China Travel Guide
After 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2010 Shanghai World Expo, interest in traveling to China has never stopped. The historical attractions you can visit from the capital city are unmatched; among them are the Great Wall, built from the fifth century BC through the sixteenth century, and the Forbidden City, built in 1417 during the Ming Dynasty. Travelers can also tour temples in Beijing, shop and dine in Shanghai, observe giant pandas in Sicuan, or take a cruise down the Yangtze River. Come and see why China is drawing millions of visitors from all over the world, and why everyone of them returns home with smiling.
Getting there
During the last few years, China has modernized its transportation networks to meet the influx and demands of travelers. Modernization of the airlines and airport facilities is a boon for travelers, creating a more efficient and competitive airline system. A different variaty of aircrafts is used on almost all routes within the country.
Best time to travel
China is a year-round destination, the months of May, September, and October are ideal months for travel anywhere in the country. June through August is a good time to visit central and northern China. Spring and autumn are the best months for travel in Southern China. The months of March and April are the lower-priced shoulder season; while the lowest price, off-season travel, is from November through the winter months. This is when adventuresome travellers are rewarded with unbelievably low prices and far fewer fellow tourists.
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Destinations in China
Discover Beijing
The venerated Chinese history has strewn the land of Beijing with sites of cultural and historical interest. Some of them, such as the Great Wall, former Imperial Palace, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, and the ruins of Peking Man at Zhoukoudian, are UNESCO-endorsed world cultural heritage sites. Imperial palaces, mansions, gardens and tombs are epitomes of classical Chinese architecture. Among the massive number of ancient buildings that have remained to this day are quite a few Buddhist monasteries, Taoist temples and Catholic churches, such as Yonghegong Lamasery and Big Bell Temple.
The Great Wall
As an emblem of Chinese civilization, a cultural phenomenon of world calibre, the 6350km Great Wall was in China's feudal years a mammoth defence bulwark that serpentines its way across mountains and valleys in the northern part of the country. The Great Wall came under construction in the 7th century BC. But it was Qinshihuang, the founding emperor of the Qin, who brought it to completion. Repeated extensions were done in later dynasties until the Ming. The Great Wall looks equally breathtaking at such sections as Jinshanling, Mutianyu and Simatai.
The Temple of Heavan
The Temple of Heaven, located at the southern part of Beijing, is China's largest existing complex of ancient sacrificial buildings. Built in 1420 for emperors to worship Heaven, it has become one of the world's cultural heritage in China since 1998.
Forbidden City
The Forbidden City, located in the middle of Beijing city, was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. Now it becomes the Palace Museum offering you a visual feast of 5,000 years of traditional Chinese art, with a rich concentration of architecture and artifacts from the Ming and Qing imperial courts.
Tiananmen Square
Large enough to hold 1 million people, the 440,000-square-metre Tiananmen Square in the centre of Beijing is the world's largest city square, where sunrise and sunset are observed solemnly with national flag hoisting and lowering ceremonies. The night scene of Tiananmen Square is definitely a MUST for any visitor to Beijing.
Other Beijing Attractions
- Ruins of Yuanmingyuan
- Zhongshan Park
- Lugou Bridge
- World Park
- Former Imperial Palace
- Xiangshan Park
- Working People's Palace of Culture
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