All Stories published by A Better Guide to Beijing on December 02, 2016

Běijīng Botanical Gardens 北京植物园

香山卧佛寺路
Part of A Better Guide to Běijīng
’s coverage of Běijīng Suburbs and Beyond

The large, slightly scruffy 72-hectare site was begun in 1956 and claims to be home to 2000 species of trees and shrubs, 200 species of…


Fǎ Hǎi Sì 法海寺

石景山模式口东北
Part of A Better Guide to Běijīng
’s coverage of Běijīng Suburbs and Beyond

The point of visiting this temple, other than its rather pleasant quiet obscurity, is that it was completed in 1443 and, despite having lost some of its halls, has…