2022 BEIJING WINTER GAMES Tickets, Hotels, and Hospitality

<h2>Things to do During the 2022 Beijing Winter Games</h2><p>Beijing is the capital of Chinese civilization, anchored by foreboding temples and palaces, riddled with vast boulevards, and surrounded by the concentric circles of its ring roads. While visiting for the <b>2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games </b>encountering these mighty surges of people and traffic, Beijing retains pockets of pedestrian charm. Get caught in the fast lane, and there's nowhere more intense. Hang out in the gaps, where kites fly, tai chi flows, and old-timers chat, and Beijing can feel almost peaceful.</p><p>It all adds up to a city that requires both time and patience but offers rich rewards. Whether you're after the upturned eaves and imperial palaces of ancient China, the pomp and power of communist China, or the malls, jackhammers, and gridlock of rising China, Beijing serves all needs. Here are OleOle's picks for the best things to do in this one-of-a-kind city during the&nbsp;<b>2022 Beijing Winter Games</b>.</p><h3>Explore the Forbidden City</h3><p>The Forbidden City is a MUST visit during the <b>2022 Winter Olympic Games</b>. This 720,000 square-meter complex of red-walled pavilions and halls topped by a sea of glazed red tile, the Forbidden City is the largest palace in the world. It receives more visitors than any other attraction in the country. The Forbidden City is shrouded in history and is impervious to an excess of hype. It is extensive and compelling enough to draw repeat visits from even the most jaded travelers.&nbsp;</p><h3>Walk on the Great Wall</h3><p>Seeing the Great Wall for the first time is sure to get the blood flowing, for the full experience, you need to be prepared to walk. The section near&nbsp;Jinshanling&nbsp;is still in a different state of repair, with some areas freshly restored, others thoroughly crumbling. It runs over steep peaks, through patches of astonishing wilderness, and is a worthy introduction to this magnificent monument.</p><h3>Eat Like a Local</h3><p>For authentic, affordable Chinese cuisine, it's hard to beat the city's night market and outdoor street stalls, which come alive after dark. Chaotic spots like the&nbsp;Donghuamen Night Market&nbsp;and&nbsp;Wangfujing Snack Street, you can throw yourself into jostling crowds and vendors selling homestyle noodles, kebabs, hot pot, and, for more adventurous diners, scorpions and other insects. Perfect for an Olympic Selfie!&nbsp;</p><h3>Navigate Manmade Waterways</h3><p>Beijing's busy streets have become increasingly hazardous for those seeking to explore the capital on foot. The solution is a wander around the metropolis just below the pavement level on its humanmade waterways. The network is a combination of ancient canals, historic moats, and modern water features. The excellent pedestrian access takes walkers past gleaming skyscrapers and ramshackle hovels and beneath giant intersections.</p><h3>Marvel at the Workers' Cultural Palace</h3><p>This beautiful slice of imperial architecture is rarely busy, despite being located right next to the Forbidden City. The palace features much of the same architecture, grandeur, and historical gravitas of the Forbidden City yet is overlooked by many tourists. You will not be disappointed if you put these sites on your list to visit during your&nbsp;<b>2022 Beijing Olympic Games</b>&nbsp;trip.</p><h3>Ice Skating at Shichahai</h3><p>During the <b>2022 Beijing Winter Olympics,</b> make sure to visit the network of three lakes that run north of the Forbidden City. Shichahai is essential when you visit Beijing in February when&nbsp;Houhai,&nbsp;the southernmost lake, turns into a unique natural skate rink. There are also fun chair sleds for hire. Be sure to return in the evening, when Houhai Lake serves as a backdrop for late-night dining, cocktails, and twilight boat rides.</p><h3>Mao's Mausoleum</h3><p>After Mao Zedong died in 1976, the Communist Party, which he had molded in his image, ignored his wish to be cremated and instead embalmed his body for permanent display. Mao's crystal coffin is raised from its underground refrigeration unit each morning, and there is a guaranteed line of devotees outside ready to pay their respects. Whatever your feelings about Mao, it's a memorable experience. Just a note, this is the most revered man in China, so maintain a respectful demeanor while visiting.&nbsp;</p><h3>View Ancient Chinese Artifacts</h3><p>After a massive restoration effort that cost nearly $400 million, the&nbsp;National Museum,&nbsp;three times the size of the Louvre in Paris, will impress with its collection of more than one million cultural relics from China's lengthy history. Don't miss the exhibit on Ancient China, which covers in exhaustive detail the prehistoric era through China's Qing dynasty, the last of all the dynasties.</p><h3>Visit Imperial Glories at the Summer Palace</h3><p>Constructed from 1749 to 1764, this expanse of elaborate Qing-style pavilions, bridges, walkways, and gardens, scattered along the shores of immense Kunming Lake, is the grandest imperial playground in China. Between 1860 and 1903, the Summer Palace was twice leveled by foreign armies and then rebuilt. It's most often associated with the beautiful Empress Dowager Cixi, who made it her full-time residence.</p><h3>Enjoy the View at Jingshan Park</h3><p>If you want an unobstructed aerial view of the Forbidden City, this is where you'll find it. Pull out that camera and get those selfies! The park's central hill was built using earth leftover from the digging of the imperial moat and was the highest point in the city during the Ming dynasty. A tree on the east side of the hill marks the spot where the last Ming emperor, Chongzhen, supposedly hanged himself in 1644, just before Manchu and rebel armies overran the city. The original tree, derided as the "guilty sophora" during the Qing dynasty, was hacked down by Red Guards, who failed to recognize a fellow anti-imperialist.</p>