Beijing Sideways shows you Beijing (View Map) and beyond while you ride in a vintage sidecar. It's an exhilarating journey, experiencing the freedom and the flexibility that these vehicles allow. They

The Simatai Great Wall is on the blade of the mountains. Located northeast of Beijing, it is one of the few sections of the wall to retain the original features of the Ming dynasty Great Wall.  The...

There is a wild part of the great wall about 10 km west of the Mutianyu great wall, called JianKou, which is wild and untouched and runs over the ridged, steep and beautiful mountain tops. Visitors...

Once a summer retreat for emperors, this 290-acre park is still a retreat for the crowd-weary tourist, who can relax here or stroll around ancient pavilions, mansions, temples, bridges and huge lake, stopping occasionally at a shop or tea-house.

With a history of more than 700 years, Nan Luo Gu Xiang (南 锣 鼓 巷) is one of Beijing's oldest hutongs and has been one of the capital's 25 cultural and historical protection areas since 1990. It is one

Built in 1420 with a total area of 270 acres, this is the largest building for religious worship in China, which was originally used by the Ming and Qing emperors to pay homage to Heaven and to pray for a year of rich harvest.

Truly a once in a lifetime experiance hiking and climbing the Great Wall in the Jiankou area

This area of Beijing contains some of the most extensive old hutong neighborhoods and the three lakes of Xihai, Houhai and Oianhai.

Consisting of more than 9,000 rooms and spread over 250 acres, this huge palace complex was built in the 15th century and later extensively renovated and restored during the Qing Dynasty in the 18th century.

Located on the highest point in Beijing City, this park was built in 1179 during the Jin Dynasty and today provides visitors with sweeping views of the Forbidden City located below.

Tea parties and musical performances are held at this grand palace, home to royalty during the Ming dynasty.

Kubla Khan in 1260 took up residence in this palace, which today is a 168-acre park filled with historic buildings, restaurants and a lake.

Located in the heart of modern China and the site for massive parades and rallies, this was the site when in 1949, from a rostrum on the Gate of Heavenly Peace, Chairman Mao announced the establishment of the People's Republic of China.

Located only a few hundred meters from the existing Summer Palace, these ruins used to be a grand palace and park built under the Qing emperors in the 18th century, but was later destroyed by French and British troops during the Second Opium War (1860-1862).