Tour guides are completely unnecessary in Beijing. Those booked from overseas will in particular charge far too much, and, particularly if they are properly licensed, the view of Beijing that they ...

I posted this recommendation a couple of weeks ago under a different heading, but I'll repeat some of it here. I have used each of these guides several time, and both speak excellent English. In ...

In a bid to drive quality destination experiences that are aligned with the diverse interests of international travellers, ...

A vendor makes jianbing in her shop. Beijing is an unruly beast with ancient pride, memorable wounds and plenty of business plans to get on with. In the past four decades, millions of people poured in ...

Beijing, with its vast expanse of ring roads, cultural monuments, and inescapable smog, exudes its own brand of unique charm. “It’s a city of extremes,” Wanwan Lei, 28, a perennial It girl and ...

The famous portrait of Mao Zedong still looks out over Beijing as though he's guarding communist austerity and discipline. But the Beijing he stares out upon is hardly the city he left behind. Change ...