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Beijing for free: art and architecture, history and hutongsFeb 23, 2024 • 6 min read
It’s not hard to take in the scope of Beijing without spending a single yuan, thanks to our list of the city’s 10 best free experiences.
Beijing Travel Stories
historyHow visiting the world’s busiest museums has changedJul 7, 2020 • 5 min read
As some of the most popular museums in the world reopen, here are the new COVID rules and restrictions that visitors can expect.
Trailblazers: crossing into China as a Lonely Planet writer in the 1980sJul 7, 2019 • 8 min read
Our Trailblazers series sees Lonely Planet's guidebook writers reflect on past adventures, reminisce a little, and compare their experiences past and…
foodBeijing on a budgetMay 8, 2015 • 7 min read
China’s breakneck rise – in 2014 it became the country with the world’s biggest economy – means that it’s no longer quite the budget destination it used…