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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.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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Tongzhou
Beijing, China · Asia
About Tongzhou
Tongzhou works well as a base: 25 minutes from Chaowai, 35km from Summer Palace.
Tongzhou is in Beijing, China, with about 160,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Chaowai, about 20 km away.
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Within an hour or so of Tongzhou: Happy Valley Beijing (15 km), 798 Art District (17 km), Temple of Heaven (22 km), National Museum of China (23 km).
Where is Tongzhou?
Tongzhou is in Beijing, China, about 20 km from Chaowai.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 163,326
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- China
- Region
- Beijing
- Timezone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates
- 39.9040, 116.6618
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Foreign driving licences and IDPs are not recognised: a temporary Chinese licence is required.
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Worth the detour from Tongzhou
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
798 Art District
Beijing's vibrant contemporary art zone housed in decommissioned military factory buildings, featuring galleries, studios, and creative spaces.
17 km · about 20 min drive
cathedral
Temple of Heaven
A 15th-century imperial complex where Chinese emperors performed annual ceremonies of prayer for good harvests.
22 km · about 25 min drive
museum
National Museum of China
One of the world's largest museums, chronicling Chinese civilization from ancient times with over a million artifacts.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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Tiananmen Square
Immense public square in the heart of Beijing, one of the largest city squares in the world, flanked by monumental government buildings.
23 km · about 25 min 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.
23 km · about 25 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.
35 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.
59 km · about 70 min drive
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