Beijing/Shijingshan

Subway line 1 (red) extends west into Shijingshan. The S1 line extends east from the suburbs. Bus and taxi journeys from central Beijing will be long.

• 🌍 Badachu (八大处; Bādàchǔ; lit. The Eight Great Sites) (Take Bus 311 north from the Pingguoyuan subway station to Badachu Middle School (八大处中学; Bādàchǔ Zhōngxué) and then walk north-west one kilometer). Badachu is comprised of eight Buddhist temples and monasteries at the foot of the Western Hills. Restored in the 1980s, the whole area is now a park and popular tourist destination for Beijingers wishing to escape city life. 
• Hope Park (希望公园; Xīwàng Gōngyuán). A small but attractive park south-east of Badachu. 

• 🌍 Fahai Temple (法海寺; Fàhǎi Sì) (3.5km northwest from the Pingguoyuan subway stop. Buses 311, 336, 527, 621 all head from around Pingguoyuan to the temple). This fifteenth century temple has some of the best-preserved and extensive Ming frescoes to be found. 
• Tianyi's Tomb (田义墓; Tiányì Mù), 80 Moshikou Dajie (模式口大街80号) (At the foot of Cuiwei Mountain and to the south of Fahai Temple). This is the most extensive and well-preserved Ming dynasty tomb of an eunuch. There is a Eunuch Culture Museum (¥8 entrance fee) at the same site. 
• 🌍 Cheng'en Temple (承恩寺; Chéng'ēn Sì), East Moshikou Dajie (模式口大街东部) (South of the Fahai Temple). This is another temple with a history of at least five hundred years. 
• 🌍 China Quaternary Glacier Museum (中国第四纪冰川陈列馆; Zhōngguó Dìsìjì Bīngchuān Chénlièguǎn), Moshikou Dajie (模式口大街) (Just south of Fahai). This museum was founded in 1992 and offers an introduction to geology, geography, and glaciers. 
• Beijing International Sculpture Park (北京国际雕塑公园 Běijīng Guójì Diāosù Gōngyuán) (Take subway line one to Yuqianlu), ☏ +86 10 68650422. Opened in 2002, this park places sculpture from around the world in an attractive, green setting. ¥5. 
• 🌍 Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery (八宝山革命公墓; Bābǎoshān Gémìng Gōngmù) (Head north from the Babaoshan subway stop). Originally a temple, this was made into the chief cemetery for Communist Party figures. Buried here are artist Xu Feihong, writer Lao She, and many of the most important CCP leaders. 
• 🌍 Cishan Temple (天泰山慈善寺; Tiāntàishān Císhàn Sì) (On Tiantai Mountain). This is also known as Tiantai Temple. You will be lucky to see this one: the temple only opens March 15–17 of every year. 

• Beijing Shooting Range (北京射击场; Běijīng Shèjī Chǎng), Xiangshan Nanlu 香山南路 (South-east of Badachu, next to the Fifth Ring Road). Shoot stuff at this Olympic-class shooting range. 
• Take a tour of Capital Steel (首钢工业旅游; Shǒugāng Gōngyè Lǚyóu) (One kilometer west from the Gucheng subway stop), ☏ +86 10 88296558. Since 2001, Capital Steel has been offering tours of its facilities and explanations of how steel is made. Get a Chinese-speaker to call find out when the tours are running. 

• Wanda Plaza. Shopping mall. 

• Huang Ji Huang Stewing Pot (Pingguoyuan Branch) (黄记煌三汁焖锅 (苹果园)), 2 Grain Shop, Pingguoyuan (苹果园第二粮店), ☏ +86 10 88756828. 10AM-10:30PM. 
• Mei Zhou Dong Po Restaurant (Shijingshan Branch) (眉州东坡酒楼 (石景山店)), 22 Shijingshan Road (石景山路22号) (Bus 337, 389, 622, 663, 728, 742, 941), ☏ +86 10 88680808. 9:30AM-11PM. Sichuan cuisine. 
• Fengbozhuang (风波庄), 43 Gucheng South Road (古城南路43号) (Metro Line 1 to Gucheng Station, exit B, or bus 337, 621, 318, 941, 728, 959 to Gucheng Stop), ☏ +86 10 68880812. 10:30AM-midnight. 
• Xiaotudou (Gucheng Branch) (小土豆美食 (古城店)), 6 Gucheng Xiaojie (古城小街甲6号), ☏ +86 10 68885396. 11AM-10:30PM.