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Your key to the Forbidden City and other tips for visiting Beijing's landmarks

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Park Life

Beijing is not short of parks with elegant pagodas and historical gates, but forget that… Tania McCartney finds some parks based on pure, unadulterated fun

Spring has sprung, and the kids are rubbing their weary eyes from a long winter's sleep. In a pre-Olympic beautifying blitz, the city's parks will be looking better than ever, so get outdoors and take advantage of the thaw before the real city heat sets in.

The Classics

Your key to the Forbidden City and other tips for visiting Beijing's landmarks

Park Life

Ritan Park

Ditan Park

Chaoyang Park

Yuyuantan Park

Si'de Park

Longtanhu Park