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Day Three
Start your day early in another city park.
Jǐngshān Park
is also one of our favour-
ites. It's smaller than Temple of Heaven, but it's usually bursting with colour,
thanks to its flower-filled gardens and the ribbon-waving locals who come here to
dance the morning away. After joining in with a game of
jiànzi
(keepie-uppies with an
oversized shuttlecock), climb Coal Hill for splendid views of the Forbidden City. If you
have time, hop over to neighbouring Běihǎi Park for a dash of history and a spot of boating.
no-nonsense setting.
Catch one of the shudderingly loud drumming performances inside the
Drum
Tower
before walking across the square to climb the equally sublime
Bell Tower
.
Save some time to walk over to
Pénghāo
to enjoy an am-dram show in this small
hútòng
venue.
Yúnnán cuisine.
Drum Tower & Dōngchéng North
Depending on your musical tastes, catch some live music at
Jiāng Hú
,
Jiāng Jìn
Jǐu
or
Yúgōng Yíshān
.