If China is the Middle Kingdom, then Beijing is the middle of the Empire. Protected by the undeniable Great Wall, the city with many facets, the city offers a condensed country and its contradictions. To the architectural tradition of the Forbidden City (which will have to be lost in the maze of its 9,999 halls), the residence of Prince Gong or the Shishahai district, respond to the very design buildings of the business district, the Sanlitun malls or the concentric peripherals of a city that became tentacular. enough to move from the Ming dynasty to the twenty-first century, from neighborhoods connected to popular residences. And the heart of the city is a real historical journey, which allows to navigate emperors' time to that of the proclamation of the People's Republic, Square Square Square at Mao Zedong mausoleum, rue des antiquaires, which offers vestiges of the dynasties and memories of the Cultural Revolution to the office towers that remind us of that Beijing is now an unavoidable business center, a city in the world.
Both capital consumerist and spiritual city, Beijing feels to beat its heart according to different tempos. At the rhythm of the peanuts or the consumerist frenzy of the major shopping centers, the slow movement of Taiji quan in the many parks of the city and the softness of living in the popular districts are echoed. You will also have to walk around Kunming Lake at the Summer Palace, remember Chinese (and French) victories on the Olympic sites or admire the works of Chinese contemporary artists in Dashanzi.
But Beijing is also a great place for gastronomy. The Chinese are very proud of their kitchen, which they feel is not competitive. And Beijing, which welcomes a population from all over the country, offers an unforgettable culinary concentrate. Whether you're looking for bowls of noodles, ingurgently ingested in small streets of streets, or precious imperial banquets, Beijing offers a real festival for papillae!
And, when you get to bed, the Chinese capital has a plethora offer for visitors looking for a quality address. The Novotel Beijing Sanyuan, the newest of the Accor Group, offers all the comfort and the guarantee of a successful stay. Good stay in Beijing!
