Beijing and Tianjing Beijing is a history book. There are numerous historical sites, palaces, mansions with stories to tell. Beijing: The Ancient Chinese Capital Beijing was much admired by the Italian adventurer Marco Polo, who called it Cambaluc or Khanbalig, meaning ‘the City of Shanghai in the South, Tianjin in the North Connected to Beijing by highspeed train in 30 min, Tianjin was once as trendy and modern as Shanghai in the The Great Wall Covering a total length of 8851.8 km across 10 provinces, it is not an easy task to explore the Great Beijing The Central Axis of Beijing is newly added to the UNESCO World Heritage list. Cycling is the best way to explore it, enjoying the scenery, history, and culture. Gala in Beijing As the seat of the imperial throne, Beijing has lots of venues for Gala. One of our favourites is the Share this page