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Beijing travel guide
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A few local spots in Beijing
A taste of the places Kairo plans Beijing around. Your plan has many more, with insider tips for each.
Yonghe Lama Temple
Yonghe Lama Temple
historic site
Beijing's most atmospheric active Buddhist temple — the gilded halls, incense smoke and 18-metre sandalwood Buddha are mesmerising in…
King's Joy
restaurant
Celebrated fully vegetarian fine-dining restaurant beside Yonghe Lama Temple — the set lunch menu (¥180–220 pp) features tofu-skin…
Nanluoguxiang
Nanluoguxiang
neighborhood
Walk the 800-metre Nanluoguxiang lane — one of Beijing's best-preserved hutong strips — then continue north to the Drum Tower plaza for…
Drum Tower
Café Zarah
cafe
Cosy courtyard café in a hutong near the Drum Tower run by a local artist collective — vegetarian-friendly breakfast menu: avocado toast…
Xicheng
Jingshan Park
park
Coal Hill park immediately north of the Forbidden City exit — a short climb (10 min) to the Wanchun Pavilion delivers the definitive…
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