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Southeast Corner
5 ALTARED CITY
Watchtower (Dong
Bian Men) Ri Tan Park’s Altar of the Sun is one of
MAP G5 • South of Jianguo Men Nei eight such cosmologically aligned
Dajie • 8512 1554 • Subway: Jianguo structures, along with the Altar of
Men • Open 8am–5:30pm daily • Adm Heaven (Tian Tan; see pp16–17), the
Just south of the Second Ring Road, Altar of Agriculture (Xiannong Tan;
a chunk of the old city wall survives, now part of the Ancient Architecture
including the 15th-century Dong Bian Museum; see p77), the Altar of the Moon
in the west of the city, the Altar of
Men watchtower. Visitors can climb Earth (Di Tan, see p83), the Altar of the
onto the battlements and walk along Country in Zhong Shan Park, the Altar
a stretch of wall. The of the Silkworm in Bei Hai Park, and the
tower also houses the lost Altar of the Gods of Heaven.
Red Gate Gallery
art venue.
of red lacquer and pagoda motifs,
and waitresses in silk tunics. This
is the home of one of the most
popular dishes in Beijing: the hot
pot, although all regional Chinese
cuisines are represented here.
Workers’ Stadium
8
MAP G2 • Gongren Tiyuchang
Bei Lu • 6501 6655 • Subway: Dong
Si Shi Tiao
With an estimated capacity of 72,000,
the stadium is home to Beijing’s
premier soccer club, Beijing Guo’an,
and it is the city’s main venue for
Southeast Corner Watchtower large-scale rock and pop concerts.
Perplexingly, it is also a hub of
Laitai Flower Market
6 Beijing nightlife, with numer ous
clubs and bars clustered around its
9 Maizidian Xi Lu, Chaoyang
District • 6463 5588 • Open 9am– north and west gates, and some very
5:30pm daily (to 6pm Fri–Sun) good restaurants too. Even oldies
This massive glass-fronted building get in on the act, with mass open-
flanked by stone elephants is much air dancing taking place on the
more than a flower market. Wander forecourt of the north gate most
the jungle-like rows, or browse summer evenings.
shops for quirky furniture, ceramics,
cut bamboo, decorative boxes, and
even tropical fish. Wear layers – it
can get steamy in here.
Ghost Street
7
MAP F2 • Subway: Beixingqiao
Gui Jie, or Ghost Street, is a 1-mile
(2-km) stretch of Dong Zhi Men Nei
Dajie that come nightfall is jammed
with cars double-parked outside its
100 or so restaurants, many of which
open 24 hours. The air smells like
Sichuan peppercorn and chilies
while most establish ments favor
corny, old-China decor with plenty

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