A Parent-Child Travel Guide to Beijing for First-Timers

Itinerary Day 1: Arrival in Beijing ✈️ Morning: Arrive in Beijing and check in to your hotel 🏨. Afternoon: Go to Tiananmen Square to watch the flag-raising ceremony (book 9 days in advance at 00:00) 🇨🇳. Evening: Enjoy traditional Beijing cuisine at Qianmen Street 🍜. Day 2: The Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven 🏯 Morning: Visit the Forbidden City (book 7 days in advance at 20:00). It is recommended to book 7 days in advance, with a daily limit of 5,000 people 🏛️. Afternoon: Go to the Temple of Heaven (book 7 days in advance at 21:00) and experience the ancient royal culture of worshiping heaven 🌞. Evening: Have dinner at Guijie Street and experience Beijing's nightlife 🌃. Day 3: The Summer Palace and Peking University 🏫 Morning: Visit the Summer Palace (ticket price: CNY 30, direct access via subway line 4) and enjoy the beautiful royal garden scenery 🌳. Afternoon: Visit Peking University (book 7 days in advance at 8:00) and experience the atmosphere of China's top university 🎓. Evening: Enjoy various Beijing snacks at Huguosi Snack Street 🍢. Day 4: The Great Wall and the Science and Technology Museum 🏰 Morning: Go to the Badaling Great Wall (book 10 days in advance at 20:00) and experience the heroic spirit of "He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man" 🧗‍♂️. Afternoon: Visit the China Science and Technology Museum (book 7 days in advance at 0:00) to stimulate children's scientific interests 🔬. Evening: Return to the hotel, pack your luggage, and prepare for your return trip 🧳. Recommended food 🍽️ Lao Beijing Baodu (quick-fried tripe): Beef tripe is a hotpot favorite, and quick-fried tripe is also delicious 🍲. Copper pot mutton hotpot: Enjoy the old Beijing style with a brass pot of mutton 🥩. Beijing Fried Liver: A traditional snack made with pig intestines and liver that becomes more and more fragrant the more you eat it 🍖. Beijing Roast Duck: World-famous, originating in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside 🦆. Men Ding Rou Bing (Meat Pie): A traditional snack with a thin crust and lots of filling, very satisfying 🥟. Stewed lungs and pork: A special delicacy, Huoshao (a type of baked wheaten cake) with pig intestines, lungs and other internal organs, a bowl combines staple food, non-staple food and hot soup 🍲. Old Beijing Fried Sauce Noodles: Among many noodles, Old Beijing Fried Sauce Noodles are the most unforgettable, with a wonderful taste 🍜. Beijing Cheese: A dairy dessert commonly found in the streets 🍨. Transportation Guide 🚗 Airplane: Beijing Capital International Airport and Daxing International Airport both have subways, buses and direct buses to the city center ✈️. Train/High-speed train: Commonly used stations include Beijing South Station, Beijing North Station, Beijing West Station and Beijing Station. High-speed trains reach most areas directly 🚄. City transportation: Subway: Starting price is CNY 3💰, charged according to mileage, up to CNY 7💰, the first and last trains are approx. 5:00–23:00 🚇. Bus: CNY 2–12💰, charged by stages, you need to swipe your card or insert coins when getting on and off the bus 🚌. Taxi: The starting price is CNY 14💰 within 3 km, the unit price is CNY 2.3💰/km, and an additional 20% will be charged at night from 22:59–5:00 🚕.