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Best Things to Do
Top 50 Best Things to Do near Guangling [2025]
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The Palace Museum
4.8
/5
186668 reviews
10
From €7.28
Based on 14,245 reviews
Tian'anmen Square and Wangfujing Area | >100 km from downtown
Phone +864009501925
Address: No. 4, Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing
Recommended sightseeing time: 0.5–1 day
Highlights:
Admire the flowers and plants in the Imperial Garden in Forbidden City
World Heritage Site
Saved by 14393 users115746 positive reviews
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Must visit make sure you have a great guide. We have privately booked Christina and wouldn’t have it otherwise. A lot of history!
Today, under Teacher Niu's guidance, the children embarked on a lively and interesting exploration of the Forbidden City. Teacher Niu narrated the story in a captivating and engaging way, and the children were completely engrossed. Everything was wonderful as expected! Thank you, Teacher Niu!
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Badaling Great Wall
4.7
/5
55207 reviews
10
From €4.25
Based on 11,097 reviews
Badaling Great Wall/Badaling Wildlife Park | >100 km from downtown
Phone +864008180088
Address: Exit 58 of G6 Beijing-Lhasa Expressway, Yanqing District, Beijing
Recommended sightseeing time: 3–4 hours
Highlights:
Take a cable car to enjoy the fall scenery of The Great Wall
World Heritage Site
Saved by 9416 users39125 positive reviews
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Очень красиво! Брали билет с подъемом на канатке, чтобы успеть посмотреть побольше, обратно шли пешком. Если подниматься на Северную часть - то потом почти всегда идешь вниз :)
Liu Yicheng, the tour guide, gave an excellent explanation. His explanations were detailed, enthusiastic, and engaging. It's clear he's a passionate history enthusiast who simply wants to share knowledge.
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Universal Beijing Resort
4.6
/5
53813 reviews
10
From €46.44
Based on 68 reviews
Universal Beijing Resort and Sorrounding | >100 km from downtown
Phone +864000688688
Address: Universal Beijing Resort, Tongzhou District, Beijing
Recommended sightseeing time: 1–2 days
Highlights:
Summer Water Party
The world's fifth Universal Studios theme park
Saved by 12511 users48561 positive reviews
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Easy to purchase the e ticket from trip.com & have a wonderful time here.
Universal Studios was great. For us, it was our first time there, and the experience on Monday was quite good. Each queue was less than 20 minutes long. The Harry Potter area was incredibly popular, filled with young people taking photos in wizard costumes. The staff giving birthday wishes to visitors during their birthday month was a nice touch. However, I'd suggest training the actors for the parade. Some actors would wish you a happy birthday, but none of the Minions, our favorite, came to interact with us. My husband waited a long time to take photos, and none of them came, which was quite awkward 😅. Also, there's really no need to buy the Donglaishun 8.8% off coupon. Honestly, it was a bit of a rip-off because it only applies to directly operated stores. We didn't know this at first and thought it would work as long as the store was called Donglaishun, so we chose one near our accommodation. However, we were told that our store was a franchise and couldn't use the coupon…
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Yungang Grottoes
4.8
/5
31183 reviews
8.9
From €1.22
Based on 996 reviews
>100 km from downtown
Phone +8603527992666
Address: No. 1, Yungang Town, Yungang District, Datong City, Shanxi Province
Recommended sightseeing time: 3–4 hours
Highlights:
Stroll through the grottoes and explore Forty Caves
59,000+ stone sculptures inside caves
Saved by 821 users24304 positive reviews
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The Yungang Grottoes were first carved during the Northern Wei Dynasty. In 398 AD, Emperor Daowu of Northern Wei moved the capital from Shengle (present-day Helingeer County) to Pingcheng (present-day Datong City), making Wuzhou Mountain a crucial transportation hub between the two cities. After Emperor Wencheng of Northern Wei ascended the throne, he ordered the monk Tan Yao to oversee the restoration of Buddhism. With Emperor Wencheng's support, Tan Yao chose the beautiful and spiritually rich Wuzhou Mountain, "carving five caves into the mountainside, each with a Buddha statue, the tallest being seventy feet and the next sixty feet, their carvings magnificent and unparalleled in their time." Most of the caves at Yungang were completed before Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei moved the capital to Luoyang, but the statue-making work continued until the Zheng Guang era (520-525 AD). The Yungang Grottoes were carved over a period of about 150 years, spanning the Northern Wei, Eastern Wei, Western Wei, Northern Qi, Sui, and Tang dynasties. There are 45 main caves and 252 smaller niches, with more than 59,000 stone sculptures, making them a treasure in the Chinese grotto art treasury.
Yungang Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. There are twenty grottoes in total, each worth exploring in detail. Grotto 6 is currently closed. A full visit takes approximately three hours. Stamp collection point: The official museum shop opposite Grotto 20. The museum also houses the only Yungang Buddha statue with a ceramic eye that was lost overseas and subsequently returned.
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Prince Kung's Palace Museum
4.7
/5
31569 reviews
8.8
From €4.85
Based on 430 reviews
Houhai Area | >100 km from downtown
Phone +8601083288149
Address: No.14, Liuyin Street, Xicheng District, Beijing
Recommended sightseeing time: 2–4 hours
Highlights:
Ginkgo trees and ancient buildings create an autumn scene
Over 30 different architectural complexes
Saved by 4117 users23700 positive reviews
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Having visited Prince Gong's Mansion, I can only say that being the world's richest man at the time wasn't an exaggeration. The mansion is truly beautiful, especially the furniture in the Xijinzhai Hall, which is dazzling under the sunlight—it almost blinded me! 🤣 The guide told me the pillars inside are made of Phoebe zhennan wood, worth 2.7 billion yuan (this astronomical figure shocked me, especially considering there's more than one pillar inside). I particularly loved the Grand Theater. Looking inside from the outside, it can only be described as exquisite. It's a unique, fully enclosed grand theater in my country. The guide, Sanmao, explained that you can clearly hear any sound from any corner inside—it's like a modern-day stage. This effect is achieved by placing several large vats inside; the ingenious and unique structure increases the resonance and reverberation space. I'm really curious—the imagination of the ancients was incredible! How did they come up with so many ideas?
The Prince Gong's Mansion encapsulates half of Qing Dynasty history. This tour of the Prince Gong's Mansion, guided by Director Zeng, was vivid and interesting. The key artifacts were explained simply, and the two hours flew by. I would definitely book this activity with Ctrip again in the future.
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Jinci Museum
4.8
/5
14299 reviews
8.6
From €9.70
Based on 119 reviews
Taiyuan Ancient County/Jinci Temple | >100 km from downtown
Phone +864006088608
Address: In Jinci Park, Jinyuan District, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province
Recommended sightseeing time: 2–4 hours
Highlights:
Growing Buddhist Relics Tower overlooking Jinci's panorama
Jinci's Three Treasures showcase ancient architectural charm
Saved by 145 users11144 positive reviews
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Highly recommended are Jinci Park and Jinci Museum, including the Holy Mother Hall, Fish Pond Flying Bridge, Offering Hall, Duiyue Archway, Tang Shuyu Temple, Tang Stele Pavilion, Water Mother Tower, and Shengying Tower. The autumn scenery of the ginkgo trees is particularly picturesque.
Absolutely worth a visit! The three treasures and three wonders of Jinci Temple are beyond words; one can't help but marvel at the wisdom left by our ancestors, especially that ancient cypress tree that seems to stand for three thousand years! Whether it's the old cypress tree collapsing in longing for its deceased wife, only to be firmly supported by its son; or the Water Goddess, though persecuted, was blessed by the gods, ultimately forced to sacrifice herself to save the people due to jealousy… these unverifiable legends deeply moved me. The intricate wooden structure of the Offering Hall, preserved for a millennium, and the lifelike expressions of the palace maids sculpted a thousand years ago in the Holy Mother Hall… all of these are truly astonishing and well worth a visit!
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Temple of Heaven
4.7
/5
19413 reviews
8.5
From €8.98
Qianmen, The Temple Of Heaven and Chongwenmen | >100 km from downtown
Phone +8601067028866
Address: No.1, Tiantan Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing
Recommended sightseeing time: 2–4 hours
Highlights:
Stroll on Ginkgo Avenue's Golden Carpet
World Heritage Site
Saved by 9883 users13499 positive reviews
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Marked as a World Heritage Site, Temple of Heaven is absolutely worth a visit! The largest building (Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests) is visible miles away if you are walking towards it (making it convenient - can close out of Baidu maps and just keep walking which is what we did haha!) We purchased tickets upon arrival, easy process. There were many people taking photographs but you can get good shots if you tilt your camera up or get lucky with timing. The park itself is beautiful and serene, making it a great place to relax and enjoy for 1-2 hours.
This activity is perfect for tourists who come on a last-minute trip and haven't made any reservations in advance. The tour guide's explanations were very engaging and the content was rich. It's a pity the time was a bit short, which felt like it limited their time to fully enjoy themselves. 😁
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Summer Palace
4.7
/5
48979 reviews
8.5
From €18.04
Based on 15,110 reviews
Zhongguancun Area | >100 km from downtown
Address: No. 19, Gongmeng Road, Haidian District, Beijing
Recommended sightseeing time: 0.5–1 day
Highlights:
Overlook autumn scenery from the Tower of Buddhist Incense(Summer Palace)
World Cultural Heritage
Saved by 9167 users27735 positive reviews
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The Summer Palace, nestled against Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake, covers over 300 hectares, with water accounting for about three-quarters of its area. Surrounded by mountains and water, it is a royal garden renowned for its breathtaking scenery. Its pavilions, halls, corridors, bridges, and terraces each possess unique characteristics, borrowing scenery from the natural environment to elevate the Summer Palace's beauty far beyond the garden itself. In 1998, the Summer Palace became a World Heritage Site.
A Brief Introduction to the Flowers, Trees, and Plants of the Summer Palace:
Ancient and Famous Trees:
* **Chinese Pine:** An evergreen tree with a beautiful shape, widely distributed throughout the Summer Palace.
* **White Pine:** A precious tree species, named for its unique white bark.
* **Chinese Arborvitae:** Commonly used in landscaping, highly ornamental.
* **Chinese Scholar Tree:** Flowers in summer with a strong fragrance, a common street tree in Beijing.
* **Ginkgo:** Its leaves turn golden in autumn, adding much autumnal color to the Summer Palace.
Flowers and Plants:
* **Magnolia:** Blooms in early spring with pure white or pink flowers, exuding fragrance, a top choice for spring flower viewing.
* **Peony:** Known as the "King of Flowers," its blooms are elegant and magnificent.
* **Plum Blossom:** Blooms in late winter and early spring, highly cold-resistant, symbolizing perseverance.
* **Lotus:** Blooming gracefully on Kunming Lake in summer, the lotus flowers stand tall and provide a refreshing feeling. Chrysanthemum: A representative flower of autumn, with many varieties and vibrant colors.
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Yingxian Wooden Pagoda
4.8
/5
16090 reviews
8.4
From €5.82
Based on 182 reviews
95.9 km from downtown
Phone +8603495088889
Address: Northwest corner of Yingxian city, Shuozhou city
Recommended sightseeing time: 1–2 hours
Highlights:
11-foot Buddha statue inside
Panoramic views of nature & history
Saved by 144 users14830 positive reviews
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The awe-inspiring presence of the Sakyamuni Pagoda at Fogong Temple can only be truly appreciated in person—its immense size, exquisite structure, and rich array of inscriptions. It truly deserves the title of "South Tower, North Pagoda."
The Sakyamuni Pagoda of Fogong Temple, also known as the Yingxian Wooden Pagoda, is located in Fogong Temple in Yingxian County, Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province. It was first built in the second year of the Qingning era of the Liao Dynasty (1056). It is the tallest and oldest existing pure wooden pavilion-style building in the world, and is known as one of the "Three Great Towers of the World" along with the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy and the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
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Xuankong Temple
4.7
/5
9940 reviews
8.4
From €3.52
Based on 793 reviews
49.8 km from downtown
Phone +8603528333081
Address: At the foot of Hengshan Mountain in the southeastern suburb of Wuyuan County, Datong City
Recommended sightseeing time: 1–2 hours
Highlights:
Admire Exquisite Wood Carved Murals Along the Plank Road
Cliffside's breathtaking architecture
Saved by 761 users7485 positive reviews
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It's worth experiencing, but the problem is that tickets are hard to get; you have to try to book online a week in advance, and they sell out in seconds. Seniors can still manage to get tickets by joining a local tour group at the on-site tourist service center; the tour guide is very important.
The Hanging Temple is worth a visit. If you're not afraid of heights, you should definitely climb it. However, the scenic area is a bit of a rip-off. The ticket office and the Hanging Temple are in two separate places, and it feels like they're just trying to get you to take their shuttle bus.
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