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Shenyang

The old Manchu capital in the northeast, with the Mukden Palace, a smaller Forbidden City on the World Heritage list, and imperial tombs.

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Best Time to Go
May–Oct
Our full guide to Shenyang is being written. It's on the North China list as If You're Nearby.

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Great Wall of China

Beijing and northern China
About 370 miles away

Thousands of miles of wall on mountain ridges. Mutianyu and Jinshanling, from Beijing, are the best.

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Cities · UNESCO

Beijing

About 390 miles away

The Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and Tiananmen, with old hutong alleys.

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Shanghai

About 738 miles away

The Bund's old banks, facing Pudong's futuristic skyline.

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The Full Short List

North China

Beijing, the Great Wall and Harbin's ice.

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