The Drum Tower
(Gu Lou)
It was built in the 18th year of the Yongle reign in Ming dynasty
(1420), and it was built on the tall and big City platform of brick.
About 33 meters high, it has cylindrical tiles, and the tower of
the green eave lies in the mountaintop. All of it is brick stone
structure, exquisite and firm, and every side has doors of an arch.
The clock and the drum floor lie in the North of the central axis
of Beijing. They and Mountain Jing(Jingshan)stand far apart facing
each other, set off each other, and it’s very beautiful. The Drum
Tower is the classical building of an ancient urban planning overall
arrangement of Beijing. (About 0.5km from
the hotel)
China International Exhibition Center
There are 8 exhibition halls, indoor venue, outdoor exhibition field
of 7,000 square meters, the parking areas of 10,000 square meters
of 60,000 square meters in China International Exhibition Center,
container place and the customs bonded warehouse of 3,000 square
meters of 10,000 square meters. This center holds the large-scale
international exhibition in the first-selected place. (About
4km from the hotel)
The Houhai Bar Street
A variety of bars, tea houses spread all over the place and are
set up along the lake, decorated with the colorful flags and lamps
to attract visitors, this is the famous Houhai bar street of Beijing.
Houhai Bar Street is a special one where Western-style bars and
Chinese style teahouses and alehouses coexist. It will give you
a kind of fresh, graceful feeling because of the beautiful water
scenery. And there are so many beautiful things that you simply
can’t take them all in. (About 1km from the
hotel)
Table Delicacies of Gui Street
Gui street is a cuisine variety street opening 24 hours. In the
evening, the more people are, the better the business is.
The moon rises, and the Chinese courtyard house is under the covering
of shade. The greeting of waiter's enthusiasm and breath of table
delicacies are full of rooms. Here have some delicious cooked food
and snacks make people enjoy endless after tasting.(About
0.5km from the hotel)
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