Hutong is the name
given to a narrow lane, alley, or small street between rows of
single-storey houses creating an amazing and
feeling the ancient life of the Beijingers. There are few left in the city now
and we visited few. This one Nanluoguxiang. It also has an attractive
tourist lane where you get great food and small stores.
The Yonghe Temple "Palace of
Peace and Harmony"), also known as the Lama Temple, is a temple and monastery of Tibetan Budhism locates
in Dongcheng district. The building and artwork of the temple is a combination
of Chinese and Tibetan style.
Hub of
Chinese modern Art, 798 art district is a cool area to walk, eat and admire the
street art as well as the many art galleries and original stores. “798 Art Zone comprise a complex
of 50-year-old decommissioned military buildings, located in Chaoyang District.
The
Summer Palace, a beautiful imperial garden, it’s the largest garden and best
preserved from the Qing dynasty. The long corridor, the lake and everything
makes it worth the visit to escape from the busy city center.
The Forbidden City is the
palatial heart of China. Constructed in 1420, during the early Ming Dynasty: It
is the largest ancient palatial structure in the world. Considered a divine place, as the emperor was seen as the son
of Heaven it was forbidden to ordinary people and that
is why the Forbidden City is so named. It is the heart of the city and of
China.
And here is a culinary
jouney, we got incredible dishes and exquisite vegetarian food be it in fine
cuisine or as well as casual
restaurants.
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