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Guide to Climbing the Great Wall
Written by Viator, March 2013
The Great Wall, a Wonder of the World and one of China’s most recognizable landmarks, deserves a place on any itinerary to Beijing. With several sections located just outside of the city, you’ll have ... Read more
Tea Ceremony in Beijing
Written by Viator, October 2012
You may have heard of China's Silk Road, but its less famous yet equally important cousin is the Tea Horse Trail. Tea has played a fundamental part of day to day life in China dating back thousands ... Read more
Beijing Suggested Itineraries
Written by Viator, August 2010
Beijing is a wonderful mixture of the ancient and the modern, the past and the present. A true ancient citadel with a history of Emperors and temples, it is now the seat of communist power with a ... Read more
Beijing Temples
Written by Viator, August 2010
These days the temples Beijing builds may be more to the gods of business than harvests as modern skyscrapers pop up, but this ancient city is also rich in temples redolent of a more spiritual ... Read more
High Recommended Best Beijing Tours
Written by beijingdriver , July 2012
I highly recommend John Ping. He is prompt, friendly, funny, knowledgable and speaks English well. We hired Mr. Ping for a trip to Mutianyu (Great Wall). He told us various things about Beijing ... Read more
Chinese Street Food at the Dong Hua Men Night Market
Written by John Reality , Cambodia, August 2012
Adventurous foodies who find themselves in Beijing would be remiss to skip out on the Donghuamen Night Market , located at the northern end of the Wangfujing business district. Since 1984, ... Read more
The Olympic Green in Beijing
Written by John Reality , Cambodia, June 2012
Constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics, the Olympic Green in Beijing is a massive park containing ten distinctive facilities for sports as various as handball, hockey, soccer, and archery. ... Read more
Beijing Day Trips to the Great Wall of China
Written by John Reality , Cambodia, March 2012
No visit to China would be complete without a visit to the Great Wall of China. Luckily, just such an achievement is an easy hop, step and a jump from beautiful Beijing in China’s north. The ... Read more
VIDEO: Old Hutongs Tour by Rickshaw
Written by John Reality , Cambodia, February 2012
Hop on for a majestic 3-hour tour of one of Asia’s most popular travel destinations: Beijing . With the Old Hutongs Tour , you are whisked to the gardens of Prince Gong’s Mansion, the largest ... Read more
VIDEO: Old Hutongs Tour by Rickshaw
Written by John Reality , Cambodia, February 2012
Hop on for a majestic 3-hour tour of one of Asia’s most popular travel destinations: Beijing . With the Old Hutongs Tour , you are whisked to the gardens of Prince Gong’s Mansion, the largest ... Read more
Beijing’s Forbidden City
Written by John Reality , Cambodia, January 2012
China ’s capital, and one of the most populous cities in the world, Beijing is simply brimming with cultural experiences and sights. The ancient city is China ’s political and cultural center, ... Read more
Markets in Beijing
Written by John Reality , Cambodia, December 2011
Shopping in Beijing is a vibrant affair, but notoriously tricky from a practical point of view. Westerners can find themselves bewildered and befuddled without some careful consideration. ... Read more
Golden Resources Mall in Beijing
Written by John Reality , Cambodia, November 2011
The second largest mall in all of Asia, at the Golden Resources Mall you can buy almost anything from cars to tables to diapers. As a consumer mall, it has less of the cultural allure of some of ... Read more
National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing
Written by John Reality , Cambodia, October 2011
An obvious choice, perhaps, but the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing, otherwise known affectionately as “the egg” (because of its shape) is a masterful structure made of ... Read more
Beijing: The 4 Best Sights from China’s Imperial Past
Written by Emma , Australia, October 2011
Beijing is home to some of the finest treasures of China ’s imperial past. The UNESCO World Heritage sites of the Forbidden City; the Temple of Heaven; the Summer Palace and the Great Wall are ... Read more
