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Wangfujing Street

With 700-year history, Wangfujing street and its surroundings have quite a selection of shopping options, from the daily commodities to the sparkling

bijouterie, from the time-honored stores to the world-famed brands.
Location: Dongcheng District

Silver Street

Silver street is the combination of tradition and modern, simplicity and fad.
Location: Dongcheng District

Others

Wangfujing Department Store
Address: No. 255, Wangfujing Avenue, Dongcheng District

Chang’an Department Store
Address: No. 15, Fuxingmen Wai Dajie, Xicheng District

Carrefour SJS LG Store
Address: B1, No. 4 Building, Second No. 18, Shijingshan Rd, Shijingshan District

Carrefour Guangqu Men Store
Address: 3F, Fuguiyuan Shopping Mall, Zone 3, Donghuashi, Nanli, Chongwen District

Tesco Dachengdong Store
Address: No. 12, Baiziwan Rd, 1F-3F, Dacheng International Center, Chaoyang District

Tesco Happy Valley Store
Address: Jin Chan Happy Valley

Beijing Accommodation

There are hundreds of hotel with star ratings in Beijing. If you are looking for some cheap ones, here, we provide you a list of popular hostels in Beijing.

Peking Youth Hostel
Address: No.5, Beichizi Ertiao Street, Beichizi Dajie,Dongcheng District,Beijing
Tel: 010-6526 8855

Lama Temple Youth Hostel
Address: No.56, Beixinqiao Toutiao Hutong, Yonghegong St. Dongcheng District, Beijing
Tel: 010-64028663, 64008515

Beijing Anna Tour Youth Hostel
Address: No.3, South Qingnianhu St. Dongcheng District, Beijing
Tel: 010-84122199

Beijing Zhao Long Youth Hostel
Address: No. 2, North Gongti Rd. Chaoyang District, Beijing
Tel: 010-65972299-6111

Beijing Vanilla Garden International Youth Hostel
Address: Hongdao Village, Machikou Town, Changping District, Beijing
Tel: 010-60772020

Far East International Youth Hostel
Address: No.90 Tieshu Xiejie, Xuanwu District, Beijing
Tel: 010-51958811

Beijing Lvsongyuan Youth Hostel
Address: No.22, Banchang Hutong, Kuanjie, Beijing
Tel: 010-64040436

Beijing P. LOFT Youth Hostel
Address: No.29, Paoju Toutiao Hutong, Dongcheng District, Beijing
Tel: 010-64027218
Fax: 010-64027218

Beijing Rui Hai Mu Youth Hostel
Address: Ruihaimu Resort, Miyun County, Beijing
Tel: 010-89098888-8818

Beijing Saga Youth Hostel
Address: No.9, Shijia Hutong, Nanxiaojie, Dongcheng District, Beijing
Tel: 010-65272773

Beijing Weather

Beijing enjoys very distinct four seasons, with a wide temperature variation between winter and summer. It has hot, wet summer and cold, dry winter. Spring and Autumn are the best time for sightseeing.

Average Monthly Temperatures for Beijing

Imperial GardenYuan Ming Yuan

For Chinese, the name Yuan Ming Yuan represents not only glory but also tears. If you had ever seen the ruins, maybe you will understand why the Chinese refuse to rebuild it and why we refused to buy back the relics from the auction.

Yuan Ming Yuan, also known as the Garden of Gardens or Versailles of the East，was an extensive collection of gardens, architectures and other works of art.

It was built in the 18th and early 19th century. During Qing Dynasty, it was the place where the emperors resided and handled government affairs.

Consisted of three gardens, namely Yuanmingyuan, Changchunyuan and Qichunyuan, it covered an area of 3.5 km2 (865 acres), 8 times the size of the Vatican City.

The garden collected hundreds of structures, including halls, pavilions, lakes, galleries, temples, etc. Some famous scenery sites of southern China had been reproduced in the garden. It also stored hundreds of masterpieces of Chinese art, antiquities, unique copies of literary work and compilations, making the garden one of the largest collections in the world at that time.

However, it was destroyed by the Anglo-French forces during the Second Opium War in 1860. The Garden was burnt down and a large number of collections were plundered by the forces.

Its construction took place over 150 years. However, all the glory was burnt to ground at last. The fire even lasted two days, wiping out almost all the treasure! To Chinese, Yuan Ming Yuan will be a memory forever. It used to be the treasure for all the people all around the world, but now only regret left there.

Today, when we standing on the rotten stone, all that we can do is just imagining its glory past.

Tips:
Tickets Cost: Entrance ticket 10 yuan (park), + 10 yuan for ruin area
Opening Hours: 07:00 to 17:30 (winter) 07:00 to 19:00 (summer)
Bus Route: 331, 365, 375, 706, 806, 814…

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