Visit Symbol Museums of Beijing in Summer Holiday

Beijing, as the capital of China, owns various kinds of museums. In the summer holidays, take your kids to visit Beijing to increase their knowledge, and the varied museums would not be missed. Xicheng District is the gathering place of museums, everyone have chance to arrange the tour route for kids to enjoy the boundless knowledge in museums.

Paleozoological Museum of China  
Paleozoological Museum of China: know about the changes of life

This museum displays the many paleontological fossils from Cambrian period to the time of 10,000 years ago, the valuable exhibits include the Lufenggosaurus Huenei which is called the First Dragon in China, skeleton of Huanghe River Stegodon and the simulation model of skull of Pekingman. The club held in summer vacation takes students to dig the dinosaur fossil personally to experience the interest of outdoor exploration.
Beijing Planetarium  
Beijing Planetarium: look up at miraculous starry sky

Would you like to step to the ridges of lunar, witness the life of stellar, save the last male tyrannosaurus following the earth science team and see the biological evolution on earth with your eyes? Come to Beijing Planetarium! Beijing Planetarium has four theaters lead you to know the real starry sky, travel in universe, experience the created miracles on sense organs and enjoy the real pictures. The seats of theaters are designed to be the deck chair in order to let you look up at the sky freely.
Beijing Zoo  
Beijing Zoo: learn to be breeder

Everyone had visited zoo, but have you visited the breeding backstage in zoo? In summer holiday, Beijing Zoo holds the summer camp which teaches kids how to be a small breeder. Through various kinds of games and links, to increase the close feeling between kids and animals; through knowing the protective color and mimesis, to let kids to feel the miraculous places of animals; through visiting the breeding rooms, to let kids know the hard woks as breeder and observe in short distance some rare animals.
Capital Museum  
Capital Museum: know about the folk custom

How many hutongs in Beijing? No one knows the specific number, but it is hard to visit all of them in one week. The theme display of Hutong and Courtyard in Beijing in Capital Museum takes you to visit thousand hutongs with long history of 800 years in only one hour. The exhibits of Capital Museum focus on the cultural relics discovered in Beijing local place, show the continuous developing history of Beijing culture, through the old pictures and old things to reappear the vanished folk custom in Beijing. Taking kinds to Capital Museum in summer holiday, through the advanced reservation, you have chance to join in the excellent activities to let kids experience the wonderful Beijing culture.
Let your kids have a special summer holiday, take them to Beijing to visit the museums!

Cycling in Beijing by Bike

Tired of traditional way like bus traveling? With the advantages of healthy, convenient, economical and environmentally friendly, Bike Travel in Beijing is a new theme of travel which becomes more and more popular recently. Bicycling around the city center area is really a good way to taste of the attractive and classic features of the old city with a unique travel style.

Ride through the zigzag and narrow alleys or hutongs to experience old features; Charming night view and tidy Olympic Green will show you the appearance of modern Beijing; are you adventure lovers? Great Wall Bike Tour is suitable for you. You have other good ideas? Our customized Beijing bike tour will be prepared according to your requests!

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Half Day Private Hutong Tour (Biking Tour) from US$ 41 

Beijing Private Bike Tour: Night View & Night Show from US$ 30 

1 Day Tour: Great Wall Bike Tour from US$ 74

Beijing Customized Bike Tour from US$ 47


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Travel in Beijing - Must to See Places in Beijing

Beihai Park (winter palace) 北海公园

Great Wall 长城

 Hutong 胡同

Summer Palace (颐和园）

Tiananmen Square 天安门广场

Forbidden City 故宫博物院

Temple of Heaven 天坛

Ming Tombs 明十三陵

Beijing Capital Museum 首都博物馆
 

Lama Temple 雍和宫

Top 10 Things to Do in Beijing ( 1 )

With a history of over 3000 years and a capital history of more than 850 years, Beijing is a famous historical and cultural city in the world and one of the four ancient Chinese capitals. Here we list top 10 things to do in Beijing. 

Emperor Hotel Bar

Perched opposite the east gate of the massive Forbidden City, the boutique Emperor Hotel is trendy and airy and 55 rooms in this hotel is charming. But the most attractive for the tired traveler is its rooftop bar, Yin.

Built on an ascending series of platforms, the bar has the best view in town hands-down. Tourists can gaze over the swooping tiled roofs of the majestic former residence of the Emperor while having a drink. 

Shichahai Lake

Regarded as the most beautiful place in old Beijing, Shichahai Lake was used to be part of the emperor's vast pleasure gardens. Three lakes: Qianhai, Houhai and Xihai- north of Beihai and about a mile north of the Forbidden City are known collectively as Shichahai and are ringed by restaurants and bars.

After visiting Forbidden City, a stroll around the adjoining lakes is a wonderful complement. The natural scenery of Shichahai is very eye-catching, tourists should not pass up renting a rowboat and taking a float around Beihai Park while contemplating the huge white Buddhist stupa.

Besides, fashionable bar street along the riverside unfolds another face of the place, showing its determination to catch up with the pace of the modem world.

Hutongs

Foreign visitors could head to one of Beijing's few remaining Hutong neighborhoods, with narrow alleys and single story traditional courtyard houses.

In ancient China, Hutong dominated the city. Standing closely to each other, the courtyard houses are arranged in rows with paths separate between the adjacent rows called as Hutongs.

"Siheyuan" style residences and the "Hutongs" that linked them were unique to old Beijing. However, Beijing Hutongs have been demolished to make way for building high rises.

Nanluoguxiang

For those who are keen on retail therapy, Nanluoguxiang is a big hit for them. Mix of history, fashion and shops, Nanluoguxiang is one of the most famous Hutong districts in Beijing.

In addition, Nanluoguxiang has several kilometers of shops, galleries and cafés that range from the chic to the kitschy.

Dali Courtyard Restaurant

Tourists can recharge from shopping in Nanluoguxiang at nearby Dali Courtyard Restaurant. Specializing in the subtle flavors of the cuisine of Yunnan province together with the beautiful setting make it one of Beijing's more romantic places to eat.

Such interesting things deserve to do during your Beijing tour.

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?

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.

Have You Ever Seen Acrobatics Show in Beijing?

Acrobatic is one entertainment that must not be missed by the young and old during their Beijing travel. The acrobatics show is treasure of Chinese culture. And the tourists could learn more about China during enjoying this performance. 

Acrobatic

Also known as circus, Acrobatics grew out of the labor and self-defense skills that the people practiced and demonstrated during their leisure time.

Chinese acrobatic show is so famous in the world that many groups of acrobatics go to abroad and perform to foreigners, and it gets more and more praises from foreign countries. The history of Chinese acrobatic show in China can be traced back to Neolithic times.

Chinese acrobatic show is the performance focuses on strength and skills, which demand everyone should exercise everyday to keep these skills very well and do not lose the strength. You will be strongly impacted both mentally and physically while watching a Chinese acrobatic show. And you may be moved by their spirit deeply. 

Details of Beijing Night Show Travel : Acrobatics Show

Around 6:00pm, our driver will wait outside your Beijing hotel and then drive to the theatre. Upon arrival at the theatre, you will be taken to your seat with the assistance of both your tour guide and theatre staff.

The acrobatics are put on show every night and last for about one and half hours. The Beijing Acrobatic Troupe is one of the best in China. There you can enjoy gravity-defying contortionism, jumping through hoops, Hand feats and more. The show ends and you will be transferred back to your hotel around 9:20pm.

Price including:

1. Pick-up and drop-off from your hotel.

2. Air-conditioned car, van or minibus.

3. Entrance ticket of the show.

4. Driver and English-speaking travel guide explain the sightseeing along the trip.

Price excluding:

Tips to the guide and driver

How to Book Beijing Night Show Travel?

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Once your reservation is confirmed, we will send you a confirmation email, including the detailed itinerary with price. Hope you would like this acrobatic show during your travelling in Beijing.