A1. Juyongguan Great Wall (55KM) Juyongguan Great Wall is the number one pass in China. It is located in the 18 km long Guangou valley where the Jundu Mountain and Yan Mountain meet, which makes it the only route from Mongolia to Beijing in the old days. From the parking lot, it takes only 2 minutes to get on the actual Wall. It is more suitable for people who could not or don’t want to spend too much energy or time on reaching the actual Great Wall. Nowadays, It is much less crowded than the famous Badaling and Mutianyu Great Wall.

A2. Badaling Great Wall (80KM) Badaling Great Wall is the first section of Great Wall opened to public in 1957, and the most visited section of the Great Wall of China. Badaling was first built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) to occupy a commanding and strategic position for protecting the Juyongguan Great Wall, Ming Tombs and the city of Beijing. It is a beautiful section of the Great Wall, but very crowded during holidays and Summer.

A3. Mutianyu Great Wall (85KM) Mutianyu Great Wall is a beautiful section of the Wall in Huairou district of Beijing. It was built and restored in the early Ming Dynasty, on the remnants of a Wall originally built in the Qi Dynasty (550-577). It used to be much less touristy and crowded than Badaling 10 years ago. Nowadays, with increasing popularity with domestic and foreign tourists, it is almost the same crowded as Badaling. It takes almost 2-3 hours to take the chairlift up and another 1-2 hours to get on the toboggan. Plus, there is another long line for the shuttle bus up and down. Avoid going there on holidays, busy season and Mondays, or start very early.

A4. Huanghuacheng Great Wall (85KM) Huanghuacheng Great Wall is a section of the Wall built through a lake, beautiful and peaceful place especially between Apr.-Oct. with boats available to take. Different from the main tourist sections of the Great Wall at Mutianyu and Badaling, normally there are only a handful of tourists. It features appealing sights including submerged parts of the Great Wall under the lake and the view after reaching high points. It is unpredictable during rainy season whether it will be open or closed. So please pay attention to the weather broadcast.

B1. Tian’anmen Square is the largest city-center square in the world with many iconic buildings in Beijing, such as Great Hall of the People, Chairman Mao's Mausoleum and so on

B2. Forbidden City is a one of the must-sees in Beijing. As the largest imperial palace in the world, it used to be the place where the Ming and Qing Emperors resided for over 500 years

B3. Houhai is one of the few old and original parts of Beijing with hundreds years of history; it used to be the living quarter for high ranking officials even princes in the Ming and Qing dynasties

B4. Drum & Bell Towers are two iconic buildings in the old part of Beijing. You will get on the Drum Tower to have a Panoramic view of the Hutong neighborhood with century years' history

B5. Jingshan Park is the best place to have a panoramic view of the Forbidden City, downtown Beijing and old part of Beijing

B6. Liulichang is a street full of shops selling antiques and curios, with a series of traditional Chinese stone houses. In the old days, it was the place for making glazed tiles of the Forbidden City

B7. Nanluoguxiang is one of the oldest Hutongs in Beijing with a history of over 740 years. Now it s a popular shopping place and snack street in Beijing. On either side of the street, it is the real life of lcoal people similar to those hundreds of years ago

B8. Temple of Heaven is the place where the Ming and Qing emperors performed their ritual ceremonies

B9. Summer Palace is the largest and best-preserved imperial garden in China; you will take a dragon boat inside between Apr.-Oct.

B10. After the 2008 Olympic Games, the structures at the Beijing Olympic Park have become just as representative of Beijing as the Forbidden City or the Great Wall. You will walk around and have an exterior look of the Water Cube & Bird’s Nest, main stadiums for the 2008 Olympic Games

B11. Beijing City-Planning Hall is the best place to know the history of Beijing, which showcases the great achievements of urban planning and future development

B12. Also known as Panjiayuan Ghost Market, it is the largest, cheapest and most popular antique market in Asia. It offers a huge assortment of antiques and oddities, best palce to find cheap souvenirs on weekends

B13. Hongqiao Market is a major knock-off market in Beijing

B14. Lama Temple is the largest lamasery in Beijing where two famous Qing emperors came from