Beijing is renowned for its beautiful antiquities and historical relics dating back to China's imperial past, as well as many modern entertainment options.
What to do in Beijing?
- Visit the Forbidden City (palace complex);
- Visit the Summer Palace - a well-preserved imperial garden;
- Admire the Temple of Heaven;
- Go to the Beijing Opera;
- See the performances of kung fu masters in one of the theaters in Beijing;
- Go on an excursion to the Great Wall of China.
What to do in Beijing?
Arriving in Beijing, you should definitely take a walk around the main Tiananmen Square, look at the old maps of the starry sky in the Beijing Observatory, see the Beijing TV Tower in the Haidian District, go to the Taipingian Underwater World Aquarium, walk around the Yiheyuan Imperial Park and the Park of Serene Recreation.
Those wishing to watch acrobatic stunts and gymnastic techniques can satisfy their desire in the Beijing Circus, and have fun from the heart - in the Beijing Chaoyang Theater (an incredible and spectacular show is held here).
With children, you can go on a children's tour of Beijing - you will have the opportunity to see the Summer Palace (there are lakes, gardens, hills and pavilions), go for a boat ride along the palace, visit the Beijing Ocean Park with an aquarium, as well as the Beijing Zoo, in which is home to pandas and other cute animals.
Children should be taken to the Happy Valley amusement park (Shijingshan district) - in this kingdom of attractions, fairy tales and cartoon characters there will be no time to get bored (which are only three types of roller coasters!) water slides "Bullet whirlpool", "Tornado", "Downhill". And the water park "City Seascape" will delight you with water slides, children's water attractions, a ball, fishing, massage and swimming pool with a stream.
For shopping, it is advisable to go to Wangfujing Street - here you will find souvenir shops, shops and supermarkets where you can buy clothes, household appliances, fur coats and leather goods, food, sporting goods, and porcelain Buddha figurines. A huge selection of goods at liberal prices can be found on Yabaolu Street (this is a wholesale shopping street) - here you can buy children's goods, sports and branded items, including exquisite sheared mink coats. You can buy anything you want, including inexpensive clothes, on Xiushui Street.
Nightlife lovers should spend time on Sanlitun Street in the bars, cafes and nightclubs located here. From here, the Work Stadium, famous for the Viks and Mix clubs, and attractions such as The Den and Babyface, are just a stone's throw away.
Ancient temples and palaces, museums and galleries, markets and shopping centers, modern skyscrapers of unexpected shapes, night bars - all these sights of Beijing will arouse the interest of tourists with different tastes vacationing here.
