China Travel Guide

Winter in Beijing can be brutally cold, especially when it’s windy. However, there are still a lot of winter activities you can’t miss. Here is a list of the top 22 things to do in Beijing in winter. You will discover a different side of the city. 1. Visit the Forbidden City Covered in Snow The Forbidden City is one of the most majestic imperial palaces in the world. It looks solemn and sacred usually, but in winter, it’s more playful and enchanting. When the snow falls, the palace presents a kind of misty beauty. It’s hard to describe how beautiful it’s in snow.  2. Have A Hot Baked Sweet Potato Soft, sweet, and very tender., hmm, the taste of the Baked Sweet Potato. As a specialty in winter, the basked sweet potato is a treat to warm your heart. No shop or restaurant is serving it. You can only expect an unexpected encounter with some guy riding an old tricycle with a big stove.  3. Ice Skating on A Frozen Houhai Lake The Houhai Lake Freezes every year, creating an open-air ...

Beijing is a city of history and modern vitality. There are so many things you can do here, but I'm offering you 11 cool experiences. Let's check them out! 1. Taste Beijing Roast Duck After a long day’s traveling in Beijing, a feast of Beijing Roast Duck would be necessary. As a world-famous dish, Beijing Roast Duck has attracted millions of people every year. In ancient China, roast duck is a imperial dish. It is said that Zhu Yuanzhang - the first Emperor of Ming Dynasty loved roast duck. He could have a whole duck every day, which pushed the imperial chefs to innovate and create the new cooking skills. Later on, when Zhudi - the fourth son of Zhu Yuanzhang usurped and moved the capital city from Nanjing to Beijing, he also brought the roast duck here. Since then, Beijing Roast Duck became a famous dish. The ducks of Beijing Roast Duck are all eatable Beijing Duck with high-quality meat. The ducks are roasted on the charcoal fire. The meat is rather red and juicy with outside...