GianlucaElia (662 points) 19-07-2008

Established in 1864 this is the best branch of this historic roast-duck chain. The interior is grandiose and elegant. Although, I've been told, s... more...

Darryl Snow (1466 points) 29-06-2008

A beautiful temple near the heart of Beijing. The is still a working Buddhist temple... in fact the capital of chinese buddhism... so at certain ti... more...

Darryl Snow (1466 points) 29-06-2008

This hotel is in a really excellent location, just 5 minutes from the ancient drum tower (gulou) and surrounded by some of beijing's best hutongs (... more...

Darryl Snow (1466 points) 29-06-2008

Lovely little courtyard hotel. Situated in a nice traditional area with lots of picturesque hutongs (old beijing alleyways) to explore this hotel j... more...

Darryl Snow (1466 points) 29-06-2008

Housed in a Beautiful building is a huge collection of artifacts - bronzes, porcelain, paintings, calligraphy etc. as well as every day objects and... more...

guybtaylor (1319 points) 22-06-2008

The Summer Palace, or Yiheyuan, is situated 15km to the north-west of central Beijing, and is easily reachable by bus or taxi. The summer palace i... more...

guybtaylor (1319 points) 20-06-2008

The temple of heaven is set in a large park area in the south east of Beijing. Personally, I found the temple itself a bit boring - it's not THAT ... more...

guybtaylor (1319 points) 19-06-2008

This museum is an absolute gem. If I could only choose one museum to visit in Beijing, this would be it. If you're visiting on holiday make sure ... more...

Darryl Snow (1466 points) 17-06-2008

If you like crowded noisy bars with more than enough TVs all showing different forms of what American's like to call sports, the omnipresent smell ... more...

Darryl Snow (1466 points) 13-04-2008

Not far from JingShan park, here you can similarly climb a hill and get a nice view over the old town of beijing. The park surrounds a peaceful lak... more...