Travel in Beijing | Tradition Meets Modern
By: Lu Jiang
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Travel in Beijing | Tradition Meets Modern

HouHai and ShiChaHai

Historic scenic area consisting of three lakes to the north-west of Forbidden City. Many historical residential places for the imperial family members are located around the lakes. Nowadays, this area is famed for cozy pubs, fashionable lounges, exciting clubs, especially when they come to life after dark. Layback lounges are favorites with friends hanging after work. Sip artfully crafted cocktail at the club while enjoying the sweeping waterfront views around the lake, making this area an enchanting destination for a evening hangout or weekend.

GuoZiJian, WuDaoYing, South Gong and Drum Lane

These are the most renowned HuTong in Beijing, all have the perfect mix of life’s little pleasures. GuoZiJian in Beijing served as the national university ever since Yuan dynasty in 1306. Now, this area has a more and more thriving art and boutique scene with an appealing location around center Beijing. Whether you are wandering among the stores or browsing the boutiques, you’ll find shopping in HuTong is something special. Hunt for one-of-a-kind antiques along the historical alleys is just like walking into history and immersing yourself with the old times. With vibrant galleries, diverse shops, historic buildings, and lovely restaurants, there three HuTong areas are easy to fall in love with.

Summer Palace

A nature-and-culture filled sanctuary. Settled in for a relaxing day at the stunning palace. Summer Palace is a haven for local residents from the crowded and busy city life. The wide-opened KunMing Lake, together with the Longevity Hill, forms the kew landscape of the park. Summer Palace demonstrates the luxe life of the Qing imperial families, with a collection of iconic views mimicking the romantic streams and alleys in SuZhou, splendid temple in Tibet, artifully archy bridges in YangZhou, etc. The Summer Palace lures travelers with perfect mix of nature and culture, its curated Long Corridors with its rich painted decoration, and wealth of places of wander and relax.

Great Wall

Head out for a sun-splashed day on the Great Wall, probably the most famous places to go when thinking of Beijing. Being one of the seven wonders in the World, Great Wall provides an inspiration from both history and nature. If coming on a crisp day in fall, you will find a cozy getaway from the city and embrace with one of the best autumnal landscapes.

GuoMao

From the legendary China World Trade Center (GuoMao), the toppest building in Beijing, to the charm of the largest soaring ceiling LED screen at ShiMao, this new CBD of Beijing provides the perfect backdrop to create memories that can be cherished long. With hundreds of global companies offices in a collection of various skyscrapers with eclectic shapes of design. , GuoMao offers miles of wide-open boulevard and charming modern city-life atmosphere.

SanLiTun

A mecca for fashionable people, especially youth. People come here on weekday night and weekends to enjoy the array of headliners stores and hunt for the most trendy fashions and tech products. The eye-catching, multilevel, open-air shopping complex is home to many highly instagrammable stores, restaurants, galleries, cafes. SanLiTun encompasses a diversity of modern experience, from the culinary innovation to dynamic city lifes, making it a place to invigorate the body and mind, and a great add-on to your next Beijing itinerary.

To be continued.

Photo credit to The Telegraph.