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.
Plan your Great Wall Tour ? If you are a senior traveller, you may wonder which part of the Great Wall around Beijing is most suitable for the senior tourists ( not wheelchair users ) . For wheelchair users, please check out: The Most Wheelchair-Friendly Great Wall to Visit. Basically, I recommend Mutianyu Great Wall simply…
Plan your Beijing night tour? In addition to the Top 10 Things to Do in Beijing at Night, the venue for National Centre for Performing Arts itself is worth your having a glimpse on your first trip to Beijing, also a photo op for photography enthusiasts. It is a trendy and avant-garde landmark designed by…
The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), is one of the 4 most important landmarks in Beijing. The other three are China CCTV Tower, Water Cube (Beijing National Aquatics Center) and Bird’s Nest (National Stadium). If you are interested in modern contemporary architecture, the egg-shape theatre is absolutely worth having a glimpse. Tip 1:…
The Temple of Heaven to the local Beijing people is more than just a religious place or a place for viewing the ancient Chinese architecture. It is also a huge park complex that comprises an area of hundreds-year-old cypress trees, well-maintained forests and gardens of various sizes. The Temple of Heaven is a perfect place…
When you are planning your trip to Temple of Heaven in Beijing, basically you are supposed to visit the following three main parts: The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests: where the emperors sacrificed animals and burned incense sticks to pray for good weather for the crops. The Imperial Vault of Heaven: A single gabled…
Buddhist practitioners light and burn incense sticks. They raise the burning sticks above the head and bow to the statues of Buddha. Then they place their sticks vertically on burners from which smoke wafts. Worshippers do so in a hope to talk to the Buddha who will appear in the smoke. This is the scene…
The Great Wall of China comprises long and connected fortifications with different names. China’s Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644) was the era of the massive building of the Great Wall of China. As the capital of Ming Dynasty, Beijing was heavily constructed with solid brick and stone walls on its northern mountainous areas to protect…
Plan your Beijing tour? Overshadowed by its neighbour – Forbidden City ( Palace Museum ), Beihai Park is very often neglected by many visitors. Dubbed as Winter Palace by westerners, Beihai Park is the oldest imperial garden as well as one of the largest in China. “Beihai” literally means “north sea”. In the past, the royal families pompously called all the…