Temple Of Heaven International Youth Hostel, Beijing

As a branch of East Morning Sun Youth Hostel, the Temple of Heaven International Youth Hostel has the convenient location with enjoyable surroundings, good facilities with budget prices, as well as great services with wonderful tour arrangements.

Surrounded by three parks, the Temple of Heaven, the Longtan Lake Park and the Beijing Amusement Park, the hostel is located by the side of the Second Ring Road in the south of Beijing with Bianyifan Roast Duck Restaurant and other Chinese restaurants near by. It is also easy to find supermarkets, stores, banks and post offices in the neighborhood. Behind the noisy street, a lovely garden is in the front of the hostel, where you can relax in the fresh air and feel the comfortable and peaceful atmosphere. It is only 5 minutes walking distance to the Temple of Heaven where Emperors worshiped their ancestors in the ancient time. Today many people practice Taichi (Shadowing boxing) there in the early morning, and you will probably get a chance to learn a bit. Not far away from the hostel, Longtan Park is free to get in and a fantastic place to have a picnic by the side of the lake, you can share your traveling experiences with friends...

There are a lot of buses available to the Tian'anmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Liulichang Culture Street, as well as the Qianmen bus & subway center. What's more, it is easy to take a bus to:
1. The Pearl Market----- you can buy something for your families, friends.
2. The Silk Market------ same as the Hongqiao Market (Pearl Market in Chinese) where you can find something with cheaper prices.
3. Panjiayuan Antique Market-----you can find Chinese antiques, paintings, calligraphies and some other souvenirs...
4. Wangfujing Street-----the famous shopping street with malls; the well known Night Market, where there are various traditional Chinese food and enjoy yourself.
If you are bored taking buses to these places, just get a bike from our hostel since they are all reachable by bike.

With favorable neighborhood, the five-floor hostel building has elevator and common room where you can read books, magazines, play chesses, cards and so on. What's more, you can find both Chinese and western restaurant in the hostel with English menus, offering tasty food, make you feel like staying at home. In the western bar, you can watch DVDs, meet friends, share your traveling experiences, etc. There are international call facilities and security lockers, big enough for cameras and lap-tops. The tourist information office in the lobby offers free traveling information about Beijing and beyond. In the mean while, our hostel offers a wide range of accommodation types to fit all levels of budget. Further discounts can also be offered for long-term guests:
1, Free for sending to the train stations for the one who has stayed above 5 days.
2, Free entrance ticket of the Temple of Heaven for the one who has stayed above 3 days.

The services we provide here will bring you convenience:
-Laundry Service
-Bikes rental
-Airport pick up (please contact us 48 hours in advance)

The hostel offers cheap rooms and free services to western and Chinese customers. The rate is from just about 7 US dollar for a bed. Living in such a lovely place with good accommodation and safety, the best bargain you will have. Furthermore, the hostel has many more FREE services. For example, free internet service with your own laptop, free temple and hutong tour, free Chinese folk arts show, free satellite TV and DVD show, etc.
Living here, you could get more fun than a normal hostel. We can tell you things to do, where to go and where to eat from a local's view. Beijing has not only the Great wall, the Emperor's Palace, Buddhist temple, folk arts, traditional opera and acrobatics, but also it has pop music show, modern art gallery, crazy clubs, bars, and secret night life. We will show you all.

Once you are here, you will be here again.