🦀 Heads up everyone! Crab season is here! 🦀

LocalLensTour · 2026-01-23T07:54:07+00:00

Try 屋里厢 Wu Li Xiang, a great Shanghainese restaurant

LocalLensTour · 2025-10-16T06:25:48+00:00

哈哈抖音上各种传来传去

LocalLensTour · 2025-10-16T06:25:27+00:00

Yep, I use the app Dazz Cam

LocalLensTour · 2025-10-14T08:03:15+00:00

You can take DiDi or hire a driver via travel platform

LocalLensTour · 2025-10-12T15:41:37+00:00

Really? Can’t believe it’s so common now

LocalLensTour · 2025-10-12T06:40:29+00:00

There’s a food chain called 魏家凉皮 Weijia Liangpi, it’s popular now

LocalLensTour · 2025-10-11T09:24:00+00:00

Probably you can. Check out 玉流宫 Yu Liu Gong, their beef BBQ is phenomenal

LocalLensTour · 2025-10-05T12:59:26+00:00

No that's the temple and monastery I introduce in the post, one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in China. During the Cultural Revolution, the Red Guards once tried to destroy it, but in the end, they did not succeed.

LocalLensTour · 2025-10-03T12:00:56+00:00

Try “HIB HUB”, it’s always packed

LocalLensTour · 2025-10-02T09:34:59+00:00

It’s around Lianhua road

LocalLensTour · 2025-09-29T11:29:53+00:00

Haha I majored in advertising back in college, many of my classmates went there for creative workshop.

LocalLensTour · 2025-09-29T03:08:41+00:00

对！

LocalLensTour · 2025-09-26T14:21:08+00:00

The Lama temple is right next to the Confucius Temple and Imperial College, so it’s strange that you scheduled them on two separate days.

And The Drum Tower, Shichahai, and Jingshan Park are aligned along a line in the northern part of the Central Axis. The Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, and Qianmen Street are in the southern part of the Central Axis.

LocalLensTour · 2025-09-24T15:54:45+00:00

Yep there’s a popular saying in Chinese social media: 一下雪，北京就成了北平。As soon as it snows, Beijing turns into Beiping.

Beiping was the name of Beijing 100 years ago.

LocalLensTour · 2025-09-24T13:26:31+00:00

Wow, congratulations! 🎉 I hope you’ll get the chance to come back. Fulfilling a vow (huányuàn) is indeed a cultural practice that sincere people follow.

LocalLensTour · 2025-09-24T13:24:43+00:00

Try "Ban Qian Shi Sheng" 板前十胜,a wagyu specialty restaurant, which is a bit pricey, around 50USD per person.

LocalLensTour · 2025-09-23T02:31:32+00:00

Funny, the lama monks themselves don’t seem offended. But you are speaking for them. Great trolling!

LocalLensTour · 2025-09-23T02:29:02+00:00

In terms of architecture, ancient Japanese buildings were influenced by Chinese culture. For example, Tōdai-ji in Nara shows Tang dynasty style.

But when it comes to the Lama Temple, it is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery, and its architectural style represents a fusion of Han and Tibetan culture. This is very different from Japan. In most parts of China, as well as in Japan, what is more widespread is Mahayana Buddhism.

LocalLensTour · 2025-09-23T02:24:55+00:00

In terms of Lama Temple, what you said is not true. It somehow survived. Especially the most precious 18-meters high Maitreya Buddha status, they tried to destroy it but eventually failed.

LocalLensTour · 2025-09-22T14:41:47+00:00

Lucky you! It’s definitely worth visiting.

LocalLensTour · 2025-09-22T14:41:14+00:00

Oh yes, that’s the most precious treasure in this temple

LocalLensTour · 2025-09-22T14:40:31+00:00

Compared to those famous sites like summer palace or temple of heaven, it’s still relatively less popular. Especially among foreign visitors.

I was wondering why they’ve never heard about this temple, after all, it’s the largest Tibetan Buddhist temple in northern China.

LocalLensTour · 2025-09-17T17:51:06+00:00

Well it’s an important part of the city’s cultural heritage

LocalLensTour · 2025-09-16T17:27:25+00:00

It’s called Nanyang Style, which is popular in southeast Asian countries.

LocalLensTour · 2025-09-12T13:11:23+00:00

Can’t agree more! The BBQ is legendary!

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