Dazhenyu Great Wall is located above Dazhenyu Village, about 80km north of center Beijing, hence the name Dazhenyu Great Wall. “Dazhenyu” literally means “Big Nut-tree Valley”. Dazhenyu Village is nestled on a small basin in the valley surrounded by the mountains. The whole village is made of 5 natural villages with 450 households and 850 villagers. The village has…
Traveling with your kids? To plan a Beijing kid tour, one of the children friendly things to do in Beijing is to visit a local zoo. Basically Beijing has three zoos – Beijing Zoo, Badaling Safari World and Beijing Wildlife Park. Beijing Zoo is the oldest, originally built in 1906 and named Beijing Zoo in 1955. Though smallest in…
Plan your Beijing tour? Pick a fine day for an early morning stroll along the shores of the three lakes of Shichahai – Qianhai Lake ( Front Lake ), Houhai ( Back Lake ) and Xihai ( West lake ). Qianhai and Houhai are spanned by the famous bridge known as Yinding Bridge ( Ingot…
Bombarded by the high rises and futuristic buildings of Beijing, you may be a bit disappointed at the superficial modernity of Beijing with “traditional Chinese elements” diminishing fast. But running opposite to that trend, the Beijing government has been doing proactively to restore the historical sites in Beijing. Beijing Ming Dynasty Wall Relics Park is…
Plan your Beijing tour? Pick a fine day and check the sunset time on a particular day to appreciate a spectacular sunset view from Tiananmen Square and see the red-flag lowering ceremony as well if you are interested in feeling the local patriotism of the crowds gathering for the ceremony. Flag-Raising Time and Flag-Lowering Time…
Chang’an Jie (长安街) in Beijing is often regarded as the longest and widest street in the world. Chang’an Jie, known as Chang’an Avenue, literally means “”Eternal Peace Street” named after the ancient capital of Tang Dynasty which was the present city of Xian. The original construction of Chang’an Avenue started with the building of the…
Jiankou Great Wall is the greatest and most photogenic section of the Great Wall around Beijing. Jiankou Great Wall is wild and totally unrestored. The tumbledown and crumbling brickwork snakes along a narrow mountain ridge. So it is dangerous and treacherous to hike this section of the Wall. At the time of my writing, it is…
I’ve just made a list of Beijing modern buildings ‘photos, far from a complete list. If you are interested in Beijing’s contemporary buildings during your Beijing tour, you may look at these listed pictures and then take your own photos to make up this list. Architectures are booming in Beijing with the vanishing of hutongs…