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798 Art District
Beijing's vibrant contemporary art zone housed in decommissioned military factory buildings, featuring galleries, studios, and creative spaces.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Shunyi
Beijing, China · Asia
About Shunyi
Shunyi is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Longshan, 34km from Summer Palace.
Shunyi is in Beijing, China, with about 120,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Longshan, about 22 km away.
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Within an hour or so of Shunyi: 798 Art District (20 km), Forbidden City (31 km), Happy Valley Beijing (31 km), National Museum of China (32 km).
Where is Shunyi?
Shunyi is in Beijing, China, about 22 km from Longshan.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 117,623
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- China
- Region
- Beijing
- Timezone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates
- 40.1217, 116.6478
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Worth the detour from Shunyi
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Forbidden City
Immense imperial palace complex of 980 buildings that served as the Chinese emperor's home for nearly 500 years.
31 km · about 35 min drive
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Happy Valley Beijing
Major Chinese theme park in Beijing with six themed zones and some of the country's most thrilling coasters.
31 km · about 35 min drive
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National Museum of China
One of the world's largest museums, chronicling Chinese civilization from ancient times with over a million artifacts.
32 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Tiananmen Square
Immense public square in the heart of Beijing, one of the largest city squares in the world, flanked by monumental government buildings.
32 km · about 35 min drive
cathedral
Temple of Heaven
A 15th-century imperial complex where Chinese emperors performed annual ceremonies of prayer for good harvests.
34 km · about 40 min drive
castle
Summer Palace
A vast ensemble of lakes, gardens, and palaces in Beijing, used as a summer retreat by Qing dynasty emperors and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
34 km · about 40 min drive
ancient ruins
Great Wall at Mutianyu
One of the best-restored and most scenic sections of the Great Wall, featuring 23 watchtowers along a forested mountain ridge northeast of Beijing.
35 km · about 40 min drive
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