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Yuyuantan Park
玉渊潭公园 , yùyuāntán gōngyuán • South entrance off Fuxing Lu • Daily: April, May, Sept & Oct
6am-8.30pm; June-Aug 6am-9.30pm; Nov-March 6.30am-7pm • 2, pedal boats 10/hr •
www.yytpark.com • Military Museum (lines 1 & 9), Muxidi (line 1) and Xidiaoyutai subway (line 4)
Giant Yuyuantan Park , low on grass but studded with trees, offers pleasing respite from
the area's honking traffic. It's centred on a large, pleasant lake where you can take out pedal
boats; the lake is bisected by a long, skinny walking path, which also provides the park's best
vistas.
Central Radio & TV Tower
中央广播电视塔 , zhōngyāng guăngbō diànshì tǎ • Off the Ring Road • Daily 8.30am-10pm •
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Accessible by footbridge from the northwest corner of Yuyuantan Park, Beijing's 405m-high
Central Radio & TV Tower is (for now, at least) also the city's tallest building. A giant,
needle-like structure, the tower stands on the foundation of the Altar of the Moon, a Ming-
dynasty sacrificial site. You ride up to the top in a lift; the outdoor viewing platform, 238m
above ground, offers stunning views of the city on a clear day. Telescopes are dotted around
for closer examination, though unfortunately the view into Zhongnanhai is blocked by some
judiciously placed buildings.
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Fuchengmennei Dajie
阜城门内大街 , fùchéngménnèi dàjiē
A few interesting sights - two temples and the Lu Xun Museum - lie north of Fucheng-
menneiDajie , a road zipping between Fuchengmen and Xisi subway stations. You can arrive
at one station and depart from the other, walking to all three sights in between; most of this
area is rather earthy, but appealing in an old-Beijing kind of way. It also features a few in-
triguing places to stay (see West of the centre ) .
Guangji Temple
广济寺 , guǎngjì sì • Fuchengmennei Dajie • Daily 6am-4.30pm • Free • Xisi subway (line 4)
A quiet complement to the Baita Temple further west, the working Buddhist GuangjiTemple
is the headquarters of China's Buddhist Association. Though an unassuming place, it boasts
an important collection of painting and sculpture, as well as a Ming-dynasty Tripitaka; these
are, however, only on view to academics with a specialist interest in the art. Visitors can look
around, though; keep an eye out for Trikala Buddhas made of yellow sandalwood.
Baita Temple
白塔寺 , báită sì • Fuchengmennei Dajie • Fuchengmen (line 2) or Xisi subway (line 4)
 
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