The Sacred Pathway of Ming Tomb (古神道) is the gateway to the 13 Thirteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty (明十三陵), which is located at some 50 kilometers due north of urban Beijing. It is a beautiful and quiet pathway filled […]
Beijing 124 – The Forbidden City (故宫)
The Forbidden City (故宫) is located at the center of Beijing, and known as the China’s largest and best preserved ancient buildings since 1406. This place was the home to the last 2 dynasties of China, Ming (明朝) & Qing […]
Beijing 123 – Na Du Spicy Hot Pot (拿渡麻辣香锅)
Na Du Spicy Hot Pot (拿渡麻辣香锅) serves another form of steamboat that is very popular in Beijing, except that this spicy hot pot is served without the soup. All you need to do is to choose the type of meats […]
Beijing 122 – The Palace of Prince Gong a.k.a Gong Wang Fu (恭王府)
The Palace of Prince Gong a.k.a Gong Wang Fu (恭王府) is Beijing’s best kept and biggest courtyard/Si He Yuan (四合院) which used to be the home to He Shen (和珅- the biggest corrupted officer of Qing Dynasty) and subsequently the […]
Beijing 121 – Kao Rou Ji (烤肉季)
Kao Rou Ji (烤肉季) is a famous BBQ restaurant in Beijing which doesn’t serve pork. Their signature dish is their BBQ mutton of which we had tried. It wasn’t as oily as the other Chinese dishes I’d tried in Beijing […]
Beijing 120 – He Hua Shi Chang (荷花市场)
He Hua Shi Chang (荷花市场) consists of Qian Hai (前海) and Hou Hai (后海), which better known for its extensive restaurants, shopping outlets, pubs & bistros, both day and night. I went there for a walk at night and returned […]
Beijing 119 – Guan Ji BBQ Bar (管记翅吧)
Apart from steamboat, Beijing people loves BBQ meat too. This local favourite Guan Ji BBQ Bar (管记翅吧) located near He Hua Shi Chang (荷花市场) and always packed with people. We waited for over half an hour before we got our […]
Beijing 118 – The Tree Restaurant
The Tree is one nice western bar around San Li Tun area (三里屯) established since 1996. The place was a bit hard to find but a good direction could be found on it’s official website. My friend recommended the place […]