Thursday, September 29, 2011

Wang Fu Jing Street – The Place You Need to Visit When in Beijing

When visiting Beijing, you will not miss this one incredible place, wang fu jing street. It is the place providing the best shopping stop in China with many unique stuff and experiences.

The wang fu jing street is located in Beijing, eastern side of the Forbidden city. It is one of the oldest streets amongst commercial areas in Beijing. Though the area is old, it was renovated in 1999. So you will see the transitional style of architecture of Chinese style.

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Yaxiu Market

Yaxiu Market is popular clothing market that sell outfits, clothes and accessories in cheap price. One thing that makes me interesting is that you can ask for customized tailor made from Chinese Qipao dress and the result will be there in no more than 24 hours.

Yaxiu Market is also known as Ya show market and located on Chaoyang District. With the 27,000 square meters location, it is the center of business scope providing wide range of stuff you can buy like clothing, accessories, handicrafts, snacks, cuisines, and many more.

When visiting Beijing, Yaxiu Market is one shopping stop you should visit! Come to Yaxiu Market and see what will you get there:

1st floor: shoes, hats, bags, wallets, electronics
2nd floor: clothes, famous brands, modern clothing, daily necessities
3rd floor: silk, clothing, bedding, children’s clothes, tailors
4th floor: souvenirs, gifts, arts and crafts, pearls
5th floor: food, local snacks, different cuisines
T-shirts: 20-25RMB
Running Shoes: 50-80 RMB
Dress Shoes: 80-100 RMB
"timberland" boots: 120RMB
Belts: 20 RMB
Ties: 10 RMB
Custom Shirts: 80 RMB
Custom Suits: 600-800 RMB
Jeans: 80 RMB
Jackets: 100-150 RMB
Baby clothes: 20-40 RMB






Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Tong Ren Tang – Place You Need to Visit to Seek Healthiness


Tong Ren Tang is the remarkable Chinese drug store established in 1669. The founder worked in the Emperor Kangxi’s court and used his valuable time to combine and research many Chinese herbal prescriptions that he got from his work place. Nearby the imperial palace, he opened his very first Tong Ren Tang in Beijing and share it to the public.

By the early 18th century, Tong Ren Tang had successfully invented more than 360 different herbal prescriptions for many diseases and health condition. Since then, the reputation of this place earned many attention since it had been bringing such great medical results. There are now many branches all over china and people trust its name.



Beside selling herbal formula or prescriptions in the form of pills and powder, Tong Ren Tang also provides separate herbs and other ingredients in their original form. When visiting Beijing, don’t forget to check Tong Ren Tang out.     


Saturday, September 17, 2011

Forbidden City Tour – Visit the House of the Chinese Emperors in the Ancient Time



If there is one unique place for you and your family to pay a visit, then it would be the Forbidden City Tour. When taking on Forbidden City Tour, you will be seeing the imperial palace that was the house for 24 emperors from between Ming and Qing dynasties from 1420 to 1912.

Saturday, September 10, 2011

The Great Tiananmen Square


When you think about cultural and spiritual attraction in Beijing, that would be Tiananmen Square. It is indeed the cultural and spiritual center of China Republic. Visiting Beijing means nothing if you do not check this place. From the Tiananmen Square you can visit other interesting spots like Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven. '

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Beijing's Famous Temple of Heaven


Temple of Heaven Tour is one of the most fantastic activity you must do beside visiting Forbidden City and  Tian An Men Square. It is one of the most fantastic and unique place you need to pay a visit with your family or lover. The incredible architecture clearly shows what happened during the past. It is photogenic so that you can take as many incredible pictures as you want from this place.

So what is it actually? It is the temple used by Chinese Emperor to worship heaven and make sacrifices. One thing that shocked me when I read about the sacrifices is that they are human!

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Beijing Travel - With Your Family

When you want to visit incredible country both from past modern sides, Beijing travel is the best answer right now. The incredible city has 4 different seasons like summer, spring, autumn, and winter, giving you and your family wide chances to go there with different condition and situations. However, the best time to do Beijing travel is the autumn. You can get the easy and cheap airplane ticket to go there.

Hotels will surely increase the rates of prices when it is the peak season, so I would like to suggest you book cheap tickets to Beijing travel in advance, probably 2 or 3 months before departing.

There are some interesting places that are worth to visit like Great Wall, Forbidden City, and many more.
Chinese New Year may be the best time for you and your family to do Beijing travel. However, you need to book the seat well to avoid any obstacles in your Beijing travel.