Imperial Court Cuisine at Chuan Jing Ban Canting - Gongyuan Tou Tiao 5 - Back Lakes & Dong Cheng, can anyone provide some information about this restaurant?
Jun. 16,2009 01:11 Ms.Tricia(China) replied:
I Know Chuan Jing Ban Restaurant. This is a restaurant of Sichuan style, the food there is spicy. You should know if you can get used to it. Furthermore, since there are always many Chinese people dinning there, it is very crowded and noisy. Besides, this restaurant does not accept reservation on weekends, so you will take a risk to wait in a long queue after you arrive there. But the food is good.
Does the excursion to The Great Wall at Badaling invole moderate or steep climb or no climb?
Jun. 15,2009 03:23 Mr.Cheng(USA) replied:
Badaling Great Wall involves moderate climb. It was really an exciting experience to climb and view the magnificent wall. By the way, cable car is available to go up and down the Great Wall.
Dear Sir, I will visit Beijing on June 12 at 12pm and leave on June 15 morning. During that 3 days, can you suggest the best tour route for me? So I can see most famous tourism spot in Beijing. Since I have no mapping area on how to make the efficient route to see the tourism spot, can you suggest each day route for me? Thank you so much for your time and help. Regards, Arief Odon
how long is the Peking Opera Performance on 11 Sept?
May. 27,2009 18:04 Linda replied:
The Peking Opera Performance lasts about one and a half hours in Liyuan theatre, which is the most famous place to enjoy Peking opera. The theatre will provide electronic caption and free dim sum.
Hi, I just landed in China for some other work. Want to see olympics and Beijing, is it possible to get ticket at this moment Thanks in advance and regards, Raj
Jul. 15,2008 14:04 Della replied:
Welcome to China. We don't provide Olympic tickets purchasing service. Hope for your kind understanding. FYI, the Olympic tickets are still available now, but the price is much higher. Please refer to the following sites for reference. http://www.china.org.cn/english/olympic/211689.htm http://www.beijingticketing.com/ Good luck.
Hi Will be in Beijing in June, and was hoping we could visit Olympic park to see the Bird Nest and water cube and even go inside. Is this possible before the olympics? Does the subway run to Olympic park? Cheers
Temple of Heaven, a great smelter of Chinese culture. It is cool seeing how people in their 40''s to 70''s playing Hacky Sack in this park. Children were flying kites, people dancing, people eating and people praying all in this massive park. The temple of Heaven in the southern part of Beijing is China''s largest existing complex of ancient sacrificial buildings.
There are two ways from Xingang port to beijing downtown. One is the most direct way but also very expensive. Take a taxi or arrange a car to pick you up from the port and transfer to the city directly, cost at about Y1000 rmb.
Or take a taxi from the port to Tianjin city to take a bus to Beijing international airport. Then take the shuttle bus at about Y16 rmb or taxi at about Y100 rmb to the downtown.
In August of 2008, the Olympic Games will be held in Beijing. I guess the travel price will be affected. Then, when is the best time to visit China? before Aug or after? Will the price be dramatically rise? Beijing as the capital city of china and with the well known great wall and tiananmen square, we don''t want to miss it.
Due to the Olympic Games, more and more chinese people are learning english. However, to master a language is not a short term project. Most of chinese people could understand easy english sentences or words and are not very familiar to the grammars. When talking with them, use as simple sentence as possible, as "Forbidden city, how to go?"
Maybe you take this for childish, but we did go for it. Worth waiting in line, pay up, dress up in your choice of fine Imperial or traditional Chinese costume and pose for that ultimate picture. Worth the value for money of Y5-20yuan. Years later, this priceless costume picture remains as an unforgettable reminder of your China trip or just for chuckles. There is a good tourist photo studio at the Beijing Summer Palace but you can find them at every major tourist destinations in China.
The best restaurant of the old brand "Beijing QuanJuDe Roast Duck" - Qianmen QuanJuDe restaurant is under restoration. There is another Fangzhuang QuanJuDe restaurant also served roast duck, but the service and environment there is not as good as Qianmen QuanJuDe. If you want to taste the authentic peking duck dinner, maybe you should change your travel plan.
The Temple of Heaven is surprisingly not as crowded as Beijing''s other attractions, and is a nice getaway from the hustle and bustle of the city. You can easily spend a day here lounging around, strolling through the various nooks and crannies of the park and watching children fly kites. The retired old people may play traditional chinese musical instrument and entertain themselves freely in the corridor. In my opinion, this park is a must visit. I highly recommend it.
Xi''an also have the outdoor ice skating rink, Bailuyuan Skating Rink, which in the southeast of the city. It operates 24hours/day and price at about RMB60-80yuan/ hour. You can take bus 204 from the train station to get there. Their reservation phone No. for reference: 86-29-82615133,82615366
For skating, Harbin is not the only choice. If you visit Beijing in the winter, you will find that the city has excellent outdoor ice skating at Beihai Park and the Summer Palace. For indoor skating, Beijing's largest rink is the La Cool, National Trade Skating Rink in the underground shopping center that connects the Traders Hotel to the China World Hotel. Open Sunday to Friday from 10:00am-10:00pm. Even more popular in winter among the locals is ice cars (Bing Che). These cars are an exciting experience as they are steered by ski poles and rented for around rmb5.00 per hour. Have a nice time in Beijing.^_~
May Holiday "Golden Week" Maybe cancelled from 2008
For those who don't already know, the first week of May was always a busy one in China. May 1 through 3 was a public holiday nationwide. Most companies would work the weekend before or after as well in order to get a full 5 days off (plus 2 days for the other weekend) making it a full "week" vacation. So the tourism sites are very hot in China during the week. From next year on, the situation may changed. Foreigner visitors don't need to avoid this period to come china any more.
I will be joining a day tour at Beijing with my husband and a friend. We will take a private tour arrangement or join a small group. Is it common practice to tip the tour guide and driver? If the answer is yes, how much to tip for a day tour?
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Questions & Reviews
11.
Jul. 8,2009 19:16Reply
Mr.Paul(Canada)said:
How many hours roundtrip to MUTIANYU GREAT WALL from the Beijing airport?
Jul. 9,2009 22:12
Mr.Terry(Austria) replied:
It takes around one hour by car from the airport to the Mutianyu Great Wall and about 2 hours back to the downtown area. I am also enger to go!
12.
Jul. 5,2009 20:32Reply
Mr.Joshua said:
i wont to visit in beijing the Ice and Snow Festival Tour is it open on 4-5 mar or it closed ???
Jul. 6,2009 20:04
Mr.Milborn replied:
In Beijing? No, the Ice and Snow Festival is held in Harbin. And this festival is usually in January.
13.
Jun. 15,2009 01:07Reply
Mr.Raymond Ho(Singapore)said:
Imperial Court Cuisine at Chuan Jing Ban Canting - Gongyuan Tou Tiao 5 - Back Lakes & Dong Cheng, can anyone provide some information about this restaurant?
Jun. 16,2009 01:11
Ms.Tricia(China) replied:
I Know Chuan Jing Ban Restaurant. This is a restaurant of Sichuan style, the food there is spicy. You should know if you can get used to it. Furthermore, since there are always many Chinese people dinning there, it is very crowded and noisy. Besides, this restaurant does not accept reservation on weekends, so you will take a risk to wait in a long queue after you arrive there. But the food is good.
14.
Jun. 14,2009 21:20Reply
Mr.Federick Davis(UK)said:
Does the excursion to The Great Wall at Badaling invole moderate or steep climb or no climb?
Jun. 15,2009 03:23
Mr.Cheng(USA) replied:
Badaling Great Wall involves moderate climb. It was really an exciting experience to climb and view the magnificent wall. By the way, cable car is available to go up and down the Great Wall.
15.
Jun. 11,2009 01:32Reply
Ms.Gladys(USA)said:
Is May a good month to visit Beijing?
Jun. 11,2009 19:36
Mr.Michael Wang(China) replied:
Sure. Beijing is in the first summer in May and the weather is pleasant then. Neither too hot nor too cold. Welcome!
16.
Jun. 3,2009 08:17Reply
Mr.Arief Odon(Indonesia)said:
Dear Sir,
I will visit Beijing on June 12 at 12pm and leave on June 15 morning.
During that 3 days, can you suggest the best tour route for me? So I can see most famous tourism spot in Beijing. Since I have no mapping area on how to make the efficient route to see the tourism spot, can you suggest each day route for me?
Thank you so much for your time and help.
Regards,
Arief Odon
17.
May. 27,2009 10:09Reply
Mr.Sam Eleanor(Belgium)said:
how long is the Peking Opera Performance on 11 Sept?
May. 27,2009 18:04
Linda replied:
The Peking Opera Performance lasts about one and a half hours in Liyuan theatre, which is the most famous place to enjoy Peking opera. The theatre will provide electronic caption and free dim sum.
18.
Jul. 14,2008 23:37Reply
Mr.Rajkumar Swamysaid:
Hi,
I just landed in China for some other work. Want to see olympics and Beijing, is it possible to get ticket at this moment
Thanks in advance and regards,
Raj
Jul. 15,2008 14:04
Della replied:
Welcome to China. We don't provide Olympic tickets purchasing service. Hope for your kind understanding. FYI, the Olympic tickets are still available now, but the price is much higher. Please refer to the following sites for reference. http://www.china.org.cn/english/olympic/211689.htm
http://www.beijingticketing.com/
Good luck.
19.
Feb. 22,2008 14:33Reply
Ms.Angsaid:
Hi
Will be in Beijing in June, and was hoping we could visit Olympic park to see the Bird Nest and water cube and even go inside. Is this possible before the olympics? Does the subway run to Olympic park?
Cheers
20.
Feb. 14,2008 16:11Reply
Ms.Linlin Yusaid:
Temple of Heaven, a great smelter of Chinese culture. It is cool seeing how people in their 40''s to 70''s playing Hacky Sack in this park. Children were flying kites, people dancing, people eating and people praying all in this massive park. The temple of Heaven in the southern part of Beijing is China''s largest existing complex of ancient sacrificial buildings.
21.
Feb. 2,2008 15:54Reply
Ms.Peggy June(Australia)said:
There are two ways from Xingang port to beijing downtown. One is the most direct way but also very expensive. Take a taxi or arrange a car to pick you up from the port and transfer to the city directly, cost at about Y1000 rmb.
Or take a taxi from the port to Tianjin city to take a bus to Beijing international airport. Then take the shuttle bus at about Y16 rmb or taxi at about Y100 rmb to the downtown.
22.
Feb. 1,2008 16:26Reply
Mr.Darth Leggi(United Kingdom)said:
In August of 2008, the Olympic Games will be held in Beijing. I guess the travel price will be affected. Then, when is the best time to visit China? before Aug or after? Will the price be dramatically rise? Beijing as the capital city of china and with the well known great wall and tiananmen square, we don''t want to miss it.
23.
Jan. 29,2008 17:18Reply
Mr.Prasadsaid:
Due to the Olympic Games, more and more chinese people are learning english. However, to master a language is not a short term project. Most of chinese people could understand easy english sentences or words and are not very familiar to the grammars. When talking with them, use as simple sentence as possible, as "Forbidden city, how to go?"
24.
Jan. 25,2008 13:37Reply
Mr.SLLiew(United States)said:
Maybe you take this for childish, but we did go for it. Worth waiting in line, pay up, dress up in your choice of fine Imperial or traditional Chinese costume and pose for that ultimate picture. Worth the value for money of Y5-20yuan. Years later, this priceless costume picture remains as an unforgettable reminder of your China trip or just for chuckles. There is a good tourist photo studio at the Beijing Summer Palace but you can find them at every major tourist destinations in China.
25.
Dec. 19,2007 17:43Reply
Ms.Judy Suesaid:
The best restaurant of the old brand "Beijing QuanJuDe Roast Duck" - Qianmen QuanJuDe restaurant is under restoration. There is another Fangzhuang QuanJuDe restaurant also served roast duck, but the service and environment there is not as good as Qianmen QuanJuDe. If you want to taste the authentic peking duck dinner, maybe you should change your travel plan.
26.
Dec. 17,2007 16:57Reply
Mr.Eugene Kim(United States)said:
The Temple of Heaven is surprisingly not as crowded as Beijing''s other attractions, and is a nice getaway from the hustle and bustle of the city. You can easily spend a day here lounging around, strolling through the various nooks and crannies of the park and watching children fly kites. The retired old people may play traditional chinese musical instrument and entertain themselves freely in the corridor. In my opinion, this park is a must visit. I highly recommend it.
27.
Dec. 12,2007 17:14Reply
Mr.David Reveal(Norway)said:
"Info for the skating lovers:"
Xi''an also have the outdoor ice skating rink, Bailuyuan Skating Rink, which in the southeast of the city.
It operates 24hours/day and price at about RMB60-80yuan/ hour. You can take bus 204 from the train station to get there.
Their reservation phone No. for reference: 86-29-82615133,82615366
28.
Dec. 3,2007 16:48Reply
Ms.Kelly Wright(United Kingdom)said:
Info for the skating lovers:
For skating, Harbin is not the only choice. If you visit Beijing in the winter, you will find that the city has excellent outdoor ice skating at Beihai Park and the Summer Palace. For indoor skating, Beijing's largest rink is the La Cool, National Trade Skating Rink in the underground shopping center that connects the Traders Hotel to the China World Hotel. Open Sunday to Friday from 10:00am-10:00pm. Even more popular in winter among the locals is ice cars (Bing Che). These cars are an exciting experience as they are steered by ski poles and rented for around rmb5.00 per hour. Have a nice time in Beijing.^_~
29.
Nov. 9,2007 16:33Reply
Mr.chinamansaid:
May Holiday "Golden Week" Maybe cancelled from 2008
For those who don't already know, the first week of May was always a busy one in China. May 1 through 3 was a public holiday nationwide. Most companies would work the weekend before or after as well in order to get a full 5 days off (plus 2 days for the other weekend) making it a full "week" vacation. So the tourism sites are very hot in China during the week. From next year on, the situation may changed. Foreigner visitors don't need to avoid this period to come china any more.
30.
Nov. 7,2007 16:50Reply
Mr.Lue Chow(United States)said:
I will be joining a day tour at Beijing with my husband and a friend. We will take a private tour arrangement or join a small group. Is it common practice to tip the tour guide and driver? If the answer is yes, how much to tip for a day tour?