Plan your Xian Tour in March? March ushers in an early spring in Xian which is getting relatively warmer than February, saying farewell to the harsh winter. Xian’s landscape turns greener with new leaves and budding flowers. March is also the transitional tourist month going from low season to high season. Most of the entrance…
Many travelers choose metropolitan Shanghai as their entry city either on business or leisure trip to China. Cannot resist the temptation to see Great Wall of China or other highlights in Beijing? We’ll help you analyze the advantages and disadvantages of all the travel options from Shanghai to Beijing and make a better travel schedule for…
If you are in the process of planning your Beijing tour? Most probably you are also considering a side trip to Xian, a famous historical city in China, which is home to the archaeological wonder – Terracotta Warriors. Xian is situated about 1000 km to the southwest of Beijing. You have several options of traveling from…
For me, Grand Canal Hangzhou is the best preserved and most beautiful section of Grand Canal, China, starting from Beijing in the north and ending at Hangzhou in the south for a total length of 1776 km, the earliest and longest man-made canal in the world. As a Hangzhou native, each time back to Hangzhou,…
Plan your visit to Beijing Tiananmen Square? Before kicking off your visit to Tiananmen Square, you are highly recommended to start your sightseeing by visiting Beijing Urban Planning Exhibition Hall （北京市规划展览馆）where you are able to see the Whole of Beijing in Miniature with vivid knowledge of the city as well. Located just on the southeast corner of Tiananmen Square,…
The Flair Rooftop Restaurant & Bar on the 58th floor in the Ritz -Carlton Shanghai, Pudong, is undoubtedly the highest outside dining venue in China. This is one of the most enchanting al fresco dining venues in Shanghai, 132 seats, overlooking the Bund and the Oriental Pearl Tower. The rooftop restaurant & bar also has indoor…
Along with the Western Qing Tombs, the Easternb Qing Tombs were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2000. The Eastern and Western Qing Tombs are an imperial mausoleum complex of Qing Dynasty ( 1644 – 1912 ), the last dynasty in Chinese history. About 135km to the east of Beijing, the Eastern Qing Tombs are located in…
Lhamo, literally, “sister goddess”, refers to Tibetan folk opera. The Tibetan Opera combines dancing, singing and chanting and songs. Its repertoire comes manly from three parts – folk dances; folk dialogues and songs; Buddhist rituals and arts. Tibetan Lhamo has a history of over 600 years, back to in the 14th century when it was founded…