Weekend getaways from Beijing
4 places within about 2 hours of Beijing, closest first. Locals go to get out of town, and visitors can add one to a city trip. Get there by car or by train.
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4 getaways, closest first
- 30 minby train Tianjin A port city of European concession-era streets, river cruises and famous street snacks.
- 1 hr 30 minby car Mutianyu and Jinshanling Great Wall Restored and wild sections of the Great Wall in forested mountains, with a toboggan down at Mutianyu.
- 2 hrby train Chengde The Qing emperors' vast summer resort of lakes and pavilions, ringed by grand temples.
- 2 hrby train Beidaihe The classic summer seaside resort on the Bohai Sea, near the Great Wall's end at Shanhaiguan.
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