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Sometimes the best stories are those passed down through word of mouth. Wu Wencong takes a ride and listens to some legendary hutong tales.
Do you like to party? Beijing has a variety of clubs and bars to keep you entertained during your Beijing Tour.
Usher in the Year of Rabbit at Grange, the Westin Beijing Chaoyang, with an epicurean four-course set menu, plus a glass of champagne at Westin Executive Club on the 34th floor, with promise of a spectacular view of the fireworks.
With millions of people leaving the city and going home during the Spring Festival, Beijing is at the beginning of an annual phenomenon - empty streets and deserted shops.
Whether you are an old Beijing hand or a traveler trying to catch the city celebrations, no Spring Festival would be complete without a trip to a booming Spring Festival temple fair.
Solana, located on the northwest bank of Chaoyang Park, is a place where you can experience the new Beijing and have family funs.
Temple fairs celebrate - and are in themselves - ancient customs, but they're increasingly demonstrating that traditions are anything but stagnant.
As the temperature stays low and the snow refuses to fall, ice skating is filling the gap for many winter sport fans in Beijing.
Though luxurious and crowd-free, a private car is not always an essential bit of kit for getting out of the city and having fun.
While housing a museum inside a temple may seem unusual, the Dongyue Temple has been a center of folk culture in Beijing for more than 700 years.
Want to watch an old-style Peking Opera performance? Then the Chinese capital's ancient Zhengyici Theater might be a good place to check out.
With the Lantern Festival, which falls on February 17th this year, around the corner, the curtain will come down on the half-month celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year.