Plan your Beijing tour? If you visit Beijing for the first time, definitely you want to leave some footprints on the Great Wall of China. When you do some online preparation research regarding the Great Wall around Beijing, you will surprisingly know that there are so many “Great Walls” – Mutianyu, Badaling, Juyongguan, Simatai and…
Plan your Beijing tour? In Beijing, there still exist some places where you can see the old streets, the Northern Chinese vernacular buildings and authentic Beijing folk culture despite of the fast pace of the local urbanization and gentrification. Yandai Xiejie Street, or Smoking Pipes Byway ( Yandai literally “Smoking Pipes” ) is one of…
If you plan your Beijing tour, you’ll definitely add “Forbidden City ( also known as Palace Museum)” to your Beijing visiting list. Before you visit Forbidden City, you normally will search for some online information on how to visit Forbidden City to prepare for a life-time visit to the great Palace Museum. One primary thing that is often missed is…
Please your Beijing tour? South of Tiananmen Square and behind Zhengyang Gates is Qianmen Street, a pleasant walking area though some people complain this area is a bit touristy and crowded especially on weekends. This 845m long street used to be a shopping and market area in the Ming and Qing dynasty ( 1368 – 1644 ) which has been totally renovated years…
If you are interested in Beijing’s changing skyline or its amazing cityscape on your Beijing tour, you shouldn’t miss the opportunity to have a glimpse of or take pictures of Rem Koolhass’s CCTV Headquarters ( China Central Television Headquarters) and its new neighbour – China Zun (now finished ), the 118-storey, 528 m building which is the tallest in…
If you are interested in Beijing tower tour, the CCTV Tower ( Central Radio & TV Tower – a launching tower) in Beijing is a nice place for you to get a higher view of the city. Kindly reminder: this is not the new CCTV Headquarters Building. Constructed in 1992, CCTV Tower (Central Radio &…
No longer a city of being dull and monotonous, Beijing has much to offer when night falls like other capitals around the world. It offers visitors a great variety of events and activities – extravagant dinners, exotic night snacks, breathtaking shows, romantic bars, lighted streets and buildings… Here I recommend you some night hangouts in…
Plan your Beijing tour? For most first-time visitors, Temple of Heaven (Tiantan Park) is one of the must-see attractions in Beijing. It is an ancient sacrificial altar where the emperors in Ming and Qing dynasties (1368 – 16440 prayed for good harvest. Feeling the Vibe of Temple of Heaven in the early Morning Its impressive…