What to See/Do in Beijing

MODERN ARCHITECTURE

1. The Three "Birds".

• Bird's Nest (National Stadium).
• Bird's Egg (the dome-like National Grand Theatre near Tiananmen Square).
• Bird's Legs (the twin-towered HQ of CCTV).

2. The Opposite House (an avant-garde boutique hotel) designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma.

• The Village, Building 1, No. 11 Sanlitun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing.

ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE

3. Tian Dan.

4. The Forbidden City.

5. Tiananmen Square.

6. Summer Palace.

7. Bell Tower.

8. Hutong.

9. The Great Wall.

SIDE TRIPS

10. Take Beijing-Lhasa train (about 48 hours one-way).

11. X'ian, home of the Terracota warriors.