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36 Beijing tourist attractions shown. Click each tourist attraction for details (pictures, map, etc). Sorted by ratings:
Forbidden City

Forbidden City

The Forbidden City was the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Plan to spend at least an entire afternoon...
798 Art District

798 Art District

The 798 art district is located in an old, decommissioned complex of military factories. There are numerous cafes and...
Simatai Great Wall

Simatai Great Wall

Si Ma Tai offers a more authentic and less crowded Great Wall experience than the heavily restored and much more well...
Quanjude Peking Duck

Quanjude Peking Duck

Quanjude is a well known local restaurant chain that specializes in peking duck. This particular Houhai location even...
Afunti Dinner Show

Afunti Dinner Show

Come here to enjoy a Xinjiang dinner and an exciting show with plenty of kungfu, belly dancers, acrobatics, games and...
National Grand Theatre

National Grand Theatre

Designed by French architect Paul Andreu, this stunning glass and titanium dome structure that rises out of a sheet o...
Bird's Nest - National Stadium

Bird's Nest - National Stadium

Designed by award winning architects Herzog & de Meuron, this futuristic stadium that resembles a bird's nest will ho...
Water Cube - National Aquatics Centre

Water Cube - National Aquatics Centre

Another structure in Beijing that looks out of this world - it is covered with plastic ETFE "pillows" that resemble s...
Nanluoguxiang

Nanluoguxiang

This quaint little street (over a kilometer long) is packed with bars, cafes, restaurants and shops selling souvenirs...
Silk Street Market

Silk Street Market

A large selection of goods (many name-brand knock offs) are available Silk Street Market: jeans, shirts, watches, jac...
Ice skating at Houhai

Ice skating at Houhai

It is enormously fun to ice skate in picturesque Houhai in the winter - if nothing else to just observe the local Chi...
Houhai Lake

Houhai Lake

Houhai lake is surrounded by many restaurants, bars and souvenir/apparel stores. While walking around the lake you ca...
Temple of Heaven

Temple of Heaven

This UNESCO World Heritage Site was constructed in the 15th century. The emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties used...
Massage at I SPA

Massage at I SPA

No trip to China is complete without a massage experience. Come here for a massage in beautiful and relaxing surround...
Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)

Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)

This UNESCO World Heritage site is described as "A masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden design. The natural landsc...
Baoqin Yunnan restaurant

Baoqin Yunnan restaurant

This restaurant has modest surroundings but serves spectacular Yunnan cuisine. Customer favorites include: pineapple ...
Hotpot at Ding Ding Xiang

Hotpot at Ding Ding Xiang

This place is cleaner, more classy and upscale than most other hotpot joints. You get your own individual mini hotpot...
Jiumen snacks

Jiumen snacks

Try traditional Beijing snacks in this surprisingly well hidden cluster of food, drink and dessert shops.
Dali Courtyard Restaurant

Dali Courtyard Restaurant

This Yunnan restaurant is located in a traditional courtyard / Siheyuan residence near the Drum Tower. In the summer ...
Lama Temple Yonghegong

Lama Temple Yonghegong

Built during the Qing dynasty, the Lama Temple is the most important Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Beijing. It's very...
South Beauty

South Beauty

Enjoy great and well-presented food in fabulous surroundings at this upscale Szechuan restaurant.
Badaling Great Wall

Badaling Great Wall

There are many "mosts" about this section of the Great Wall of China: Most famous, most visited, most well restored, ...
Panjiayuan market

Panjiayuan market

Beijing's most well known flea market. Literally anything and everything is on sale here - paintings, beads, jade, fu...
Brown Tailor Shop

Brown Tailor Shop

Get custom tailored suits made for a fraction of American/European prices. Remember to bargain!
Wangfujing Street

Wangfujing Street

One of the biggest shopping areas in Beijing. This street is packed with stores selling clothes, tea, shoes, souvenir...
Face Bar

Face Bar

A great place to relax after a long day of travelling - Face Bar creates a sublime atmosphere with a combination of g...
Propaganda

Propaganda

This popular club in the university district is packed with local and foreign students every day of the week. A good ...
Renmin University English Corner

Renmin University English Corner

Many Chinese (mostly students) congregate here every week to practice their English speaking skills. Obviously, Engli...
Tiananmen Square Flag Raising & Lowering

Tiananmen Square Flag Raising & Lowering

An impressive ceremony where Chinese military honor guards march with perfect rhythm and synchronicity to raise or lo...
Sanlitun bar street

Sanlitun bar street

Beijing's most well known (for better or for worse) bar street. Very popular with tourists and expatriates.
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Da Zhai Men Dinner Show

The staff's traditional attire and the decor in Da Zhai Men restaurant makes you feel like you've travelled back in t...
Military Museum

Military Museum

Guys and history buffs will definitely love this place. There's plenty of military hardware on display - rockets, gun...
Yuanmingyuan - Old Summer Palace

Yuanmingyuan - Old Summer Palace

Qing dynasty emperors used to rule China from this once-beautiful complex of palaces, lakes and gardens. However duri...
Richy

Richy

Richy and its glitzy cousins on the same strip (Angel Club, Cargo Club, Coco Banana, etc) all practice a similar form...
Club Suzie Wong

Club Suzie Wong

A popular bar with lavish traditional chinese furnishings inspired by "Old Shanghai" and Qing/Ming dynasty style. Tue...
Club Vics

Club Vics

Beijing's most well known, biggest and baddest dance club, Vics is a meat market that is always packed with locals an...

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