With Children's Day here, Beijing has unveiled 10 child-friendly travel routes designed around cultural heritage, science exploration, and more. These specially curated routes encourage children to explore the city from their own perspectives.
"Explore the City, Discover the Future" Themed Routes
Route 1: "Little Planners" Along the Beijing Central Axis
Stops: Dashilar Child-Friendly Block - Xiannongtan (Altar of Agriculture) - Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center - Qianmen Street - Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall - Shichahai Cultural Exhibition Center - Bell and Drum Towers
Recommended ages: 6+
Route 2: "Little Gardeners" of the Hutongs in the Imperial City
Stops: Weijing Garden of Jingshan Subdistrict's Child-Friendly Block and - Meihousishi Jingshan Civic Cultural Center - Jiaolou Library
Recommended ages: 5-12
Route 3: "Little Inventors" of Zhongguancun
Stops: "Colorful School Path" of Zhongguancun Subdistrict's Child-Friendly Block - Scientific and Cultural Block of Zhongguancun Participatory Innovation - China Soong Ching Ling Science and Culture Center for Young People
Recommended ages: 4-15 (depending on activities)
Route 4: "Young Scientific Explorers" Looking to the Stars
Stops: Beijing Planetarium - China Science and Technology Museum - China Scientists Museum
Recommended ages: 5-12
Route 5: "Nature Discoverers" in the Urban Oasis
Stops: Olympic Forest Park - China National Botanical Garden - Nanhaizi Park (Milu Deer Park) - Beijing Wenyuhe Park
Recommended ages: All ages
Route 6: Little Ecological Observers by the Grand Canal
Stops: Central Green Forest Park - Grand Canal Museum of Beijing - Children's Library of Beijing Library - Grand Canal Forest Park
Recommended ages: All ages
Route 7: "Little Readers" in a City of Books
Stops: Zhongshuge (Raycom Infotech Park) - Beijing Honglou Public Library - Tongyue Academy of Wangfujing Bookstore - Page One (Beijing Fun)
Recommended ages: 4+
Route 8: "Little Olympic Champions" on the Ice Ribbon
Stops: National Speed Skating Oval ("Ice Ribbon") - National Stadium ("Bird's Nest") - National Aquatics Center ("Water Cube") - Olympic Forest Park
Recommended ages: 5+
Route 9: "Little Farmers" in the Countryside of Beijing
Stops: Child-Friendly Block of Xinzhuang Village, Xingshou Town - Rural Outlets Street of Liugou Village - City Farm of China Academy of Agricultural Mechanization Sciences
Recommended ages: 4-12
Route 10: Young Inheritors Following Revolutionary Footprints
Stops: Museum of the Communist Party of China - Memorial of Site of Tunnel Warfare of Jiaozhuanghu Village - Former Residence of Li Dazhao - Xiangshan Museum of Founding of New China
Recommended ages: 6–14
(Source: www.beijing.gov.cn)