Located at the crossing of the East, West, South, and North avenues in Xian, both the Bell Tower and the Drum tower are very close to each other. Reasons to go there Both, the bell tower and the drum tower are worth a visit! The bell tower was a wooden structure topped with dark green tiles. It is a grand ancient building with traditional Chinese architectural features. From the top the Bell Tower, visitors can get a bird’s eye view of the surrounding areas and the building’s brightly-decorated eaves. Standing in a very picturesque location on the west side of [View Full Entry]

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The mighty army of terracotta warriors and horses, found in three vaults 40km east of Xian, is probably the most popular tourist attraction of Xian. Reasons to go there This army is really huge an somewhat impressive sight! The terracotta figures are life-like and life-sized. They vary in height, uniform and hairstyle in accordance with rank. The tallest being the Generals. The figures include warriors, chariots, horses, officials, acrobats, strongmen, and musicians. The original weapons were stolen shortly after the creation of the army and the coloring has faded greatly. [View Full Entry]

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Hotels in Beijing Prices vary a lot for the SAME hotel! It is very important to compare different booking sites for a specific hotel. If you think it is too complicated and time consuming to compare 30 hotelbookingsites, here is a helpful page for you: You pick a hotel and the site compares more than 30 booking sites and tells you the prices. Simply book where you found the lowest price! Sights I visited (and recommend) in Beijin [View Full Entry]

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There is only one hill to be found in Beijing: Jingshan Hill, also known as “Feng Shui Hill” or as “Coal Hill“. It offers very impressive views of the Forbidden City and entire Beijing. Reasons to go there From the top of the hill there are wonderful views of Beijing, especially over the Forbidden City, hence its name, which means “Scenic Hill”. The hill top offers a 360 degree vista: DianMen Dajie with at the end the Drum Tower, Beihai Park and of course the entire city itself. It might be a good idea to start your sightse [View Full Entry]

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The Tiananmen Square is the largest square in the world. Thousands of people come to the Square every day. Reasons to go there First of all: this place is really really huge! It is an astounding place and a spot to linger and see visitors from all over China, many visiting their capital for the first time. For us, there is no better place to get the true modern feel of Beijing. You can visit Tiananmen Tower, Monument to the People’s Heroes, Great Hall of the People, Mao Zedong Memorial Hall and see the national flag raising ceremony. Tiananmen Square is [View Full Entry]

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Nearly everyone has heard of the huge stone wall known as the Great Wall of China. The Great Wall of China was built to protect the Chinese Empire from invaders. Our impression - Reasons to go there This wall is huge and definitly worth seeing. When we reached there , we noticed we were the only ones from a foreign country, the rests were locals. We went to the Badaling section where you have nice views and can walk up the hill for quite some height. The left part of the Badaling wall is steeper but gives a better scenery of [View Full Entry]

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Yonghegong (also known as Lama Temple or Palace of Peace) located within the city of Beijing is a very nice sight worth a visit. It is a holy place for many pilgrims. Reasons to go there The Lama Temple is a very lively temple in the Chinese capital. We watched several traditional ceremonies. This spectacular temple-complex is sprinkled withy lovely gardens, and wonderful pavilions containing superb and detailed interiors. Five of these great halls stand out among all of the structures within the courtyards and monastery grounds. The temple is famous for its 18m statue of Mai [View Full Entry]

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We arrived very early 7am and witnessed hundreds of Beijing locals practicing all manor of exercise forms from Tai Chi, Kung Fu, jogging and dancing. The whole ambiance of the park and the people in it was fantastic and very calming and peaceful. This was a special experience on our Beijing trip. Our Impression - Reasons to visit the Temple of Heaven This temple is very huge and beautiful and is surrounded by a vast public park. Home to many ancient trees, this is also the greenest place in Beijing. Three Echo Stones are outside of the gate of the Imperial [View Full Entry]

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What an impressive piece of history the Forbidden City is. This place is very cool and i bet you will like to go this place too. The scale of the "city" (or palace) was incredible. OUR IMPRESSION The architecture was amazing, with the Forbidden City containing a succession of huge courtyards flanked by high red walls, with large, ornate bulidings and gates dividing up the sections. Along the way we got to see some of the ancient sculptures, which were carved into stone along the sets of stairs leading down into the courtyards. During the first half an hour or so [View Full Entry]

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