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Beijing & the Great Wall's
Best…
Wining & Dining
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Liqun Roast Duck Restaurant
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) Standout, top-of-the-range
duck in a modest no-nonsense setting.
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Dali Courtyard
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) For exquisite Beijing courtyard charm and de-
lightful cuisine from Yunnan.
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Crescent Moon Muslim Restaurant
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) Ever-moreish Uighur ke-
babs and lamb dishes.
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Courtyard
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) Mouth-watering fusion dishes accompany views of
the Forbidden City wall and moat.
Architecture
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Forbidden City
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) China's grandest, largest and best-preserved
array of imperial buildings.
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CCTV Building
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) Audacious chunk of gravity-defying cantilevered
bravado.
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National Centre for the Performing Arts
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Ultramodern counter-
point to the heavy-going Great Hall of the People.
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Summer Palace
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) Landscaped imperial summer retreat in the
northwest of town.
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