Beijing subway is the fastest transportation in downtown and it is a good way to avoid frequent traffic jams. Presently there are 18 subway lines plus one airport express line in operation. They connect city center stops such as Tiananmen Square, Qianmen, and the railway station with outlying areas. Beijing subway line list
The Summer Palace Located 15km from Beijing, the Summer Palace is the largest and best-preserved royal garden in China. The Summer Palace has a history of over 800 years. Early in the Jin dynasty, an imperial palace named Golden Hill Palace was built on the present site of the Summer Palace. In 1750, with 4.48 […]
Beijing Airport Tip What is Beijing airport express train schedule? Here is the schedule and timetable of beijing airport Express subway. The first train departs from Dongzhimen Station at 6:00. The last train departs from Dongzhimen Station at 22:30. The first train departs from Terminal 3 at 6:21. The last train departs from Terminal 3 […]
Beijing Shopping Areas Wangfujing Street As the most famous commercial area of Beijing, Wangfujing is located at the northern side of Changan Avenue at the center of the city. With a long history of more than 700 years, it came into being in the Yuan Dynasty. In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, there was […]
Beijing handicrafts 1. Peking Opera Mask （京剧脸谱） Peking Opera Masks or Beijing Opera Faces or Lian Pu mean the types of facial make-up or face-painting. In Beijing Opera, different types of facial paintings express different signilicances- Red facial painting for loyalty, black facial make-up for uprightness, yellow face for homicidal and tyrannical, blue and green […]
what to buy in Beijing Antiques A good place to lind a wide selection of antiques is at Liulichang, Panjiayuan and Beijing Curio City. This area has everything from scrolls, to jade articles to decadesold cigarette ad posters. There are deinitely treasures to be found here, but it is hard to tell genuine antiques from […]