Blog Tag - Weekend walks
Beijing travel is back, and so are the crowds. Here are a few tips for those looking to take advantage of the great weather as the city prepares for...
Today (Nov 12) marks the birthday of Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925). Sun is considered the “Father of Modern China” for his role in the events that led to...
Why is he important?
Perhaps best known today as the adopted father of one of the city's most famous murder victims, Edward Thomas Chalmers Werner (...
Our walk begins on Diananmen Xidajie, outside Exit B of the Beihai North (Beihaibei) Subway Station on Line 6. This walk also makes an excellent...
The Inner City of Beijing was once dotted with large enclosed estates belonging to members of the imperial family, important retainers, and high...
Fun fact: the Old Summer Palace is actually called the imperial residence, or it was way back in the day. Construction on the imperial residence...
Traveling along the North Second Road past Andingmen, the smell of car exhaust and the nearby canal baking in the August sun is replaced by something...
The Liangma River is one of the city’s best-loved (and now best-known) reclamation projects. The banks of the river are popular with joggers,...
Weekend Walk is your guide to getting away in the city using nothing but your own two feet.
The Line 6 Beihai Bei (Beihai North) Metro Station Exit...
The Halloween season is an excellent time to explore the spooky side of Beijing, and few places in the capital are as soaked in blood and steeped in...
When asked why he no longer frequented a popular eatery, the American baseball legend Yogi Berra, as famous for his creative use of language as for...
In Story of the 'Jing, we look at the history and tales of our fair city and how they inform the capital as we know it today.
How old is Beijing?
If...
It might lack altitude, but at 45.7 meters (150 feet) Jingshan is the tallest point of land inside the Second Ring Road. Sitting astride Beijing’s...
Weekend Walk is your guide to getting away in the city using nothing but your own two feet.
The Temple of Heaven is one of Beijing’s largest – and...