Travel in Beijing - Walking along Qianmen Commercial Street

Hello,everyone. Today Let me take you travelling in Beijing , the first destionation is Qianmen Commercial Street. Qianmen, in mouth of people, includes Zhengyang Gate, Pearl Market and Dashilan area. Qianmen is the most important place on axle wire of Beijing, also is the core area of protection of ancient capital features. In Ming and Qing Dynasties, Qianmen is the necessary road to Temple of Heaven and Altar of the God of Agriculture. Nowadays, Qianmen Street still keeps the style of history.

Panorama View of Qianmen Street

Eating in Qianmen. Walking in Qianmen Street every time, I have a feeling of pass through. Even through Qianmen Street is crowded with tourists and fashion music, the Dashilan is still old and restores ancient ways. In ancient time, Beijing was called as Peking, the Qianmen is the gathering place of cate including many characteristic restaurants. After hundred years, Quan Ju De shapes its own style of cooking including Quan Ju De Roast Duck and 400 dishes, which was loved by the governments, officials and social celebrities. The past Prime Zhou liked to select the Quanya Banquet as the state banquet.

Go shopping in Qianmen. Qianmen Street is the famous business street and old culture street, located at axle wire of Beijing, and starts from Moon Bay in north to Tianqiao Intersection in south. With 570 years history, Qianmen Street is also known as Heaven Street. It is 845 meters totally, is Pedestrian Business Street. Only both sides of Qianmen Street is covers an area of 66,000 square meters, contains about 180 shops. The long history of Qianmen Street shapes the old famous shops such as Liubiju Paste, Tongrentang Drugstore, Ruifuxiang Silk Store, Neiliansheng Shoes shop, etc.

Tramcar in Qianmen Street

Play in Qianmen. The world famous Laoshe Tea House created in 1988, is located at west of Qianmen Street, and close to Tiananmen Square. It is the representative gathering place of tea house culture of old Beijing, national demonstration base of the cultural industry and AAA tourist scenic spot. Here, you can enjoy the original characteristic performances, taste Chinese famous tea, buy top-level tea and eat the imperial characteristic snacks. Especially, you will see many celebrities in night shows. All these featured national art and programs attract travelersdeeply. Laoshe Tea House is called as the window of showing the essence of Chinese culture art and the bridge connects the friendship of home and abroad, and it is the human landmark of Beijing culture.

Qianmen Street is good place to eat, play and go shopping of travelling in  Beijing. Here, you have good chance to appreciate the most characteristics of Beijing.

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Tips Must to Know Before Traveling to Beijing

As the capital of China, Beijing is the center of culture, political, economic hub. Beijing is a pretty safe place, and you can enjoy a pleasant and secure time here. Here I would like to list top tips in order to make your Beijing travel more convenient. 

Visa

For those who desire to travel to Beijing for sightseeing, tourists should obtain a tourist visa from Chinese Embassy or Consulate in your home country. It is more convenient for tourists booked through Chinese travel agencies to get group visas for their travel to China.

Climate and Clothing

In Beijing, four seasons are distinctly recognizable. Autumn is the best time to travel in Beijing, with mild temperature and the sun is out a lot. The temperature in spring is nice, too, but it is very dry and winds whip sand around the city.

In autumn, jeans and a sweater are usually enough. In the warmer months, T-shirts and light pants or shorts are the best bet. In the colder months, it is wise to dress in layers; long underwear and jeans, shirt, sweater and down jacket.

Foreign exchange

On entering, there are no restrictions are imposed on the amount of foreign currency, traveler checks, and credit cards. However, non-residents carrying more than 5,000 US dollars in cash should declare to the Customs the Customs shall permit foreign exchange to be carried out based on the declarations or on relevant regulations issued by the National Administration of Exchange Control.

Accommodations

Tourists need to show their passports and fill out a temporary residence form when checking into a hotel. Beijing hostels are the best way to go for budget lodging in Beijing. Ask to see a hostel room before you pay and choose a dorm for the cheapest Beijing lodging. Expect to pay US$ 8 - 15 for a Beijing hostel bunk.

Beijing Transportation

Transportation is very important for the tourist in Beijing, and you could rent a car. Except the car rental, there are some other vehicle methods such as Taxi, Subway, Bus, etc.

If you have any question for your Beijing travel, please contact us.

Why Beijing Attracts People from All Over the World

As an ancient city with a long history, Beijing had been the capital of Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. Now it is not only the capital of the People’s Republic of China but also the nation’s political, cultural and international exchange center. In the summer of 2008, Beijing successfully hosted the 29th Olympic Games. Here we list top reasons why there are so many people choose to tour in Beijing.

Reason 1: Famous Historical Sight

As a former imperia capital, Beijing retains plenty of evidence of its royal past, with aristocratic parks, temples, and palaces, such as Tiananmen Square, the witness of China dynasties ups and downs; the Forbidden City, known as the largest wooden cluster in existence in the world today

Reason 2: Conquer the Great Wall of China

Known as one of the Seven Wonders of the World, Great Wall is a man made architecture that can be seen from the space. As the saying goes" He who has never been to Great Wall is not a true man." So there are numerous tourists want to conquer the Great Wall of China.

Reason 3: Taste Traditional Chinese Food

The notion of "Food is the first thing for people" is the most important and essential idea in Chinese Civilization Life.

Beijing enjoys a high reputation of its traditional food, especially Beijing Roast Duck. A saying is often heard that "there are two things you must do in Beijing, to eat the Beijing Roast duck and to see the ten thousands miles long Great wall." Therefore, you may see that how essential a taste of the Beijing Roast Duck is in a Beijing tour.

Reason 4: Unique Local Culture

Hutong can most represent the life of common people in old Beijing. Hutong we see today are made up of small lanes formed by walls of siheyuan. Beijing's hutongs, lanes or alleys formed by lines of siheyuan where old Beijing residents live, witness the vicissitude of the city.

Reason 5: Convenient Transportation

Transportation during your Beijing tour is very important. In Beijing, you need no worry about the transportation. Except the car rental, there are some other vehicle methods such as Taxi, Subway, Bus, etc.

Reason 6: Accommodation of All Levels

To cater the foreigners, Beijing provides accommodation that can meet all budget levels, including boutique hotels, star-rated hotels, hostels and inns.

With so many advantages, do you want to travel to Beijing?

Do You Want to Get a Deep Understanding about Buddhist Culture?

Beijing is known as a famous historical and cultural city in the world. As a city with a history of 3000 years, Beijing has numerous sites of interest and a brilliant rich culture. There are many temples left in Beijing, so you could visit some famous temples while you travel in Beijing.

Temple of Dharma Sea

Located in Shijingshan District of Beijing, Temple of the Dharma is a cultural relic housing valuable murals. Built in the Ming Dynasty, the most famous cultural relic in Temple of Dharma Sea is the painted mural of Ming Dynasty in the Daxiongbaodian (Mahavira Hall).

These painted murals are the most magnificent murals with the longest history in Beijing. Painted realistically and smoothly, all of them are lifelike and have special facial expressions and evident characteristics of Ming Dynasty. They are outstanding among the wall paintings of the same period in the world.

Unique in its own right with its own salient features, Temple of the Dharma attracts lots of tourists when they have a Beijing travel.

Temple of the Origin of Dharma

 

Properly the oldest Buddhist temple in Beijing, Temple of the Origin of Dharma houses a number of valuable cultural relics. Seated in Xuanwu District and was built in 645, this temple consists of six courtyards with such major buildings as gate, Bell and Drum Towers, Tianwang-dian, Daxiongbaodian, Minzhongtai, Jingyetang and Cangjinglou.

In the past, Temple of the Origin of Dharma was not only famous in history but also famed for its lilac gardens. In ancient times, the temple served as a gathering place for celebrities and poets to party and compose poems among the fragrance of blooming lilac. Until now, the thick perfume of the lilac still makes visitors intoxicated. The Chinese Institute of Buddhist Studies and the China Buddhist Relics Library now occupy the temple.

Temple of Great Charity

Situated in Xicheng District, Temple of Great Charity is one of the well-known Buddhist temples in Beijing. Though several renovated and expanded, the layout of Temple of Great Charity still has been kept. Temple of Great Charity covers an area of 23, 000 square meters and has a symmetrical layout with courtyards well arranged.

In addition, Temple of Great Charity preserves large number of rare relics.Today, this temple houses the China Buddhist Association. Also, it is the seat of the China Buddhist Culture Institute and the editorial department of The Voice of Dharma magazine.

Those who want to get a deep understanding about Buddhist Culture must pay a visit to these temples during their Beijing travel.