
Kriti Nayyar has curated a list of the 20 best places to visit and things to do in Beijing to explore the city’s heart and soul.

From Great Wall excursions to museums, temples, and scenic areas, these are the best historic sites around Beijing.
Source: My 10 Favorite Historic Sites Everyone Must See Near Beijing
No tombs to visit this Tomb-Sweeping Day? The Ming Tombs make for a decent stand-in.
Source: The Ming Tombs Reopen Just in Time for Tomb-Sweeping Day
HUNDREDS more Terracotta Warriors have been found in an ancient Chinese tomb, adding to the thousands already discovered in the 1970s.
Source: Archaeology shock: Hundreds of Chinese Terracotta Warriors unearthed in mammoth discovery