Posts Tagged: Beijing
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Oct 20, 2011
No CommentsChina Travel Guides
Introduction China has 26 provinces with their own distinctive dialects and regional differences. A total of 23 sites in China were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Routes are usually planned to best practical point of CITS (see Addresses), which also provide tour guides. The CITS guides are very helpful. Even for individuals traveling in...
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Feb 21, 2011
No CommentsEating in Beijing: an amazing experience
Reset forces this Asian city requires a basic rule: forget about the dishes that usually served in European restaurants, Chinese food, too adapted to Western tastes. To the astonishment of the tourist, the specialties can be tasted in Beijing not only have nothing to do with them, but the flavors are much more intense and...
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Feb 21, 2011
No CommentsBeijing: Following the footsteps of the Ming and Qing emperors
The extraordinary urban growth of China began in 1949, when they were demolished its old walls in order to link the historical with the newly created districts. That is why the downtown focus the main historical monuments and sites of interest. They are: Old Summer Palace (Yuan Ming Yuan) This compound, whose construction started in...
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Feb 16, 2011
No CommentsChinese cuisine: beyond the cliches
Within the Asian giant can distinguish four culinary schools, that of Beijing, north of the country, the Shanghai, the east of Guangzhou, south, and Sichuan in the west, the latter being more likely to use spices and intense flavors obtained. However, they all share a common guideline, as well as a unified conception of the...
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Feb 16, 2011
No CommentsChina: The legacy of the great dynasties
Although the information offered here is just a small sample of the many sites of interest that brings together China, they all stand for housing an important cultural heritage and landscape. Not surprisingly, they all have in the arrival of international and domestic tourism (increasingly numerous) one of its main sources of income. Chengdu Located...
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Oct 09, 2010
No CommentsBeijing: The home of the sons of heaven
Its name in pinyin (Beijing, which means’ capital of the north) Testifies to the out-standing role this huge city. A population of over 17.5 million inhabitants has played in the dense and complex history of China. A role that began to emerge after the fall of the Tang Empire (907 AD), at which point the...