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Temple of Heaven Park & Dōngchéng South

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路 Běijīng Amusement e# 0 1 km Park 0 0.5 mile Dongjie (2nd Ring Rd) Yongdingmen Dongbinhe Lu For more detail of this area see Map p276.A 105 Lonely Planet’s Explore Temple of Heaven Park & Top Tip Dōngchéng South Do as the locals do and rise early to get to Temple of Ranging south and southeast of the , Heaven Park when it opens and encompassing the former district of Chóngwén, at sunrise. Not only will you this neighbourhood is less fashionable than the rest of see Běijing’s senior citizens Dōngchéng (东城) – it’s a nightlife desert – and has al- at play – practising taichi ways been home to the lǎobǎixìng (common people). and formation dancing – but Start at Temple of Heaven Park. After touring the the park is a superb, tran- sights, amble through the park itself before heading quil experience at this time north to the Qiánmén area. Alternatively, shopaholics of day, and you’ll have the can hit the Hóngqiáo Market, a few hundred metres jump on the crowds when north of the park’s east gate, where five floors of pearls, the sights open at 8am. jewellery, jade and more await. The roof terrace offers fantastic views across the Temple of Heaven Park. The last remaining stretch of Běijīng’s city walls are a brief subway ride north of the Temple of Heaven. From 5 Best Places TEMPLE OF HEAVEN PARK & DŌNGCHÉNG SOUTH there, wander west through the surviving hútòng (alley- to Eat ways) of the neighbourhood towards Qiánmén, where ¨¨Capital M (p111) museums and the popular pedestrian shopping street ¨¨Dōuyīchù (p111) of Qianmen Dajie await. Nearby are some of Běijìng’s ¨¨Old Běijīng Zhájiàng oldest and most traditional Peking-duck restaurants, Noodle King (p111) as well as high-class dumplings and upmarket Western ¨¨Lìqún Roast Duck Res- eateries. taurant (p111) For reviews, see p111.A Local Life ¨ Hútòng Make sure to spend some time exploring the 5 Best Peking decaying alleyways and lanes to the east of Qianmen Duck Dajie (p111), still home to many people. ¨¨Lìqún Roast Duck Res- ¨ Peking duck If you want to eat Běijīng’s best-known taurant (p111) dish where the locals do, try Biànyífāng (p112). ¨¨Biànyífāng (p112) ¨ Park life Serene Lóngtán Park, to the east of Temple ¨ of Heaven Park, is one of the capital’s best-kept secrets. ¨Qiánmén Quánjùdé Roast Duck Restaurant (p112) For reviews, see p111.A

 Getting There & Away ¨ Subway stops at Qianmen station and 7 Best Places Chongwenmen station, where the north–south Line to Shop 5 intersects with it. For Temple of Heaven Park, take ¨¨Hóngqiáo (Pearl) Market direct to the Tiantandongmen stop; get off (p112) at Chongwenmen for the Ming City Ruins Park and ¨ Southeast Corner Watchtower. Qianmen station serves ¨Red Gate Gallery (p109) Qianmen Dajie and the area around it. ¨¨Qianmen Dajie (p111) ¨ Bus Bus 20 journeys from Běijing South train station For reviews, see p112.A via the Temple of Heaven and Qiánmén to Wángfǔjǐng, Dōngdān and Běijing train station.