During the time, when the People's Republic of China was founded, the municipality of Beijing did consist of only its urban area as well as the suburban areas surrounding it. The urban area had been sub divided into small administrative districts. However, a number of regions have been included since then into the municipality of Beijing and the area has increased a lot since then. The city wall of Beijing was dismantled within three years from 1965 to 1969.

The Ring Road lies in the area, where the wall used to be. Tourist attractions in Beijing is certain to spoil you for choice. There are a large number of tourist attractions in Beijing.

Beijing is replete with tourist attractions and all of them are in some way or the other linked to the history of evolution of the city of Beijing. The most famous of these tourist attractions are: the Badaling expanse of the Great Wall of China, the Forbidden City and the Tian'anmen Square. The tourist attractions in Beijing can be sub divided according to Temples, cathedrals and mosques; parks and gardens; shopping and economic districts. The following are some of the important tourist attractions in Beijing:

The Summer Palace

Ruins of the Old Summer Palace

Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian

The Ming Dynasty Tombs

Bell Tower and Drum Tower

Lugou Bridge

Prince Gong's Mansion

Zheng Yici Peking Opera Theatre

Tourist Attractions in Beijing