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A short stroll around the Cheng Yuan Hotel |
| Cheng Yuan Hotel is located at a cozy corner of Beijing's CBD (Central Business District). Its quiet location is an interesting contrast to the busy world just one block away. Because of its nice location, you can visit many famous CBD buildings simply on foot. This also makes Chengyuan hotel a popular place to stay for foreign travelers.
To take a stroll around this area, you should take the road immediate on the left after you exit the hotel, and walk for 5 minutes to Jian Guo Men Wai street. |
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Author: Andy Lao |
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Posted Date: Oct 19, 2008 |
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A Trip to Discover the Heart of Beijing |
| The most famous tourist attractions in Beijing are the Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. While the most bustling shopping area is Wangfujing Shopping Street. By visiting these places, you can see the essence of Beijing, a combination of two extremes ¨C the old and the new all together in one place. Thankfully, these destinations situate close to each other, so one can easily travel to all three areas in a few hours. |
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Author: Andy Lao |
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Posted Date: Oct 16, 2008 |
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A walk featuring Chinese Ethnic Culture Park |
| China is a vast, multi-national country that consists of 56 nationalities. Is there an opportunity to know all of these nationalities just in one day? The answer is yes, you can go visit Chinese Ethnic Culture Park. This article aims to bring you with me to visit not only the cultural park, but also Yuan Capital Earthen Wall Relics Park, built upon the earthen city wall of the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1271 - 1368). This trip will take a total daytime. |
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Author: Jason Jia |
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Posted Date: Jun 11, 2008 |
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A Walk around Joy City Hotel |
| Xidan is one of the major shopping streets in Beijing. The area served as a commercial center dating back to the Ming Dynasty, when all goods passed through the spot to the Forbidden City. |
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Author: Lingling Zhang |
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Posted Date: May 29, 2008 |
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A Spring-time Walk in the Park |
| As one of the biggest parks in Beijing, Yuyuantan provides a safe haven from the bustling urban Beijing. Its natural beauty is particularly enhanced if you go in April and May, the right time to witness the Cherry Blossoms the park is famous for. |
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Author: Lingling Zhang |
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Posted Date: May 19, 2008 |
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Wonders of Beijing "Xiao Chi" |
| People in the city always say that Beijing Xiao chi is a bit like a touchstone, an easy way to test whether one is a real Beijinger. It is kind like goose liver to French, or spaghetti to Italian. It is a food made with unique local flavors, part of the old Beijing culture. Neither of us being native Beijingers, we eagerly wished to be "tested". |
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Author: David Cheng |
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Posted Date: Apr 29, 2008 |
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Walking at Yuan Capital Earthen Wall Relics Park |
| Yuan Capital Earthen Wall Relics Park is located in between the north 3rd and 4th ring roads of Beijing City. It was built upon the earthen city wall relics of the Yuan Dynasty in 2003. In this article I will show you a route including the major scenic spots of the park. Starting from Xuezhi Bridge to Mudan Yuan (Peony Garden), it will take you one hour or so to cover the whole route. |
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Author: Jason Jia |
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Posted Date: Apr 28, 2008 |
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Keeper of a Lost Empire |
| It was an artificial hill rising right above what was once the center of the Qing Empire--the Forbidden City. It was also an imperial garden created by the emperors, and only reserved for their eyes. The imperial court astronomers called it "The Guarding Hill", and according to Feng Shui rites, it was believed at the time to protect the empire for eternity. |
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Author: David Cheng |
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Posted Date: Apr 28, 2008 |
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A Walk around Henan Plaza |
| This walk will bring you a route starting from the Henan Plaza, and then we will pass through four Panjiayuan antique markets to get a picture of the oriental goldmines. |
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Author: Lingling Zhang |
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Posted Date: Apr 17, 2008 |
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