Imperial Echoes: Beijing's Historic Monuments
Beijing · China
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Step back in time as you explore the architectural remnants of old Beijing. You will encounter towering ceremonial structures and the scholarly halls of the imperial academy. This walk reveals how the city's layout once served the needs of the empire.
The walk
Drum Tower
The former heartbeat of imperial timekeeping, from the Yuan dynasty to the fall of the last emperor.
Bell Tower
The former official timekeepers of the imperial city, where drums and bells once dictated the day.
Imperial College
The final imperial university of China, where the empire's elite memorized the Confucian classics.
South Gate
The South Gate in Beijing, China.
Data: OpenStreetMap contributors and Google Places
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How a walk works
The guide starts talking when you arrive.
This page is the map and the itinerary. The app is the guide who walks it with you.
Pick a walk
Every stop is a real place, already in walking order.
Pocket your phone
Follow the line on the live map, or download the walk before you lose signal.
Listen as you arrive
On a narrated walk the story starts on its own at each stop, so your eyes stay on the place.
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The route, followed
A live map with the turns called out, and a way back whenever you wander off it.
In four languages
English, French, Spanish and Arabic — the words and the voice, not just the labels.
Or build your own
Pick the places you actually want and the app works out the order to walk them in.
The unglamorous things
Toilets, pharmacies, cash points and water, without leaving the walk.
No signal needed
Download a walk before you go and it works under a souk roof or on a plane.
Picks up where you left off
Stop for lunch, come back tomorrow, and the walk is exactly where you left it.