Museums & Exhibitions

  • The Forbidden City
    • The iconic heart of the city with the Gate of Heavenly Peace and Mao’s portrait facing Tian An Men Square, it was begun in the 15th century and was the seat of the Ching and Ming dynasties till 1911. It is also known as the Palace Museum and is open to the public.
  • Chairman Mao Memorial Hall
    • Also known as the Mao Mausoleum, it contains the embalmed body of Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Communist Party of China from 1945 until his death in 1976. Situated on the south side of Tian An Men Square, the Hall is open daily to the public for the viewing of Mao’s body.
  • 798 Artists Quarter
    • “798” is located in the Dashanzi area, on the site of once state-owned factories including Factory 798, which originally produced electronics. Beginning in 2002, artists and cultural organizations began to divide, rent out, and re-make the factory spaces, developing them into galleries, studios, design companies, restaurants, and bars. It has become a Soho style area crafted out of a gritty urban landscape.