Beijing Travel is an important category of this travel blog which includes over 15 sub-categories including Beijing Attractions, Beijing Excursions, Beijing Great Wall, Beijing Nightlife, Beijing Transportation…
If you are going to visit Beijing, it is advisable to come back to this category often to upgrade your travel information on Beijing.
Christmas Eve for the West is similar to the New Year’s Eve of Chinese lunar new year for the Chinese, a time for family reunion. This western religious festival is getting its popularity in China, especially in the big cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, etc. There are various reasons behind the increasing popularity of Christmas in China….
Beijing has a number of year-round indoor ice rinks. If you visit Beijing in winter ( January and early Feburary), you are able to go ice skating on the outdoor ice rinks. We’ve rounded up a top list of both outdoor and indoor ice skating rinks in Beijing. We will update this list, so keep…
Miaofeng Mountain Maofengshan, or Miaofeng Mountain is one of the famous mountains located in Mentougou, about 60km northwest of Tiananmen Square in the centre of Beijing. Miao Feng Shan literally means “mountain of wonderful peak”. Its highest peak reaches the altitude of 291 meters. Miaofeng Mountain is well known for the old temples on its…
Best Time to See Fall Colours in Beijing Plan your Beijing tour in Autumn? Beijing is at its best in autumn with blue sky, comfy sunshine and colorful leaves. The best time to see the foliage in Beijing spans about one month ranging from October 15 to November 15. Best Places to View Fall Foliage…
Plan your Beijing tour? Beijing is the capital city of China that has seen huge change in the past 30 years. Many of Beijing’s impressive buildings such as Forbidden and Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests in Temple of Heaven have existed for centuries. Two decades ago there were no such modern architectures as the…
Plan your Beijing tour in autumn? If you are interested in the fall foliage in Beijing, the best time to visit Beijing falls on between October 15 and November 15 each year when the autumn leaves are at their best – yellow, orange, pink, and red. For more information on the Mutianyu Great Wall, check…
ABC of Shichahai “Shichahai”, literally “Ten Temple Lake”, actually refers to a large historical area (147 hectares) including the present three lakes – Houhai (Back Lake), Qianhai (Front Lake) and Xihai (West Lake) in the north of the central Beijing. There used to be 10 temples in the area, hence the name of “Shichahai”. Some…
Meaning of “Tanzhe Temple” “Tanzhe Temple 潭柘寺” literally means “Temple of Pool and Zhe Tree”. There used to be a pool behind the temple and a lot of Zhe trees ( a kind of wild mulberry trees ) on the mountains nearby, hence the name of Tanzhe Temple. History of Tanzhe Temple People often use…