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Plan your Beijing village tour? Numerous villages are dotted in the suburbs of Beijing. One village known as Cuandixia Village stands out as a unique...
The centerpiece of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics was the Beijing National Stadium, dubbed as "Birds Nest". It hosted both the opening and closing c...
To get under the skin of the capital city of Beijing, you need to delve into the traditional hutong area – an old neighbourhood that consists of a war...
Among the Top 10 Photo Spots in Beijing, the 17-Arch Bridge at Summer Palace is my favorite photogenic spectacle. Summer Place itself is the epic demo...
Beijing Yaoji Chaogan Restaurant is a time-honoured no-frill eatery owned by a family with the surname of "Yao", well-known for its authentic Beijing...
Plan your Beijing tour? Visitors may be a little bit worried that Beijing is an expensive city, but you must know that there are loads of free things...
Houhai Lake, or Back Lake, is one of the three lakes in Shichahai, Beijing and the other two are Xihai Lake (West Lake) and Qianhai Lake ( Front Lake)...
Beijing is a megacity with numerous locations to take great photos! To keep things simple, I’ve narrowed down my list to top 10 locations ( check out...
For wheelchair users, please check out: The Most Wheelchair-Friendly Great Wall to Visit. Basically, I recommend Mutianyu Great Wall simply because it...
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