Beijing Guide

Beijing is the nation's political, economic, cultural and educational center as well as China's most important center for international trade, communications connected by flights, tours and accommodations....

The Palace Museum , former home to the Ming and Qing emperors, is also known as the Forbidden City ( Zijincheng ). There are four entrance gates: the Meridian Gate (Wumen) to the south, the Gate of Divine Prowess (Shenwumen) to the north, t...

Located in the Olympic Green, the stadium cost US$423 million. The design was awarded to a submission from the Swiss architecture firm Herzog de Meuron in April 2003, after a bidding process that included 13 final submissions. The design, w...

As Chinas National Treasure, the giant panda is one of the rarest animals in the world, currently with a total number of 1500 and plus in the wild, 80% of which are in Sichuan Province. A breeding center for giant pandas was founded on the...

Located at Beijing Yenking (YanQing Country), Badaling Great Wall is the most representative section of Ming Dynasty. And as the outpost of Juyongguan Pass, altitude above sea level 1015 meters, the topography of Badaling is so important th...

Located at Beijing Yenking (YanQing Country), Badaling Great Wall is the most representative section of Ming Dynasty. And as the outpost of Juyongguan Pass, altitude above sea level 1015 meters, the topography of Badaling is so important th...

Stores and markets in Beijing sell everything from cashmere and silk to knockoff designer-label clothing to athletic wear, antiques, traditional art, cloisonn, lacquer ware, Ming furniture, Mao memorabilia, and enough miscellaneous Chinese...

Baiyun Guan If the incense here smells authentic, its because this sprawling complex, said to have been built in 739, is the most active of Beijings Daoist temples. Chinese visitors seem intent on actual worship rather than on tourism, and...

This expanse of elaborate Qing-style pavilions, bridges, walkways, and gardens, scattered along the shores of immense Kunming Lake, is the grandest imperial playground in China; it was constructed from 1749 to 1764. The Summer Palace is loc...

Subway construction started in China's capital in 1965. The first stretch, which opened between the city's railway station and Pingguoyuan, included today's western branch of Line 1 and the southern part of Line 2. ...