Tour Beijing Journal
Field notes from Beijing and beyond: routes, photos, small cautions, and practical ideas for travelers who like to know the road before they go.
Meaning of "Jinlianchuan" Jinlianchuan, literally "Globeflower Plain", is the name given to the grassland in Zhenglan Qi, Xilingol, Inner Mongolia.
Plan your Shanghai tour? Shanghai is the most visited city in China with numerous photo opportunities. If you visit Shanghai for the first time, and l...
Meaning of "Tanzhe Temple" “Tanzhe Temple 潭柘寺” literally means “Temple of Pool and Zhe Tree”. There used to be a pool behind the temple and a lot of Z...
Meaning of “Jietai Temple” “Jietai Temple – 戒台寺” literally means “Ordination Terrace Temple” Or “Altar Temple” for Buddhist discipline and ordination,...
I'm much impressed by the beautifully illuminated night views in Xian during my short Xian Tour. My pleasant surprise comes from my stereotyped impres...
ABC of Xanadu Sites Museum Xanadu Sites Museum is located about 7 km south of the Site of Xanadu( or Yuanshangdu Relic Site as the name recognized by...
If you visited Beijing in 1950s, you would have seen the most beautiful and greatest walled capital city anywhere in the world! 24 km inner city wall,...
Yongdingmen (永定门) is normally translated as " Yongding Gate" or "Yongdingmen Gate Tower". Here "Yongding" means "Lasting Peace" and "men" literally me...
Plan your Beijing tour? Maybe you are now looking for top attractions for your short trip to Beijing. Surely, you will visit Tiananmen Square, Forbidd...
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