China Central Television Headquarters

No two layouts of its 55 floors are the same... More

National Stadium

It isn't often that a building defines a city, and even becomes its icon, but that seems destined to be... More

Terminal 3

Beijing’s newly opened Terminal 3, designed by Norman Foster’s Foster & Partners, is a miracle of rapid-fire engineering and army-ant–intensity... More

China Art & Archives Warehouse

Not long ago, at the Asia Society on Park Avenue i... More

Chinese Contemporary

Wong gave me a tour of her gallery, an airy second-floor space with its original wood-beamed ceiling. Ma Liuming's arresting... More

Dashanzi Art District

Also known as Factory 798, this Bauhaus-style complex houses the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art. ... More

Imagine Gallery Laiguangying Donglu

Laetitia Gauden, a French curator who started the Imagine Gallery in Feijiacun in 2003, took me next door to Suojiacun... More

Long March Space

Not long ago, at the Asia Society on Park Avenue i... More

National Centre for the Performing Arts

A colossal monument to theatre, opera, and classical music opened in the Fall of 2007, just in time to impress... More

Red Gate

Not long ago, at the Asia Society on Park Avenue i... More

Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA)

The UCCA, founded by retired Belgian businessman Guy Ullens and his wife Myriam, is a nonprofit operation with an emphasis... More

12 sqm Bar and Café

Apothecary

Centro

Redmoon

Stone Boat Café

Bell Tower

Forbidden City

Gate of Heavenly Peace

Great Wall of China

China’s political, historical, and cultural capital demands at least three days—for the familiar landmarks of Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden... More