Fengtai District

Getting there

1 Beijing West Railway Station. Subway lines 9, 10, 14 and Fangshan can get you into Fengtai.

See

1 Wanping Fortress (宛平城 Wǎnpíng Chéng). A Ming-era defensive fortress next to the Lugou Bridge. Shell-holes made in the 1937 Japanese attack are still visible. Take subway line 14 to Dawayao. Then walk 500m south on the Jing-Shi Expressway side road (stay on the west side of the expressway). After 500m, a street turns off to the west, and it's a 200m walk to the fortress. 2 Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (中国人民抗日战争纪念馆), 101 Wanping Fortress Inner Street, Lugou Bridge (卢沟桥宛平城内街101号) (Inside the Wanping Fortress), ☏ +86 10 63777088, +86 10 63777188, [email protected]. 09:00-16:30, closed on Mondays. The largest museum in China dedicated to the Second Sino-Japanese War. Free. (updated Jun 2020) 3 Lugou Bridge (卢沟桥 Lúgōu Qiáo) (Just west of Wanping Fortress). Dating back to the late 1100s and spanning the Yongding River, the Lugou Bridge is both architecturally and historically important. Noted by Marco Polo in the 13th century as a "very fine stone bridge" it came to be known in the West as simply the Marco Polo Bridge. An incident between Japanese and Chinese forces here in 1937 marked the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War. 4 World Park (世界公园 Shìjiè Gōngyuán), 158 Huāxiāng Dàbǎotái 丰台区花乡大葆台158号 (Metro: Dabaotai, Fangshan Line), ☏ +86 10 83613344. Opened in 1993, this park, as seen in Jia Zhangke's film The World, contains large-scale replicas of famous buildings around the world (including Manhattan's destroyed World Trade Center towers). There are also song-and-dance shows and acrobatic displays. Kind of fake. Not recommended among local citizen. Adults ¥65, children and concessions ¥35. 5 Dabaotai Western Han Tombs Museum (大葆台西汉墓博物馆 Dàbǎotái Xī Hàn Mù Bówùguǎn), ☏ +86 10 63736427. 9AM-4PM. If you've made it all the way out to the World Park, walk 500m south and you'll find a museum at the site of the Western Han tombs discovered in 1974. ¥10, concessions ¥5. 6 Lianhuachi Park (莲花池公园 Liánhuā Chí Gōngyuán), 4

Eat

Wangjin Ge (旺金阁; Wàngjīn​gé), 5 Dujiakan South Road (杜家坎南路5号; Dù​jiā​kǎn​nán​lù (Bus 917 to Dujiakan Stop (杜家坎)), ☏ +86 10 51156916. 10:30AM-9:30PM.

Sleep

Budget Qiao Yuan Fandian. Located not far west from Beijing South train station. About ¥20 from Beijing Zhan (Beijing Train station) by taxi, or take buses 744 or 20; best from Qianmen near Tiananmen Square. Level 6 has a laundry, kitchen, and travel agency. Internet access is located towards the train station (look for the fish net character (网) on the signs, or ask for 'wang ba') or a few blocks away to the west near KFC, McDonalds and a supermarket. Plenty of restaurants can be found nearby, and also don't miss the Art Deco interior of the hotel/restaurant when its lit up at night (head towards KFC). There's a whopping ¥200 deposit but 4 bed dorms with A/C are reasonably priced at ¥31 or ¥260/360 for standard suites, the more expensive option in the building in the back (newer). Home Inn (Beijing Tiantan Nanmen) (如家酒店 (北京天坛南门店); Rújiājiǔdiàn (Běijīngtiāntánnánméndiàn)), Building 18 Ding'an Dongli, Ding'an Road (定安路定安东里18号楼; Dìngānlù Dìngāndōnglǐ) (Less than 1km northwest of Liujiayao Metro Station (line 5) and approx 1.5km straight south from the south gate of Tiantan), ☏ +86 10 6763 9191, fax: +86 10 6763 3131. Small rooms with free internet. Meeting facilities, ticket office and laundry service available. Chinese restaurant and room service. Listed rates for doubles from ¥179, discounted from ¥164; breakfast ¥15. Home Inn (Liuliqiao) (如家酒店 (北京六里桥店); Rújiājiǔdiàn (Běijīngliùlǐqiáodiàn)), 14 Southend of West Ring Road Four (西三环南路14号; Xīsānhuánnánlù) (Buses 324, 349, 483, 685, 944, 993 to Xiju Station (西局)), ☏ +86 10 6346 8788, fax: +86 10 6346 8488. Rooms with free internet. Business center, ticket office and laundry service available. Chinese restaurant and western breakfast. Listed rates for doubles from ¥179, discounted from ¥164; breakfast ¥15. Home Inn (Qingta) (如家酒店 (北京青塔店); Rújiājiǔdiàn (Běijīngqīngtǎdiàn)), 2 Qingtaxili (青塔西里甲2号; Qīngtǎxīlǐjiǎ) (Just outside middle section of West Ring Road Four, bus 64), ☏ +86 10 6867 9935, fax: +86 10 6867 9208