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 “Jietai Temple” “Jietai Temple – 戒台寺” literally means “Ordination Terrace Temple” Or “Altar Temple” for Buddhist discipline and ordination,...
Dear Travelers, We’d like to have the following travel guide to be always updated for the benefit of new visitors coming to Badaling Great Wall by bus...
Dear Travelers, We’d like to have the following quick guide to be always updated for the benefit of new visitors coming to Lama Temple. If you have an...
The Simatai Fortress was built during the reign of Emperor Wanli ( 1573 -1620 ) in Ming Dynasty ( 1368 - 1644 ). It was a large fort where the soldier...
How to buy entrance tickets to Simatai Great Wall 1. If you are going to buy a through ticket both for Gubei Water Town and Simatai Great Wall, you do...
On the morning of Feb 13, 2011, after successfully crossing the Changyuchgeng Village and hiking the mountain up to the Changycheng Great Wall, we dro...
"Yanhecheng" literally means "a riverside city". It used to be a fortress built in 1578 during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), as part of the Great Wall...
Shixiaguan Great Wall ( or Ruined Badaling Great Wall ) is located 5km to the southwest of the restoredBadaling Great Wall. This section of the Great...
Junzhiyu Ecological Garden is an ecological farm comprising organic planting, ecological sightseeing, tourist fruit or vegetable picking and food proc...
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