Blog Tag - walking tours

Spine of Beijing: Traversing the City's Central Axis
Beijing's Central Axis, a linear path running 7.8km north to south through the city's center, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list this...
Who's Who in the World of Beijing Walking Tours
Getting out and about in the capital – be it over a weekend, holiday, or any other time – is the best way to get up close and personal with the city’...
Urban Hiking: Celebrate National Day With Historical Rambles Through Beijing’s Concrete Jungle
Beijing is not known for being especially pedestrian-friendly, but that doesn’t mean that there is a shortage of historical strolls on which to...
Finding the Qiao in Tianqiao: A Bridge for the Son of Heaven
There’s a reason why Tianqiao – aka “Heavenly Bridge” – a subdistrict located around Qianmen and Yongdingmen, is named as such. As someone who once...
Murder Mystery Tour: Go Back in Time With This Classic Audio Guide
As we know, Beijing is a huge mish-mash of old and new, with the significance of the former often obscured by speed of development or easy to miss to...
Walking the Martyrs Trail in Southwestern Beijing
Weekend Walk is your guide to getting away in the city using nothing but your own two feet. Our walk begins at the Niujie Metro Stop (Line 19), in...
Weekend Walk: Get in Touch with the Spiritual on This Temple Trek
Note: Most, if not all, spots listed are open over the holiday and have mini programs on WeChat that you can search to book tickets in advance, or...
A Handful of Cultural Activities to Keep You Busy Over the CNY Holiday
Seeing as Spring Festival is the biggest traditional Chinese festival of the year, it’s a prime time to get cultured on the holiday – and China in...
Hitting the Wall: Hikes to Try Once You’ve Exhausted Mutianyu and Badaling
While most of us who live in Beijing are aware that we are extremely lucky to have such close access to a landmark like the Great Wall, there’s no...
Get Cultured: A Handful of Talks, Courses & Shows for This Weekend
Red Gate’s Final Weekend, Jul 16-17 The final edition of Red Gate Gallery’s closing exhibition series is ending this weekend, thus marking this...
Walking Tours, Online Tours & Maps Galore: Chinese History Events this Week
History never sleeps in the capital, and while most tour groups are taking a break for the time being, Bespoke Travel Company is bringing back one of...
Don't Miss This Deep Dive Tour into Street Culture & Fashion with Bespoke Tours, Mar 5
Keeping to its motto of bringing history's hidden gems to the masses, Bespoke Tours is offering something a little different to the good people of...
Weekend Walk: Holy Peking! - DRAFT
Weekend Walk is your guide to getting away in the city using nothing but your own two feet. Beijing, or Peking, as it was once romanticized, used...
Weekend Walk: Explore Beijing's Dialogue with the West on This Legation Quarter Jaunt
Weekend Walk is your guide to getting away in the city using nothing but your own two feet. Thus far in our series, we’ve meandered past glimpses of...
Historical Enthusiasm: A Talk With Beijing Postcards' Lars Ulrik Thom
Just south of Zhengyang Gate – sort of the lungs of Beijing if Tian’anmen Square is its heart – there’s a little alleyway called Yangmeizhu Byway....