Indagare Tours: Discovering Beijing through its Religion and Philosophy

This three-hour walking tour of central Beijing with an historian explores 4,000 years of Chinese thought, from Confucianism to modern Buddhist practice. Visit several important temples still active in central Beijing and learn how the three major religions of China—Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism—overlap and diverge through history. You will also walk through a traditional hutong neighborhood and discuss how religious practice fits into contemporary Chinese life since 1949. Although we'll discuss a history of ideas on this tour, it's a very tangible experience of Beijing and her neighborhoods.