There are very few places in the world where you’ll get to check off as many items on your bucket list as in Beijing ... all while eating like a king and shopping until you drop.

In the Houhai neighbourhood north of the Chinese capital’s centre, a shop hung out a sign before 10am saying Bing Dwen Dwen souvenirs were sold out. The Beijing Olympic organising committee ...

That begs the question: Which section? Only an hour's drive northwest of Beijing, the Badaling section is convenient, hosts a large souvenir market, and has a gondola to whisk visitors up and down ...