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Where We Stayed in Beijing: Furun · Jingyuan Hotel (富润·璟院) gave us a small boutique base near Wangfujing, at the edge of a hutong neighborhood — comfortable enough for a few nights of exploring central Beijing. When choosing a hotel in...
Where We Stayed in Beijing: Furun · Jingyuan Hotel (富润·璟院) gave us a small boutique base near Wangfujing, at the edge of a hutong neighborhood — comfortable enough for a few nights of exploring central Beijing. When choosing a hotel in...
What We Experienced in Beijing: At Tianleyuan Grand Theatre near Qianmen, Elaine went from seeing Beijing Opera in books and videos to wearing the headdress, learning the gestures and experiencing one of China’s great performing traditions for herself. Some travel stories...
Daily Life in Old Beijing: Dad went for a morning walk and found cats on rooftops, a little dog, a caged songbird, potted plants — and a reminder that Beijing’s hutongs are still people’s homes. Not every travel story needs a...
Where We Stayed in Beijing: Dad chose a traditional Chinese-style lodging near Qianmen so Elaine could experience Old Beijing beyond the famous sights. There are plenty of modern hotels in Beijing. We could have stayed in one. Instead, Dad chose something...
In the City: Standing near Yinding Bridge in Shichahai, Dad found one of those places where historic Beijing and the modern city seem to occupy the same streets. When we say Old Beijing, it’s easy to imagine somewhere quiet. Gray hutong...
Daily Life in a Beijing Hutong: We walked beyond the postcard image and found public toilets, neighborhood services, shops, scooters, construction — and an ordinary weekday morning unfolding around us. Before visiting Beijing, it’s easy to imagine a hutong (胡同, hútòng)...
Traditional Beijing hutong doors: A repairman working outside a courtyard house made Dad stop and look more closely at the stone carvings, door knockers and lucky symbols around these old entrances. We were walking through one of Beijing’s hutongs (胡同, hútòng)...
What We Found in Beijing: Heping Guoju (和平菓局) Dad went wandering around Wangfujing while Elaine visited the National Museum — and discovered an entire version of 1980s Beijing hiding underneath a department store. 🚶 Dad Went Downstairs… and Found Old Beijing...
What We Ate in Beijing: Old Beijing Zhajiangmian (老北京炸酱面, Lǎo Běijīng Zhájiàngmiàn) Elaine got a ticket to the National Museum of China. Dad didn’t. So while she explored the museum, Dad walked to Wangfujing — and ended up eating one of...
FOLLOW OUR STORIES → WHERE CURIOSITY TOOK US Sometimes you don’t know which travel souvenir will matter until many years later. When Elaine was eight years old, Dad took her to China for the first time. It was 2013. Beijing (北京,...
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