The Summer Palace – Beijing

Have you heard about Yihe Yuan? This is the Chinese name for Summer Palace which means gardens of nurtured harmony. It is such incredible name, isn’t it?

The Summer Palace is not the actual physical palace you imagine. This place is kind of imperial garden and lake. The Summer Palace with the 2.2 square km of Kunming Lake, is a great view for everyone. The 25% of this location provides the welcoming gardens, temples and palaces for the emperor’s family.

Located 15 km from the Beijing city center, it is easy to access this place. Such a great place with welcoming environment will give you the best experience ever! You can enjoy the sceneries in Summer Palace when morning or afternoon.

The Summer Palace consists of 3 main areas: the Longevity Hill area, the Court area and the Kunming Lake area.

Longevity Hill Area is the soil dug out from the excavation. This is the manmade lake with the sophisticated 60 meters high. There is the Temple of Buddhist Virtue on the top of the hill. The hill also holds some incredible buildings like temples, gates, and highly decorated halls. 

The court area consists of the palace buildings where the imperial family stayed and held some important family events.

The larger part of the Summer Palace is the Kunming Lake area where you can see the bronze ox, nanhu island, and the 17 arch bridge that connects Nanhu Island to the mainland.

This is surely one of the most sophisticated places in Beijing you need to visit. Book your ticket now and find the pleasant memories there!

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.

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

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.     

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.

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. '