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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Beijing Night Biking Experience

This time my family chose Beijing tour during the holiday. We hope that we will have a nice trip and enjoy the rich culture and the historical sites here.
In order to get some different feelings, we booked the Private Beijing Nightlife Bike Tour through beijinglandscapes. During the two hours we four people enjoy the beautiful night scenery of Tiananmen Square, Houhai Lake and around the Forbidden City. While biking, the English speaking tour guide told us the history, story and the features about each tourist destination. Let me share them with you!

Tiananmen Square is the largest and widest city square in the world and it is the witness of many of important events of the Chinese nation taking place here since last hundred years. There are standing many symbols of Beijing. In the east is the National Museum of China and in the west is the Great Hall of the People. Monument to the People's Heroes stands at the center and Chairman Mao's Memorial Hall is located behind it.
Forbidden City, also known as the Palace Museum, is the palace of 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties, covering an area of 720,000 square meters. Every day large numbers of tourists come here to experience the "imperial power". However in the evening, it looks a little bit gruesome.

Night Scenery in Houhai Lake

Where I like best is Houhai Lake. The nigh scenery there is really beautiful that when I first saw it I lost in it. There is also a famous bar street there. A small alley along the lake, get together around the sea, no loud music, instead melodious songs and only 80s unique culture. With the characteristics of old Beijing Houhai, the modern city is definitely an alternative melodious. My family and I really like the atmosphere. So tomorrow we will have a cup of drink in Houhai Bar Street to experience Beijing nightlife.
Although the trip only lasted about 2 hours, the tour guide told us a lot about the old Beijing and modern Beijing. Thank you very much for his patience. Tonight we enjoyed a very happy time!

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Most Practical Tips and Information for Your Beijing Tour

Here we provide some practical tips for Beijing tour. Not only common knowledge of the city, but also the detailed helpful tips for sightseeing. 

Tip 1: Chinese Currency and Exchange Rate

When touring in Beijing, foreign currency can be changed in most banks and hotels. Exchange rates do not vary that much, so hotels are often the most straightforward place to exchange. 

Tip 2: Best Time to Tour in Beijing

Springs and autumns are the best times to come to Beijing, but beware that during national holidays the city's hotels and sights will be packed.

Tip 3: Taking Photos Carefully

Beijing is a beautiful city and there are many pictures await you. But if you want to take pictures of strangers or street scenes with people, make sure to get their permission for the photo or do it without detection. Also it's very common locals come across when you are taking a picture.

Tip 4: Beijing Useful Telephone Numbers

China Internationall country code number: 86

Beijing city code number: 010

Ambulance: 120

Fire: 119

Police: 110

Weather Forecast: 121

Time: 117

Tip 5: Useful Guide Book

We suggest you should better bring a Guide Book with you, obviously written in your local language, but make sure alongside every attraction heading, and it has the Chinese name written in Chinese alongside. 

Tip 6: Health Care in Beijing

If you have any health problems while visiting Beijing, there are good medical facilities with modern hospitals and plenty of clinics. Many of the doctors speak English. 

Tip 7: Beijing Safety 

Relatively, violent crime in Beijing is low, so usually visitors should not encounter any problems. Make sure you keep your valuables locked in your hotel safe and avoid carrying more cash than you need.

Hope this Beijing tour tips can help you a lot.

Travel Tips - for Your Tours in Beijing

Touring in Beijing can be both intriguing and exciting. There are large number of travelers can be frustrated when touring in Beijing. Read on to find some Beijing tour tips to help you get the most out of your Beijing experience.

Weather

Beijing's weather differs greatly between seasons and travelers are advised to check the weather before departure. Autumn is probably the best season to visit Beijing, the temperature is mild and the sun is out a lot.

Communicating

The official language of China is Mandarin Chinese, actually a northern dialect, and this is what the people of Beijing speak. Most hotel staff can speak English, so this is not a big problem. But on the street it may be difficult to communicate. Nowadays most young people are studying English, so for simple directions and help, you can most likely get assistance from a younger person.

Business Hour

Generally, most of the scenic spots in Beijing sell entrance tickets from 8:00 till 16:00. Some are open much earlier like Temple of Heaven, Beihai Park, and Summer Palace. Many early birds in Beijing come to these parks for morning exercises.

Exchange Currency

Tourists can exchange traveler's cash at most banks, and hotels always have a money exchange counter. To change money, you have to have your passport at hand. Some up-scale hotels will only change money for their own guests. When you are changing money, don't change too much, because it is difficult to change back into other currencies.

Internet

Internet cafes' can be easily found along the streets of Beijing, and lots of hotels have internet access. If you want to do business via the internet, chat with family or friends, there are plenty of venues for you to choose.

Whenever you have any question about your Beijing tour, please contact us and we will try our best to help you.

Top Place You Must to Visit in Beijing

Badaling Great Wall

Mutianyu Great Wall

Forbidden City

 

Temple of Heaven

Summer Palace

Related Route 

• Badaling Great Wall Half Day Tour from US$34/pax
• Mutianyu Great Wall, Ming Tombs &Olympic Stadium Day Tour  from US$55/pax
• Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven &Summer Palace Day Tour from US$55/pax
• 2 Days Beijing Tour Packages from US$84/pax
• 3 Days Beijing Tour Packages from US$175/pax
• 4 Days Beijing Tour Packages from US$180/pax

Take Your Discovery the Ancient Tourist Attractions in Beijing

If you want to search Chinese culture in ancient Beijing, I would like to recommend some famous attractions to you. Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace would suit for your Beijing tour.

Forbidden City

If you ask me where worth of visiting during Beijing tour, I would tell you that it is Forbidden City that is the best preserved imperial palace in China and the largest ancient palatial structure in the world.

Temple of Heaven

If you are interested in the culture of temple, Temple of Heaven you should not miss. In ancient China, it is a place for praying good harvest and worshipping heaven. Temple of Heaven is the largest existing complex of ancient sacrificial buildings in China. 

Summer Palace

Most of visitors come to Summer Palace not only for its beautiful scenery, but also for its long history. Once, it had been invaded by Anglo-French troops, those robbers not only burnt the “Three Hills and Five Gardens” but also plundered the places of their treasures. Until today, there are thousands of cultural relics drifted out of China.

Itinerary of One Day Private Beijing Tour

1. On the way to Forbidden City, we will pass Tiananmen Square, so we drive you to the Tiananmen Square first, taking pictures around the square as you like. Then visit the landmark of Beijing - Forbidden City.

2. Drive to the Temple of Heaven. On the way to the Temple of Heaven, you will have a chance to visit the Chinese traditional medicine culture.

3. After a typical Chinese lunch, we move to Summer Palace to enjoy the largest and most beautiful Chinese imperial garden for about 1.5 hours.

4. At last, we will transfer you back to your hotel, and this tour end.

Price Including

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

2. Air-conditioned car, van or minibus for your Beijing tour.

3. Entrance tickets of the sightseeing.

4. Private driver and English-speaking tour guide explain the sightseeing along the tour.

5. Typical Chinese lunch.

Price Excluding

Tips to the guide and driver

Payment Methods

1. Cash to tour guide (CNY/ USD);

2. Credit Card through PayPal;

3. Western Union Money Transfer.

4. Bank Remit (Wire Transfer);

Tour Guide Language: English, other language speaking guide (French, Japanese, Spanish etc.) is available, if need, please contact us!

While touring in Beijing, you could get more Chinese culture from this ancient city-Beijing.