Beijing attractions

 

 

Cibei Nunnery is not only a tranquil tourist attraction and memorial place of Chinese revolution, but also a museum of antiquities. Cibei Nunnery has a history of more than 700 years. Its main buildings are Guanyin Temple, Zhunti Temple, Wenchang Pavilion, and Joyful Pavilion etc. Ever since the Qing Dynasty, it has been the get together place for men of letters and scholar-bureaucrats. And they have left many poems and works there. In modern times, the famous Chinese revolutionaries such as Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, and Li Dazhao were secretly worked in here. 

In 1952, this place has turn into a park; the Cibei Nunnery has also been repaired, and built the revolution exhibition, the park's history introduction and inscription showrooms etc.

Address : 19 Taiping Street, Xuanwu District, Beijing, China
Transportation : bus 40, 59, 102, 343, 603, or 819 to Taipingmen Stop.