Your key to the Forbidden City and other tips for visiting Beijing's landmarks
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Sightseeing Highlights
- Where to find the best hot springs around town
- Need a break from the city this weekend? Laura Piercy and Huang Zhe scope out the best of Beijing's numerous hot springs »
- Beijing Planetarium
- Take a trip out west to one of Beijing best museums »
- Paradise Found
- Shangri-la may be close to paradise, but it's not the easiest place to find good accommodation. All that's about to change thanks to the efforts of an entrepreneurial Yunnanese cameraman »
- Museums you shouldn't miss
- A shooting gallery, animatronic dinosaurs, and a scale model city can be found at these lesser-known attractions »
- Shuige Tea House
- Try out the Shuige Tea House, a relaxing little haven »
- Hu Guang Guildhall
- Visit the birthplace of Peking Opera »
- Bizarre bazaar - Pre-revolutionary photo albums
- If you like nosing through pictures, you should give this place a visit »
- Delight at the museum
- Get the low-down on Beijing's top five educational attractions »
- Dongyue Temple
- Demystify baffling Daoism with a trip to temple »
- All for a bottle of Beijing beer...
- How Beijing got a local brew...and how that beer played a part in starting the Second Sino-Japanese War »
- Beijing in One Day
- From the Forbidden City to famous eats, see the capital in 24 hours »
- The Centre
- Home to the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square, this is Beijing's historic heart »
- The North-west
- The Summer Palace and beautiful hills make this area a relaxing retreat »
- Beijing in Five Days
- Our whirlwind tour of the Chinese capital includes all of the must-see spots »
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