Qikou is an ancient port town on the west bank of Yellow River, approxi 240km southwest of Taiyuan and 190km west of Pingyao. Many tourists on their Shanxi tour would visit Qikou Town on a side trip from Pingyao tour. In addition to visiting Qikou Town, a well-preserved ancient town in the style of Ming and Qing Dynasty (1368 – 1911), its…
Plan your Shanxi Tour? Many travelers would choose Taiyuan, the capital city of Taiyuan as a springboard to visit Pingyao, Qikou or Mount Wutai and loads more attractions in Shanxi. Basically people would take highspeed trains or overnight trains to Taiyuan, then connect long-distance buses to its neighboring destinations. So how many long-distance bus stations…
Plan your Pingyao tour? Taiyuan Railway Station is your essential springboard from Beijing, Xian, Luoyang, Guanzhou and more domestic cities. Taiyuan Railway Station is located at the east end of the east- west Yingze Avenue (迎泽大街) and on the north-south Jianshe South Road (建设南路) in the city center of Taiyuan. So Taiyuan Railway Station lies on…
On 7th, June, 2012, we start our annual company outing from Beijing Railway Station on an overnight train for our this year’s destination – Mount Wutai. As one of Chinese 4 well-known Buddhist mountains, Mountain Wutai has served as a Buddhist pilgrimage site for almost 2,000 years. Located at an altitude of about 9,000 feet, it is surrounded by…
Plan your Taiyuan tour? Basically it is convenient to travel around Taiyuan, the capital city of Shanxi Province by taxi. If you are going to catch a flight or train in Taiyuan, you are highly recommended to book a taxi or rent a car in advance due to possible traffic jam especially during rush hours…