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Photo: PENG Yanan (Neo-Jay/鸟甲), CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
New high profile history and art museum located in an impressive building. Exhibits include the history of Beijing and artifacts from throughout China's history.
The Capital Museum is a public municipal art museum in Beijing, China. It opened in 1981 and moved into its present building in 2006, which houses a large collection of ancient porcelain, bronze, calligraphy, painting, jade, sculpture, and Buddhist statues from imperial China as well as other Asian cultures
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中央音乐学院 Zhōngyāng Yīnyuè Xuéyuàn
The main purpose of the conservatory is to educate musicians. Concerts now and then.
牛街礼拜寺 Niújiēlǐbàisì
Famous Mosque build in 996 and the oldest and largest of the mosques in Beijing. Structured as a traditional Chinese palace, but also uses typical Arabic decoration with a lot of red colour. A must see if staying for more than a few days. The Muslim presence in the area is obvious with many Muslim shops and Arabic signs around.
北京音乐厅 Běijīng Yīnyuètīng
北京天文馆新馆 Běijīng Tiānwén Guǎnxīnguǎn
Here you can watch movement of stars and planets, creation of the solar system, evolution of life, space shuttle simulation and the history of the sun.