Beijing's Top Sights - Beijing - page 211

SPORTS & ACTIVITIES

NATOOKE
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( Shuǎ (Zìxíngchē Diàn); www.natooke.com ; 19-1 Wudaoying Hutong, 19 1 10am-7pm; Yonghegong-Lama
Temple) The coolest bike shop in Běijīng, Natooke sells fixed-gear bikes (from ¥2800), but
also rents a range of secondhand bikes (per day ¥50, deposit per day ¥500) including fixed-
gear, road, mountain or just ordinary old Chinese town bikes.

|CYCLING

BLACK SESAME KITCHEN
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( 136 9147 4408; www.blacksesamekitchen.com ; 3 Heizhima Hutong, 3 Nanluoguxiang) Runs popular
cooking classes with a variety of recipes from across China; just off Nanluogu Xiang.

|COOKING CLASSES

CHINA ACADEMY OF CHINESE

MEDICAL SCIENCES
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( Zhōngguó Zhōngyī Kēxuéyuàn; 6401 4411; 16 Dongzhimen Nanxiaojie, 9am-5pm; Beixinqiao) Would-
be acupuncturists and students of moxibustion can head to this large institution which has
courses, run in Chinese, for greenhorn and intermediate level students of TCM. For more
accessible classes, run in English, try Straight Bamboo ( www.straightbamboo.com ) , which has
a small centre at The Hutong .

|TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE

CULTURE YARD
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( Tiānjǐng Yuèyáng; 8404 4166; www.cultureyard.net ; 10 Shique Hutong, 10 10am-7pm; Beixinqiao)
Tucked away down a hútòng, this cultural centre focuses on language classes (Chinese,
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese), including crash-course beginners Chinese, but also
does Chinese culture workshops (tea, calligraphy, hútòng photography).

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THE HUTONG

Hidden down a maze of narrow alleys, The Hutong OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 159 0104 6127;
www.thehutong.com ; 1 Jiudaowan Zhongxiang Hutong, off Shique Hutong, 9am-9pm; Beixinqiao) is a
highly recommended Chinese-culture centre, run by a group of extremely knowledgeable expats and skilled loc-
als. Classes are held in a peaceful converted courtyard, and focus on three main areas: