Chairman Mao Memorial Hall 毛主席纪念堂
The Chairman Mao Memorial Hall is a mausoleum and memorial in Beijing. It is one of the 130 sights listed for China on this site and is the 34th most looked-up sight in the country on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The hall is open Tuesday through Saturday from 07:00 to 11:00. Visitors can reach the site via Beijing Capital International Airport, which is 26 km away, or travel from the center of Beijing, as the memorial is 1 km from the capital.
For those visiting the area, the Beijing Central Axis, Monument to the People's Heroes, Tiananmen Square, National Museum of China, and Great Hall of the People are all within 0.4 km. The weather is warmest in June and July, when daily highs reach 32 °C, though these months also see the most rain. The coldest period is January, with average lows of -9 °C.
Weather by month
The warmest month is June, with an average high of 32 °C. The wettest is July, with about 173 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 3 |
| Average low, °C | -9 | -6 | -1 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 7 | -2 | -7 |
| Rainfall, mm | 3 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 38 | 78 | 173 | 146 | 51 | 24 | 10 | 3 |
| Rainy days | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
