China National Silk Museum

China National Silk Museum is the first state-level professional silk museum in the country as well as the biggest of its kind throughout the world. It opened to the public in 1992 and since 2004 people can visit it for free.
The museum owns eight exhibition halls, including: the Preface Hall, Relics Hall, Folk-custom Hall, Dyeing and Weaving Hall and Modern Achievements Hall.

The Preface Hall introduces the 5000-year-long history of Chinese silk culture. China is the earliest country that engaged in sericulture, filature and making clothes with silk. This hall provides strong evidence for this fact and shows the history of the Silk Road through which silk was spread abroad.
Relics Hall presents several preserved relics, which cover almost every dynasty of ancient China, and a number of pictures to explain Chinese traditional silk culture. These relics are from various districts of the country, including those excavated along the Silk Road, on the grassland of Northern region of the country, and in the south region. It should be mentioned that tourists can appreciate a piece of fragmentary brocade that dates back 5,630 years. That is the earliest silk that has ever been discovered.
Folk-custom Hall displays some prominent products created by outstanding weavers. Dyeing and Weaving Hall tells people how to dye and weave silk and the scientific theory of it. There are also weavers showing the whole process. Tourists are welcome to participate in the activity and do it themselves. Modern Achievements Hall displays the new achievements in silk production, silk research and silk trade and so on.

Life in Beijing Eating is The First So Try Baikui Laohao

Baikui Laohao is one of the most famous Muslim restaurants in Beijing offering roast mutton. In 1780 (the 45th year of Emperor Qianlong's reign) it was set up by a Muslim named Baikui in a small alley opposite Longfusi Temple, Dongcheng District. Roast mutton of Baikui Laohao has well-chosen materials, delicate processes, unique cooking methods and a marvelous flavor.

The mutton used is from a specific part of the sheep with appropriate muscle and fat and is roasted to perfection. Dozens of seasonings such as cloves, mushrooms and a chosen soy sauce and sugar are mixed in proper proportions. Cooked in several processes such as a dipping in broth, pressing, stacking, braising in broth and frying, the braised mutton has a mellow taste and color, is tender and delicious and the unpleasant smell of the mutton is gone.
After the founding of the PRC, Baikui Laohao Restaurant extended its business space on the original location and increased the food variety to include mutton in soy sauce, beef and mutton entrails in soy sauce and chicken in soy sauce. It has developed into to a grand Muslim restaurant offering Muslim food and banquet service.Featured dishes: Braised Mutton in a Pot, Deep-Fried Mutton, Stewed Mutton in Slices, Braised Mutton Maw, Sliced Mutton Maw Soup, Braised Mutton Head and Roast Pigeon.

Why You Should Go On a Sightseeing Travel in Beijing?

As the political, cultural and economic center of China, Beijing is one of the world's truly imposing cities. One may list thousands of reasons to visit Beijing, but the following reasons should be on the top of the list. 

Reason 1: Numerous Historical Sites

 

As a former imperial capital and now the modern capital of a thriving nation, Beijing retains plenty of evidence of its royal past, with aristocratic parks, temples, and palaces, such as Forbidden City, the largest complex of palace buildings in the world; the Great Wall, known as one of the Seven Wonders of the World; the Temple of Heaven, the largest temple of temple for worshipping heaven in ancient China.

Reason 2: Explore Traditional Chinese Culture

Beijing is the treasure trove of Chinese culture, where many of the sights that make China a world-class destination are located.

Hutong and Quadrangle are the right places where foreigners can see how ordinary people live their lives. A rickshaw ride around Hutong area could be great fun.

Reason 3: Paradise for Shopping

There are many valuable shopping place and well-known product for you and your family/friends in Beijing such as Wangfujing Street, Xidan Commercial Street, Dashila Street and more. 

Reason 4: Colorful Nightlife

 

Beijing nightlife is colorful. Breathtaking performances like Kungfu Show, Acrobatic Show, Peking Opera-the crystallization of Chinese culture are all shown at night. To learn more about Chinese culture, going to watch one of them is a nice idea.

Besides, there are lots of people choose to relax themselves in the bars. Massage in Beijing has been welcomed among foreigners due to its good service. Chinese massage has mixed with the traditional Chinese therapies to provide a different nice service that is good for health. They have well trained staff and high quality facilities. It may not let you down.

Reason 5: Post-Olympic Atmosphere

Since hosted the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Beijing has become even more beautiful and the air cleaner as a result. A visit to the Olympic site will offer you an aftertaste of the glorious moments of this magnificent event. 

Reason 6: Convenient Transportation

Transportation plays an important role during your Beijing tour. In Beijing, tourists can take a bus, rent a taxi, or ride a bike. By bus is the cheapest way of getting around Beijing.

Whenever you tour in Beijing, you will enjoy the greatest concentration of old and new China, anywhere.