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1. Mutianyu Great Wall
A restored Ming section of the Great Wall about 70 km north-east of Beijing, with 22 watchtowers, a cable car, a chairlift and a toboggan ride down.
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2. Shichahai and Houhai Lakes
Three linked lakes north of Beihai Park, once the end of the Grand Canal, surrounded by hutongs, princely mansions, bars and the Drum and Bell Towers.
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3. 798 Art Zone
A former 1950s electronics factory complex in Chaoyang, now Beijing's best-known art district with galleries, studios, design shops and the UCCA Center for Contemporary Art.
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4. Panjiayuan Antique Market
Beijing's largest antiques and collectibles market, near the South Third Ring Road, with stalls selling ceramics, calligraphy, jade, furniture and second-hand books.
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5. Ming Tombs
The burial ground of thirteen Ming emperors in a valley in Changping, with the stone-lined Sacred Way and the open tombs of Changling, Dingling and Zhaoling.
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