We've curated a list of the 20 best places to visit and things to do in Beijing to explore the city’s heart and soul.

depending on the context -- can survive urban development post-Olympics is perhaps best answered by Beijing's urban planners. Among the endangered are the hutongs, or narrow alleys, and siheyuan ...

The best way for a newcomer to see them is through a rickshaw tour offered by the Beijing Hutong Tourist Agency. You may be shaking your head - how can one learn anything through an organized tour?

Although the city has changed a great deal over the last 500 years, the hutongs remain much the same as during Ming and Qing times. Beijing's best known hutongs are of three types: centers of ...

Explore the vibrant city with this detailed 3-day to 5-day Beijing itinerary, from the iconic Forbidden City to the ...

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Mandarin Oriental carves out something entirely different in the heart of old Beijing: it offers an immersive stay in a real hutong ... while TIAO is best kept for the end of the night, where ...

Exploring the Mutianyu section is perhaps the best way to do it in one ... Weaving through the maze of residential hutong alleys that comprise the lifeblood of Beijing is an unforgettable ...