Lama Temple, literally Yonghegong, is the largest monastery of the Gelu School of Tibetan Buddhism in Beijing, which features an impressive fifty-four-foot high Buddha carved from one piece of Tibetan sandalwood. It originally served as an official residence for court eunuchs, and was later converted into a monastery for monks of Tibetan Buddhism, under the reign of Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty.

Gong Wang Fu, also called Prince Kung’s Mansion, the Mansion is endowed with elegant ancient buildings, beautiful gardens as well as rich culture and history. The residences of the Mansion are neat courtyards with three main roads and multiple entries while the garden creates three distinctive lines of landscape on the east, middle and west roads based on its conditions. Thus, the scenery changes at every step and boasts different styles.

Hutong is the name given to a narrow lane, alley, or small street between rows of single-storey Siheyuan dwelled by Beijingers in the past. People say that the real culture of Beijing lies in the culture of Hutong and Siheyuan. They give an insight to the old lifestyle of ordinary Beijingers and have special appeal to tourists.

This place is a great choice to relax and refresh as there are small bars, restaurants and coffee shops. The stores are closely packed along the street, and a wide variety of cheap souvenirs with Beijing characteristics can be found there.

Paper-cutting is a very distinctive visual art of Chinese handicrafts. It originated from the 6th century when women used to paste golden and silver foil cuttings onto their hair at the temples, and men used them in sacred rituals. So join this trip, you can experience paper-cutting in a local family.