Being the Capital of China, Beijing provides a great eye to china’s rich ancient history and culture. Cultural Activities like tea ceremony, kite flying, and Peking opera would make you fill with more excitement, happiness and inspiration.

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3. Chinese Culture in Beijing
As the capital for several ancient dynasties, Beijing owns plenty of royal elements in
its cultural system.

4. 798 Art District and National
Art Museum
Dashanzi Art District is a 50-year-old
decommissioned militaryfactory buildings
with unique architectural style. Located
in Dashanzi, Chaoyang District of Beijing,
that houses a thriving artistic community.
The area is often called the 798 Art
District.

5. Tea Ceremony
No trip to China would be complete without taking a pit
stop for a traditional cuppa.

6. Acrobatics and Peking Opera
One of the more visually striking performances from the dinner-time performance
of Peking Opera.

7. Crosstalk
Crosstalk is a traditional Chinese comedic performance in the form
of a dialogue between two performers, who is going to miss the
famous cheerful crosstalk, by Guodegang.

8. Ballet
In 1954, the first ballet school in China, Beijing Dance School, was
established, and in the following years ballets such as ’Swan
Lake’ and ’Romeo and Juliet’ were performed.

9. Ballroom Dancing
Every night across China, couples of a certain age gravitate to open spaces and
practice ballroom dancing. The sight of 100 pensioners waltzing in a car park or
piazza is undeniably strange.

10. Kite Flying
Kite flying is a traditional sport game
widely popular among the Chinese.
Legend has it that in the Spring and
Autumn, Lu Ban, the great building
master, made a bird-shaped wooden
kite that could fly in the air. After
that, paper was used to make kites.

11. Other Main Attractions in Beijing
Forbidden City Temple of Heaven
Summer Palace Ming tombs

12. Places to Stay in Beijing
Ascott Raffles City Beijing Somerset ZhongGuanCun Beijing
Lee Garden Service Apartment Beijing Oriental Garden Hotel

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