Educational sites in Beijing to take students for learning and cultural experiences. Learn more at http://www.ycis-bj.com/

1. ENRICHMENT THROUGH BEIJING
EDUCATIONAL EXPEDITIONS
RECOMMENDED LANDMARKS TO VISIT

2. About Beijing

3. Tiananmen Gate
Great Hall of the
People
National Museum
of China
Monument to the
People’s Heroes &
Chairman Mao’s
Mausoleum
Tiananmen Square
• Tiananmen Square is considered a national symbol
and the symbolic centre of Beijing
• This cultural site has endless educational activities to
participate in, as it is surrounded by these educational
locations:

4. 798 Space
• Located in the Dashanzi part of
the Chaoyang District, in a 50-
year-old out-of-service military
factory complex with a functional
Bauhaus-influenced design
• Housing a rich artistic community,
it provides examples of traditional
and modern Chinese art, as well
as international art
1000 square
meters
exhibition hall
Film and
video showing
area
300 square
meters
relaxing &
eating space
Contemporary
art book shop

5. Beijing Opera
• Beijing Opera is a fusion of singing, dialogue,
dancing and martial arts
• Plots are usually quite simple, which allows for
understanding, even if a person is not proficient in
Chinese, and allows for an immersion into Chinese
culture
Xuanwu District
Huguang Huguang Theatre
Lao She Teahouse
The main
areas to find
performances

6. Summer Palace
• The Summer Palace once served as an imperial
palace and is now the largest and most complete
imperial garden in China
Designated as a UNESCO
World Heritage Site in 1988, as
it captured the essence of
Chinese garden arts
Ancient
pavilions
Mansions
Temples
Bridges
Families can walk around the 10-
square-mile site and view:

7. Temple of Heaven
• This temple has been one of the most holy places in
China for the past 500 years
Largestofthe7altars
Is the largest of
the seven altars
that are
dispersed
throughout
Beijing
Hundredsofyearsold
The Chinese
Cyprus, Chinese
juniper, and
scholar trees
surrounding the
temple are
hundreds of
years old Ancientceremonies
Learn about the
various
ceremonies that
occurred at this
temple in ancient
times, such as
the Earthly Mount
ceremony during
the winter
solstice

8. Nanluoguxiang Hutongs
• This fashionable
pedestrian area holds
the historical and
cultural legacies of
the city
The area is
known for its
traditional
architecture
Beijing’s hutong
areas offer a
unique
educational
experience
because of the
merging of
construction
and tradition
A look into the
style of
community
associated
with old Beijing
• Beijing hutongs are known for narrow
lanes, passageways, courtyards and old
Chinese housing

9. Great Wall
• The Great Wall spreads across China’s various
environments for 8,852km and stands as an
image of China’s history and endurance
• This sight merges both architectural grandeur
and historical importance, with various areas of
the wall in addition to a magnitude of
complimentary attractions (such as the Ming
Tombs and various famed watch towers)
The Great Wall: incorporated into Chinese
mythology and symbolism

10. Beijing: Educational and Fun
Experience old and new
Beijing is considered the
ideal location to
experience the fusion of
old and new China, and
notice the various
international influences
Increase capabilities
This multi-cultural
environment, with it’s
ever-changing economic
landscape, gives children
an opportunity to increase
their intellectual and social
capacities
Globally minded graduates
By connecting with the
environment surrounding
it, YCIS Beijing is able to
provide an engaging and
enlightening experience
for children, which will
help to create truly
globally minded graduates