Lesser-known Free Photography Spots in Beijing!!!

1⃣ Model Bookstore Poetry Space 📍Address: Inside Courtyard No. 85, Tonglinge Road ⏰Opening Hours: 10:00-18:30 . 2⃣ China Art Research Institute Oil Painting Academy 📍Address: No. 1704, Gaojiadian Cultural and Art New Street, Chaoyang District ⏰Opening Hours: 9:00-17:00 (Closed on Mondays) 🎫Ticket: Free · 3⃣ Meike Cave Museum 📍Address: No. 99, Chaoyangmen Outer Street ⏰Opening Hours: 10:00-20:00 🎫Ticket: Free . 4⃣ Dongjiaominxiang (Western-style Architecture Complex) 📍Address: Subway Chongwenmen-A1 Exit (Walking distance to the eastern starting point of Dongjiaominxiang.) Check-in spots ✅St. Michael's Church✅Former Site of the French Post Office ✅China Court Museum✅Former Site of the Belgian Legation · 5⃣ Aoge Art Museum🗿 📍Address: No. 26, Dongzhimen Outer Street, Chaoyang District (Navigate to Aoge Art Museum) ⏰Opening Hours: 9.00-17.00 🎫Ticket: Free . 6⃣ Cloud Center Library 📍Address: 50 meters northeast of the intersection of Fengrun Middle Road and Yongcheng North Road, second floor of the Emerald Academy Sales Office ⏰Opening Hours: 9:00-18:00 . 7⃣️ China Film Museum 📍Address: No. 9, Nanying Road, Caochangdi, Chaoyang District, Beijing ⏰Opening Hours: 9:00-17:00 🎫Ticket: Free Beijing·China

Beloved Church in the Capital | The Eternal Landmark of Dongjiaominxiang ⛪

The St. Michael's Church (Dongjiaominxiang Catholic Church) is situated at No. 13, Dongjiaominxiang Street, a renowned location in the capital city. On holidays, this place is bustling with street photography, wedding photoshoots, and tourists. The church was established in 1901 by a French missionary, Gao Sidu. The church faces south with its back to the north, designed in a pseudo-European Gothic style. It features a brick-wood structure with exposed brick walls. The facade is adorned with three pointed bell towers, pointed arches, wall columns, stained glass windows, and wall niches. Inside, thirty round columns provide support. In 1995, it was declared a "Beijing Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Unit". The Dongjiaominxiang alley stretches approximately 1.6km. An hour is sufficient for a leisurely stroll, sightseeing, and photography. [ThumbsUp] Recommended route: Chongwenmen Subway Station Exit E -> Former Belgian Embassy -> St. Michael's Cathedral -> Former French Embassy -> Former French Post Office -> Court Museum. ⚠️ Lighting: There are residential buildings blocking the east side of the church, so it takes about 2 hours after sunrise for the light to gradually reach the church. The best, warmest, and softest light may be around six in the evening in summer, and possibly four in winter. #PretendingToBeAbroad #BeautifulChurches #CatholicChurch #Dongjiaominxiang #CatholicChurch @CommunityVSteward @CommunityWelfareOfficer

Beijing City Walk | Old Beijing Hutong

There are many hutongs in Beijing, some of which are even known as 'one hutong, half of China'. The grey walls and tiles of Beijing's hutongs are the product of a long history, reflecting the face of Beijing's history. It is not only the place where ordinary people in Beijing live, but also an important stage for the historical and cultural development of the capital. Each hutong has its own story and has had a legendary experience. Therefore, traveling to Beijing, strolling around the hutongs, and savoring them carefully is a very characteristic and interesting thing.

Riding in Citywalk in autumn, taking a romantic autumn tour in Dongjiaomin Lane

Beijing turns into a beautiful 'Beiping' in autumn, The autumn atmosphere scattered in the alleys and lanes, 🍂 There is exquisite romance and comforting fireworks, Especially the Dongjiaomin Lane - Yangmeizhu Xiejie route, There are both Western-style buildings and the original appearance of old Beijing hutongs, The yellow leaves scattered on both sides of the road are full of atmosphere. Riding and strolling in Citywalk in this season, 🚴 Is the correct way to enjoy autumn. - 🗺️Route: Chongwenmen Subway Station➡️Dongjiaomin Lane➡️St. Michael's Church➡️Embassy Building Group➡️Court Museum➡️Qianmen Street➡️Yangmeizhu Xiejie - ❶The whole route takes about 2 hours, and some sections can be cycled. Subway travel is recommended as parking is not very convenient nearby🅿️ ❷ Dongjiaomin Lane and Yangmeizhu Xiejie are also good places for taking pictures. It is recommended to go after three in the afternoon, when the light is just right and the characters are very soft📷 ❸ There are also many cafes in the hutongs around Qianmen and Yangmeizhu Xiejie. If you have plenty of time, you can experience the fireworks in the lanes☕️ 📍

This hutong has undergone centuries of historical changes, and it is also linked to the history of the humiliating old China. It carries too many memories of the Chinese people. Dongjiaominxiang has many embassies in the country. This is the longest hutong in Beijing. Many beautiful Xiaoyanglou now Dongjiaomin Lane has not seen the traces of the war in the past after years of baptism. But the bricks and watts in the hutong still seem to have immortal memories.