Blog Tag - tourism

Great Wall Creates Tourist Blacklist After Visitor Caught Defacing Badaling
On Mar 24, the same day that the Badaling portion of the Great Wall reopened to the public after two months in slumber due to the coronavirus...
Bored Stiff? With Weather Warm and Traffic Low, It's a Perfect Time for a Bike Tour
With most of Beijing's recreational activities still closed to the public due to the coronavirus, leisure-time choices are mighty thin. The malls and...
Park Life: Everything You Need to Know About Beihai Park
Life's a park! We take a look at Beijing's most beloved parks, dig into what makes each of them special, and why they're worth your time to explore....
Which Expat Has Made Beijing a Great Place for Tourists? Let Us Know
Many of us call Beijing home. But at one time, most of us were simply tourists. And we all have a few "go-to" people who we call upon to smooth the...
DP: Trending in Beijing: Completed Daxing Airport, No-Fee Subway Cards, and Trash Sorting
The fun, the strange, and the what-on-earth-is-this: Trending in Beijing is a wrap-up of top stories in Beijing as told by the trending hashtags, ...
Bespoke Beijing CEO Rebecca Keenlyside Nominated for Global Travel Award
A decade ago, Sarah Keenlyside never would have dreamt that her frustrations with the travel industry could lead her to be named among some of the...
Making the New Beijing: On the Way to the Capital's Sights with Gael Thoreau of Beijing Sideways
Our sister magazine beijingkids dedicates its latest issue to the makers of Beijing – the entrepreneurs, crafters, and the movers and shakers who...
Get Out: Explore the UNESCO-Listed Wonders of Shanxi Province Just an Hour from Beijing
Thinking about where in China to explore next? Consider adding Shanxi Province to your bucket list. History and culture buffs and fans of the great...
DP Beijing's Best Tour Companies
Beijing is a pretty easy city to get around for visitors, even for those who don't speak Chinese, but taking a tour can still improve your overall...
Explore Beijing's Local Microbrews With Lost Plate’s Boozy Brewery Tour
In a city famous for its more than 3,000 years of history, relics of the past offer stark and stunning contrast as a backdrop for Beijing's rapid...
DP The Ultimate Visitors' Guide to Beijing Restaurants
Beijing is blessed with a fast-paced, diverse restaurant scene home to everything from high-end Western fine dining to authentic regional Chinese...
2016 Visitors to Beijing Palace Museum Topped 16 Million, An Average of 40,000 Every Day
The Forbidden City is known for its overwhelming crowds during peak periods. Last year, visitors to Beijing’s famous Palace Museum topped 16 million...
Forbidden City, Great Wall Named Two of Asia's Most Beautiful Places
Beijing's Forbidden City and the Great Wall have been named to Conde Nast Traveler's list of the 50 Most Beautiful Places in Asia. "Asia is the...
Tour Groups Are Banned, Nanluoguxiang Residents will Sleep Tight SoonTour Groups Are Banned, Nanluoguxiang Residents will Sleep Tight Soon
The weather in Beijing is warming up and the city's peak tourist season is just around the corner. It seems like Beijing's city planners have...
Where to Get Tickets for the Trans-Siberian Railway in Beijing (Without Paying a Hefty Agency Fee)
One of my cousins is in town. Beijing is only a pit stop because he wants to take the train all the way from Shanghai to where he lives in Rotterdam...