The Grand View Garden at Xicheng District southwest of Beijing is reminiscent of a luxurious garden of Ming and Qing style. In a Chinese classic "Dream of Re Mansions", the garden is recounted as the mansion of the Jia Family - an official nobility of the Ming period.

It is a large greenery garden dotted with pavilions, halls, temples and miniature gardens with a total of 110,000 square meters. The layout is exactly like that described in the novel. If you go there at the right time, you will be lucky enough to see traditional ceremonies performed in the garden, always a fascinating sight.

Dream of Red Mansions Dream of Red Mansions, written by Cao Xueqin in the 18th century, is rated the best novel of the Qing dynasty. The novel tells a tragic love-story in a noble family and is called by Westerners as the Romeo and Juliet of China. The hero - Jia Baoyu is an amorous and sentimental son of a noble official. The novel describes the rise and decline of Jia Family. In an imaginative and humorous style, the author has portrayed more than 400 dramatis personae with distinctive traits, representing the daily life of a distinguished Manchu family.

Bus No. 53, 59, 63, 122, 458, 474, 717, 744, 819, 939 to Daguanyuan station.

Yuetan Park is located west of the Nan Li Shi Lu, Xicheng District. It was built in 1530 as a place for the emperors to worship the god of the moon and other stars. It is divided into two parts, the south park and the north park, with a total area of 8.12 hectares. The north park is mainly occupied by old architectures, while the south park is mainly taken up by ponds, rocks, and man-made hills. There are a lot of trees in Yuetan Park, such as pines, cypresses, phoenix trees, pomegranate trees, osmanthus trees and etc.

Take Bus No. 13, 15, 19, 21, 42, 45, 65, Te 4, 823 to Yuetan station.

The Geological Museum of China (中国地质博物馆), built in 1916, is a geological museum, boasting 200 thousand specimens. This museum is located in the Xisi area of Beijing and opened on October 1, 1959. It is the earliest geological scientific museum of China.

At present, the Geological Museum of China has more than 100,000 geological specimens. Many of them are precious items reputed as "National Treasures", such as "the Giant Shandong Dinosaur" fossil, the highest and most complete dinosaur fossils extant in the world; the fossils of primitive birds that were found in the west of Liaoning Province, which has the essential values to the research on birds of the area; the teeth fossils of Yunnan Yuanmou Man, which shifts the appearance of human beings in China to a much more earlier time; the stoneware, stone pearls, bone needles and bone decoration unearthed from the site of the Upper Cave man at Zhoukoudian in Beijing; a cinnabar crystal of 237 grams that is called as "King of Cinnabar"; and more than 60 new mineral products that were found in China, and so on.

Basic displays of the museum are composed of five exhibition halls, namely, the exhibition halls of geological resource, global history, stratum paleontology, mineral rocks and diamond, with an exhibition area of 2,500 square meters. The hall of geological resource introduces in different catalogues and classifications the abundant mineral products and other geological resources in China; the hall of global history introduces earth formation and construction, earth inner motive power geological action, earth outer power geological action and earth washing action; in the stratum paleontology hall, there are the special exhibitions of Zhendan biome, insect fossils, fish fossils, egg fossils, and the Upper Cave Man -- ancient creatures and their characteristics of different geological eras.

Take Bus No. 13, 22, 38, 47, 68, 101, 102, 103, 105 to Xisi Stop.

Nanxin Granary Food Culture Street is another cultural street in Beijing with distinctive features, which can compete with the Shanghai New World. Every restaurant, tea house and club in the street is visited by many customers. There are art galleries and Latin dancing clubs in the ancient granaries and pseudo-classic architectural complex, with some Chinese and foreign specialty restaurants and bars as their neighbors, among which, McDonald's, Friday's, Da Dong Roast Duck Restaurant and BENZ Car Exhibition Hall have their popularity outside. The culture and arts market combine the "culture" of Nanxincang and the "business" together. Here will be the new gathering place which integrates art appreciation and delicious food.

Nanxin Granary, a historic site located on what is now Dongsi Shitiao, was a storehouse for grain meant exclusively to be served to the royal family during the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties. It was built in 1409 during the reign of the Yongle Emperor (1403-1424) on the foundations of the Yuan Dynasty’s (120-1368) Beitai Granary. This makes it as old as The Forbidden City. The imperial granaries measured its volume in ao, which initially meant three store rooms and later, five. In its heyday, Nanxin Granary had 76 ao, the most in a Qing granary. The structure still has nine ao, making it the largest and best-preserved imperial granary in the country. Today, the vicinity of the granary’s has taken on a new life as a "culture street": it has become a base to more than cultural organizations, artist studios, tea houses, shops and restaurants. Some portions of the granary have been converted into warehouses.

Take Bus No. 42, 113, 115, 118, 406, 70 and get off at Dongsishitiao Station.

Beijing Huitong Nuoer Kuangbiao Sports Paradise is located at the scenic spot area of Sujiatuo, Haidian District. There are not only beautiful landscapes but the area is also served by convenient transportation. It is regarded as the fifth scenic spot of the South Mountain. It is the only comprehensive zoological garden in China that integrates conference rooms, entertainment, relaxation and fitness. It has capacity for and has held many large-scale sports games, training activities and sightseeing excursions.

The sports paradise covers nearly 6,000 Mu. The comprehensive facilities available for use are race courses for motorcycle racing, cross-country ATVs, horse racing, golf, go karts and skiing.

Features: The car park is very large, with a length of 210 meters and a width of 70 meters. The race course is also very professional and visitors can take part in special driving, drifting and explosive-style start-ups. Visitors can also watch the automobile thrill show. It is a new show established through cooperation with national level drivers. In addition, the vegetable gardens are also provided for children to experience farm life. Children can get a better understanding of agricultural practices.

Take Bus No. 22, 16, 367, 387, 302, 331, 300 to Bei Taipingzhuang station and walk towards the west for 300 meters on the north side of the road.

Tourists who visit the Longqing Gorge China can start from this spot. This area is in the remote mountains and has few people tread. There are not so many tourists as Longqing Gorge China. The scenery is beautiful and the environment is fresh and quiet. It is a little known area even among Beijing residents. The Yudu Mountain Beauty Spot is well protected by nature and has an original green trace. The Yudu Mountain Beauty Spot is more than one hundred square kilometers.

The spot is divided into six scenic regions with 56 distinct landscapes. The six spots are the high gorge and lake area, Yudu Mountain scenery area, Stone Buddha Temple, Haituo Peak area , Double pines Temple area and Two Dragons Mountain area. The Yudu Mountain Beauty Spot is at a high altitude and has thick plants. The temperature is 3-4 centigrade lower than Yanqing city, so the Yudu Mountain Beauty Spot is a natural choice for a summer holiday. There is also the former site of the Eight Route Army military sub-area command. Tourists can recall the war period. Visitors won't have the chance to visit this area in Longqing Gorge China. The guests in Yudu Mountain can also pick fruit. Tourists going to Longqing Gorge will also be deeply impressed by Yudu Mountain Scenic Spot.

Take Bus No. 919 at Deshengmen to Yanqing District and take Bus No. 920 to Yudu Mountain 

Purple Paradise is 120 kilometers from Beijing and maintains a position that is adjacent to the Simatai Great Wall. There are more than 200 species of flowers planted in the garden, including 20 species of lavender flowers. The lavender flowers are in bloom from May to November here, while from July to August they are at their most beautiful stage. In the Lavender Marine House there are Chinese and Western restaurants. The vanilla flower fields amid the breeze make for a good destination for a lovely romantic getaway. It is relaxing to spend time admiring the variation of plants in the garden. When up close, it seems outstanding as the sunlight hits the flowers at sea, creating a transient image of purple amid the blue sea. What abounds is a light fragrance of mint and lavender. Honey bees resound at the rear, watching butterflies playing in pairs, which feels as good as being on an island in the South of France.

The Great Wall is not a continuous wall. The wall exists in sections and these sections don't form a continuous line. Most of the bits of the remaining wall have their own names. Usually their names are given with regard to their geographic location, historical factors or out of necessity related to promotion of local tourism. Yunmengshan Great Wall is such a name because it is located to the east of Yunmengshan Mountain. Yunmengshan literally means “a mountain always covered with mist”. Yunmengshan is locally referred to as the “Huangshan of North China” due to its stunning view.

Yunmengshan Great Wall is a small stretch of the Great Wall around Beijing. It was built under General Qi Jiguang during the Ming Dynaty (1368-1644). To its west is located Mutianyu Great Wall, and to its east are Gubeikou Great Wall and Jinshanling Great Wall.

There are still 3 forts (watch towers) and one beacon tower on the Yunmengshan Great Wall . The beacon tower is located on the top of the mountain.

One big difference between Yunmenshan Great Wall and other formal and standard stretches of the Great Wall is the construction of the Wall itself. Yunmengshan Great Wall was constructed from rocks and stones carried from the local mountains, while Badaling Great Wall and Mutianyu Great Wall are made of the bricks carried from the official kilns.

Take Bus No. 980 from Dongzhimen to Miyun Drum Tower and then take Bus No. 60 or 61 to Wangzhuang Village.

The Great Wall is not a continuous wall. The wall exists in sections and these sections don't form a continuous line. Most of the bits of the remaining wall have their own names. Usually their names are given with regard to their geographic location, historical factors or out of necessity related to promotion of local tourism. Yunmengshan Great Wall is such a name because it is located to the east of Yunmengshan Mountain. Yunmengshan literally means “a mountain always covered with mist”. Yunmengshan is locally referred to as the “Huangshan of North China” due to its stunning view.

Yunmengshan Great Wall is a small stretch of the Great Wall around Beijing. It was built under General Qi Jiguang during the Ming Dynaty (1368-1644). To its west is located Mutianyu Great Wall, and to its east are Gubeikou Great Wall and Jinshanling Great Wall.

There are still 3 forts (watch towers) and one beacon tower on the Yunmengshan Great Wall . The beacon tower is located on the top of the mountain.

One big difference between Yunmenshan Great Wall and other formal and standard stretches of the Great Wall is the construction of the Wall itself. Yunmengshan Great Wall was constructed from rocks and stones carried from the local mountains, while Badaling Great Wall and Mutianyu Great Wall are made of the bricks carried from the official kilns.

Take Bus No. 980 from Dongzhimen to Miyun Drum Tower and then take Bus No. 60 or 61 to Wangzhuang Village.

Lying in the valley between Qingjingding Peak and Hengling Mountain, Qingjingding Natural Scenic Area is bordered by the Baihe River to the east and Qingjingding Peak to the west. The whole area stretches across about 4 kilometers and has an area of four hundred meters where steep peaks, craggy rocks, cool valleys, and deep pools can be found. At the entrance of the scenic spot, sheer 200-meter-high cliffs stand on either side of the narrow path, and a stream meanders through the center. Huge rocks and ancient trees protrude from the stone wall, interweaving and hanging high above the cliffs. In summer, the mouth of the valley is always shrouded in mist, adding a sense of mystery to the valley. The scenery here changes from season to season. In spring, the area is decorated with all kinds of flowers in full blossom. In summer, the valley becomes more vibrant with green trees, clear pools and rumbling waterfalls. Wild fruits spread over the hills in autumn, and when the winter comes, ice rivers and cascades welcome tourists in the snow-covered valley.