Enjoy Beijing Imperial Cuisine

Top Six Beijing Imperial Cuisine Restaurants

Fangshan Restaurant

Address: No. 1, Wenjin Street, Xicheng District(Inside Beihai Park)
Tel: +86-10 6499-3285, 6491-0262
Average price per person: RMB200-250
Credit cards accepted: Visa
Hours: 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; 5:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Dress code: Casua
Reservations required
Location: 20 minutes from Wangfujing Street, Beijing Grand Palace and Holiday Inn Crown Plaza hotels
Opened by former Forbidden City chefs, this restaurant serves the same dishes that China's emperors once enjoyed, and in a traditional setting in BeihaiPark. Popular venue for entertaining business clients.

Explore Old Shanghai by Bike

Pass through French Concession, Cite Bourgogne, ZhouEnlai`s Residence, Tianzifang, Antique Market on Dongtai Road, Shanghai Old Street.

French Concession Shanghai

Cite Bourgogne

Tianzifang,Shanghai

Antique Market on Dongtai Road

Shanghai Old Streets

Beijing Roast Duck Restaurants

Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant

Beijing Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant
Address: 14, Qianmen Xidajie
Tel: 010-65112418

Beijing Qianmen Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant
Address: 32, Qianmen Street
Tel: 010-67011379

Beijing Wangfujing Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant
Address: 13, Shuaifuyuan Hutong, Dongcheng District
Tel: 010-65253310

Quanjude Restaurant enjoys a high reputation among domestic and overseas customers for its Beijing roast duck. They have developed their own technique and are famous for outstanding quality. The Wangfujing branch was established in 1959.The Wangfujing branch was established in 1959.The well-known All-Duck Banquet is headed by QUANJUDE roast duck and supported by over 400 dishes with QUANJUDE characteristic flavor.

Beijing Jingxin Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant
Address: A2 Dongsanhuan Beilu, Chaoyang District
Tel: 010-64660895

Beijing Hepingmen Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant
Address: No.14, Qianmen Street (West), Xuanwu District, Beijing
Tel: 010-63023062

Beijing Fangzhuang Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant
Address: No.18 Pufang Road, Fangzhuang, Fengtai District, Beijing
Tel: 010-67602009

Five Ways to Save Money for Beijing Tours

Beijing is the capital of China, if you are first time to China, Beijing is must go, it is political and cultural centre of China. We know that international travel is sometimes expensive, international flight ticket and so on. The following tips for you that can help you save your money for Beijing tour.

Travel to Beijing

1. Book discount international flight ticket to Beijing online, there are many websites have promotion, for example travelocity.com, cheapflights.com, book international flight ticket yourself always have discount.

Travel Tips: Shanghai Weather

Shanghai has a humid subtropical climate,and experiences four distinct seasons.

Shanghai weather is generally mild and moist, with four distinct seasons – a pleasant warm spring, a hot rainy summer, a comfortable cool autumn and an overcast cold winter.

Shanghai starts the year shivering in midwinter, when temperatures can drop below freezing and the vistas are gray and misty. spring brings warmth; april to mid-may is probably one of the best times to visit there, along with autumn (late september to mid-november). in summer the hot and humid weather makes conditions outside uncomfortable, with temperatures sometimes as high as 40°c (104°f) in july and august. in short, silk long johns and down jackets are needed in winter, an ice block for each armpit in summer and an umbrella wouldn’t go astray in either of these seasons.

Top Five Attractions Must See in Beijing

Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China, is the nation's political, cultural and international exchange center. Beijing China is also the historical center of the country—nowhere will you find more museums, theaters, and royal gardens spread across the landscape. It is also the travel hub for many of the country's most famous landmarks, most notably the Great Wall Of China.

Mid-Autumn Festival, Moon Festival 2010

The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, Zhongqiu Festival, or in Chinese, Zhongqiujie (traditional Chinese: 中秋節).

The Mid-Autumn Festival 2010 (Thu, 22 Jul 10 - Sun, 25 Jul 10)
The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the few most important holidays in the Chinese calendar, the others being Chinese New Year and Winter Solstice, and is a legal holiday in several countries. The traditional food of this festival is the mooncake, of which there are many different varieties.

Cool Places to Holiday in Hot Weather in China

If you want to find cool places in China to be away for the hot summer, you've come to the right place. There are plenty of cool destinations where there is a refreshing in the air.

Emei Mountains: Emei Mountain is a well-known natural museum with more than 3,000 specimens of plants and 2,000 types of animals including groups of monkeys that appear on the mountain roads and fascinate the tourists. Mount Emei is not only have summer resort such as voiceless Pinghu, Shuangqiaoshan voiceless, thin strip of sky, black Longxi, white Longxi and so on, but also there are simple, relaxing country travel. In the hot summer, you can enjoy a cool and quiet in there.

More Trains to Lhasa to Meet Summer Demand

Summer is one of the best seasons to visit Tibet. To meet the hot summer demand, a new train will start operating between Xining and Lhasa every day. Train K9811 departs from Xining at 22:40, stops over in Golmud at 08:05 the next morning, and arrives Lhasa at 21:05. Train K9812 departs from Lhasa at 16:35, stops over in Golmud at 07:06 the next morning, and arrives Xining at 16:25.

Currently, Trains to Lhasa are available from the following cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Lanzhou, Xining, Chengdu and Chongqing. Note that trains operate every other day from some cities. For train schedules and prices, check out China Train Search. China Highlights offers carefully designed China Train Tours, and provide tailor-made tours according to customers’ interests and requests.

source from: http://www.chinahighlights.com/news/

Three Gorges Dam

The Three Gorges Dam (simplified Chinese: 长江三峡大坝; traditional Chinese: 長江三峽大壩; pinyin: Chángjiāng Sānxiá Dàbà) is a hydroelectric river dam that spans the Yangtze River in the town of Sandouping, located in the Yiling District of Yichang, in the Hubei province, China. It is the world's largest electricity-generating plant of any kind.
The project is designed to be built in three phases and is scheduled for completion in year 2009. Upon arrival at Sandouping, passengers will take a bus across the Three Gorges Bridge, which leads toward the top of Three Gorges Project the hill for a birds-eye view of the construction from the observation deck. Visitors will observe the five-step ship lock, the diversion canal, the dam in construction, and the power station. English speaking professional guides will be on hand to provide detailed information on the history of the dam and facts on its construction. In addition, an exhibition room displays a model of the dam, and offers passengers another opportunity to ask questions and learn about the benefits of this amazing project.

One of the largest construction projects ever undertaken in the world, the Three Gorges Project will forever change the face of the Yangtze River as we know it today. Possessing comprehensive utilization benefits mainly for flood control, power generation and navigation improvement. It will be a vital important and backbone project in harnessing and developing of the Yangtze River. Measures have been taken to preserve and move the historical and cultural relics found along its banks; however many scenic spots will be adversely affected.

Best Season to Travel Tibet

The climate in highland Tibet belongs to the typical downy special climate. Climates are much different in different areas in Tibet and temperatures vary greatly within a single day.

Climate in southeastern Tibet (e.g. Nyingchi) is gentle and temperate with the average temperature of eight degrees; In western Tibet (e.g. Nakqu), the average temperature is below zero degree; While in Lhasa and the central part of Tibet, the climate is normal and nice for traveling. Visitors would not feel cold in winter nor hot in summer, especially from March to October, the best seasons for traveling. Most annual rainfall comes in the rainy season that starts from May to September, when the precipitation covers 90 percent of the whole year. Usually it rains at night in Lhasa, Shigatse and Chamdo area. The precipitations gradually decrease from 5000 millimeters in the lower part of southeast to just 50 in the northwest.

So generaly speaking, the best time to travel Tibet is between April and October, and peak season is from May to September. The best months are May, June, September or October as July and August are rainy months. Those who travel in their own car or on foot should avoid the rainy season especialy when entering Tibet along the Sichuan-Tibet Highway, and the sections between Lhasa and Nyingchi and between Lhasa and Ngari. There will be mudslides, cave-ins and mire on certain sections of the road, blocking the passage of vehicles. However, if you are only planning several days in and around Lhasa and getting there by air. There will be no problem for you to travel at any time from April to October.

source from: http://www.tibettravel.info/tibet-tours/best-travel-time.html

Expo Shanghai Tours - Shanghai Expo Travel - Shanghai Highlights Travel

Expo Shanghai Tours - Shanghai Expo Travel - Shanghai Highlights Travel

Shanghai Expo Visiting Tips : On Entry

On Entry

Opening Hours: The Expo site opens for 15 hours from 9:00 till 24:00 each day during the Expo session (May 1 – October 31). Pavilions open each day for 13 hours from 09:30 to 22:30. The reason why pavilions open half an hour later than the park is that there are opening ceremonies or culturalperformances at the Expo site from 9:00 to 9:30 every day.

Admission into the Expo site will be denied after 21:00, while admission into pavilions will be denied after 22:00.

Evening Admission Ticket: After 17:00 on standard days (May 4 – September 30, October 8 – 24,2010), visitors can buy evening admission tickets to visit the Expo site. Evening admission tickets can only be bought on entry. It is very easy to get an evening admission ticket with the cost of 100 yuan.

There are totally 13 entrance of the expo site (5 entrances are water gates located on the bank of Huangpu River).

Know the popularity of the expo site
entrances:
Popular: 1, 2, 6, 8
Not so popular: 3, 4, 5, 7
Note: the above is only the current situation, and you are suggested to keep abreast of the latest situation about the popularity of different entrances.

We suggest you enter from the expo site entrances that are not so popular so that you may save your waiting time on a queue and you might have a chance to get a reservation ticket for China Pavilion, which will usually be given out within 10 to 20 minutes after the opening of the expo site every day.

For safety considerations, visitors are NOT allowed to bring water or cigarette lighters into the Expo site. Inside the Expo site, there is free and clean drinkable water provided to visitors, and drinks are sold at normal prices without mark-up. Safety inspection is required before entering the expo site. The checking procedure is very quick, and it takes only half a minute for a visitor to come through a safety inspection.

An expo site map and an expo event schedule will be given to you by expo volunteers on entry. The map tells you all you want to know about the expo site, including the locations of expo pavilions, bus stops, ferry docks, dining rooms, toilets and souvenir stores.

Shaolin Temple's bid to build hospital approved

Shaolin Temple, renowned as the birthplace of Chinese martial arts, to build a hospital.

Spain Pavilion and UK Pavilion were received RIBA International Awards

Spain Pavilion


UK Pavilion


World Expo 2010 (Shanghai expo), Shanghai China:
Spain Pavilion and UK Pavilion were received RIBA International Awards