Food

Beijing Palace Pure Beijing Taste Restaurant

Stylishly decorated, this mid-range restaurant serves up tasty traditional Beijing imperial cuisine. Daily 11am-2pm, 5pm-9.30pm. 130 Chaoyangmennei Dajie, Dongcheng District. (6523 6320)

Fu Jia Lou

This perennially packed restaurant specializes in old Beijing faves: noodles, soups and cold dishes. Daily 11am-2pm, 5-9.30pm. 23 Dongsishitiao (200m west of Poly Plaza), Dongcheng District. (8403 7831)

Jiumen Xiaochi

Taste some of the best of Beijing’s traditional snacks at this collection of laozihao snack stalls, most of which were originally located in Qianmen but have been forced to relocate due to most of the area being chai’d. Daily 10.30am-1.30pm, 5.30-9pm. 1 Xiaoyou Hutong, Xicheng District. (6402 5858)

Quan Ju De

If you’re looking for the most typical Beijing duck experience, this chain can’t be beat. Prices vary according to location, with tourist hotspots invariably pricier. Daily 11am-2pm, 4.30-9pm. 1) 2A Dongsanhuan Beilu, 1/F Jingxin Dasha, Chaoyang District. (6466 0896); 2) Three traffic lights north of Beichen Shopping Mall, Chaoyang District. (6480 1686); 3) 14 Qianmen Xidajie, Chongwen District. (6301 8833); 4) 32 Qianmen Dajie, Chongwen District. (6511 2418); 5) 9 Shuaifuyuan Hutong, Wangfujing Dajie, Dongcheng District. (6525 3310)

Shopping

Wangfujing Street

As the most famous commercial area of Beijing, Wangfujing is located at the northern side of Changan Avenue at the center of the city. With a long history of more than 700 years, it came into being in the Yuan Dynasty. In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, there was the earliest business activity. Wangfujing became a commercial center when the Dong An Market was founded here in 1903. The street is less than one kilometer long, but it is crowded with specialty and long-history shops, which are full of modern atmosphere and high taste. Now it is considered as the sister street of Champs Elysees in France. Besides of its modern feature, the street also preserves the Chinese traditional style, such as the Oriental Plaza, Gongmei Building, Wangfujing Department Store, Muslim Building, Sun Dong An Plaza and so on. The street absorb 500,000 people everyday to feel its attractive charm.

Beijing Curio City

Perfect for old and antique artifacts, as one of the Asia's largest curio distribution center, the curio city covers an area of 23,400 square meters with about 500 stores. Its main business scope covers a wide ring of ancient porcelain, clocks, paintings, jade, carving, antique furniture, jewelry and carpet. To wander around the curio city will enlarge your knowledge about the Chinese Culture. At the same time, these ancient art treasures will make your eyes dazzled.
Add: No.21, 3rd East Ring South Road, Chaoyang District (South of Panjiayuan Market).
Tel: 010-6774 7711

Tongrentang Pharmacy

As the oldest Chinese apothecary, Tongrongtang is located at the south of Tiananmen. It is founded in 1669 and worked as the royal patronage in 1861. With the development of the more the 300 years, today it has expanded to have a large show-room outside Beijng. The shop is set-up by the Chinese traditional style at the frontage and interior. There are a lot of pictures of the famous ancient Chinese physicians and pharmacists.

Now it has developed more than 3,000 kinds of traditional Chinese medicine, medical herbs and tables and liquid medicines. With the worldwide interest in the Chinese Traditional Medicine, it has established many branches in Beijing as well as in whole China, HongKong, London and Sydney and more.
Add: No.255, Wangfujing Street, Dongcheng District

Slights

Great Wall Tour

"He who has not climbed the Great Wall is not a true man" Mao Zedong. You are on the right page of the Great Wall Tour & Guide around and beyond Beijing. Hiking the Great Wall is a must-do activity for every first time and even regular visitor in Beijing China.

The Wall is not an “it” as you think. It is a “them”, walls in the plural, and they do not form a continuous line. They are in bits built in different dynasties. Most of the sections (bits) of Great Wall in Beijing are well-preserved, mainly the remains from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) - an era of huge construction. The wall goes across the northern part of Beijing for hundreds of kilometers with various passes and towers. The main sections include Badaling Great Wall, Ruined Badaling Great Wall, Juyongguan Great Wall, Huanghuacheng Great Wall, Jiankou Great Wall, Mutianyu Great Wall, Gubeikou Great Wall, Jinshanling Great Wall, and Simatai Great Wall.

Of the nine sections, eight sections are officially open to the public - Badaling, Ruined Badaling, Juyongguan, Huanghuacheng, Mutianyu, Jinshanling, Simatai and Gubeikou Great Wall with more than 100 kilometers renovated and well preserved. All the seven sections of the Great Wall in Beijing have their own unique features. You may choose any of the seven sections of the Great Wall or combined for hiking. The wild secctions of Jiankou Great Wall is not recommended for ordinary travelers due to security reason.