Blog Tag - Day Trips
A 400-year-old village with more than 70 preserved courtyards, Cuandixia village is a popular day trip, located about 90km away from Beijing. The...
Tiantan Park, also known as the Temple of Heaven, can be a splendid retreat as long as you come prepared. The immensity of the grounds demands a...
Are you feeling overwhelmed by the holidays? Soak away those winter blues with a hot spring. Though many are concentrated in Daxing and Changping,...
In my five-plus years in Beijing, I'd somehow never gotten around to visiting the Lama Temple (Yonghegong). Maybe it was because I lived in the...
“Don’t wear any loose clothes, with straps or anything like that. You have to watch your head.”
Okay.
“Don’t drink before we do this.”
Okay ...
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Beijingers can feel like Olympians this winter at the summit of Thaiwoo Ski & Alpine Resort. The premium destination for downhill enthusiasts is...
There’s something spectacular about autumn in Beijing; golden light and highly contrasting splashes of red, gold, or orange against clear blue skies...
On July 12, I had the chance to go for a local hike set up by Jetbay. I had never heard of the company and I hadn’t heard of the place we were meant...
Don’t know where to spend your last (or first) days of summer in Beijing? Fantasizing about a summer house in Beijing’s mountains to keep away from...
A 400-year-old village with more than 70 preserved courtyards, Cuandixia village is a popular day trip, located about 90km away from Beijing. The...
This weekend (June 20-22) is Dragon Boat Festival. Why not take this opportunity to explore the boundaries of this city? The borders of Beijing are...
After months of self-confinement, it’s time to take advantage of the warming temperatures and engage in manual labor – the fun kind, we swear – on...
April and May are two of the most beautiful months in Beijing. What better way to celebrate the arrival of spring than by checking out one of the...
Are you feeling overwhelmed by the holidays? Soak away those winter blues with a hot spring. Though many are concentrated in Daxing and Changping,...
It’s been a while since we’ve been to the Great Wall but as soon as we saw the glorious skies over Beijing on January 2, we knew we had to make the...
