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Excursions in Beijing

Beijing is the capital and cultural center of the People's Republic of China. Students can experience everyday life in Chinese society.
Beijing landmarks Info for visiting Forbidden City	Famous traditional brand-name snacks Info for visiting Great Wall

Beijing Landmarks

Forbidden City

Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace

Tiananmen Square

The Great Wall

Hutong & Courtyard

Houhai, public transport and downtown

Dashanzi 798 Art District

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Famous traditional brand-name snacks

Beijing traditional xiaochi has a history of more than 600 years, the famous brand names have both the name of the product and the surname of the maker in it. The descendants of these brand names are already from the 3rd to 6th generation of the family who first made the snacks famous.

Baodu Feng /爆肚馮 (Feng's boiled cow/sheep stomach)

A popular treat for many Chinese people. The stomach slices taste tender but light and are usually served with a bowl of sesame paste.
Dalian Huoshao /褡褳火燒 (A pouch-shaped baked wheaten cake with pork and shallot stuffing)

A dalian is a rectangular bag worn round the waist or over the shoulder long time ago. The best of these cakes are stuffed with shrimp meat and sea cucumber
Yueshengzhai's stewed mutton and beef /月盛齋斋

This dish of more than 200 years old uses choice mutton and beef from Inner Mongolia. Its secret seasoning recipe comprises several herbs, and the meat is boiled from 6-7 hours to give it a good flavour
Yangtou Ma/羊頭馬 (Ma's mutton head meat)

The sheep's head is boiled in water, leaving the original flavour of the mutton. The only seasoning is salt, sprinkled onto the meat taken off from the head. Sheep's feet and feet tendon are also available.
Doufunao Bai /豆腐腦白 (Bai's jellied bean curd)

Very tender and smooth, the bean curd jelly is seasoned with thick gravy made of minced mutton and mushrooms.
Chao Geda /炒疙瘩 (Fried flour lumps with vegetables)

Flour lumps are first boiled in water, and then fried with beef and mutton pieces, vegetable slices including garlic, cucumber and bean sprouts.
Chatang Li /天橋茶湯李 (Fried flour tea)

Essentially made of fried flour, made into tea, or soup, with hot water. But fried flour can be substituted by water chestnut powder, or lotus root powder. And different seasoning, such as sweet-scented osmanthus, white or brown sugar, is put inside to make a delicious bowl of soup.