Chaoyang Park

Beijing


Beijing's largest park has plenty for kids, from fairground rides to pedal boats and swimming, and even a makeshift ski slope in winter.


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Nearby Beijing attractions

1. CCTV Headquarters

1.89 MILES

Known locally as Da Kucha (大裤衩, Big Pants), the 234m-tall CCTV Tower is an architectural fantasy that appears to defy gravity. Designed by Rem Koolhaas…

2. Dongyue Temple

2.21 MILES

Dedicated to the Eastern Peak (Tài Shān) of China’s five Taoist mountains, this morbid Taoist shrine is an unsettling, albeit entertaining, place of…

3. Ritan Park

2.58 MILES

Landscaped like an ornamental Chinese garden, Ritan Park provides peaceful respite for the embassy district's diplomats and worker bees. The historical…

4. Poly Art Museum

2.63 MILES

A thrilling discovery, this exquisite collection of treasures is hidden halfway up an office building! China's state-owned Poly Group has funnelled a…

5. Imperial Granaries

2.71 MILES

Several teetering old storehouses here once held grain and rice for the imperial family. Today they've been integrated into a fairly lacklustre enclave of…

6. Galaxy Soho

2.86 MILES

After the CCTV Tower and the Bird's Nest Stadium, Beijing's Galaxy Soho trumpeted itself as the capital's next modern architectural landmark when it…

7. Overseas Chinese History Museum

3 MILES

Charting the history of Chinese emigration from the era of the Silk Road to the present day, this is a terrific museum with full English captions…

8. Zhihua Temple

3.02 MILES

Lost in a tumbledown hutong neighbourhood, this Buddhist temple is one of Beijing's best-preserved Ming dynasty structures. It was built in 1444 to honour…