Beijing Aquarium ( 06-09-30 )

Beijing Aquarium is the largest inland aquarium in the world including an Amazon rainforest area, coral reefs, a shark aquarium (where you can dive with the flesh eaters), whales, dolphins and a marine mammal pavilion. The latter hosts lively aquatic animal displays.Hours: Oct-May: 9:00am-5:30pm; Jun-Sep: 9:00am-6:00pmAddress: Xizhimenwai DajieTel: 010 6833 8742 ...

Beijing Wan Fung Art Gallery ( 06-09-30 )

Beijing Wan Fung Art Gallery(云峰画苑) is located in the No.136 Nanchizi Street, Dongcheng District, close to Tian'anmen Square(天安门广场) and the Forbidden City(故宫). The gallery's buildings are the oldest surviving Imperial Archives, erected during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The Imperial Archives is the oldest and the best-preserved imperial archival vault in the world. The magnificent Main Hall of the Archives was the place where the Ming and Qing Emperors stored their confidential documents. Wan ...

Lama Temple ( 06-09-30 )

Lama Temple(雍和宫), Beijing's largest temple is an enlightening sight, ornamented with intriguing statuary, stunning frescoes, tapestries, incredible carpentry and a formidable pair of Chinese lions. Perhaps most impressive of all is an 18m (60ft)high sandalwood statue of the Maitreya (future) Buddha in the Wanfu Pavilion(万福阁), carved from a single tree.The Lama (or Tibetan) Temple, with its beautifully landscaped gardens, is a temple to die for. The first thing you encounter is the holy shins - ...

The Underground City ( 06-09-30 )

Beneath the ancient city of Beijing, an underground city of definite proportions has already begun to emerge. There are factories, stores, guesthouses, restaurants, hospitals, schools, theaters, reading-rooms, a roller skating rink, a grain and oil warehouse, and a mushroom cultivation farm. These underground production and service facilities cover a total area of 850,000 square meters and make use of more than 1,000 anti-air raid structures. Below are some of the places worth visiting: ...

Red Gate Gallery ( 06-09-30 )

Since 1991 Red Gate Gallery(红门画廊) has been exhibiting work by outstanding contemporary Chinese artists. With 22 artists represented, the diverse media reflects the artists' awareness and interest in China's changing society. As records of their observations on daily life, artists are exploring issues such as gender, population, and the environment, all highly relevant in our global society. Through traditional Chinese painting, collage, lithographs and oil painting Red Gate's artists are ...

Beijing Hutongs ( 06-08-11 )

Street and Hutongs in Beijing ( 06-08-11 )

"Nine"&Imperial Buildings in Beijing ( 06-08-11 )

Beijing Zoomorphic Ornaments ( 06-08-11 )

Hall in Beijing ( 06-08-11 )

Palace in Beijing ( 06-08-11 )

Siheyuan in Beijing ( 06-08-11 )

Beijing 2008 Olympic Park ( 06-08-09 )

Beijing's Great Hall of the People ( 06-08-09 )

Memorial Hall of Chairman Mao Zedong ( 06-08-09 )

The Underground City of Beijing ( 06-08-09 )

Zhongguancun Electronics Avenue ( 06-08-09 )

First Memorial--Monument to the People’s Heroes ( 06-08-08 )

The City Walls and Gates ( 06-08-08 )

The Great Wall ( 06-08-08 )