Beijing Museums & Galleries
Beijing Museums and Galleries: Complete Visitor Guide
Most of Beijing's museums are free and almost none let you walk in. Which deserve a half-day, how passport booking works, what costs money,…
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Beijing Tourism Guide
Beijing Tourism Guide is an independently published travel resource covering visas and entry rules, transport, the Great Wall, the hutongs, food and where to stay in Beijing. Its guides are researched from primary sources — consular services, China Railway and the venues themselves — and revisited whenever the practical details change.
Beijing Museums & Galleries
Beijing Parks & Gardens
Beijing Zoo and the Pandas: Tickets, Timing and Honest Expectations
Beijing's pandas moved into a new house in July 2026. Which ticket to buy, when the pandas are actually awake, an honest note on…
Beijing Parks & Gardens
Beijing Olympic Park: Bird’s Nest, Water Cube and Olympic Forest Park
The park built for two Olympics: what is free, which stadiums are worth paying to enter, the Olympic Tower and Forest Park, the best…
Beijing Parks & Gardens
The Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan): Ruins, History and Visiting Guide
The imperial garden British and French troops burned in 1860: what is left to see, which of the four tickets to buy, how to…
Beijing Parks & Gardens
Beijing Parks and Gardens: Complete Guide to the City’s Green Spaces
The imperial parks, neighbourhood parks, hills, gardens and zoo of Beijing: which are worth your time, what they cost in 2026, how to book…
Beijing Money & Internet
Maps and Navigation in Beijing Without Google
Why Google Maps puts you in the lake at Houhai, which map apps to use instead, how to read a Beijing address, pick the…
Beijing Money & Internet
Apps to Download Before You Fly to Beijing
The shortlist of apps that make Beijing work, from payments and maps to trains, taxis, translation and food, with honest notes on the English…
Beijing Money & Internet
VPNs for China Travel: What Still Works and What Does Not
An honest look at VPNs in China in 2026: whether you need one at all, the legal position, why they fail, how to set…
Beijing Money & Internet
Buying a SIM Card in Beijing: Airport Counters and City Shops
Who actually needs a Chinese SIM, where to buy one at Capital, Daxing and in the city, what registration involves, 2026 package prices, and…
Beijing Money & Internet
China eSIM Guide: Data That Works From the Moment You Land
How a roaming eSIM gets round China's firewall, what one costs in 2026, how much data a Beijing trip uses, which phones work, and…