北京照

National Grand Theatre

The exterior of National Grand Theatre is not insane attractive, but the design of the interior is breath-taking.

National Grand Theatre Interior

I felt it’s probably one of the most spectacular man-made marvel the moment I entered it. The arc was so huge that I had to look up all the time and kept turning around to explore different aspect of it. All the lines and shapes were ‘moving’ while I was walking. Though it charges for the entrance fee as I didn’t expect to pay to get in it, but later the beauty it conceals was more unexpected. It’s worth paying to see it!

Jinbao Street

Jinbao Street lies north to Beijing’s Chang’an Avenue, east to the central axis of the city, and Forbidden City is only 1000 meters away from its west wing.

Walking on the street, you could see luxury hotels (Regent Beijing Hotel, Park Plaza Hotel, Legendale Palace Hotel and Xinhai Jinjiang Hotel), modern office buildings (Jinbao Tower, Huali Tower), Palace of Global Luxury – Jinbao Place, Hong Kong Jockey Club Beijing Clubhouse.

Wangfujing

Wangfujing is one of the busiest shopping street in downtown Beijing. Located in the east of Chang’an Avenue, Dongcheng District. Many newly built shopping complex around Wangfujing made it less prominent as it used to be, but still a must-see for many foreign visitors.

Oriental Plaza

Oriental Plaza is one of the landmark at Dongdan, Beijing. In between Wangfujing and Dongdan North Street. It’s built by wealthy businessman Li Ka-shing.

Intime Lotte Department Store

Intime Lotte Department Store is a new landmark located at Wangfujing. The giant building is filled with luxury brands like LV, Prada, Chanel and Amarni etc. If you are a shopaholic, don’t miss it.

Beijing South Railway Station

The building in the picture is the newly constructed Beijing South Railway Station. In the near feature, as a more efficient, greener choice, railway will replace some of the domestic airlines in China.

As the capital of the country, Bejing is naturally a cultural and economic magnet in northern China, the city faces many challenges to move people from one place to another. The many newly renovated and constructed railway stations are here to solve the problem. Beijing South Railway Station is one of them.

The enormous oval-shaped station was designed by the UK/Hong Kong architecture firm of Terry Farrell and Partners in collaboration with the Tianjin Design Institute.

Not just an amazing archtecture, there are some amazing numbers behind it to. Beijing South Railway Station has 24 platforms, and it has the capacity to dispatch 30,000 passengers per hour or 241,920,000 a year.