Situated in the north of Tongzhou new city, about 25 kilometres east of Tian’anmen Square, Songzhuang is the place where many artists have been settling since more than a decade ago. Nowadays, Songzhuang has become a very flourishing art community, and more than 800 artists live in Songzhuang and surrounding villages.
According to the plan of [...]
Located in No. 16 Fuxingmenwai Street, the newly refurbished 1.23 billion yuan (US$180 million) Capital Museum opened to the public in 2005 after four years’ construction. The Capital Museum is a five-storey building allowing for a maximum of 13 concurrent exhibitions, which can be viewed in about 5 hours, and the new venue can accommodate [...]
In the Forbidden City of Beijing, there are four 3-floor Corner Towers （角楼）at each corner of the wall. The Corner Tower were built for appreciation only, rather than designed to allow the shooting of arrows, as with the Arrow Towers on each city gate of Beijing.
Legend has it that the emperor gave craftsmen only [...]
Chaoyang Park (Rising Sun Park)
Chinese Name: 朝阳公园
English Address: No.1 Nongzhanguan South Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Chinese Address: 朝阳区农展南路1号
Phone Number: 86-10-65953972 65066339
Hours: 6:00-20:00
Chaoyang Park, is located of the site of the former Prince’s Palace in the Chaoyang District of northeastern Beijing.
The park is close to the embassy district and the central commercial area of Beijing. It is [...]
Address: No. 131 Xi Zhi Men Wai Avenue
Beijing, P.R.China
Phone: +86 10 6831 4411
Email: bjzoo@public3.bta.net.cn
Hours: 7:30a.m- 6:00p.m.
Bus Lines: No.27, 103, 105 and 111.
Subway: Line 2 at Xizhimen Station and walk for about 15 minutes.
Website: http://www.beijingzoo.com
Beijing Zoo, situated to the west of Beijing Exhibition Center, is one of the most famous and largest zoos in China. [...]
The National Library of China
Chinese Name: 中国国家图书馆
Address: 33 Zhongguancun Nandajie
Chinese Address: 中关村南大街33号
Phone Number: 010.8854.5426, 010.8854.4114
Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-9pm; Sat-Sun 9am-5pm
Website: http://www.nlc.gov.cn/en/indexen.htm
The National Library of China (NLC) is a comprehensive research library and a national repository of publications, with the functions of the collecting, processing, storage, research, utilization and dissemination of knowledge information.
NLC is also a national [...]
After the Great Wall and the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace is the next ‘must see’ place to visit for tourists from home and abroad.
The Summer Palace or Yi he yuan (颐和园) literally “Gardens of Nurtured Harmony” is a palace in northwest outskirts of Beijing, between the fourth and fifth ring roads, close to the [...]
The Financial Street (Jinrongjie, 金融街), the home of over one thousand financial institutes, is a 35 block area located in the Xicheng district of Beijing. It offers a collaborative environment for foreign and domestic financial institutions and Chinese regulatory agencies.
The total investment on Jinrongjie Street has broken one billion Chinese Yuan. It is becoming [...]
Project Name: China Central Television (CCTV) complex
Nick Name by Local: The Big Shorts
Estimated Investment: $750m
Order Year: 2002
Floor space: CCTV Tower 405,000m², TVCC 75,000m².
Height: CCTV Tower - 230 meters, TVCC - 194 meters
Design Phase Completed: 2003
Construction Started: 22 September 2004
CompletionMid-2008
Project Type:Tower complex
Location: CBD, Beijing, China
The New CCTV complex covers an area of 10 hectares in the [...]
Beijing Oriental Plaza on Google Map
Photo Beijing Oriental Plaza
Website: www.orientalplaza.com
National Centre for the Performing Arts on Google Map
Photo of National Centre for the Performing Arts Beijing
Website: http://www.chncpa.org
Beijing Works’ Sports Complex on Google Map
Photo of Workers’ Stadium
Official Website: http://www.gongti.com.cn
English Website: http://en.beijing2008.cn/venues/wst
Beihai Park on Google Map
Photo of Beihai Park Beijing
Website: http://www.beihaipark.com.cn
Olympic Green ( The Water Cube & [...]
