Marvelous Beijing 3 Days Coach Tour

Posted on March 29, 2013 by rain

3 Day Beijing Tour Package – Bus Tour B (without hotel)

Price From: US$ 80 (512 CNY)

Day 1: Beijing (L)
Badaling Great Wall1. Pick you up from your hotel, and then drive to the Ming Tomb to visit Changling in 1 hour. Before having lunch, you will have 45 minutes for a short visit of Jade Carving Factory.
- Ming Tombs: Buried 13 emperors of Ming Dynasty, it is the largest clusters of imperial cemeteries in China.
- Changling: The tomb of Emperor Chengzu and his empress, is the largest and most magnificent one of Ming Tombs.
2. Having traditional Chinese lunch at Jindian restaurant. After lunch, drive to the Badaling Great Wall. The hike on Badaling Great Wall takes 2 hours. Cable car is available and optional.
- Badaling Great Wall: The most famous and best-preserved section of the Great Wall.
3. On the way to your hotels, we will drive by “Bird’s Nest”, ”Water Cube”, you will have a chance to take pictures in coach. After that, you will have a chance to enjoy the Chinese traditional Silk arts. After the tour, transfer back to your hotel.

Day 2: Beijing (L)
Forbidden City1. Pick up travelers from hotel, and then drive to the Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City (including the Exhibition of Treasures).
- Tiananmen Square: The largest public square in the world with a total area of 440,000 square meters.
- Forbidden City: The best preserved imperial palace in China and the largest ancient palatial structure in the world.
2. Drive to the Temple of Heaven. On the way, you will have a chance to visit the Chinese traditional medicine culture.
- Temple of Heaven: The largest existing complex of ancient sacrificial buildings in China.
3. After Chinese lunch (40minutes) in Restaurant. Enjoy a short visit to a pearl free market.
4. Drive to Summer Palace, visit it for about 1.5 hours. At last, drive the travelers back to guest hotel.
- Summer Palace: The largest and most well-preserved royal park in China, greatly influences Chinese horticulture.

Day 3: Beijing (L)
Hutong1. Pick up at your hotel, and then drive to Beijing Zoo to see the lovely Giant Pandas.
- Beijing Zoo: China’s and World’s largest treasure house of animals and birds, also there are pandas.
2. Then take you to the Lama Temple, 1 hour tour for the mysterious Tibet style Buddhism temple. Before having lunch, you will have 45 minutes to visit the Chinese traditional handicraft silk carpet factory.
- Lama Temple: The largest and most perfectly preserved lamasery of Gelug Sect in present day Beijing.
3. Then you will be arranged to visit the old Beijing lanes by taking rickshaws. Hutong tour lasts for 2 hours to explore the real life of ordinary people in Beijing.
4. On the way to your hotels, we also arrange the short visit to a China Tea House to enjoy tea ceremony. Transfer back to your hotels.

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Typical Beijing Hutongs

Posted on March 18, 2013 by rain

Yandaixiejie Hutong is one of the typical architectures in Beijing, with long history of more than 700 years. Inheriting to now, hutong has become one of the spots of Beijing, some still are the residential areas, but some has become the business areas.

Nanluoguxiang is a famous hutong for visitors in Beijing. In fact, Nanluoguxiang is the wealth area with many residences of famous and rich people from Ming and Qing dynasties. From general in Ming Dynasty to prince in Qing Dynasty, from Beiyang Government to the Kuomintang and from master in literature to great master in art, every hutong leaves the historical trace in Nanluoguxiang Hutong. In recent years, it becomes the hot point in various fashion magazines. And many teleplay choose here as scenes. The Nanluoguxiang is also a famous wine bar street with various characteristic bars, different with other bar streets, it is quiet, harmony and nature.

Located at Dianmen Outer Street, Yandaixiejie is famous for managing the long-stemmed Chinese pipe, hookah, antiques and paintings in the end of Qing Dynasty, the architectural style of stores has strong characters of local Beijing, simple and traditional, and is also the noted cultural street, left many traces of celebrities. As the Beijing old hutong, Yandai Xiejie takes its advantage in location and was made to be a popular street for tourists. Walking along this hutong, it is easily find various interesting boutiques with beautiful and unique decoration, such as traditional Chinese clothing, jewellery, silk items, tea, etc. It gathers the characteristics of Chinese traditional culture, not very long, but close to Houhai Lake.

In QIanmen Street, there is famous hutong named Dashilan, with long history of 500 years. From 18TH year of Yongle in Ming dynasty, it changes greatly and develops to be a business street gradually. Now, there are 36 shops in 11 trades, the average of passenger flow volume are 150 thousand tourists and more than 200 thousand tourists in festival and holiday. All these old constructions and what happened in it are important human treasures and cultural resources of Capital Beijing. Dashilan hutong covers an area of 1.26 square kilometers with various ancient constructions with original flavor. From ancient time to present, the Dashilan Hutong is a flourishing business area.

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Majestic Beijing 4 Days Package Tour

Posted on March 8, 2013 by rain

4 Days Beijing Tour Package B (with hotel)

Price From: US$ 279( 1,780 CNY )

Day 1: Arrival at Beijing
Our tour guide will meet you at Beijing Airport on your arrival. Then pay an exterior visit to the Bird’s Nest and Water Cube. After the visit of Bird’s Nest, transfer to your hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.

HutongDay 2: Beijing (B, L, D)
Full day trip to the Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City (including the Exhibition of Treasures) and then visit 300-year old courtyard,  Hutong in Rickshaw, Drop off the peidicab at the Silver Ingot Bridge( Yinding Bridge ) and walk along the 800-year old Yandai Xiejie ( Tobacco Pipe Lean Street ), and get to the Drum Tower. Enjoy the Roasted Duck in the famous Quanjude Restaurant in the evening. On the way to the Hutong, you will have a chance to enjoy tea ceremony.
- Tiananmen Square: The largest public square in the world with a total area of 440,000 square meters.
- Forbidden City: The best preserved imperial palace in China and the largest ancient palatial structure in the world.
- Hutong: Small streets in Beijing, was the memory of the traditional life and culture in Beijing.

Badaling Great WallDay 3: Beijing (B, L)
Full day trip to the Badaling Great Wall, Summer Palace. On the way to Badaling Great Wall, we will visit a large scale jade processing factory. There is workshop for demonstration of Jade carving, the visit will help you to know the processes of Chinese jade carving and Chinese jade culture. You may also take photo in the huge Jade exhibition hall or buy some jade carving souvenir as you like.
In the evening (7:15~8:30PM), enjoy the Peking Opera Show (or Chinese Acrobatic show, or Chinese Kongfu show, choose one show from these three options, depending on your interest).
- Badaling Great Wall: The most famous and best-preserved section of the Great Wall.
- Summer Palace: The largest and most well-preserved royal park in China, greatly influences Chinese horticulture.

Day 4: Beijing (B, L)
Pick you up from your hotel and visit the Temple of Heaven. You will have a chance to visit the Chinese traditional medicine culture. Transfer from hotel to airport, see off.
- Temple of Heaven: The largest existing complex of ancient sacrificial buildings in China.

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Golden Triangle in Beijing Downtown

Posted on February 18, 2013 by rain

Located in center of Beijing, Hutong is the traditional residential form in Beijing. If you want to know about the real life style of Beijingers, Hutong is thee must-see. As well as Hutong, Forbidden City, Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven are the must-see spots in Beijing downtown.

Forbidden CitySituated at heart of Beijing, Forbidden City is one of the world famous attractions in Beijing, also known as the Imperial Palace, is home to 24 emperors in Ming and Qing Dynasties since the third emperor of Ming Dynasty moved capital from Nanjing to Beijing. Forbidden City is the largest palatial structure in the world and the best preserved imperial palace in China. Covering an area of 720,000 square meters, Forbidden City owns almost 10,000 rooms, is divided into two main parts including the Inner Court and Outer Court. Now, some halls of Forbidden City were rebuilt to be the museum for collecting the treasures of royal China and the private collections of emperors, so it is also called as Palace Museum.

Temple of HeavenTemple of Heaven is the largest existing complex of ancient sacrificial buildings in China. Covering an area of 273 hectares, it is four times larger than Forbidden City, is divided into inner and outer altars by two walls. The main architectures Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest, the Imperial Vault of Heaven and Circular Mound Altar are in the south-north axle. The wall, separates the Temple of Heaven, is square in south and circle in north, symbolizes the square land and circle heaven. The main architectures in Circular Mound Altar include the Circular Mound Altar and Imperial Vault of Heaven. They symbolize the four seasons, twelve months, twelve hours and constellation. Temple of Heaven is a holy place for ancient people.

Summer PalaceSummer Palace is the existed largest imperial garden, greatly influenced the Chinese horticulture. Covering an area of 290 hectares, Summer Palace is centered at Foxiangge Pavilion on Longevity Hill, including the Kunming Lake, Longevity and Suzhou Street mainly. Summer Palace collects the traditional landscape architecture art great achievements and borrows the surrounding environment. It not only contains the gorgeous imperial garden momentum, but also is full of natural interests. There are more than 20 small and large yards, more than hundred architectures and more than 3000 ancient rooms, more than 1600 famous and ancient trees in Summer Palace.

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Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven & Summer Palace Day Tour from US$ 52/pax

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Hutong – Witnesses Beijing

Posted on January 15, 2013 by rain

Shijia HutongHutong, the most ancient typical symbol of residential in Beijing, crowded with Chinese quadrangles, is the best place to know about the Chinese history and culture through talking with the owners of Chinese quadrangles or visiting lanes by rickshaw, the driver will introduce you the lane you are visiting. During so many years, some old hutongs have been rebuilt to be streets with various stores, such as the Yandaixiejie, Nanluoguxiang, etc. But still some original hutongs stand in center of Beijing, tell their stories to visitors.

Shijia Hutong is a simple but old one. Shijia Hutong is located in the southeast of Dongcheng District and near Shijia House Beijing. From east to west is Nianxiao Street of Chaoyangmen and Dongsi South Street. It is close to East and West Luoquan Hutong, and next to Neiwubu Street. It is recorded that the name of Shijia Hutong is base on the local big family Shi.There are strong cultural art smells in Shijia Hutong. The smell is not only from Shijia Primary School, the old artists add the strength of culture to the ordinary Hutong living in the dormitories of the People Art Theater. Many famous artists lived in this hutong such as Jin Yaqin and her husband Niu Xingli. The Shijia Hutong is an old and famous hutong with beautiful environment and elegant smell. The dormitories of Beijing People Art Theater are located in the 56 of Shijia Hutong.

Just visiting it is not enough to understand it, living in hotels in hutong with typical Chinese quadrangles style is an ideal way. Beijing Hutong Culture Inn & Hostel, a three-star Chinese hotel, is located in south of Andingmen of Dongcheng District in Beijing. Beijing Hutong Culture Inn & Hostel is close to Lama Temple, Houhai Park, Yan Dai Xie Jie, Drum Tower and some famous places. Beijing Hutong Culture Inn & Hostel connects with scenic spot of Nan Luo Gu Xiang closely. It is 8km from Tiananmen Square, 10km from Beijing Railway Station, and 25km from Beijing Capital International Airport. The design feelings of Beijing Hutong Culture Inn & Hostel come from these elements of hutong. “Hutong Inn in Hutong, In Hutong Hutong Inn” describes the situation of Beijing Hutong Culture Inn & Hostel. Beijing Hutong Culture Inn & Hostel is a convenient cultural hotel, also it is a Hutong Museum. Beijing Hutong Culture Inn & Hostel records over 60 stories about old Beijing.

Would you like to visit the ancient Beijing, hutong is the best place.

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1 Day Tour: Forbidden City, Hutong

Posted on December 7, 2012 by rain

Hutong is the most traditional living form in Beijing, this one day tour leads you to enjoy the Forbidden City and hutong to know the local life of Beijing.

Hutong

Price From: US$ 60( 380 CNY )

Departure: You decide!
Tour Duration: about 8 hours include lunch
Pick-up place and time: Your City Center Hotel between 7:00am and 8:30am
Finishing place and time: Your City Center Hotel around 6:00pm
Payment Method: Cash, Credit Cards, Wire, Western Union
Tour Guide Language: English, other language speaking guide (French, Japanese, Spanish etc.) is available, if need, please contact us!
Feature: Enjoy one day Private tour to the famous Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and Hutong will let you have deep impression on the old Beijing.

Review of tourists had visited the hutong and Forbidden City tour:
A very great Beijing private tour I have experienced today! The tour to Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and Hutong left us a deep impression on the old Beijing. Only 60 USD per person with the pick-up and drop-off service, the typical Chinese lunch and the well English speaking tour guide, it is really worth! And I would like to say thank you to our knowledgeable tour guide for her patient explanation for the background of each attraction.

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Hutong in Beijing

Posted on November 27, 2012 by rain

Yandaixiejie

Hutong, the local living form in Beijing, came into existence in the Yuan Dynasty. Hutong is the most representative of old Beijing. For hundred years, they witness the passage of time. Now, Beijing hutong also becomes the one of the must-see place for tourists to visit Beijing. If you want to know more about the ordinary culture and history, hutongs in Beijing is ideal choice. Just take the rickshaw, the driver would introduce you the history of what you passed. The most important they would tell you some stories that rare people know. In Beijing, the most famous hutongs are Yandaixiejie, Nanluoguxiang, Dashilan and Liulichang. Almost every foreign tourist would visit these characteristics hutongs in Beijing to enjoy the typical Chinese style souvenirs, snacks and culture. Yandaixiejie, close to Houhai, famous for its shape seems like tobacco pipe. Here, you can see various interesting and delicate souvenirs with typical Chinese style. Nanluoguxiang is famous for its delicious snacks, and you always see many people line up for a cheese or kitchen wing. Liulichang is featured with many cultural shops sell paintings and calligraphy. Usually, you can also visit in center of Beijing to enjoy the hutongs for living, and talk to local people you will know more about the history of old Beijing.

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Shichahai

Posted on October 29, 2012 by sun

ShichahaiHere some attractions that you can visit in your holiday. One of them is Hutong Beijing which offers Beijing’s local people architecture and lifestyle to the tourists. Hutong Beijing is like a traditional courtyard residence with old Chinese furniture, decoration and layout. The tourists can experience that on our Hutong Beijing Tour. There, located not far from Hutong Beijing also has lot of interesting places that you can visit after your tour. One of the most interesting is Shichahai.

The name Shichahai comes from the original ten temples around. With a 336,000-square-meter water-covered area connected with Zhongnanhai, Shichahai is the only open scenic area with a wide expanse of water in the city. Shichahai which situated not far from Hutong Beijing is an historic scenic area consisting of three lakes in the north of central Beijing in China including the Qianhai, West Sea and Houhai. Houhai is one of the famous bar street that located surround the lake not far from Hutong Beijing. Along the lake surrounded lots of bar, shop and restaurants that attracts lots of foreigners at weekend.

Shichahai with beautiful natural landscape is also known as the “Lake of the North”, which is the ancient capital of the source, the source of culture, popular leisure, historical experience and enjoy the stylish resort. The folk customs resources are very rich in this area. The street layout of Shichahai may date back to the Yuan Dynasty. Many buildings in the area have a long history and maintain the typical characteristics of traditional Beijing buildings.

Around Shichahai, there also has the part of hutong Beijing that become popular in Beijing. The most famous hutongs near Shichahai will be the Yandaixiejie and the Nanluoguxiang. Nanluoguxiang is a little street over 1 kilometer long is offers with cafes, bars, restaurants, and shops selling traditional crafts and souvenirs. Because Shichahai Lake is located close to Hutong Beijing, so there has lots of interesting places that offer Beijing local people life and culture. The tourists can experience that all in Hutong Beijing. Shichahai Lake is also offers various recreation for example the guests can take the boat in the summer or ice skating in the winter. If you want visit Shichahai Lake and Hutong Beijing, here I recommend the tour that might suitable for you. You can see the details directly on our website. Hope you enjoy the holiday and welcome to Beijing.

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Forbidden City and Hutong Tour

Posted on September 28, 2012 by sun

Hutong BeijingBeijing has lot of historical and cultural famous attractions that attracts lot of people from all around the world. Hutong Beijing is one of the interesting places in Beijing. Lots of local people and foreigners like to experience the Chinese local people life. The word hutong also used to refer to such neighborhood. In Beijing, hutong Beijing are alleys formed by lines of siheyuan, traditional courtyard residences. The furniture, decoration and layout of the hutong Beijing are old Chinese featured.  If you want to visit this attraction, we offer Beijing One day Tour. For example, you can choose one day tour visit Forbidden City and Hutong Beijing Tour.

Forbidden City is also the most famous attractions in Beijing. In this tour, we will visit the Forbidden City first. Before visiting Forbidden City, the visitors will be visit Tiananmen Square which located not far from the Forbidden City. Tiananmen Square is the largest public square in the world with total area of 440, 000 square meters and can hold one million people. After visit this large square, next we will visit Forbidden City.

Forbidden CityForbidden City is the best preserved imperial palace in China, it is also the largest palatial structure in the world. Forbidden City was the living area and office area for emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties. The tourists who visit this attraction can explore the ancient history and culture of China, experience the ancient life. Forbidden City was listed by the UNESC0 as a world cultural heritage site in 1987 as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.

After lunch, the tour guide will take the visitors to the Hutong Beijing area, Shi cha hai. Shi Cha Hai which one of the part of Hutong Beijing is located to the north-west of the Forbidden City and north-west of the Beihai Lake. The most famous hutong Beijing near Shi Cha Hai will be the Yandaixiejie and the Nanluoguxiang. Nanluoguxiang is a little street over 1 kilometer long is offers with cafes, bars, restaurants, and shops selling traditional crafts and souvenirs.

In Hutong Beijing, the visitors will be arranged to visit the old Beijing lanes by taking rickshaw. They can explore the real life of ordinary people in Hutong Beijing. Lots of foreigners will take this Forbidden City and Hutong Beijing tour. We will experience the local people life style and explore a new experience there.

 

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Sihe Courtyard Hotel

Posted on September 1, 2012 by rain

Sihe Courtyard HotelIf you want to have pleasure Beijing hutong tour, the comfortable hutong hotel is the best accommodation choice. Visiting hutong at day and living in hutong at night, you can feel the real hutong life. Beijing Sihe Courtyard Hotel, rebuilt from an undamaged sihe courtyard which has about 400-year history, is located at NO.5 Dengcao Hutong Dondsi South Street in Beijing business and travel center, is the suited hutong accommodation.

Beijing Sihe Courtyard Hotel was former residence of famous Chinese artist Mr. Mei Lan Fang. Facing Wangfujing in west, Dongdan in south and Beijing Railway Station in east, Beijing Sihe Courtyard Hotel is the only one hotel which was built in the beginning of Qing Dynasty with classic and dignity. Beijing Sihe Courtyard Hotel has several standard rooms and luxurious rooms with advanced facilities. Elegant environment lets you review the top feast of blue-blooded in ancient China. Combining modern management idea, Beijing Sihe Courtyard Hotel has outstanding style and stand proudly in Beijing. VIP room, principle room, is the most luxurious and exalted room in Beijing Sihe Courtyard Hotel. Big luxurious room, wing room, is sits at west and east of Beijing Sihe Courtyard Hotel. Luxurious room, side room, is capacious and quiet. Similar with big luxurious room, small luxurious room is unique and elegant with complete facilities. In Beijing Sihe Courtyard Hotel, you can enjoy all of thing in old Beijing. Waking up from sweet dream, will enjoy the free breakfast we offer to you. In order to your convenience, we have prepared Western Cuisine and meal delivery service. Experiencing in China, you must experience Chinese tea and Chinese food. So the little Beijing Sihe Courtyard Hotel is the most perfect ornament.

Na matter where you want to visit in Beijing, the ancient Beijing atmosphere in hutong is the necessary worth to visit. Having an interesting Beijing hutong tour, also have a comfortable hutong hotel experience in Sihe Courtyard Hotel.

 

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