Enormous and sprawling, Beijing reflects China’s long imperial history and its rapid economic progress. The Tiananmen Square and its surrounding areas are the city’s political and historical heart.

Best known for its opera, iconic bicycles and signature duck dish, Beijing is the cultural and political centre of China, and has been so almost continuously since the 13th century. Indeed, its ...

The famous portrait of Mao Zedong still looks out over Beijing as though he's guarding communist austerity and discipline. But the Beijing he stares out upon is hardly the city he left behind. Change ...

A vendor makes jianbing in her shop. Beijing is an unruly beast with ancient pride, memorable wounds and plenty of business plans to get on with. In the past four decades, millions of people poured in ...

Beijing redefines and reinvents itself constantly. Stunning historical sights rub shoulders with cutting-edge architecture as the pace of change leaves residents breathless. There is a sense that this ...

The only one to score the highest honor, three stars, was the Beijing outpost of Xin Rong Ji, a seafood-centric chain whose first location opened in Zhejiang in 1995. In its official announcement, ...