The Urban Edit
Touching down in a sprawling mega city of 20 million souls is enough to make even a seasoned traveller’s head spin. Beijing seems bold, brash and very, very big to new arrivals. But the city is much more manageable than you might think. Which is why we’ve created a unique product – two, in fact – to make our guests feel instantly at home in China’s capital.
OK, so it’s not exactly hidden, but the tallest structure in Beijing (402m) is certainly overlooked.
This year, China is ushering in the Year of the Horse, the 4,711th New Year of the Chinese calendar, for all you number crunchers.
When you have 49 million Twitter followers and you’re worth a cool $39 million, a ‘quick trip to China’ can turn into a pretty big deal. This weekend megawatt pop star Katy Perry and her 30-strong entourage rolled into town, and boy did they ‘do’ Beijing.
With the help of Bespoke (naturally), the Dark Horse star managed to squeeze in trips to the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Panjiayuan market, the Great Wall at Mutianyu, Bespoke Beijing’s Hidden Hutong Boutiques Shopping experience, dinners at TRB and Duck de Chine and drinks at Janes & Hooch!
If you’re in two minds about experiencing winter in Beijing, don’t be! Much like New York in the snow, China’s capital has a special appeal unique to the season. To give you some inspiration, we’ve come up with this casual two-day winter itinerary. Enjoy!
If your celeb radar is tuned to CHINA, you might have known that Tyra Banks, American media personality, actress, former model, gorgeous gal and creator of the TV show America’s Next Top Model, was in Beijing recently!
