The Water World in Qingnianhu Park is a 1.5-hectare activity paradise for tourists who want to enjoy the great outdoors and soak up the sun. The spacious park can accommodate as much as 3,000 visitors at one time. For its numerous features, the Water World in Qingnianhu Park was recognized as one of the top 8 water theme parks in China alongside the Water World in the Water Cube and Sun Park.

The Water World is just one of the many features of Qingnianhu Park, which literally means “lake of youngsters. It was excavated in 1960 by a young brood of lads with the help of the local government. In total, Qingnianhu Park occupies 16.9 hectares of land, 6.38 hectares of which is occupied by water.

Whether you’re a foreign tourist or a weary worker in search of rest and relaxation, the Water World in Qingnianhu Park is the perfect destination for you.

The Water World in Qingnianhu Park is a 1.5-hectare outdoor paradise of water recreations, with a maximum capacity of more than 3,000 tourists. It features slides in different shapes, kids' water slides and other entertaining facilities for kids.

The Water World is also a perfect place for daytime office workers to relax and cool down after work. The floodlit pools at the Water World keep the park open into the evenings during the peak summer months.

Tuanjiehu is home to downtown Beijing's best and most hygiene-conscious water park, which is great fun on weekdays but crowded on weekends. Tuanjiehu also features a roller-skating park, several rides and boats.

Tuanjiehu Park is an ideal spot for great summer fun. The park features a large swimming pool with a wave machine and a tiny but hot man-made yellow sand beach surrounding the pool.

The park is so clean that it attracts many families with kids. Additional kids activities at the park includes boating and roller skating.

The park has free locker, but showering at the park is a big challenge, because only cold water is offered here.

Beach: RMB 20, RMB 15 (kids). Pleasure boats: RMB 30-60/hr, RMB 50-100 (deposit). Roller-skating: RMB 5 (entrance), RMB 10 (skate rental).

Do not be confused the park with the Water Cube at the Olympic Village in Beijing. The Happy Magic Watercube, located on the far west side of the capital city, opened this summer.

Occupying an area of 33 hectares, the park claims to be the biggest water park in the world, with a maximum capacity of 30,000 people. It houses more than 50 waterslides and 18 attractions like "The Tornado" and the "Octopus Racer."

The park mixes up the traditional Chinese architectures with the modern American breath-taking water entertainment items and a European classical spa concept.

Take Line 1 on the subway to Yuquanlu Station and come out from Exit D2. Walk to the south to take bus No. 338 or 507 and get off at Meishikou Station.

Water World, located in the south area of the Water Cube, boasts to be the biggest and most advanced indoor water theme park in Asia. It is equipped with the world's top slides, including RideHouse, Aqualoop and Tornado. Its intelligent temperature control system adjusts the indoor temperature according the change of seasons.

The colorful slides and the transparent plastic film walls and dreamy lights and music, create a scene like the undersea world, bringing freshness, excitement, mystery and happiness to tourists.

Take bus routes No. 696, Yuntong 113, 689, 658, 753, 660, 839, 944, sub line of 944, 656, 983, sightseeing bus No. 1 and 2.

The Yunju Temple Stone-Carved Scriptures Exhibition Hall is located in Yunju Temple, at the foot of Mount Baidai, in Fangshan District in the southwestern suburbs of Beijing, 70 kilometers from downtown. It is famous for its 14,278 stone slabs carved with the Buddhist scriptures known as the Tripitaka.

The stone-carved scriptures are imbued with great academic and cultural value. Their academic value lies in the fact that they are the best compilation of various versions of the Tripitaka, and of particular importance is the fact that the collection includes scriptures that have never been found in other versions of the Tripitaka. The cultural value of the scriptures lies in the skilful carving and beautiful calligraphy.

National Art Museum of China is located on Wu Si Street. It is a national level art museum focused on displaying, collecting and researching the works of the artists in China modern times. Chairman Mao Zedong wrote the name of the museum.

With 13 exhibition halls and a collection of 60,000 works, the National Art Museum of China (NAMOC) is an excellent venue for an introduction to traditional Chinese artwork. Its exhibition program emphasizes and introducing China to Western artistic traditions, as well as exhibiting contemporary Chinese masters.

The Museum of Beijing Stone Inscription Art is located in the grounds of Five-Pagoda Temple, 200 meters north of Beijing Zoo. The Stone Inscription Museum, arranged on all four sides of the pagoda, is divided into six sections, namely: comprehensive stone inscription, tablets of merits and virtues, of epitaph, of calligraphy, of temples and guildhalls, and stone carvings.

In the comprehensive stone inscription area, there are two huge carved tables that were made for emperors Qianlong and Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty. The 12 tablets of merits and virtues applaud famous officials and nobility of the Ming and Qing dynasties for their good deeds and upright behavior.

In the epitaph section, there are 300 inscriptions on tombstones from the Tang to Qing dynasties that had been carved for imperial family members and high officials.

The tablets on calligraphy record works by famous calligraphers in the last two imperial dynasties, and those for temples and guildhalls collect inscriptions from provincial, industrial and commercial associations.

Lastly in the stone carving section are the Yuan Dynasty dragon and phoenix slabstones, as well as other statues from the Ming and Qing dynasties.

World Art Museum is hidden inside of the China Millennium Monument, a wonderful architectural splendor built to welcome the new millennium. World Art Museum provides a self-contained environment for high-level art exhibitions, with its modern displaying equipment and high-tech system integration progressing with the world.

Run by Gehua, a state-owned corporation committed to "the reform and development of China’s cultural industry," the World Art Museum typically hosts exhibitions of foreign classical art. The ongoing exhibitions include "Great World Civilizations," covering ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, India and the Americas, six ancient civilizations. It will end after 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The new exhibition info can be found at its website.

The wontons here are famous for its thin skin peel, almost as thin as paper, and its delicious fillings, with three out of ten wontons with fat meat and the other seven filled with lean meat. Unlike dumplings, wontons are delicious not only because of the stuffing, but also for the delicately cooked wonton soup broth. It is difficult to have an authentic and classic taste, as too much or too little salt can ruin the wontons. Wonton Hou has really mastered the technique of making this difficult dish. As a superior wonton restaurant, it will surely satisfy your taste buds. A bowl of wonton soup, plus a basket of steamed small dumplings, is a delicious and wallet-friendly meal.

This restaurant has a spacious, elegant, comfortable, clean and healthy environment. It reflects rich Islamic characteristics. On Huangsi Street, the appearance of this restaurant features an Islamic green top and white walls. The interior decorations are simple and feature unsophisticated Islamic style carpet, tables and chairs, hanging, calligraphy and painting, light yellow wallpaper and window curtain inlayed with gold thread, and a few pots of green bamboo; this restaurant blends the artificial magnificence and natural flavor ably. The whole restaurant can serve up to 300 people at the same time.