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Field notes from Beijing and beyond: routes, photos, small cautions, and practical ideas for travelers who like to know the road before they go.

Jul 24, 2010Beijing Travel

Travel Insurance VS Self-employed Tour Guides in China

I often search Tripadvisor.com with regard to the real travelers' review about our tour company. I have read some mixed reviews. Of course, I'm happy...

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Jun 18, 2010Beijing Travel

The Visits to Jinshanling Great Wall will double

With the closure of Simatai Great Wall, the volume of hiking Jinshanling Great Wall will increase greatly. To have a snowball effect, the local Jinsha...

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Jun 25, 2021Beijing Tour Reviews

How to recognise Chinese currency

If you are planning your China tour, before you depart for China it is advisable that you have some basic knowledge on how to recognize Chinese curren...

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Jun 29, 2010Beijing Travel

"The Great Wall" by John Man

The month-long 2010 World Cup "destroys" my routine life. But one thing I still keep on doing is reading. I've been reading a 410-page novel "The Grea...

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Jun 15, 2010Beijing Travel

Simatai Great Wall closed since June 17, 2010

On June 10, 2010, we got a fax from Simatai Great Wall Administration to the effect that Simatai Great Wall is going to be closed since June 17, 2010...

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Feb 27, 2022Xilingol Travel

Site of Xanadu (Tips, Photos & Map)

Xanadu, also known as Yuanshangdu in Chinese, literally means "Upper Capital", which was the summer capital of Kublai Khan's Yuan Dynasty (1274-1364)...

Sep 20, 2021Great Wall Tours Review

Mutianyu Great Wall Travel Tips

Among over 1000 attractions in Beijing, Mutianyu Great Wallis regarded as the top destination by numerous oversea travelers who have visited Beijing f...

Oct 29, 2018Great Wall Tours Review

Baiyangyu Great Wall

This section of the Wall is located about 250km northeast of Beijing. It is under the administration of Dacuizhuang Town of Qian'an County in Tangshan...

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Oct 25, 2018Great Wall Tours Review

How to visit Huangyaguan Great Wall

Huangyaguan ( Huangya Pass ) Great Wall is located 130km to the east of Beijing and 30km in the north of Ji County ( or Jixian County) in Tianjin. Hua...

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