As we all know, Beijing is a big city in the world. So you may wonder, how is big Beijing? You can see Beijing's panorama in those places.
1 The CCTV Tower
The CCTV Tower is one of the best places to overlook Beijing. Located to the west of Yuyuantan Park, the CCTV Tower has the largest circular open-platform in the world which can overlook the whole city. It is really exciting to see the Palace Museum, Bird’s Nest, the National Grand Theater, the Summer Palace and so on.
Ticket: 70RMB
Open: 07:00——21:00
Address: No. 11, Xisanhuan Zhonglu, Haidian District
Bus: No. 321, Te 8, 624, 809, 811, 40, 64, 102, 103, 201, 108, 374, 394, 944, 836, 631, get off at Hangtianqiao Stop.
Subway: get off at Gongzhufen Station and walk towards north to Bayi Lake
Car: Drive along Sanhuan Road and enter the side road of Xisanhuan Zhonglu
4 Fragrance Hill
The main peak of the Fragrance Hill is about 557m from sea level. So make sure you bring something to refresh yourself when you decide to go to Fragrance Hill.
Ticket: 15RMB (Includes Biyun Temple)
Open: April 1 - Jun 30 and Sep 1 – Nov 15 6:00——18:30
July 1- August 31 6:00——19:00
Nov 16 - Mar 31 6:00——18:00
Address: No. 40 Maimai Jie, Haidian District
Transportation: Take Bus No. 318, 331, 360, 696, 698 to Xiangshan Stop;
Take Bus No. 563 to Xiangshan Gongyuan Dongmen Stop
Take Bus No. 505, Te 5to Xiangquan Huandao Stop
Take Bus No. 630 to Zhieuyuan Stop
2 Jingshan Park
You can overlook the city of Beijing on the summit of Jingshan in the park, because it is located on the central point of the south-north axis of Beijing, facing the north gate of the Forbidden City.
Ticket: 2 RMB
Open: Summer: 6:30——21:00 冬Winter 6:30——20:00
Address: No. 44 Jingshan Xijie, Xicheng District
Bus: take Bus No. 5 and get off at Jingshan Xijie, Bus No. 58, 60, 111, 124 and get off at Jingshan Dongjie, Or take Bus No. 101, 103, 109, 124, 810, 685, 814, 846 and get off at the Palace Museum Stop
Subway: Take Line 1 to Tiananmenxi Station and then take Bus No. 5 to Jingshanhoujie Stop
3 Dingdu Pavilion
Just as a saying goes “It’s not a complete Beijing travel if you missed the Dingdu Pavilion”. This place is famous for it’s splendid views of the whole city.
Ticket: 40 RMB
Open: Summer: weekdays: 8:30——17:00 weekends: 8:00——17:30
Address: Sangyu Village, Tanzhe Temple Town, Mentougou District
Transportation: Take subway Line 1 to Pinguoyuan Station, then Take Bus No. 931, 981 to Fengcun Stop
Drive to Lianshilu and turn to No. 108 national road to Tanzhe Temple Town Beicun, and then follow the indictors to Dingdu Pavilion
