Beijing, China
Ancient sites near Beijing
No site on our atlas is within 800 km of Beijing yet — these are the nearest. Distances are straight-line (“as the crow flies”); road journeys are longer.
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880km
Terracotta Army
China · c. 210 BCE · UNESCO
Found by farmers digging a well in 1974 — each soldier with individual features.
Nearest town: Xi’an
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3,191km
Angkor Wat
Cambodia · early 12th c. CE · UNESCO
The largest religious monument on Earth, built as a map of the Hindu cosmos.
Nearest town: Siem Reap · Best time to visit: November – February
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3,872km
Lahore Fort
Pakistan · rebuilt from 1566 CE · UNESCO
Mughal palaces, mirror-work halls and a tiled picture wall in the heart of old Lahore.
Nearest town: Lahore · Best time to visit: October – March
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3,903km
Taxila
Pakistan · c. 6th c. BCE – 5th c. CE · UNESCO
Three successive cities and dozens of Buddhist monasteries at a crossroads of empires.
Nearest town: Islamabad · Best time to visit: October – April
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4,043km
Harappa
Pakistan · c. 3300–1300 BCE
The first Indus city to be excavated — and the reason the whole civilization is often called “Harappan”.
Nearest town: Sahiwal · Best time to visit: November – March
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4,555km
Mehrgarh
Pakistan · c. 7000–2500 BCE
A Neolithic village where people grew barley and herded cattle thousands of years before the Indus cities.
Day trips and distances from Beijing
What is the closest ancient site to Beijing?
Terracotta Army in China is about 880 km from Beijing in a straight line; the nearest town is Xi’an.