The Eastern Discovery Tour
Day 6

After leaving Beijing Amusement park I headed towards the Tiantangongmen Metro stop (line 5) which is where the famous Temple of Heaven is located.

After the Forbidden City I think this is one of Beijing's most visited attractions. As well as a large park it has 3 landmark attractions down a central route. The most striking of which is the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest.

Further South is this structure.

At the South end of the main area is the Altar to Heaven.

A photo looking North from the Altar to Heaven.

There are some good shopping opportunities. There's the Hongqiao Pearl Market, and the Toy Market.

As you might have guessed the bottom floor of the Toy Market is dedicated towards the sale of a variety of toys.

In the evening I got the Metro to Beixinqiao (line 5) where you can use exit B or C to reach Ghost Street.

Ghost Street is completely taken up with a huge number of Chinese Restaurants, all lit up by the neon signs and red lanterns.

Not only does it look spectacular, after putting up with the harassment at Houhai Lake a few evenings ago this was a welcome change of pace. You can walk down the road relatively undisturbed, making it a far better place to visit.

The only slight downer is a busy main road running down it. This isn't to bad though, and I didn't even notice inside the restaurant. The only thing to watch out for is there aren't many places to cross the road.

One of the many neon signs that decorate Ghost Street.