Beijing, an ancient capital with rich historical and cultural legacies, offers a journey from the Peking Man site to the Chinese Archaeological Museum. Heritage parks like Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian, Jinzhongdu Park, Yuan Dynasty City Wall Relics Park, and the Ming Tombs are worth exploring. The Old Summer Palace, a grand imperial garden, and the Chinese Archaeological Museum are also must-visit attractions.

The Old Summer Palace

Constructed in the forty-sixth year of Kangxi's reign (1707), the Old Summer Palace consisted of three gardens—Yuanmingyuan, Changchunyuan, and Qiyuan—covering 350 hectares. With over 140 hectares of water surface and more than 100 scenic spots, spanning an architectural area of over 160,000 square meters, it was a grand imperial garden managed by the Qing emperors for over 150 years. Reflecting China's longstanding garden design tradition, it was hailed as the "paragon of all gardening arts" and the "garden of gardens."

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