Driving Downtown Beijing | China’s Modern, Ancient and Vast Capital | 北京

Finally, I made my Beijing driving video for you guys.

0:00 Intro
1:29 Xinjiekou Street
17:36 Chang'an Avenue
32:20 Guomao CBD
54:49 Sanlitun Area
1:16:23 Other Downtown Area

Beijing, China’s sprawling capital, has history stretching back 3 millennia. Yet it’s known as much for modern architecture as its ancient sites such as the grand Forbidden City complex, the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Nearby, the massive Tiananmen Square pedestrian plaza is the site of Mao Zedong’s mausoleum and the National Museum of China, displaying a vast collection of cultural relics.

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What is Beijing most known for?
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The city is renowned for its opulent palaces, temples, parks, gardens, tombs, walls and gates. It has seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites—the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Ming Tombs, Zhoukoudian, and parts of the Great Wall and the Grand Canal—all of which are popular tourist locations.

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 21.89M as of 2021.

The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's largest state-owned companies. The metropolis, located in northern China, borders Hebei Province to the north, west, south, and a small section to the east, and Tianjin Municipality to the southeast.

Governed as a municipality under the direct administration of the national government, Beijing is divided into 14 urban and suburban districts and two rural counties. It is a major transportation hub, with dozens of railways, roads and motorways passing through the city, and the destination of many international flights to China.

As the capital of the People's Republic of China, Beijing is located in northern China, close to Tianjin Municipality and partially surrounded by Hebei Province.

The city covers an area of more than 16,410 square kilometers (6336 square miles) and has a population of 21.89 million people.

Beijing is a city with four distinct seasons. Its best is late spring and autumn.