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The Great Wall at Ba Da Ling is located about 70 kilometers northwest of Beijing, China. It is located along a natural pass through the mountains to the north of Beijing and is the most visited section of the Great Wall of China with over 100 million visitors, including Richard Nixon during his visit to China in 1972. It stretches for 4.8 kilometers and has 19 watchtowers. It has been restored, and was the first section of the Great wall to be opened to tourists in 1957. It offers great views.......  more details

The Great Wall at Mu Tian Yu is located 70 kilometers northeast of Beijing. It is a 3 kilometer stretch that has 25 beacon towers, watch towers and lodging houses. It is connected to Jiankou in the west, and Lianhuacchi and Jinshanling in the east. It was used as the northern barrier to protect the capital and the imperial tombs. The Great Wall at Mu Tian Yu is one of the best preserved parts of the Great Wall and offers spectacular views. It is steeper than other parts of the wall such as the.......  more details

The Great Wall at Simatai is northeast of Miyun County. This grand structure is 3 miles long and is very steep and treacherous. The Great Wall is an attraction that is perfect for hiking, sightseeing and exploring. The best way to go up and down the wall is by an open air gondola. Most of the main sites are closed due to their dangerously steep pathways. The Eastern part of the wall is the most demanding but the Western half is much more smooth and easier to explore. Wangjinglou Tower was.......  more details

Peking means Beijing which is where the famous crunchy mouthwatering Peking Duck comes from. If you call yourself a food lover and you are in Beijing, there is no excuse to miss a chance to taste the traditional Peking Duck.  more details

The Beihai Park is home to one of the largest and oldest preserved ancient gardens. With over 1,000 years of history, it is a combination of the northern and southern gardens integrating imperial and magnificent religious structures. It is built on traditional Chinese legend about the three magic mountains who gods had the medicine for immortality. The park is built around a lake and has four main scenic areas, which are the Eastern Shore, North Sore, Botanical Garden and the Circular City. .......  more details

The Great Wall The Huanguacheng Wall was built during the Ming Dynasty from 1368-1644 and measures about 40.39 miles long. There is a resort on the wall with views of mountains and lakes. During the summer months the wall and the village surrounding the bottom is covered in what the Chinese refer to as the Huanghua, hence how the wall got its name. Huanghua stands for “yellow flower”. Under a portion of the wall you can see a lake called the Jintang Lake. You can also experience their.......  more details

This trail is very popular among hikers. You start from a reservoir towards west to Xishuiyu. Along the way you will pass some watch towers and you can enjoy the panoramic view of the mountain valley. If you want you can make a stop at Xishuiyu village for overnight stay to experience China country-side lifestyle and continue your hiking the next day to Heilongtan Canyon where you can see a scenery of incomplete Great Wall, Xishuiyu lake and Zhangdaokou village.  more details

Beijing Shijingshan Amusement Park is located in the Shijingshan District in Beijing. It is a theme park that is currently owned and operated by the Shijingshan District government. It was opened in September of 1986, and was the first large modern amusement park in Beijing. It is surrounded by a scenic lake. Adults and children can enjoy themselves on many different rides. When you enter the park, you receive a ticket that will be stamped once you have been on the four best rides. This gives.......  more details

The Temple of Heaven, literally the Altar of Heaven (traditional Chinese: 天壇; simplified Chinese: 天坛; pinyin: Tiāntán; Manchu: Abkai mukdehun) is a complex of Taoist buildings situated in southeastern urban Beijing, in Xuanwu District. The complex was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for good harvest. It is regarded as a Taoist temple, although Chinese Heaven worship, especially by the reigning monarch of the day,.......  more details

The Fang Shan District on the outskirts of Beijing, China contains Bai Cao Pan, the highest elevation in the city's southwest suburbs. It is thirty-eight kilometers from Beijing's city center. The road that travels to the top of the mountain, which is 2,161 meters above sea level over the village of Si Ma Tai, is covered with azaleas, pine woodlands and extraordinary rock formations. There is good reason for it to be called the Bai Cao Pan Natural Scenic Spot because of its loveliness. Most.......  more details