Beijing

Some of the fanciest mechanical clocks from the Imperial collection are wound up and put into action twice a day - watch them reveal their elaborate surprises.

A Ming-era defensive fortress next to the Lugou Bridge. Shell-holes made in the 1937 Japanese attack are still visible. Take subway line 14 to Dawayao. Then walk 500m south on the Jing-Shi Expressway ...

Extensive gardens and palaces constructed by the Qing emperors, currently a UNESCO World Heritage site. In 1860, foreign soldiers damaged much of what was then known as the Garden of Clear Ripples, bu...

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Many stalls selling Beijing-style snacks, both sweet and savoury.