Nightmarks in Beijing
7 nightmarks documented
Huguang Huiguan — Beijing's haunted opera house built for the poor
Phantom Peking opera fills this 1807 guild hall built on a graveyard — Qing dynasty figures sit in the audience and unseen hands adjust performers' costumes.
Forbidden City — 600 years of imperial ghosts in the heart of Beijing
Imperial court music plays in empty halls and Qing dynasty maids walk by lantern light — the Forbidden City closes at 5 PM. Staff know why.
Prince Gong's Mansion — the haunted palace of Beijing's most corrupt official
China's most corrupt official was forced to kill himself in 1799 — his ghost guards hidden gold amid the exquisite gardens of this Qing dynasty mansion.
Tomb of General Yuan — the spectral warrior of Beijing's Chongwen District
A general in ancient armor still guards his Beijing tomb amid skyscrapers — locals leave offerings to appease the spectral warrior whose rest has been disturbed.
Former Residence of Cao Xueqin — the ghost of China's greatest novelist, Beijing
China's greatest novelist died before finishing his masterpiece — the sound of his brush on paper still emanates from the study where he wrote Dream of the Red Chamber.
Chaonei No. 81 — Beijing's most famous haunted mansion
Abandoned concubines hanged themselves when their master fled the Communist revolution — Beijing's most haunted mansion still screams from behind its locked doors.
Great Wall of China — phantom soldiers patrol the world's longest fortification
Millions died building it and were buried within — phantom soldiers in ancient armor still patrol the world's longest fortification through mountain fog.