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Expert Tours of Beijing
In-depth tours of Beijing led by local scholars and experts unveil Beijing for the curious traveler.
Lasting 3 hours and limited to 6 people max, our Beijing tours provide a unique way to approach this historic but complicated city.
Forbidden City Tour
Featured Walks in Beijing
Art Walks
Is It Art?
In the last ten years China has risen to the top of the international art world. Chinese artists and their work increasingly push the bounds of acceptable and ask penetrating quest
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Taoism to Buddhism: A History of Chinese Thought
During this three-hour walking seminar of central Beijing we'll look at 4000 years of Chinese thought, from Confucianism to modern Buddhist practice. In the company of a historian
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Tiananmen and the Making of Modern China
Situated at the heart of Old Beijing, Tiananmen Square symbolizes the rise of modern, communist China in the 20th century and its current history. During this three-hour walk, with
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Forbidden City
Legend says the Forbidden City contains 9999½ rooms. While that number may be a (slight) exaggeration, the vast spaces and myriad nested courtyards do make the Forbidden City one o
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