Hiking the Great Wall 长城 : from JianKou to MuTianYu

The magnificent Temple of Heaven (TianTan) was constructed between 1406 and 1420 (Ming dynasty) during the reign of the emperor YongLe who also oversaw the construction of the Forbidden City.The Temple of Heaven was where emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties would offer sacrifices to heaven and pray for good harvests.

Part 1 : BeiHai Park, the Beijing Botanical Garden, the Confucius Temple, Ditan Park, the Minorities Ethnic Culture Park (Minzu), the Forbidden City, the Great Wall (at Badaling), JingShan Park, ZhongShan Park Part 2 : the Temple of Heaven, Tian'AnMen Square, QianMen, the Birds Nest national stadium, QianHai, PanJiaYuan, LiuYin Park, QingNianHu Park, RiTan Park, LianHuaChi Park, LongTan Park, NanLuoGuXiang and the Beijing Botanical Garden Part 3 : the Summer Palace, YuanMingYuan, XiangShan Park, TuanJieHu Park, XuanWu Park, Yuan Dynasty DaDa City Wall Park, YongHeGong Lama Temple and ZhongGuanCun, XiDan, CBD, ChongWenMen New World Center ice rink

In central Beijing ...

Bei Bei 贝贝 sings Fireworks 花火. Love this song (aka Matchsticks) ... Much more music : click here !

Perhaps the most beautiful section and a great hike. About two and a half hours or so north east of BeiJing.

Surprisingly beautiful ...

YuYuan Garden, NanJing Road, the Bund and PuDong.

Free-line skating in the park ...

Off the beaten track ... featuring sand-dunes, an amazing salt lake, and much more. Beautiful - don't miss it ...

A film of beautiful Beijing by our resident photographer (kinabaloo.com / beijingbuzzz.com), plus more great films. 9 minutes to see the beautiful, blue sky city of Beijing ...

Filmed in July 2011 Video by Orien Travel http://www.orientravel.pl

With a roof-top action camera ...