World's Best Cities to Travel In 2013

5) Beijing Best to enjoy: Cuisine and culture

Beijing in China is considered as the artistic and cultural centre. As per the National Geographic, "the city remains an epicenter of tradition with the treasures of nearly 2,000 years as the imperial capital still on view-in the famed Forbidden City and in the city's lush pavilions and gardens..."

This city has lot of attractions to offer. Beijing is famous for its luxurious palaces, temples, huge stone walls and gates. It has preserved several pagodas and stone pagodas like Pagoda of Tianning Temple that was established during the Liao Dynasty and the Pagoda of Cishou Temple was built during the Ming Dynasty way back in 1576.