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.
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…
Cuandixia Village is located between Shuangshitou Village and Baiyu Village under the jurisdiction of Zhaitang Town in Mentougou, Beijing. Lying about 90km west of Beijing, Cuandinxia Village is an ancient village of over 400 years built in Ming and Qing Dynsties with an area of 5.3 square km. “Cuandixia – 爨底下” literally means “under the stove” relative to fire…
The centerpiece of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics was the Beijing National Stadium, dubbed as “Birds Nest”. It hosted both the opening and closing ceremonies for the Beijing 2008. Now the Bird’s Nest has become one of the most successful post-Olympics legacies, attracting some 20,000 to 30,000 people a day for an exterior glimpse or…
To get under the skin of the capital city of Beijing, you need to delve into the traditional hutong area – an old neighbourhood that consists of a warren of narrow back lanes, quaint courtyards, and teems with people, a vibe of sights, sounds and aromas – the Old World Charm in Beijing. Shichahai, or…