It's said that when you want to taste the authentic local food of certain region, you need to go to the administrative liason of this city in Beijing, so Guangzhou hotel is the right place to have Cantonese food.

It's a very cultural neiborhood with Yonghegong Lama Temple, Confucius Temple, Imperial College, vegetarian restaurants, fortune tellers based on the Book of Changes etc.

Vegetarian food is diverse in China, green leaf vegetables, mushrooms, toufu and many others that are made from soy proteins.

Students are trained not only to be dancers but also actors and directors for dramas, it's the top University of the same kind in China.

Laoshe, a famous writer in China's history, the teahouse is named after one of his books telling people's life in the democratic China. You can have Chinsese tea in a folky way as well as enjoying the performance

It's located in the downtown but not in the busiest area, so it's convenient and keep oneself out of the hassle and bustle of the crowds.

Ming dynasty and Qing Dynasty emperors worshipped the God of Heaven for a good harvest. There is no worshipping here nowadays, it's a park that everybody can go, especially elderlys spend a whole day there to keep so social, which is the best part of it.

When emperor Zhudi moved the capital from the South China to the north, he started to build a new royal palace for himself, which is later known as the Forbidden City.

Good to go in all seasons. Spring and autumn is very pleasant, summer is much cooler than that of downtown, you can ride a boat to see the gorges in the summer and watch the ice sculptures in the winter.

Great Location by the Houhai Lake, a combination of the modern and past. The restaurant has both Shandong cuisine and vietnamese food. Good to have dinner there and a nice walk along the lake after.

It was emperor Yongzheng's residence before he became an emperor. According to the rules, when changing the function of a King's residence, it must be something equivalent, so a lama temple came into being.Now it's the largest lama temple in Northern China.

Not far from the downtown, locals spend weekends here for picnic and some hiking, autumn is the best season to see the red leaves.