Take Metro Line 1 and get off at Tiananmen East (West) Station to arrive at the South Gate of the Forbidden City. After the tour, go out from the North Gate. Beihai Park is across the road. From the back door of Beihai, you can walk to Prince Gong's Mansion, and then sit in the Houhai Bar to take a rest. Houhai at night is very exciting.
Forbidden City → Beihai Park → Prince Gong's Mansion → Houhai Park
Visit the area south of the central axis, first try authentic Beijing snacks at Xianyukou on the east side of Qianmen Street, then visit Dashilan on the west side to buy time-honored Beijing specialties, then find the Eight Great Hutongs to experience the past Hutong times, and then go south to the north gate of the Temple of Heaven to visit the royal heaven worship site. In the evening, you can enjoy a warm performance by an underground band at MAO or Lanxi Bar on Gulou Street.
Badaling Great Wall → Ming Tombs → Tiananmen Square → Qianmen Street
Take Metro Line 8 to the Olympic Park to see the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube, and then take Line 8 to the Olympic Forest Park. The new China Science and Technology Museum is located to the south of the Olympic Forest Park.
Bird's Nest → Water Cube → China Science and Technology Museum
Metro Line 4 takes you to the East Gate of Peking University, Yuanmingyuan (Tsinghua University) and Beigongmen (Summer Palace). It is very convenient to take Metro Line 4 on one line.
Tsinghua University → Peking University → Summer Palace → Old Summer Palace
You can take Subway Line 1 to Sihui Station, then take a taxi to Happy Valley. Then you can take Subway Line 1 to Wangfujing for shopping and leisure.
Happy Valley → Wangfujing Pedestrian Street
Go to 798 Art District, then head to Sanlitun for shopping and leisure.
798 Art District → Sanlitun
