China Guide
Beijing
East of the centre
As you head east from Tian'anmen Square, you enter the upmarket, commercial eastern side of the city. Here you'll find Wangfujing, the oldest shopping street in the city, and still one of the best, though these days the international zone of Jianguomen, further east, is rather more glamorous. It's not all mindless materialism; the China Art Gallery, at the north end of Wangfujing, and the Ancient Observatory on Jiangguomen are welcoming oases of culture.