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Beijing

The imperial capital — the Forbidden City, the Great Wall at Mutianyu, Peking duck at Da Dong, and 3,000 years of history layered across one extraordinary city.

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🍽 Restaurants

Restaurant
Da Dong Roast Duck
Beijing's most celebrated Peking duck — a super-lean, crispy-skinned version that redefined the dish. The Nanxincang branch has the finest setting.
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Restaurant
Siji Minfu
The definitive traditional Beijing cuisine restaurant — zhajiangmian, drunken chicken, and lion's head meatballs in a bustling, authentic setting.
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🏨 Hotels

Hotel
Aman at Summer Palace
The most extraordinary hotel in China — guesthouses within the actual Summer Palace grounds, connected by private garden paths to one of the world's great imperial sites.
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Hotel
The Peninsula Beijing
Legendary luxury on Goldfish Lane — impeccable service, an outstanding spa, and the finest rooms overlooking the Forbidden City area.
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🎯 Attractions

Attraction
The Great Wall — Mutianyu
The most accessible and best-preserved section of the Great Wall — a gondola ride up, stunning restored battlements, and a toboggan ride back down. Far less crowded than Badaling.
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🌟 Hodophs insider tipGo on a weekday and arrive at opening. Take the gondola up and the toboggan back down — it is extraordinary. The restored section extends far enough that most visitors give up before reaching the quietest parts.
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Attraction
The Forbidden City (Palace Museum)
The world's largest palace complex — 980 buildings, 8,700 rooms, and 600 years of imperial history. Book tickets online well in advance. Allow a full day.
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Attraction
Temple of Heaven
The extraordinary Ming Dynasty altar complex where emperors performed heaven-worship ceremonies. The circular Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests is one of China's most iconic structures.
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Attraction
798 Art District
A former military factory complex transformed into Beijing's most vibrant contemporary arts district — galleries, studios, design shops, and China's most exciting emerging artists.
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