Sunday, April 22, 2012

Trip To China

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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Beijing Hutong Tour

Beijing Hutong tour (old alleyways or siheyuan, the traditional courtyard residences) is highly recommended if you would like to have a glimpse into Beijing’s Yesterday. You may explore the narrow alleys by rickshaw and on foot or by bike.

Hutong means Well in Mongolian. Beijing hutong alleys are formed by lines of Siheyuan, old Beijing residences, called courtyard or quad in English. Thus, hutong also refer to the neighborhood formed by lines of hutong alleys and Siheyuan houses. That is the best window to learn the local Beijing residents.

Itourbeijing and itourschina is a professional travel agency to operate the Hutong tour and we are ready to supply the other Beijing Tour and China Tours.

Top Hutongs in Beijing

Bada Hutong (The Great Eight Hutong) was formerly Beijing’s largest red light district in its history. It is part of a location name of eight hutongs situated closely.

Dongjiaominxiang was famous for its diplomatic function, while Xijiaominxiang played more important role as a bankers’ land.

Ju’er Hutong which is also called Centipede Lane.

Golden Fish Hutong

Nanluoguxiang Hutong

Maoer Hutong

Yandaixiejie Hutong

Liulichang Hutong

Best Time to travel Beijing

Beijing presents different features for its clear distinction of four seasons: - short windy spring, long hot summer, cool pleasant autumn and long chilly winter. The hottest time is July and August, with the highest temperature over 40 C (104 F). The coldest month is January, with its lowest temperature at -20 C (-4 F).

Considering the frequent sandstorms in spring, the best time to visit Beijing is the autumn months between September and November which have the best weather and fewer tourists. Winter, may for people from the tropical areas who see rare snow scenery is an exciting time to Beijing. But just aware that the beautiful snow may block the way to the Great Wall. Anyway, most of the city's tourist attractions are historical sites that are not affected by the change of season. Therefore, tourists can come to Beijing all year round.

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Beijing Capital International Airport

Beijing Capital Airport is the the gateway into Beijing. You will start your Beijing tour or China travel here. It is very convenient to transfer to your hotels in Beijing and travel attractions such as Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and Summer Palace,etc.

When you get off your flight, you may get surprised about the large terminal. That is terminal 3. There are totally 3 terminals in Beijing Capital international Airport. It was first built in the year of 1958. The terminal 1 and terminal 2 were built in 1980 and 1999 respectively.

China Famous Sections Of Great Wall

China Great Wall as a marvelous world wonder is a must todo in your China tour. There are many grand sections of Great Wall that open to the public. Below are the most famous sections.

Juyongguan Great Wall , along with Jiayuguan Pass and Shanhaiguan Pass are Three Great Wall Passes of China. Juyongguan Great Wall travel is the most easily accessible one compared to the other China Great Wall trips, due to its close distance and convenient transport to the city area. As early as 13th century, this area was known as “Juyong Green Layers”,

China Ice Festival & Ski Vacation

China Ice & Ski Tour is a fantastic winter getaway taking you to unique northern Chinese cities to experience a snowy China. No matter you are an experienced skier or just only a beginner seeking for fun, there's no problem to take advantage of the snow season and winter tours in China. With a whitened horizon, you will be amazed by the special charm and elegance of the historic sites in ancient China's two most famous cities, Beijing and Shanghai. Besides, the annual Harbin Ice and Snow Festival will turn the city into a land of fairy tales. In winter, the most welcoming activities in China are the skiing and ice skating and the most popular places must be the northeast cities of China, such as: Harbin, Changchun, Jilin and Shenyang.

The northern part of China is really close to the Russia, it’s cold and have the best quality of the Ski Resorts and they have a impressive Ice festival in winter time. It is definitely a worthy place to travel in one of those China Tour. And this one, you can conbine with Beijing Tour and Shanghai Tour. In this way, you may experience both the north and the south of China.

Harbin, the city famous for its piercing wind and cold temperature in winter, hold the annual Ice Exhibition for the exquisite and well designed ice sculpture and ice lantern, which is made of the ice from the famous Songhua River. The winter makes it holding couple of the best ski resorts in China. Tour China in winter, enjoy the advantages in the low season with few tourists, cheap tickets, and yet much to see and to do. We provide elaborate itineraries with our great China winter tour packages, there is nothing to worry about as we will be you hands during the whole winter vacation in China. So, what are you waiting for? Plan your China ski and ice tours right now for this winter!

China Yangtze River Cruise Tour

Yangtze River, along with Yellow river is regarded as mother rivers of the Chinese nation. With a total length of 6397 km, Yangtze River ranks the third in the world, only a little shorter than the Nile and the Amazon. It is well known that many amazing civilizations are originated around great rivers. Yangtze River, with fantastic sceneries and a long history, has nurtured brilliant civilization of China. A cruise on the Yangtze river is a best way to discover the various cultures of local residents, especially the ethnic minorities living along the river, the delicious foods, amazing festivals, the colorful clothes and accessories,etc. So, a tour through Yangtze river Cruise is a good way to understand China.



Hereby, i kindly share some information of Yangtze river cruise which may bring you some help to your China tour. I recommend an tour itinerary contains Beijing, Xian, Guilin, Yangtze river, (Chongqing-Yichang), Shanghai.



Because, Capital Beijing, historical Xian, picturesque Guilin, Charming Chongqing and metropolitan Shanghai are all hot tourist destinations in China. Along this route, you can see the Great wall , Forbidden City, the eighth world wonder -Terra-cotta Warriors, magnificent Three Gorges, the bund, The Oriental TV Tower,etc. Among the countless scenic sights, the Three Gorges is the most amazing landscape. It is one of the ten top scenic sights in China. Starting from Fengjie County in Chongqing City in the west and ending at Yichang City in Hubei Province in the east, it is composed of Qutang Gorge, Wu Gorge and Xiling Gorge from west to east, thus the name “Three Gorges”. The Three Gorges presents visitors with different views. Qutang Gorge is grand and magnificent. Wu Gorge is noted for beautiful scenery, and Xiling Gorge is struck by its boldness.



There are various Cruise classes to meet different people’s demands. Cruises like Victoria ANNA Cruise, Victoria KATARINA Cruise, Regal China Cruise, would be your first choice. Being the expert of China Yangtze River cruises, we provide an excellent China Yangtze river cruise tour with reasonable routes, competitive prices ,admirable service and the flexible departure dates. Besides the various Yangtze cruise tour packages, we also offer customized Tour based on your personal interests. Welcome to aboard!