Grand Canal Scenic Area, Tongzhou 通州大运河Tōngzhōu Dà Yùnhé

About Grand Canal Scenic Area, Tongzhou

Tongzhou marks the northern end of the Grand Canal, and this scenic area follows about 12 km of the North Canal from the confluence of five rivers south to Gantang Bridge, with parks along both banks. At its northern end stand the 'three temples and a pagoda': a Confucian temple, the Daoist Ziqing Palace and the Buddhist Yousheng Temple, grouped around the 56-metre, 13-storey Randeng Pagoda that once told boatmen they were nearing Tongzhou. Further south are Canal Park and the large Grand Canal Forest Park, and sightseeing boats run on the canal.

How to get to Grand Canal Scenic Area, Tongzhou

In Tongzhou District, about 22 km east of Tiananmen; metro Line 6 runs to Tongzhou.

Nearby

• Universal Beijing Resort 北京环球度假区 under 10 km
  Harry Potter, Minions, Jurassic World and an all-indoor Kung Fu Panda land in Tongzhou
• 798 Art Zone 798艺术区 20 km
  Contemporary art galleries and cafés in the sawtooth-roofed halls of a 1950s factory
• Lama Temple 雍和宫 20 km
  Incense-filled courtyards and an 18-metre sandalwood Buddha in a working monastery
• Temple of Confucius and Imperial Academy 孔庙和国子监 20 km
  Courtyards of stone steles naming imperial exam graduates, beside the old Imperial Academy
• Temple of Heaven 天坛 20 km
  Where emperors prayed for harvests, and where Beijing now dances, sings and plays cards

Also within 20 km: Han Meilin Art Museum 韩美林艺术馆 (under 10 km), China Red Sandalwood Museum 中国紫檀博物馆 (10 km), Mengdongfang Future World 梦东方·未来世界 (10 km), Happy Valley Beijing 北京欢乐谷 (20 km), Chaoyang Park 朝阳公园 (20 km), Ritan Park (Altar of the Sun) 日坛 (20 km).

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Learn more

• Wikipedia (Chinese)