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10 best places in Beijing
Beijing is a city where imperial palaces sit across the road from skyscrapers, and Qing-dynasty courtyard alleys share the map with one of the fastest high-speed rail networks on earth. China's capital is both an open-air museum and a fast-moving modern megacity.
Forbidden City
The world's largest palace complex — nearly 1,000 buildings that housed China's emperors for centuries.
Great Wall at Mutianyu
The most scenic, least crowded stretch of the Wall, snaking through forested mountains a couple of hours from downtown.
Temple of Heaven
A round altar built without a single nail, where emperors once prayed for good harvests.
Summer Palace
A sprawling imperial park around Kunming Lake, with a marble boat and a 700-panel painted corridor.
National Museum of China
One of the world's largest museums, spanning Shang-dynasty bronzes to 20th-century artifacts on Tiananmen Square.
798 Art Zone
A former military factory turned contemporary art district full of galleries and designer cafés.
Nanluoguxiang Hutongs
A maze of old alleyways with courtyard homes, teahouses, and bars at the heart of old Beijing.
Metal Hands Coffee
One of Beijing's original specialty coffee shops, which set the tone for the city's new-wave roasters.
Da Dong Roast Duck
Peking duck with famously crisp, near-translucent skin — the signature recipe that made this restaurant a citywide legend.
Wangfujing Night Market
Beijing street food in all its variety, from scorpion skewers to sugar-coated tanghulu.
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