Beijing hotspot
Cluster of at least 4 WHS within reach for a return day trip from a center.
The center is: Beijing
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Beijing Central Axis | ||
| Grand Canal | Old Beijing City Section of Tonghui Canal and Tongzhou Section of Tonghui Canal | |
| Great Wall | ||
| Imperial Palace | ||
| Imperial Tombs | Most of the Ming tombs lie at the foot of Tianshou Mountain, north of Beijing. | |
| Mount Taishan | Trains from Beijing South to Tai'an is just 2 hours and frequent. Tourist bus from railway station to cable car area | |
| Mountain Resort, Chengde | Trains from Beijing East Railway Station to Chengde South is just 1h and frequent. From Chengde South Railway, you can take a bus to the scenic area. | |
| Peking Man Site | ||
| Summer Palace | ||
| Temple of Heaven | ||
| Temple, Mansion and Cemetery of Confucius | Trains to Qufu East is 2.5 hours. Public bus from station to scenic area (30 m). Can even be combined for a long day trip with Taishan | |
| Yungang Grottoes | Train from Beijing North or Qinghe is just 2 hours and very frequent. From Datong South Railways Station, you can take shared taxi for 30 min to the Grottoes or public bus for 2 hours (need to transfer in Datong city center) |
Suggestions?
Do you know of another WHS we could connect to Beijing hotspot?
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