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Beijing City Tour is more focused on the Beijing attractions which situated within the city center and will not travel too far away. In fact, capital Beijing is developed in a square ring shaped with the Forbidden City at the center point of the city. During ancient time, only the areas within second ring... ;

Beijing Day Tours are one of the tour types for Beijing Private Tour. This type of day trips Beijing is most suitable for travelers who wish to enjoy more personalized service and have more freedom on visiting time management. Beijing Day Tours are very popular among travelers who wish to go around some... ;

The first Tianning Temple of Heavenly Peace (Tianning Si) was originally built during the Northern Wei dynasty (386-543), while the pagoda was added a millennium later. The pagoda is the oldest structure in Beijing. Three layers of carved lotus petals support its first story. Above are 13 levels of... ;

Considered the center of Taoism when it was first built in 739, this sacred complex, with its myriad small and large halls dedicated to various Taoist gods, is one of Beijing’s most temples. When you arrive, you will probably be pursued by people selling incense sticks and other Taoist items.... ;

This 1466 Buddhist Baoguo Temple (Baoguo Si) was converted into a smelting factory after liberation in 1949. Today it is a busy flea market, where hawkers lay out goods on the ground, on bicycle carts, and in small make-shift rooms. Items include Cultural Revolution kitsch, old coins and stamps,... ;

The little-known Temple of Ancient Monarchs (Lidai Diwang Miao) is a hidden gem. It was built some 470 years ago by Ming-dynasty emperors to worship their ancestors, but the ceremonies came to an end with the fall of the Qing dynasty. Since then it has had various incarnations as schools before it... ;

The Tomb of Matteo Ricci, a Jesuit priest who came to China in the late Ming dynasty, is oddly located in the former Beijing Communist Party School. Ricci is admired for having mastered China’s language and, along with his fellow Jesuits, for introducing modern mathematics, geography, and... ;

The Mansion of Prince Gong (Gong Wangfu) is one of the best preserved prince’s mansions in Beijing. Prince Gong was the younger brother of the Emperor Xianfeng, whose reign lasted just ten years (1851-1861). When Xianfeng died and the young Emperor Tongzhi assumed the dragon throne at the age... ;

Built to the west of the imperial city in 1530, the Temple of Moon (Yuetan Gongyuan or Yuetan Park) was the site of imperial sacrifices to the moon. Unfortunately, a huge 590-foot-tall (180 m) TV broadcasting tower was erected in the middle of the altar in 1969. The park is divided into the altar... ;

The 150-foot-high (48 m) Yuan-dynasty Temple of the White Dagoba (Baita Si) stands out in Beijing’s northwestern skyline. When construction was completed in 1279, the temple was considered one of the lights of the Mongols’ new capital. A monastery was set up here by Kublai Khan which... ;