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PalacePalace
Lama Temple
DumplingDumpling
Yun’er
Drum TowerDrum Tower Confucius 798 Art798 Art
DistrictDistrict
Confucius
Bell Tower
Gui Jie
Beijing combines ancient history with Bell Tower Temple Gui Jie
Temple
accelerated progress, but information can be
Hou Hai
sketchy and transportation difficult, even for Hou Hai DaliDali Jing Yaa Tang Migas
Jing Yaa Tang
Migas
Chinese speakers. These two itineraries CourtyardCourtyard
include the city’s highlights and offer advice Great LeapGreat Leap
BreweryBrewery
Bei Hai
Sanlitun
on how to make the most of your time. Bei Hai Sanlitun
Park Park
Around Beijing Great WallGreat Wall
Around Beijing
MutianyuMutianyu HUAIROUHUAIROU
Forbidden
Forbidden
City City
Ming TombsMing Tombs
CHANGPINGCHANGPING
Tian’an Men
Tian’an Men
Squ
Bei Hai Park is a former imperial Squareare SHUNYISHUNYI
garden. Its lake is popular for boating.
Deyuan
Southern Fish Deyuan
Southern Fish
Capital M
Capital M SummerSummer 798 Art District798 Art District
Two Days in Beijing Spoonful of Sugargar PalacePalace
Spoonful of Su
Liulichang
Liulichang SHIJING-SHIJING- TONGZHOUTONGZHOU
Dazhalan
Dazhalan SHANSHAN Area ofArea of 0 km0 km 15 15
Day 1 main mapmain map
MORNING Temple of 0 miles0 miles 15 15
Temple of
Do some morning tai chi with the Heaven
Heaven
locals at the Temple of Heaven (see
pp16–17), then browse the art stores 0 km0 km 1 1
on Liulichang (see p78). Stop for roast 0 miles0 miles 1 1
duck at Deyuan (see p79), then head
into Tian’an Men Square (see pp18–19)
and the Forbidden City (see pp12–15). Four Days in Beijing
AFTERNOON
Leave by the north gate and walk to Day 1
Bei Hai Park (see pp24–5), then over MORNING
to the Drum and Bell Towers (see Start off with the Forbidden City
p26) for a rickshaw ride around the (see pp12–15), then wander through
hutongs (traditional lanes). Enjoy a Tian’an Men Square (see pp18–19). For
Yunnan dinner at Dali Courtyard lunch, head south into the hutongs to
(see p85), then grab a sundowner find Southern Fish (see p79).
in Hou Hai (see pp26–7) – but BYOB. AFTERNOON
Visit the Temple of Heaven (see
Day 2 pp16–17), then stroll over to
MORNING Dazhalan (Dashilan) (see p75) for
Hire a car for a trip to the Great Wall some window shopping, grabbing a
(see pp34–5), and make your way to coffee at Spoonful of Sugar (see p79).
Mutianyu. After hiking, grab some Circle back to Qian Men for dinner
country-style lunch at a local spot. and drinks at Capital M (see p79),
AFTERNOON with the best view in the city.
Visit the Summer Palace (see pp28–9).
Relax in the Garden of Virtue and Day 2
Harmony, or go boating on Kunming MORNING
Lake. End the day with dinner on Gui Join the locals in Bei Hai Park (see
Jie (Ghost Street) (see p90). pp24–5) for some morning tai chi
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