and rainy at ≈ 31 °C; winter is dry and freezing — about 0–3 °C by day and down to –8 °C at night — but the Wall is quiet. Spring can bring dust storms.

- **January in Beijing**: day ≈ 2°C, night ≈ -8°C, rainy days: 2. Down to –8° at night, dry and clear.
- **February in Beijing**: day ≈ 6°C, night ≈ -5°C, rainy days: 2. Cold; Spring Festival.
- **March in Beijing**: day ≈ 13°C, night ≈ 1°C, rainy days: 3. About 13°, windy.
- **April in Beijing** (best time): day ≈ 21°C, night ≈ 8°C, rainy days: 4. About 21°, parks in bloom.
- **May in Beijing** (best time): day ≈ 27°C, night ≈ 14°C, rainy days: 6. About 27° — a great time.
- **June in Beijing**: day ≈ 31°C, night ≈ 19°C, rainy days: 9. Hot, ≈ 31°.
- **July in Beijing**: day ≈ 31°C, night ≈ 22°C, rainy days: 13. Heat and downpours.
- **August in Beijing**: day ≈ 30°C, night ≈ 21°C, rainy days: 11. About 30°, rain.
- **September in Beijing** (best time): day ≈ 26°C, night ≈ 16°C, rainy days: 6. About 26° — the best month.
- **October in Beijing** (best time): day ≈ 19°C, night ≈ 8°C, rainy days: 4. About 19°, golden autumn.
- **November in Beijing**: day ≈ 10°C, night ≈ 0°C, rainy days: 2. About 10°, getting cold.
- **December in Beijing**: day ≈ 3°C, night ≈ -6°C, rainy days: 1. About 3°, frosty nights.

The first week of October and early May are national holidays — the Wall and the palace are packed.

## What to eat in Beijing

Beijing’s signature dish is Peking duck with thin pancakes and sauce. Also try zhajiangmian noodles, jiaozi dumplings and street snacks in the hutongs and around Wangfujing.

- **Peking duck** — crisp skin, pancakes, cucumber and sweet bean sauce.
- **Zhajiangmian** — noodles with fermented soybean and pork sauce.
- **Jiaozi** — dumplings with all kinds of fillings.
- **Tanghulu** — candied fruit on a stick, everywhere in winter.

## Beijing ticket prices

The hutongs, Houhai, Wangfujing and the National Museum (booking required) are free. Parks and temples cost 2–60 yuan; the Great Wall with a cable car and the Summer Palace with all halls cost more. Almost everything is booked online with your passport.

- [Tiananmen Square](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/tiananmen-square) — Free, passport booking
- [Forbidden City](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/forbidden-city) — ¥40 Nov–Mar, ¥60 Apr–Oct
- [Chairman Mao Memorial Hall](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/mao-mausoleum) — Free, booking required
- [Temple of Heaven](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/temple-of-heaven) — ¥10–15, ¥28–34 with halls
- [Great Hall of the People](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/great-hall-of-the-people) — ¥30, students ¥15; WeChat booking
- [Tiananmen Gate](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/tiananmen-gate) — ¥15, concession ¥5, booking only
- [National Museum of China](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/national-museum-of-china) — Free, passport booking
- [National Centre for the Performing Arts (The Egg)](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/national-centre-for-performing-arts) — ¥40 building visit, half price ¥20
- [Wangfujing Street](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/wangfujing-street) — Free
- [Beijing hutongs](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/beijing-hutongs) — Free; rickshaw about ¥100–200
- [Nanluoguxiang](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/nanluoguxiang) — Free, open 24 hours
- [Houhai Lake and Shichahai](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/houhai-lake) — Free
- [Jingshan Park](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/jingshan-park) — ¥2, ¥10 during exhibitions
- [Lama Temple (Yonghe Temple)](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/lama-temple) — ≈ ¥25, booked in WeChat
- [Drum and Bell Towers](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/beijing-drum-and-bell-towers) — ¥30 for both towers
- [Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan)](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/old-summer-palace) — ¥10, ¥25 with the ruins
- [Beihai Park](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/beihai-park) — ¥5–10, ¥15–20 with the island
- [Confucius Temple and Imperial Academy](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/beijing-confucius-temple) — ¥30, one ticket with the Guozijian
- [Summer Palace](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/beijing-summer-palace) — ¥20–30, ¥50–60 through ticket
- [Prince Gong's Mansion](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/prince-gong-mansion) — ¥40, book ahead with passport
- [798 Art Zone](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/798-art-zone) — Free; some exhibitions charge
- [Olympic Park and Bird's Nest](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/beijing-olympic-park) — Park free; Bird's Nest ≈ ¥50–100
- [Central Radio & TV Tower](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/beijing-tv-tower) — CNY 90
- [Great Wall at Badaling](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/badaling-great-wall) — ¥40 entry; ¥35 November–March
- [Beijing Zoo](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/beijing-zoo) — ¥10–15, ¥14–19 with pandas
- [Ming Tombs](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/ming-tombs) — ¥20–40 per site, ¥30–60 in summer
- [Great Wall at Juyongguan](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/juyongguan-great-wall) — ¥35 entry; ¥40 April–October
- [Great Wall at Mutianyu](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/great-wall-mutianyu) — ¥40–45 entry; cable car ¥100–140
- [Gubei Water Town and Simatai Great Wall](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/gubei-water-town) — ¥140 entry; ¥170 with Simatai wall
- [Longqing Gorge](https://yesgo.io/china/beijing/longqing-gorge) — ¥40, boat ¥100

## Tips

- Book the Forbidden City up to 7 days ahead — same-day tickets often sell out, and it is closed on Mondays.
- Entry to the square and the palace goes through passport security: allow 30–40 minutes.
- Climb Jingshan Park’s hill at sunset for the view over the Forbidden City roofs.
- Wear good shoes and carry water on the Wall: Mutianyu and Juyongguan have steep steps.

## Questions

### Is Beijing worth visiting?

Yes — the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the Summer Palace and the Great Wall make it China’s richest city for history.

### Do I need a visa for Beijing?

It depends on your passport: many nationalities can visit China visa-free for up to 30 days, and others can use 240-hour transit rules. Check the official rules for your passport.

### How many days do you need in Beijing?

Four to five: two for the centre, one for the Great Wall, one for the Summer Palace, plus the Ming Tombs or Simatai if you can.

### How do I get to the Great Wall from Beijing?

Badaling by train from Qinghe or Beijing North in about an hour; Mutianyu by car, transfer or tourist bus in about 1.5 hours.

### Which section of the Great Wall is best?

Mutianyu for scenery and fewer crowds, Badaling for easy access, Simatai for an evening visit.

### How do I buy Forbidden City tickets?

Online only, with your passport, on the official site or WeChat mini-program, a few days ahead; it is closed on Mondays.

### What is the weather like in Beijing in October?

About 19 °C by day and 8 °C at night, clear and dry — a top month, apart from the holiday first week.

### What is Beijing like in winter?

Dry and freezing: about 0–3 °C by day and down to –8 °C at night, with rare snow and thin crowds.

### How do I get from Beijing airport to the city?

From Capital, the Airport Express to Dongzhimen then the metro; from Daxing, the Airport Express to Caoqiao — about an hour either way.

### What is the best time to visit Beijing?

April–May and September–October, avoiding the national holiday weeks.

## Sources

- UNESCO World Heritage List, Nos. 438, 439, 880 and the Beijing Central Axis (2024)
- Wikipedia, “Beijing”; “Forbidden City”; “Great Wall of China”; Beijing climate (1991–2020 normals)
- Beijing Municipal Government — english.beijing.gov.cn (metro and airport express)
- Palace Museum — official website (ticket booking)

Facts checked: 09.11.2026

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