| The Regent Beijing |
| Opened in late 2006, The Regent Beijing offers luxury accommodations in Beijing, China. Centrally located on Jin Bao Street, in the city's vibrant business district, this hotel is positioned a short distance from the Wangfujing commercial area. Hotel Features. The hotel offers on-site dining at The Bar & Grill which specializes in grilled seafood, beef and poultry dishes. Daccapo serves Italian favorites, while Lijing Xuan prepares Cantonese delicacies. The Crescent Lounge offers drinks and high tea. |
| Shangri-la China World Hotel |
History
Beijing has a long history. As early as 500,000 years ago,
ancient "Peking Man" lived at Zhoukoudian 30 miles
southwest of Beijing. King Wu was the first to declare
Beijing the capital city in 1057 B.C. Established in 1045
B.C., Beijing is an ancient cultural city, serving for 800
years as the capital of the Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming, and Qing
dynasties.
Beijing was also known as Peking by the Western world
before 1949. In the early nineteen twenties, Beijing
became the cradle of China's new democratic revolution.
The May Fourth Movement against imperialism and
feudalism began in 1919. On October 1st, 1949, Chairman
Mao announced to the world the founding of the People's
Republic of China.
Beijing has a long history. As early as 500,000 years ago,
ancient "Peking Man" lived at Zhoukoudian 30 miles
southwest of Beijing. King Wu was the first to declare
Beijing the capital city in 1057 B.C. Established in 1045
B.C., Beijing is an ancient cultural city, serving for 800
years as the capital of the Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming, and Qing
dynasties.
Beijing was also known as Peking by the Western world
before 1949. In the early nineteen twenties, Beijing
became the cradle of China's new democratic revolution.
The May Fourth Movement against imperialism and
feudalism began in 1919. On October 1st, 1949, Chairman
Mao announced to the world the founding of the People's
Republic of China.
Great Wall
Strung along the peaceful,
semi-ruined section of wall at Simatai
are Ming dynasty watchtowers with
lovely views of the surrounding hills.
Kashgar Market
An oasis on the Silk Road in medieval
Turkestan, the ancient Muslim city of
Kashgar is a thousand kilometres of
desert away from the regional capital
and boasts the mother of all bazaars
every Sunday.
Potala Palace
Set against the high Himalayan
plateau, Potala Palace attracts
Buddhist pilgrims from all over China.
It is also Tibet's most spectacular
architectural site, including the
jewelled tombs of the Dalai Lamas.
Aberdeen Harbour
The tightly packed junks and
sampans in Aberdeen Harbour off
Hong Kong island are home to a
permanent floating city of boat people
complete with restaurants,
houseboats and water-taxis.
Terracotta Army
The eight thousand individually
sculpted figures of the Terracotta
Army, many of them life-size, have
guarded the pyramid tomb of Qin Shi
Huang for twenty centuries. The First
Emperor's legacy has become one of
the wonders of the ancient world.
Li River Cruise
A cruise on the Li River takes in a
picture-perfect landscape of limestone
pinnacles and iridescent green paddy
fields as well as bamboo thickets,
water buffalo and Guangxi's famous
cormorant fishermen.
Xishuangbanna
Deep in the tropical south, the steamy
forests of the tribal minority region of
Xishuangbanna harbour picturesque
villages of wooden huts, fields of
sugar cane and a variety of exotic
wildlife.
Dali
Tucked away in the Yunnanese
mountains, Dali is an obligatory stop
on the backpacker's grapevine.
Swarming with foreigners, it has
become a tourist haven and can be a
welcome break from the harder
realities of other parts of China.
Old City Shanghai
The twisting alleyways of the
nineteenth-century ghetto of Old
Shanghai are a world away from the
nearby imperial waterfront. As
overwhelming a blur of woks,
vegetable stalls and bicycles as you'll
ever find.
Lijiang
Looking like a page taken out of
storybook China, Lijiang - the old
capital of the Naxi kingdom - is a
collection of wooden houses, stone
bridges and cobbled streets in the
foothills of the Jade Dragon Snow
Mountain.
Strung along the peaceful,
semi-ruined section of wall at Simatai
are Ming dynasty watchtowers with
lovely views of the surrounding hills.
Kashgar Market
An oasis on the Silk Road in medieval
Turkestan, the ancient Muslim city of
Kashgar is a thousand kilometres of
desert away from the regional capital
and boasts the mother of all bazaars
every Sunday.
Potala Palace
Set against the high Himalayan
plateau, Potala Palace attracts
Buddhist pilgrims from all over China.
It is also Tibet's most spectacular
architectural site, including the
jewelled tombs of the Dalai Lamas.
Aberdeen Harbour
The tightly packed junks and
sampans in Aberdeen Harbour off
Hong Kong island are home to a
permanent floating city of boat people
complete with restaurants,
houseboats and water-taxis.
Terracotta Army
The eight thousand individually
sculpted figures of the Terracotta
Army, many of them life-size, have
guarded the pyramid tomb of Qin Shi
Huang for twenty centuries. The First
Emperor's legacy has become one of
the wonders of the ancient world.
Li River Cruise
A cruise on the Li River takes in a
picture-perfect landscape of limestone
pinnacles and iridescent green paddy
fields as well as bamboo thickets,
water buffalo and Guangxi's famous
cormorant fishermen.
Xishuangbanna
Deep in the tropical south, the steamy
forests of the tribal minority region of
Xishuangbanna harbour picturesque
villages of wooden huts, fields of
sugar cane and a variety of exotic
wildlife.
Dali
Tucked away in the Yunnanese
mountains, Dali is an obligatory stop
on the backpacker's grapevine.
Swarming with foreigners, it has
become a tourist haven and can be a
welcome break from the harder
realities of other parts of China.
Old City Shanghai
The twisting alleyways of the
nineteenth-century ghetto of Old
Shanghai are a world away from the
nearby imperial waterfront. As
overwhelming a blur of woks,
vegetable stalls and bicycles as you'll
ever find.
Lijiang
Looking like a page taken out of
storybook China, Lijiang - the old
capital of the Naxi kingdom - is a
collection of wooden houses, stone
bridges and cobbled streets in the
foothills of the Jade Dragon Snow
Mountain.
| Welcome to Beijing |
China Tourist Sites
As the capital of the People's Republic of China, Beijing is
the nation's center of government, economy, culture, and
international activities, as well as serving as a
transportation hub to the entire country. With a population
of 11 million people, Beijing contains 18 districts and
counties covering an area of 10,450 square miles.
Beijing is also known as a tourist city for its many places of
interest, including ancient architecture, royal gardens,
mansions, towers, temples, palaces, and modern
structures. It is a gathering place of artists and other
talented people.
the nation's center of government, economy, culture, and
international activities, as well as serving as a
transportation hub to the entire country. With a population
of 11 million people, Beijing contains 18 districts and
counties covering an area of 10,450 square miles.
Beijing is also known as a tourist city for its many places of
interest, including ancient architecture, royal gardens,
mansions, towers, temples, palaces, and modern
structures. It is a gathering place of artists and other
talented people.
City Layout
There's no doubt that Beijing's initial culture shock owes
much to the artificiality of the city's layout . The main
streets are huge, wide and dead straight, aligned either
east-west or north-south, and extend in a series of
widening rectangles across the whole thirty square
kilometres of the inner capital.
The pivot of the ancient city was a north-south road that
led from the entrance of the Forbidden City to the walls.
This remains today as Qianmen Dajie, though the main
axis has shifted to the east-west road that divides
Tian'anmen Square and the Forbidden City, and which
changes its name, like all major boulevards, every few
kilometres along its length. It's generally referred to as
Chang'an Jie.
Few traces of the old city remain except in the street
names, which look bewilderingly complex but are not hard
to figure out once you realize that they are compounds of
a name, plus a direction - bei, nan, xi, dong and zhong
(north, south, west, east and middle) - and the words for
inside and outside - nei and wei - which indicate the
street's position in relation to the old city walls which
enclosed the centre. Central streets often also contain the
word men (gate), which indicates that they once had a
gate in the wall along their length.
There's no doubt that Beijing's initial culture shock owes
much to the artificiality of the city's layout . The main
streets are huge, wide and dead straight, aligned either
east-west or north-south, and extend in a series of
widening rectangles across the whole thirty square
kilometres of the inner capital.
The pivot of the ancient city was a north-south road that
led from the entrance of the Forbidden City to the walls.
This remains today as Qianmen Dajie, though the main
axis has shifted to the east-west road that divides
Tian'anmen Square and the Forbidden City, and which
changes its name, like all major boulevards, every few
kilometres along its length. It's generally referred to as
Chang'an Jie.
Few traces of the old city remain except in the street
names, which look bewilderingly complex but are not hard
to figure out once you realize that they are compounds of
a name, plus a direction - bei, nan, xi, dong and zhong
(north, south, west, east and middle) - and the words for
inside and outside - nei and wei - which indicate the
street's position in relation to the old city walls which
enclosed the centre. Central streets often also contain the
word men (gate), which indicates that they once had a
gate in the wall along their length.
| The Forbidden City |
Shopping
Beijing has a good reputation for shopping , with the widest choice of anywhere in China.
Clothes are particularly inexpensive. There's also a wide choice of antiques and handicrafts.
Good souvenir buys are art materials , particularly brushes and blocks of ink, chops carved
with a name, small jade items and handicraft items such as kites , painted snuff bottles and
papercuts.
There are five main shopping districts : Wangfujing, Xidan, Dongdan, and Qianmen. In
addition, and especially aimed at visitors, Liulichang is a good place to get a lot of souvenir
buying done quickly, or head to Jianguomenwai Dajie if it's clothes you're after.
Shops are open daily from 8.30am to 8pm (7pm in winter), with large shopping centres staying
open till 9pm. Beijing is one Chinese city where the night markets are poor, forced out by the
abundance of goods in the stores.
Beijing has a good reputation for shopping , with the widest choice of anywhere in China.
Clothes are particularly inexpensive. There's also a wide choice of antiques and handicrafts.
Good souvenir buys are art materials , particularly brushes and blocks of ink, chops carved
with a name, small jade items and handicraft items such as kites , painted snuff bottles and
papercuts.
There are five main shopping districts : Wangfujing, Xidan, Dongdan, and Qianmen. In
addition, and especially aimed at visitors, Liulichang is a good place to get a lot of souvenir
buying done quickly, or head to Jianguomenwai Dajie if it's clothes you're after.
Shops are open daily from 8.30am to 8pm (7pm in winter), with large shopping centres staying
open till 9pm. Beijing is one Chinese city where the night markets are poor, forced out by the
abundance of goods in the stores.
| Temple of Heaven |
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| One of the best Chinese temples to see is the exquisitely designed and dazzlingly coloured Temple of Heaven, set in its own tranquil park. The Temple of Heaven is China's largest existing complex of ancient sacrificial buildings. It is three times the area of the Forbidden City. It was built in 1420 for emperors to worship Heaven. The principle buildings include the Altar of Prayer for Good Harvests, Imperial Vault of Heaven and Circular Mound Altar. |
| The Forbidden City is also known as the Palace Museum. It is the largest and most well preserved imperial residence in China today. Located in the center of Beijing, The Forbidden City was built between 1406 and 1420 under Ming Emperor Yongle, and served as the imperial palace for the Ming and Qing dynasties. Ming Emperor Zhudi was the first emperor to live there. It is 3,150 feet long from north to south and 2,460 feet wide from east to west. It has 9,900 rooms and halls containing many precious relics. A 170-foot wide moat encircles the Forbidden City along with 32-foot high walls. |
| Summer Palace |
| The Summer Palace was a grand imperial palace and a royal garden of the Qing Dynasty. Construction began in 1750, and today remains an outstanding example of imperial gardens in classical Chinese style. The Summer Palace contains tens of thousands of precious cultural relics. This imperial garden features 3,000 rooms and covers an expanse of 17.3 acres, with more than 100 picturesque sites of interest |
| Ming Tombs |
| The Ming Dynasty lasted from 1368 to 1644. The Ming Tombs are a group of mausoleums of 13 Ming emperors, their empresses and their concubines. The tombs are located about 31 miles north of Beijing and are scattered across an area of 25 square miles. Two of the tombs, Changling and the most famous, Dingling, an underground palace, are open to the public. |
| The Great Wall is a symbol of the ancient Chinese civilization. Stretching 3,950 miles, The Great Wall was built as a defensive structure. It is listed in the United Nation's Education, Science and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) World Heritage List in 1987. The best preserved and most imposing section of the wall is at Badaling, 50 miles north of Beijing and over 2,625 feet above sea level |
| Great Wall of China |
| Tian'anmen Square |
| Tian'anmen was built in 1417 and renovated in 1981; it was the symbol of New China. On October 1, 1949, Chairman Mao at Tian'anmen Square proclaimed the founding of the People's Republic of China. Located in the center of Beijing, it is the largest city square in the world. It covers an area of 122 acres and is big enough to hold a half million people. |
| Lama Temple |
| This centuries old temple has five main structures: The Palace of the Heavenly King, Yonghe Palace, Eternal Blessing Hall, the Hall of the Wheel of the Law and Hall of boundless Happiness. Each of the structures are a wonder. In the Hallof the Boundless Happiness stands a 26 meter high Buddha carved out of a whole piece of sandalwood. |
Beihai Park
| Beihai Park was the imperial garden of the Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, and is one of the oldest of the Chinese gardens. Beihai Park is located on the west side of the Forbidden City, is a wide expanse of Tai Ye Chi. Tai Ye Chi is divided into three parts: Beihai Lake (in Beihai Park) in the north, Zhonghai Lake in the middle, and Nanhai Lake in the south. Beihai, the best known of the three, was turned into a royal garden as early as 1,000 years ago. |
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Chinese Cuisine
Nowhere on the Chinese mainland has the culinary wealth
of Beijing, with every style of Chinese food available, just
about any Asian, and a smattering of world cuisines.
Amongst all this abundance it's sometimes easy to forget
that Beijing has its own culinary tradition - specialities well
worth trying are Beijing duck ( Beijing kaoya) and
Mongolian hotpot. Beijing duck appears in Chinese
restaurants worldwide and consists of small pieces of meat
which you dip in plum sauce, then wrap with chopped
onions in a pancake.
Nowhere on the Chinese mainland has the culinary wealth
of Beijing, with every style of Chinese food available, just
about any Asian, and a smattering of world cuisines.
Amongst all this abundance it's sometimes easy to forget
that Beijing has its own culinary tradition - specialities well
worth trying are Beijing duck ( Beijing kaoya) and
Mongolian hotpot. Beijing duck appears in Chinese
restaurants worldwide and consists of small pieces of meat
which you dip in plum sauce, then wrap with chopped
onions in a pancake.
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