Hutong e Siheyuan — La Città dei Cortili della Vecchia Pechino
Gli hutong (胡同 — i vicoli stretti della vecchia Pechino, tracciati a griglia durante la dinastia Yuan (1271-1368)) e i siheyuan (四合院 — la casa a cortile chiusa con edifici su tutti e quattro i lati di un cortile centrale) formano insieme il tessuto urbano storico della Pechino pre-1949.
Distretto Artistico 798 e la Pechino Contemporanea — La Rivoluzione Creativa della Cina
798 Art District (798艺术区 — the contemporary art district in the Chaoyang district of northeastern Beijing, in the former buildings of the state-owned 798 Joint Factory (the military electronics factory built with Soviet assistance in the 1950s in the Bauhaus-influenced East German industrial style (designed by East German architects during the 1950s Sino-Soviet friendship period)) — the most important contemporary art district in China and one of the most significant in Asia): the transformation of the factory complex (from 2002, when artists began renting the cheap industrial spaces) into a gallery, studio, and cultural venue complex has made 798 the symbol of China's contemporary art renaissance.
Città Proibita, Tiananmen e il Cuore Imperiale di Pechino
Pechino — la capitale della Repubblica Popolare Cinese, con 21 milioni di abitanti e sede di 24 imperatori per 491 anni nella Città Proibita — ha nella Città Proibita e in Piazza Tiananmen il centro simbolico e geografico di una delle civiltà più antiche del mondo.
Tombe Ming e la Via Sacra — La Necropoli Imperiale di Pechino
The Ming Tombs (明十三陵 — Míng Shísān Líng — 'Ming Thirteen Mausoleums', in the Changping district 50 km north of Beijing — the burial site of 13 of the 16 Ming dynasty emperors (1368-1644), UNESCO World Heritage since 2003 as part of the 'Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties'): the Ming Tombs complex (covering approximately 120 km² in a horseshoe-shaped valley enclosed by mountains on three sides — the ideal fengshui (风水 — Chinese geomancy) landscape for an imperial necropolis) contains the most extensive surviving collection of Ming dynasty funerary architecture in China.
Anatra alla Pechinese, Jiaozi e la Gastronomia Imperiale di Pechino
Beijing cuisine (北京菜 — the culinary tradition of China's northern capital, combining the roasted meat traditions of the northern Chinese and Mongolian nomadic heritage (Peking Duck, roasted lamb) with the elaborate court cuisine of the Qing dynasty Imperial Kitchen (御膳房) and the dumpling (饺子 — jiǎozi) culture of northern China): Peking Duck (北京烤鸭) is the most internationally celebrated Chinese dish and the defining food experience of a visit to Beijing.
Palazzo d'Estate e Yuanmingyuan — Il Patrimonio dei Giardini Imperiali di Pechino
Il Palazzo d'Estate (颐和园 — il giardino imperiale nella periferia nord-occidentale di Pechino, che copre 290 ettari di cui 220 sono il Lago Kunming — Patrimonio Mondiale UNESCO dal 1998) è il più fine esempio sopravvissuto di progettazione di giardini imperiali cinesi e il sito più bello di Pechino.
Tempio del Cielo — Il Cuore Sacro della Cina Imperiale
Temple of Heaven (天坛 — Tiāntán — UNESCO World Heritage since 1998, in the Chongwen district of southern Beijing — the complex of religious buildings where the Ming and Qing emperors conducted the state ceremonies of Heaven worship from 1420 to 1914): the complex (covering 273 hectares, the largest surviving imperial altar complex in China) includes the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests (祈年殿 — the circular triple-eaved hall on a three-tiered marble platform, built without a single nail, the blue roof tiles representing Heaven — the most photographed building in Beijing other than the Forbidden City) and the Circular Mound Altar (圜丘坛 — the open-air white marble three-tiered circular altar where the emperor performed the Heaven sacrifice).
Parco Olimpico — Il Nido d'Uccello, il Cubo d'Acqua e il Lascito di Pechino 2008
Beijing Olympic Park (北京奥林匹克公园 — the park in the Chaoyang district of northern Beijing that hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics and was also the main venue cluster for the 2022 Winter Olympics — the only city in the world to have hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics): the National Stadium (国家体育场 — the 'Bird's Nest', designed by Herzog & de Meuron with artist Ai Weiwei as artistic consultant, capacity 91,000) and the National Aquatics Center (国家游泳中心 — the 'Water Cube' / 'Ice Cube', now used as a curling venue) are the architectural centrepieces.
La Grande Muraglia — Mutianyu, Badaling e Jinshanling
La Grande Muraglia Cinese (万里长城 — la serie di muri di fortificazione costruiti attraverso il nord della Cina per più di 2.000 anni, Patrimonio Mondiale UNESCO dal 1987) è la più grande opera ingegneristica nella storia umana e il simbolo più riconosciuto della Cina in tutto il mondo.