Editor's note: As the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics approach, local enthusiasm for winter sports and entertainment is booming. Beijing's Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism recommends 10 sites where citizens can revel in winter activities. 

10. Grand View Garden (Daguanyuan)

Location: Xicheng District, Beijing

Beijing's Grand View Garden (Daguanyuan in Chinese) is a classical Chinese garden inspired by descriptions from "A Dream of Red Mansions," an ancient Chinese literary masterpiece. 

It is a large garden dotted with delicate pavilions, grand halls, courtyards and winding streams. In winter, visitors can meditate on the past in the snow-covered garden as if they were in a beautiful dream.