Between 10pm and 5am, the city is alive and thriving. Night markets, busy streets, lights everywhere -- life doesn't stop in Beijing.
Between 10pm and 5am, the city is alive and thriving. Night markets, busy streets, lights everywhere -- life doesn't stop in Beijing.
We accidentally discovered the new heart of Beijing's nightlife a few days later, walking around the Old Beijing. Most of the trendy bars are now in Hou Hai (后海), by Beihai, where bars, discos...
Cars are plentiful but people still bike everywhere, older people hang out in traditional parks and not around the Bird Nest, calligraphy is still an art that is practice in the street and many...
Qiánmén is one of the most central district of Beijing. No matter what you look for, you will find it there, either in one of the busy hútòng or on Qiánmén street itself: Beijing Duck at Quanjude...
These are my personal favorite: Bāozi (包子) and Beijing Duck (北京烤鸭). These two dishes are relatively unknown overseas, where "Chinese food" is often a synomym of "Fried Rice", "Chow Mien" and "Egg Foo...
The Summer Palace, in downtown Beijing, is an enclave of peace away from the craziness of the city. Dominated by the Longevity Hill and set around the Kunming lake, an artificial lake entirely man...