Located in Chaoyang district in Beijing (famous tourist city for top China tours), Chaonei Church is believed to be connected with a ghost story. Legend has it that a British priest who originally constructed Chaonei disappeared without a trace before the church was completed. A team was then sent to investigate by the Church of England, only to find a strange tunnel from under the crypt to Jiuxianqiao Lu in Dashanzi. Later, before the fall of the Qing Dynasty, the church became the residence of a National Party officer, who was never home. And as a result, his wife was so distraught that she committed suicide in the church. Some nights you can hear her screams in the corridors of the church. Today, although it is abandoned, some who pass by experience a feeling of unease.
Address: Chaonei Church 81 Chaoyangmennei (On the north side of the road, opposite Simin Primary School), Chaoyang district.
6 Huguang Huiguan
Huguang Huiguan was haunted since it was built on an ancient graveyard. During the Republic of China period, a rich philanthropist decided to build a home for the poor on the site but employed a janitor who was so disfigured by leprosy that even the dead couldn’t bear to see him. But now it is an Beijing opera (should be watched to color your affordable China tours) museum holding regular performances. Rumor has it that if you throw a stone into the courtyard, loud scolding will be heard, yet there is no one there.
Address: Huguang Huiguan Hufang Bridge, Xuanwu district. Beijing.
7 Tomb of General Yuan
Situated in Chongwen district, Beijing, the tomb of General Yuan is believed to be haunted by his spirit at night. As a loyal supporter of the Ming Dynasty, the general tried everything in his power to protect the land of the imperial family. However, malicious lies were spread in the emperor’s ear, which cast doubt on his good intentions and finally led to his painful death from 1,000 cuts. Rumor has it that he vowed that his soul would always guard Liaodong Peninsula, before his execution. The people of Beijing were so angry about his supposed disloyalty that they ate his remains, leaving only his head, which was saved by one of his faithful soldiers and buried at Guanchu Men, where his family has held guard ever since. Some claim that his ghost wanders around this area at night to seek revenge or guard the land. So don't go there in the evening after your popular China tour package.
Address: General Yuan's tomb, Zhongsitiao, Huashi Dajie, Chongwenmen, Chongwen district.
8 Former Residence of Cao Xueqin
Rumor has it that the house where Cao Xueqin wrote A Dream of Red Mansions, one of the four great classic Chinese novels, is now owned by a small orchestra in a Xicheng district hutong. Much like the family in this novel, his family was once prominent but later torn apart. He responded by moving into this home, where he created the novel. Despite the house being transformed into a wedding photography studio, local residents said the sound of music playing on traditional stringed and woodwind instruments could be heard late at night, accompanied by a woman reciting poetry.
Address: Cao Xueqin former residence, 33 Xiaoshihu Hutong, Xidan Xicheng district.
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