Strolling along 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

Eat 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. Here, you have good chance to appreciate the most characteristics of Beijing.

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Have a Colorful Nightlife in Beijing Disco

During you Beijing tour, you can spend time in disco where you can enjoy, relax and feel Chinese features in this kind of international places. If you are a new comer, I would like to recommend some disco to you.

MGM International Club

In the Worker’s Stadium, MGM International Club is the most popular music and international dances. The club decorated with High DJ platform, awesome lights and music.

On the first floor, lots of beautiful girls and boys drink cocktails and dance with music. If you feel it is so crowd and noise, the 2nd and 3rd floors are around with VIP rooms which are a bit of expensive. By the way, you car park in MGM International Club is free.

Babyface

Most Chinese clubbers come to the hugely popular Babyface where provides the blueprint for other superclubs. Scantily clad girls are often drafted in to dance onthe podiums and it attracts big name DJs.

Club 88

If you want to find a place with pretty cheap price, then you could go to Club 88. It stands out for not being a hip-hop club. The decor in Club 88 is not very well like other huge discos. There are a few couches, a couple of booths and a moderately sized dance floor.

Song Music Bar & Kitchen

As one of the most stylish club, Song features gorgeous, undulating wood that mimics paddy fields and boosts acoustics. There delivers good music in tasteful and original surroundings.

Yugong Yishan

Though Yugong Yishan is a no-frills club on an obscure patch of pavement, it still allures a loyal following. Once it was famous for its impressive selection of live music, spanning international acts and local talent. Now its acts continue to be top notch.

Tang Club

Seats at West gate of Chaoyang Park, Tang Club is a new luxury club. Also it has another name: Micheng. As its name implies, lots of guests lost their way when they first come to Tang Club. With changing lights, fashion elements, and luxury decoration, this club attracts large numbers of guests though the price here is very expensive. 

Block 8

As the hub of the action around west gate of Chaoyang Park, Block 8 also houses the latest addition to China's upscale bar scene, an outdoor patio called The Beach.

There guests could pay steep minimum price for a table. It is worth visiting once.

There are so many discos in Beijing. Hope you enjoy a colorful nightlife during your Beijing tour .

Would You Like to Taste the Beijing Imperial Cuisine?

During your Beijing tour, Beijing Imperial Cuisine you should not miss. In the history, the Imperial Cuisine was used to be exclusive for the emperor. Beijing Imperial Cuisine is used the finest ingredients. Today, you can sample a wide range of dishes that have been carefully prepared. And you will feel like a “king” for a day.

I will tell you where to eat the delicious Beijing Imperial Cuisine

Wu Ming Ju Restaurant

Wu Ming Ju Restaurnat is a famous restaurant in Beijing for offering Beijing Imperial Cuisine. The food here is carefully prepared. While you entering this restaurant, you will be impressed by its surroundings. Private rooms are quiet and elegant, with bamboo curtains, making for an atmosphere that lends itself to leisurely chatting and reminiscing. 

Wu Ming Ju demonstrates its food is up to state banquet standards for the particularity of the materials and the work put into preparing the dishes. 

Dazhaimen Restaurant

Guests in Dazhaimen Restaurant could not only taste the Beijing Imperial Food but also enjoy Peking Opera Show here. Originally, it is a quaint area formerly part of the royal family's residence during the Qing Dynasty.

Nutritious ingredients are selectively chosen here. In this secluded courtyard, you will forget about the hustle and bustle of the outside world. 

Tian Jia Restaurant

With a long history dating back to Qing dynasty, Tan Jia Restaurant is the best preserved place cooking the official food management by Beijing Hotel.

Food in Tian Jia Restaurant is moderately sweet and salty, and it is made from a large amount of ingredients. With a soft and mushy consistency, it is easy to digest. The chickens selected in this restaurant are 16-18 months of age.

Li Jia Cai Restaurant

The founder of Li Jia Cai Restaurant there is a royal cooker in Qing dynasty. Only 10 guests entertained everyday.

If you would like to eat in Li Jia Cai Restaurant, you must first make a phone reservation because of they do not accept walk-in diners. More over, you can not order food like other restaurants. You are served only what is prepared that day. Li Jia Cai creates over l0 set meals, and each set contains 18 to 22 separate dishes. Even if your group only has two people, you remain served around 20 dishes.

Prices range from a minimum of 200 RMB a set to over 2,000 RMB, vary according to the quantity and types of dishes available.

Wish you have a nice holiday in Beijing tour.

Let’s Enjoy Tourist Attraction Temple Tours in Beijing

Maybe you have come to Beijing for several times and have visited many famous attractions such as Forbidden City, Summer Palace, and Tiananmen Square etc. This time we will take you to enjoy some different in Beijing city. We shall view Temple of Enlightenment, Great Bell Temple, and Temple of the God of Taishan Mountain.

Temple of Enlightenment

 

First built in 1068, the Temple of Enlightenment is one of the Eight Great Temples of the West Mountain in the Jin Dynasty. Covers an area of 9, 500 square meters arranged compactly in order, the Temple of Enlightenment is solemn and magnificent with great momentum. In 1428 during the reign of the Ming Emperor Xuande, the temple was reconstructed and adopted its present name Temple of Enlightenment.

Temple of Enlightenment is not only an ancient temple with rich cultural relics, but also a quiet place to spend the summer holidays. Surrounded by mountains, it has plenty of plants including famous flowers and ancient trees. A gingko and a yulan magnolia are the most precious of their kinds in Beijing. It is said that the yulan magnolia has been more than 300 years old that brought from Sichuan during the Qianlong era and survives today. Perhaps it is the most ancient yulan magnolia in Beijing.

During this Beijing tour to Temple of Enlightenment, tourists can learn more about the Buddhism.

Great Bell Temple（Dazhongsi）

Located in Haidian District of Beijing, Great Bell Temple had witnessed the emperors of Qing Dynasty pray for rain and Buddhists conducting affairs. The core of this temple is Dzhonglou which is a unique building. The famous bronze Great Bell, nearly 7-meter high, 46.5 ton, was hanged in the tower. Praised as "the King of Bells", this giant Great Bell was so skillfully made that its sound could be heard 40 to 50 kilometers away. Besides, Great Bell Temple is now the Ancient Bell Museum with 11 permanent exhibition halls.

Temple of the God of Taishan Mountain

Standing in the Chaoyang District, Temple of the God of Taishan Mountain was a place of worship for the Supreme Celestial Emperor of Taishan Mountain. Expanded and rebuilt several times during the Ming and Qing dynasties, Temple of the God of Taishan Mountain standing today date from the Qing Dynasty, though they feature the architectural styles of the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties.

We hope you enjoy this Beijing tour through which you could know more history and cultural of China.

You Must Read This Article before Travelling Beijing

Served as capital of China for more than 800 years，Beijing is a must-see destination for visitors to China. If you plan to tour in Beijing, I promise, you will never get enough of it. Boasting the largest number of cultural heritage sites in the world. The interest of visiting Beijing is at one side to explore its glorious past, and at another side to feel its real Chinese culture and have a better understanding of the Chinese people.

If you only have a few days to spare, you can highlight your Beijing tour by visiting some famous attractions. In that way, you can say that you have experienced Beijing City.

Beijing attractions

Beijing is rich in famous historical relics such as Great Wall, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Ming Tombs etc. As an international modern city, Beijing is also fame for the modern structures like the Olympic Stadium - Bird Nest and Water Cube etc. All of them are worth to visit.

Beijing Transportation

Transportation is very important for your holiday, without convenient transportation, you will be very exhaustive touring in Beijing. We could offer car rental, taxi, subway, bus for your trip.

Beijing Food & Cuisine

If you tour in Beijing, you would confused with many alternatives for delicious such as famous Beijing Roast Duck, hotpot, snacks, cuisine etc Authentic representation of cuisine from all over China than any other city in the world. Beijing is one of the most exciting places to eat in the world.

Beijing Nightlife

Beijing has an extremely colorful nightlife. Many visitors want to experience of the nightlife of Beijing after a day of touring in Beijing. In the evening, you can watch some breathtaking performances like Kungfu show, Acrobatic Show, Peking Opera etc. And the place of disco, bar, KTV are other ways to relax.

Beijing Shopping

As a modern and international city, Beijing surely has lots of shopping areas and plazas. Many traditional handcrafts with typical eastern features can be found in many business streets and markets. You can buy some you like during your Beijing tour.

With so many famous attractions, convenient transportation, delicious food, colorful nightlife and various goods, we hope you would like to stay in Beijing. Besides, we offer different Beijing tours with reasonable price. If you plan to have a Beijing tour, you can browse our website: beijinglandscapes.com to get more information.

Top 10 Modern Landmarks in Beijing

1. Bird’s Nest

 

Bird’s Nest is the main Olympic stadium as one of the modern landmarks of the Beijing 2008 summer Olympic Games. Capacity of the Bird’s Nest is over 91,000. It looks like a bird's nest woven with branches. The original external form of the National Stadium as a bird’s nest is unique and artistic providing a very strong visual impact and full embodies the beauty of the harmony between the nature and architecture.

2. Water Cube

 

Beijing Water Cube also called Beijing Aquatics Stadium is one of the new landmarks after Beijing 2008 Olympic. In Beijing 2008 Olympic, swimming and synchronized swimming are hosted in Beijing Water Cube. Because of the shape of the building looks like a large water cube or soap bubble with the light blue color, so it gets its name Water Cube. Water Cube was built as one building which has a unique and antique architecture style in Beijing. The best time to enjoy the Water Cube is night, it is very beautiful with blue color, seems like the water really.

3. New CCTV Tower

The CCTV Headquarters Building is a high-rise in the Central Business District (CBD). The two huge inverted L-shaped towers attract people's eyes miles away. There will be 10,000 staffs who work in this new tower. The form of the building is regarded as a structural challenge.

4. Capital Museum

As the second largest museum in Beijing, China, the collection in Beijing Capital Museum today contains over 200,000 cultural relics, however, only a small fraction of it are exhibited. The massive roof of present Capital Museum and the gradient at the entrance square was influenced by the design from ancient Chinese architecture. 

5. National Indoor Stadium

The National Indoor Stadium is an indoor arena that is located in the Olympic Green in Beijing, China. Due to its design resembling a traditional Chinese folding fan, it is also called the Fan. With a capacity of 18,000 people, the National Indoor stadium was constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

6. National Library

The National Library in Beijing is the largest library in Asia, and one of the largest in the world with a grand collection of books. It holds the largest and among the richest worldwide collections of Chinese literature and historical documents. The National Library provides services for the central government, priority readers in research, educational and production institutions, and the public.

7. National Center for Performing Arts

National Center for Performing Arts is located in the heart of Beijing, next to the Tiananmen Square. Egg-shaped futuristic National Center for the Performing Arts of China was officially opened Saturday evening. The National Center for Performing Arts has been one of the most talked-about architectural projects for years.

8. National Museum

The museum was established in 2003 by the merging of the two separate museums. The museum, covering Chinese history from the Yuanmou Man of 1.7 million years ago to the end of the Qing Dynasty, has a permanent collection of 1,050,000 items, with many precious and rare artifacts not to be found in museums anywhere else in China or the rest of the world.

9. Beijing South Railway Station

The current Beijing South Railway Station is a new and massive railway station on the south side of Beijing. Beijing South Railway Station joins the Beijing Railway Station and the Beijing West Railway Station as the third major passenger rail hub in the Chinese capital. It will serve as the terminus for high-speed trains to the city.

10. Beijing Int'l Airport Terminal 3

 

Beijing Int'l Airport Terminal 3 is intended to be one of the most modern and passenger friendly super-hub facilities in the world, with clear and intuitive layouts, minimal changes of level, and fast transfer times. Far grander in size and scale than the existing terminals, Beijing Int'l Airport Terminal 3 will also be one of the world's more environmentally sustainable airport buildings, and has been designed to accommodate cold winters, hot summers, short autumn and spring seasons in Beijing.