Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Today we're exploring some of Beijing's most famous attractions including Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City (Palace Museum), Jingshan Park, eat Peking Duck and go shopping for JellyCats.
👉 Free China Guide Book PDF with all our tips, tricks, best hotels, places to visit and more. bit.ly/TSChinaGuide
After catching the subway from our hotel near Universal Studios Beijing into the city centre, we begin the day with an unexpected mission... trying to find one of China's exclusive Jellycat plush toys for Holly.
From there we visit the iconic Tiananmen Square before exploring the incredible Forbidden City, one of the world's largest and most famous palace complexes. We then go to Jingshan Park and get a great view over the Forbidden City.
After working up an appetite, it's time to enjoy one of Beijing's most famous dishes – authentic Peking Duck at the legendary Quan Jude restaurant.
We finish the day exploring some of Beijing's shopping malls as the search for the perfect Jellycat continues!
In this video:
🏛️ Tiananmen Square
👑 The Forbidden City
🥢 Authentic Peking Duck at Quan Jude
🛍️ Shopping for exclusive China Jellycats
🚇 Travelling around Beijing by subway
🇨🇳 Exploring China's capital city
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My China Links:
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China Guide Book
Totally FREE guidebook to China
👉 bit.ly/TSChinaGuide
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Pandaville:
Specialise in exclusive small group family travel and offers unique experiences. They arrange everything, flights, accommodation, activities and transport check them out here:
👉 bit.ly/pandaville
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Accommodation:
👉 Park Inn Universal Beijing: bit.ly/ParkInnBeijing
👉 Crowne Plaza Chengdu Panda Garden: bit.ly/CrownePlazaPanda
👉 Crowne Plaza Chengdu City Centre: bit.ly/CPChengdu
👉 I use Trip.com for 98% of my Hotels: bit.ly/TSTripDotCom
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Activities:
👉 For all China attraction tickets I recommend Trip.com here: bit.ly/tripdot-com
👉 Panda Research Base Tickets: bit.ly/PandaBase
👉 Leshan Giant Buddha: bit.ly/Leshan-Buddha
👉 Sanxingdui Museum: bit.ly/SanxingduiMuseum
👉 Dujiangyan Scenic Area: bit.ly/Dujiangyan
👉 Mount Qingcheng: bit.ly/Qingcheng
👉 Sichuan Opera: bit.ly/SichuanOperaGYG
👉 Guruwalk Free Walking Tours around the World: bit.ly/TSGuruWalk
👉 Forbidden City Tour (Klook): bit.ly/ForbiddenCityBeijingTour
👉 Forbidden City Tour (Get Your Guide): bit.ly/ForbiddenCityGYG
👉 Klook - Tickets, Tours and Activities: bit.ly/TSKlook
For all Klook links use code TRAVELSHORTSKLOOK for up to 10% off
👉 Get Your Guide - Tickets, Tours and Activities: bit.ly/TSGetYourGuide
👉 Get Your Guide App: bit.ly/GYGAPP
For all Get Your Guide links use code TRAVELSHORTS5 for 5% off
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Travel:
👉 Trip.com, the best place to get Flights, Hotels and Activities: bit.ly/TripFlights
👉 Best place to buy China Train Tickets bit.ly/ChinaTrainTickets
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Theme Parks:
👉 Universal Studios Beijing Tickets bit.ly/TSUniversal
👉 Shanghai Disneyland Tickets: bit.ly/ShangDisney
👉 Hong Kong Disneyland Tickets: bit.ly/3MVrsxf
👉 Happy Valley: bit.ly/HappyValleyChengdu
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Other:
👉 Airalo Esim: bit.ly/Airalo-ESIM use referral code MARK6579 to get $3 off.
👉 Astrill VPN, the VPN I used during my 2024 China trip: bit.ly/TS-VPN
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:58 Using Beijing Subway
04:28 Joy City Shopping Mall Beijing
06:27 Tiananmen Square
12:38 Forbidden City
23:32 Jingshan Park
28:06 Qianmen Street
30:01 Peking Duck at Quan Jude
36:27 Shopping in Beijing
Today we're exploring some of Beijing's most famous attractions including Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City (Palace Museum), Jingshan Park, eat Peking Duck and go shopping for JellyCats.
👉 Free China Guide Book PDF with all our tips, tricks, best hotels, places to visit and more. bit.ly/TSChinaGuide
After catching the subway from our hotel near Universal Studios Beijing into the city centre, we begin the day with an unexpected mission... trying to find one of China's exclusive Jellycat plush toys for Holly.
From there we visit the iconic Tiananmen Square before exploring the incredible Forbidden City, one of the world's largest and most famous palace complexes. We then go to Jingshan Park and get a great view over the Forbidden City.
After working up an appetite, it's time to enjoy one of Beijing's most famous dishes – authentic Peking Duck at the legendary Quan Jude restaurant.
We finish the day exploring some of Beijing's shopping malls as the search for the perfect Jellycat continues!
In this video:
🏛️ Tiananmen Square
👑 The Forbidden City
🥢 Authentic Peking Duck at Quan Jude
🛍️ Shopping for exclusive China Jellycats
🚇 Travelling around Beijing by subway
🇨🇳 Exploring China's capital city
________________________
My China Links:
___
China Guide Book
Totally FREE guidebook to China
👉 bit.ly/TSChinaGuide
___
Pandaville:
Specialise in exclusive small group family travel and offers unique experiences. They arrange everything, flights, accommodation, activities and transport check them out here:
👉 bit.ly/pandaville
___
Accommodation:
👉 Park Inn Universal Beijing: bit.ly/ParkInnBeijing
👉 Crowne Plaza Chengdu Panda Garden: bit.ly/CrownePlazaPanda
👉 Crowne Plaza Chengdu City Centre: bit.ly/CPChengdu
👉 I use Trip.com for 98% of my Hotels: bit.ly/TSTripDotCom
___
Activities:
👉 For all China attraction tickets I recommend Trip.com here: bit.ly/tripdot-com
👉 Panda Research Base Tickets: bit.ly/PandaBase
👉 Leshan Giant Buddha: bit.ly/Leshan-Buddha
👉 Sanxingdui Museum: bit.ly/SanxingduiMuseum
👉 Dujiangyan Scenic Area: bit.ly/Dujiangyan
👉 Mount Qingcheng: bit.ly/Qingcheng
👉 Sichuan Opera: bit.ly/SichuanOperaGYG
👉 Guruwalk Free Walking Tours around the World: bit.ly/TSGuruWalk
👉 Forbidden City Tour (Klook): bit.ly/ForbiddenCityBeijingTour
👉 Forbidden City Tour (Get Your Guide): bit.ly/ForbiddenCityGYG
👉 Klook - Tickets, Tours and Activities: bit.ly/TSKlook
For all Klook links use code TRAVELSHORTSKLOOK for up to 10% off
👉 Get Your Guide - Tickets, Tours and Activities: bit.ly/TSGetYourGuide
👉 Get Your Guide App: bit.ly/GYGAPP
For all Get Your Guide links use code TRAVELSHORTS5 for 5% off
___
Travel:
👉 Trip.com, the best place to get Flights, Hotels and Activities: bit.ly/TripFlights
👉 Best place to buy China Train Tickets bit.ly/ChinaTrainTickets
___
Theme Parks:
👉 Universal Studios Beijing Tickets bit.ly/TSUniversal
👉 Shanghai Disneyland Tickets: bit.ly/ShangDisney
👉 Hong Kong Disneyland Tickets: bit.ly/3MVrsxf
👉 Happy Valley: bit.ly/HappyValleyChengdu
___
Other:
👉 Airalo Esim: bit.ly/Airalo-ESIM use referral code MARK6579 to get $3 off.
👉 Astrill VPN, the VPN I used during my 2024 China trip: bit.ly/TS-VPN
* Please note that these are affiliate codes which I may receive a commission on at no additional cost to you.
_______________________
👉 Subscribe: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=travelshorts
👉 My blog: travelshorts.com
👉 Facebook: facebook.com/travelshorts
👉 Instagram: instagram.com/travelshorts
👉 Twitter: twitter.com/travelshorts
👉 Travel Guides: travelshortsguide.com
👉 Flickr: flickr.com/photos/travelshorts
👉 TikTok: tiktok.com/@travelshorts.com
👉 Find more videos: youtube.com/travelshorts
📷 My camera and editing gear: bit.ly/travelshortsgear
Unlike most YouTubers I don't want money from you via Patreon, I make these videos for fun not for profit, but if you feel like you want to donate anything please consider giving to charity instead:
👉 Just Giving: justgiving.com/fundraising/travelshorts
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:58 Using Beijing Subway
04:28 Joy City Shopping Mall Beijing
06:27 Tiananmen Square
12:38 Forbidden City
23:32 Jingshan Park
28:06 Qianmen Street
30:01 Peking Duck at Quan Jude
36:27 Shopping in Beijing
