Beijing's Spiritual and Traditional Heritage
Beijing · China
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You will wander through ancient courtyards, sacred temples, and the narrow alleys of old Beijing. This walk takes you from the scholarly silence of Confucian shrines to the rhythmic echoes of the city's great drums. It is a perfect way to feel the pulse of the city's imperial and spiritual past.
The walk
Stops 1–6 of 11. The rest are in the app.
Temple of Confucius
The Temple of Confucius is an attraction in Beijing, China.
Yonghe Temple
Lama Temple is a place of worship in Beijing, China.
South Gate
The South Gate in Beijing, China.
Lama Temple
A royal prince's palace turned imperial temple and center for managing Mongolian and Tibetan affairs.
Beijing Temple of Confucius
The second largest Confucian temple in China, where imperial ritual met a tragic modern history.
Imperial College
The final imperial university of China, where the empire's elite memorized the Confucian classics.
Stop 7
Stop 8
Stop 9
- 5 more stops in the app
Data: OpenStreetMap contributors and Google Places
More walks in Beijing
6 walks
How a walk works
5 more stops in the app
This page shows the first 6 of 11 stops. The rest of the walk, and the guide who narrates it, are in the app.
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.
Free to install · Every city’s featured walk is free, start to finish.
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.