Plan your Great Wall tour? Huanghuacheng (literally meaning “Yellow Flower City”) Great Wall (黄花城长城), about 65 km north of downtown Beijing, is one of the most ruined and unrestored sections of the Great Wall in Beijing. Huanghuacheng Great Wall has become a popular destination for the Great Wall hikers in recent years. ABCs of Huanghuacheng…
Of the Top 10 Photo Spots in Beijing, Jingshan Park is always my favourite, where you have some great photo opportunities – shooting sunrise and sunset; having a panoramic view of Beijing as well as snapping the incredible night scenes in Beijing. Jingshan Park is just located across the north gate to Forbidden City. Basically you…
Plan your Beijing tour? While visiting a new city, many people would ascend a higher place to have a good view of the unfamiliar place for a clear picture. Beijing is not a city of skyscrapers though recently a few high-rises have sprung up in and around city. But these are hard to get in if…
In 1900, Field Marshal von Waldersee, as Allied Supreme Commander in China in 1900-1901, was amazed by the ornately made ancient astronomical instruments of Chinese-Western style placed on the top of the castle-like platform of Beijing Ancient Observatory. He ordered to have 5 of the most spectacular astronomical instruments taken to Germany. In 1907, all…
Ritan Park stands out from the numerous public parks in Beijing. “Ritan” literally means “Altar for the Sun” or “Temple of the Sun”, a place for ritual sacrifice to the Sun by the successive emperors in Ming and Qing dynasties. Besides “Temple of the Sun”, in Beijing we also have Temple of Heaven, Temple of the Earth…
Walking on the pathways of Colonel By Drive along the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, Canada，I’m really amazed by the peaceful and harmonious scene between man and nature: with clear water, Rideau Canal is sided by the shared cycle and pedestrian pathways and green belts, which are enlivened by people jogging, biking, skating, canoeing, rowing, sightseeing…
Plan your Beijing tour? If you are interested in watching sunrise in Beijing, Tiananmen Square is a unique place worth your sunrise viewing experience. Tiananmen Square is not the best place to view the sunrise in Beijing since Tiananmen Square is just flat and surrounded by the buildings nearly on its four sides without a…
Plan your Beijing village tour? Numerous villages are dotted in the suburbs of Beijing. One village known as Cuandixia Village stands out as a unique window through which you can learn more about the folk culture and vernacular architecture in Beijing. Cuandixia Village is nestled in a valley among the mountainous areas, 90km west of downtown…