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Beijing's
CCTV Tower (ZhongYang DianShiTa)
The TV Tower is located on the west side of the western third ring road; YuYuanTan Park is on the east side. The TV Tower can be reached by 10-15 minute walk north from GongZhuFen subway station on Line 1.
Visitors are swiftly wisked by elevator up to a high viewing platform that gives great views of the city.
The platform is 250m (815 ft) high (the tip of the antenna is 405m high).
From the viewing platform you can clearly see the Western Hills, the Summer Palace, the white Dagoba in Beihai Park, and make out the location of Tian'AnMen Square and the Forbidden City. Choose a day when the air is particularly clear. A good time to go is late afternoon, an hour before sunset, so that you can see the city both in daylight and lit up at night.
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