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48  ❯❯  The Top 10 of Everything

           Children’s Attractions


                                  Beijing Aquarium
                              3
                                  Located in the northeastern
                              corner of the zoo, this is a very
                              impressive attraction that will keep
                              children happy for hours (see p97).
                                  New China Children’s
                              4
                                  Store
                              MAP N4  •  168 Wangfujing Dajie  •
                              6528 1774  •  Subway: Wangfujing
                              •  Open 9am–9:30pm daily
                              A four-storied children’s store on
                              Beijing’s main shopping street, with
     Display at the Natural History Museum  everything from carry-cots and
                              strollers to local and imported toys.
         Natural History Museum
     1                        There’s even an in-store play area.
         As long as you steer them
                                  Happy Valley
     clear of the partially dissected   5
     human bodies, children will love this   Xiaowuji Bei Lu, East 4th
     place, with its animatronic dinosaurs,   Ring Road  •  6738 3333  •  Open
     prehistoric skeletons, and stuffed   9:30am–10pm daily  •  Adm; children
     animals of all sizes (see p77).  under 4 ft (1.2 m) free
                              This Disneyland-style park has
         Fundazzle
     2                        120 attractions over six themed
                              regions. The park’s aim is to keep
         MAP G3  •  Gongren Tiyuchang
     Nan Lu, south side of Workers’ Stadium   both parents and children content
     •  6593 6208  •  Subway: Chaoyang   by providing interactive education
     Men  •  Open 9am–5pm Mon–Fri,   experiences. Thrill-seekers can
     9am–7pm Sat & Sun  •  Adm  enjoy no fewer than 40 rides, of
     Loud and bright, this indoor kids’   which ten are “extreme,” including
     playground has a two-story jungle   a “Drop Tower” in which riders fall
     gym, a vast plastic-ball-filled pool,   at 45 mph (72 km/h) in a terrifying
     trampolines, swings, and a host of   simulated plunge to earth. There
     other activities with which to reward   is also a shopping
     young children who’ve just had to   complex, and
     endure a few hours of walking   an IMAX   Thrilling ride at
     around the Forbidden City.   cinema.    Happy Valley



















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