Beijing Guoan missed the chance to go top of the Chinese Super League after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Qingdao Zhongneng at Beijing Workers' Stadium.
Xu Yunlong put the hosts in front four minutes before the hour mark but Aleksandar Rodic equalised in the 72nd minute to earn a share of the points.
Beijing trail both Shandong Luneng and Shanghai Shenhua by one point with six rounds of the new season gone.
