Beijing
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Architecture
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”It isn't often that a building defines a city, and even becomes its icon, but that seems destined to be...” MORE>> |
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”Beijing’s newly opened Terminal 3, designed by Norman Foster’s Foster & Partners, is a miracle of rapid-fire engineering and army-ant–intensity...” MORE>> |
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Arts Venues
”Not long ago, at the Asia Society on Park Avenue i...” MORE>> |
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”Wong gave me a tour of her gallery, an airy second-floor space with its original wood-beamed ceiling. Ma Liuming's arresting...” MORE>> |
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”Also known as Factory 798, this Bauhaus-style complex houses the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art. ...” MORE>> |
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Imagine Gallery Laiguangying Donglu
Feijiacun Donglu and Laiguangying Donglu Beijing, China
Chaoyang ”Laetitia Gauden, a French curator who started the Imagine Gallery in Feijiacun in 2003, took me next door to Suojiacun...” MORE>> |
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”Not long ago, at the Asia Society on Park Avenue i...” MORE>> |
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”A colossal monument to theatre, opera, and classical music opened in the Fall of 2007, just in time to impress...” MORE>> |
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”Not long ago, at the Asia Society on Park Avenue i...” MORE>> |
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Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA)
798 Art District Beijing, China
4 Jiuxiangiao Lu, Chaoyang District ”The UCCA, founded by retired Belgian businessman Guy Ullens and his wife Myriam, is a nonprofit operation with an emphasis...” MORE>> |
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Bars
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Historic Sites
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”China’s political, historical, and cultural capital demands at least three days—for the familiar landmarks of Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden...” MORE>> |
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”Amanresorts is transforming century-old pavilions adjacent to the Qing dynasty Summer Palace into a modern traveler’s oasis....” MORE>> |
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Hotels
”High-rise with refined modern décor in the Jian Guo Men Wai business district....” MORE>> |
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Museums
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Ullens Center for Contemporary Art
798 Art Complex, 4 Jiuxianqiao Rd. Beijing, China
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Nature
”The central Houhai Lake is lined with lively waterfront bars and cafés, take a stroll along the promenade before sitting...” MORE>> |
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Neighborhoods
”Today, those same leisured gentlemen, should any exist, might instead set a course farther east...” MORE>> |
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”China’s political, historical, and cultural capital demands at least three days...” MORE>> |
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”China’s political, historical, and cultural capital demands at least three days...” MORE>> |
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Parks
”The epicenter of the Beijing games, the green is the site of Herzog & de Meuron-designed 'Bird's Nest' National Stadium...” MORE>> |
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Sacred Sites
”China’s political, historical, and cultural capital demands at least three days...” MORE>> |
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Shops
”Today, those same leisured gentlemen, should any exist, might instead set a course farther east...” MORE>> |
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”Beijing’s massive Panjiayuan flea market is chock...” MORE>> |
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”Elbow your way through the antiques stalls of the labyrinthine market, open only on weekends. ...” MORE>> |
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”In-the-know shoppers head to this Tianamen square locale for bespoke qipaos (traditional full-length dresses) in rich silk or brocade. ...” MORE>> |
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”Chris Buckley, author of Tibetan Furniture, can trace the history of the handwoven carpets and centuries-old textiles in his new...” MORE>> |
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Sports
”Even from afar one cannot help but admire the hill...” MORE>> |
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”Home to swimming, diving, water polo, and synchronized swimming in 2008...” MORE>> |
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Theater/Performance Spaces
”Today, those same leisured gentlemen, should any exist, might instead set a course farther east...” MORE>> |
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Tours
”The heritage center offers educational tours through the city's traditional, and fast disappearing, hutong neighborhoods. ...” MORE>> |
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