Sep 2010 (annual) Chaoyang Park
Raucous crowds take over Chaoyang Park for the Beijing Pop Festival, which, unlike the name suggests, is an open-air feast of rock music. The line-up, usually spearheaded by top international acts, is spread across two stages. More
Daily Great Wall of China - Badaling
The largest man-made construction ever built, parts of the ancient majesty of the Great Wall of China date back to the 7th century BC. Badaling is the closest part of the wall to Beijing and convenient for a short trip. More
Daily Forbidden City
Despite occasional scaffolding, the central Forbidden City is still China's most important, and arguably spectacular, tourist sight. It's vast and today houses the Palace Museum. Visit the artefact-filled East and West Galleries and the Treasure Gallery, often missed by tourists. More
Daily Simatai Great Wall
It's worth the 121km journey to this stretch of the Great Wall in Gubeikou Town just to beat the crowds. This beautiful section of the Simatai Great Wall features the must-sees Stairway to Heaven and Fairy Tower. More
Daily Beihai Park
Beihai Park, situated just west of the northern gate of the Forbidden City, is an imperial garden dating back more than 1000 years. The building at the centre is a former palace of a number of successive dynasties, which used to be called the Winter Palace by westerners. More
Raucous crowds take over Chaoyang Park for the Beijing Pop Festival, which, unlike the name suggests, is an open-air feast of rock music. The line-up, usually spearheaded by top international acts, is spread across two stages. 
The largest man-made construction ever built, parts of the ancient majesty of the Great Wall of China date back to the 7th century BC. Badaling is the closest part of the wall to Beijing and convenient for a short trip. 
Beihai Park, situated just west of the northern gate of the Forbidden City, is an imperial garden dating back more than 1000 years. The building at the centre is a former palace of a number of successive dynasties, which used to be called the Winter Palace by westerners. 
