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Nepalese-style white pagoda older and larger than the white pagoda in the Beihai Park.
The Miaoying Temple, also known as the "White Stupa Temple", is a Chinese Buddhist temple on the north side of Fuchengmennei Street in the Xicheng District of Beijing. The temple was a monastery of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism and is now open to the public as a museum. The temple's White Pagoda was built 1279 in the Yuan Dynasty and is the oldest and largest Tibetan Buddhist pagoda in China.
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人民剧场 Rénmín Jùchǎng
梅兰芳纪念馆 Méilánfāng Jìniànguǎn
Museum showing the life of Mei Lanfang (1894-1961). Mei was the greatest star of Peking Opera, acting for more than 50 years, primarily playing female roles. Furniture as well as costumes and other opera stuff are exhibited here.
恭王府花园 Gōngwángfǔ Huāyuán
The mansion displays the life of princes during the Qing dynasty. The garden is packed with Chinese tourists. The mansion stages Peking Opera and magic shows now and then.
北京展览馆
The 1,000-seat Beijing Exhibition Theater (北京展览馆剧场 Běijīng Zhǎnlǎnguǎn Jùchǎng) is one of the main elements of the Beijing Exhibition Center, a multi-functional building including an exhibition hall, hotel, restaurants and entertainment. The theater hosts a wide range of shows including Chinese plays, Western and Chinese operas and ballets, musicals and rock concerts. Built in 1954 during the height of Sino-Soviet cooperation, the building design is inspired by Soviet revival architecture. Within the building is the opulent Russian restaurant, "Moscow Restaurant".
中南海
This former imperial garden centered on two lakes is now the headquarters of China's government and ruling party. The compound is not to the public, but you can take a photo in front of the distinctive south gate and revolutionary slogans fronting West Chang'an Avenue. You can also see the back of the compound from the south side of Beihai Park, from which it is separated by a bridge.