Mu Tian Yu Section of the Great Wall (慕田峪长城) is a section of the Great Wall of China located in Huairou County 70km northeast of Beijing. The Mutianyu section of the Great Wall is connected with Juyongguan Pass in the […]
Beijing 127 – The Wild Great Wall at Huang Hua Zhen (黄花镇野长城)
The Wild Great Wall at Huang Hua Zhen (黄花镇野长城) is a part of the Great Wall which is not open to public as the site has not been renovated/maintained up to the standard where it is safe for tourist. We […]
Beijing 126 – The 13 Thirteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty (明十三陵)
Ding Ling (定陵) is one of the most famous tombs of the 13 Ming Dynasty Emperors who were buried here. Ding Ling is the tomb of the Wanli Emperor, is the only one of the Ming Tombs to have been […]
Beijing 125 – The Sacred Pathway of Ming Tomb (古神道)
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 […]