The first Starbucks Coffee house in Beijing opened in 1999. Starbucks now has 60 branches in Beijing, bringing a US West Coast ambience to the Chinese capital. You could taste more than thirty kinds of famous coffees imported from America, Africa, Indonesia and other places of origin. At the same time, Starbucks also serves a series of hand-made beverages and fresh specialty cakes. All coffees here will be ground within an hour and be completed within 20 seconds. The purpose of the manufacturing process is to keep the coffees’ original exotic flavor. You will find that Starbucks is a place for relaxation with a nice comfy chair and classic jazz music in the background.

Yunnan cuisine often eat roast fish.  It tastes more fresh in Dali Yard because it choose tilapia which only live in living Waters. The roast fish above dozens of spices with Southeast Asian style, so the fish always let the nose and eyes to feel the delicious temptation, and the collocation is dipped in water in a Yunnan restaurant is authentic standard, this fish can also be fried rice can also eat collocation, squeeze lemon juice, or special dipping method grilled pepper grinding eat, a fish can eat amorous taste ah!

With banana leaf wrapped all ingredients in a charcoal barbecue cooking method is used in Dali, Yunnan special package burning various fungi not only delicious and healthy, if you catch the matsutake season, can not miss good opportunity to enjoy the value of the most expensive mushrooms, but this depends on your luck, because "Dali yard" dishes, dishes every day change

Boasting the third highest peak outside of Beijing, Baihuashan Mountain is a nice cool retreat with winding creeks and dense vegetation, which make the temperature here on average 10 degrees Celsius lower than downtown Beijing.

Baihuashan has also won acclaim as the "best forest bath" in a Beijing suburb. The Forest here is dominated by various pine trees, like larch and Chinese pine, and the ground is dotted with wild flowers. In fact, the mountain's name Baihuashan in Chinese literally means a mountain boasting hundreds of flowers.

The Black Dragon Pond is a popular summer resort located in Miyun District. It is about 93 kilometers northeast of Beijing.

The resort’s entire landmass covers an area of 9 acres. The scenic spot is a four-kilometer-long deep valley with a drop in elevation of 220 meters. Peaks on the South and north sides often rise from 300 to 500 meters. However, the bottom of the valley is as deep as 150 to 370 meters. The valley itself is narrow and is beset in a spiraling like structure, with precipitous cliffs towering on the both sides. The area is home to 18 lagoons and three waterfalls, which are like shining pearl pillars erected in the valley.

Major views include the Tongtian Waterfall, which sits above a sheer cliff and bears a height of 50 meters. There is also the Miren Cave, which serves as a passageway to the top of the Tongtian Waterfall, the Luoyan Pond, the Suspending Pond, the Sinking Pond and the Bottomless Pond. The masterpiece is, of course, the Black Dragon Pond. It is quite often referred to as the deepest pond in Beijing. Every summer, visitors from around the city visit the pond in order to escape the bustling city scene. During the winter, varied waterfalls and icicles surround the lagoons, offering a more poetic overtone to the views.

Featured Attractions: With charming views, the Black Dragon Pond has a beautiful legend. It is said that once upon a time there were two brother dragons. When they grew up and had to part, the virtuous black dragon gave their home--the Bailong (White Dragon) Pond--to the white dragon, and went to reside in grassless and waterless Heilong (Black Dragon) Pond. He strove hard to build a new home, causing a god to present him with 18 pearls. The black dragon sprayed the pearls, hence the 18 ponds. Many of the ponds were named from the dragon and the legend, for instance, Dragon Paddle Pond, Pearl Bunch, and Residential Pond of the Black Dragon etc.

Beijing Huanghuacheng Lakeside Great Wall is a tourist resort famous for its uniqueness, characterized by its beauty and integration of mountains, clear waters and an ancient stretch of the Great Wall . There are flowers in season for three of the seasons and great scenery can be seen all year round, These sceneries are made magical with clear mountains, beautiful waters, bird song and fragrance of flowers.

Visitors to the site surrounded by mountains and exuberant green forests, are treated to a gorgeous botanical sights whichever season they visit. You can enjoy both the beautiful lake and mountains and view the graceful beauty of the Great Wall simultaneously whilst being surrounded by the verdant trees and red flowers bringing you back to nature. Cross wooden bridges, wade creeks, stride strange stones, ascend the the ancient paths and you can reach Heilong Pond.

There are so many natural scenes for you to see that it will be difficult to tear yourself away, these places include Longwei Cave, Zicui Peak, Zuinv Hill, Shilang Valley, Sweetheart Peak and Three-Pearl Pond. The Heilong Pond, located at the westernmost end of the resort, is surrounded by mountains and its waters are green, clear and deep. Spring water gushes out from the bottom of the pond and the water is crystal clear and cold. In summer when the weather is too hot to bear, it’s pleasantly cool in the pond. The cruise terminal is located on the west side of the central peninsula and hand-rowed boats and pedaloes are the types of boats widely available. Tourists can not only row a boat on the lake, but also take a rest in the cool and enjoy the beautiful view.

The Ancient Badaling Great Wall is located in Donggou Village, Badaling Town of Yanqing County. It is about 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Beijing. This section of the Great Wall is about 5 kilometers (3 miles) from the famous Badaling, and is nearby the western gate of the military defense system on the Badaling Great Wall.

Seen from a distance, the Ancient Badaling Great Wall resembles a dragon winding its way along the mountain peaks. With lofty ridges and towering mountains, the deep trenches and high embarkments all contribute to the strength of this strategically crucial section of the Great Wall. Surviving the vicissitudes of nearly 2,000 years, the walls dominate the scene with an indelible mark made by history. The remnant wall, with its ubiquitous broken body, conveys a peculiar glamour.

This section of the Great Wall is in its original form, and replicates the character of the Ming Dynasty’s Great Wall. The whole section is 2,000 meters long, but only about 100 meters are open to tourists. Two routes are easily accessible to tourists that plan to enjoy the splendid panorama of the Great Wall at their leisure.

Take Bus No. 919, and get off at Xibozi Stop (西拨子站) which is the next stop after Badaling.

Gubeikou has long been a town of military significance and an important pass to Beijing. The Yanshan Range winds from east to west and is cut off at Gubeikou, forming a natural narrow pass here. To the west of the pass are the Chaohe River and the Wohu Mountain, and to the east is the Panlong Mountain. From ancient times, Gubeikou has served as a route of strategic importance, linking the southern and northern areas of the Yanshan Range. As early as 2,500 years ago, a fortification was built here and repeatedly reinforced throughout the following dynasties.

The main part of today's Gubeikou Wall was constructed under the supervision of Xu Da, a well-known general in the Ming Dynasty. This part of the Great Wall runs for more than 20 km and consists of four sections: Wohushan, Panlongshan, Jinshanling and Simatai. It has 143 beacon towers, each positioned at an average interval of 156 meters. The nearest two are only 30 meters apart. The inside of these towers varies in design. While some have a flat ceiling, others either have an arched ceiling and a domed ceiling, or an octagonal, painted ceiling. Each tower has two floors, six archways and ten arched doors, allowing garrisoned soldiers to advance and retreat freely. The towers are also different in size. The largest one can accommodate a garrison of 100 soldiers and the smallest one a garrison of 10 soldiers. The towers commonly have one to six portholes.

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Gubeikou Great Wall was built along the precipitous mountain ranges, rising and falling at various sections. Simatai, built on a cliff, is extremely steep. A famous Great Wall specialist said: "The Great Wall is the best of Chinese architecture and Simatai is the best of the Great Wall."

There are plenty of legends about the Gubeikou Wall, especially the Simatai section, as well as historical relics. At night, from the Beijing Watchtower, 986 meters above sea level, one can see the lights shimmering in downtown Beijing. The west of this tower is the steeply situated Fairy Tower that looks like a slim fairy standing among shrubs and wild flowers.

Wohu Mountain: “Wohu” means “Crouching Tiger” in English, because the mountain looks like two tigers, one lying on its back while the other lies on its stomach. Located in the western section of the Gubeikou Great Wall, its highest peak measures about 665 meters (2,181 feet). A watch tower is erected every 150 meters (492 feet) of the wall, overlooking a deep valley or mounted on a strategically important hilltop. A professor from Peking University compares the wall to a huge cursive script work with the watch towers providing the pausing or transitional strokes. It retains its fascination today as its raw condition is still evident.

Panlong Mountain: West of Wohushan, it is located in the middle section of Gubeikou, where most of the historical wars took place. In ancient times, both warring parties placed emphasis on securing the Panlongshan Great Wall, because each knew that once the wall was captured, the Gubeikou Great Wall would be readily occupied. The whole wall measures about 13 kilometers (3.1 miles). Of its over 40 watch towers, the General Tower is the most famous. It is located at the commanding elevation of Panlongshan Mountain, from where wars were directed. There are four arrow windows on the north and south sides respectively, while each of the east and west sides has three arrow windows. This section is of unique construction: it is made up of earth, stone and brick walls. It is also preserved in its original state.

Owned and operated by the same people behind the Schoolhouse at Mutianyu, The Brickyard is self described as a "a run-down, smoke-belching glazed tile factory

without a blade of grass [that] has been transformed into a lush and private eco-retreat at the Great Wall," The premises features 25 rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows and terraces facing the Great Wall, as well as nine rental homes. Landscaped grounds contain a lodge with a fireplace and cafe, public rooms in the Old Kiln, and a fully-equipped conference center, as well as the Xiaolumian (see restaurants directory under 'Dumplings') restaurant located in a stone farmhouse. Rooms can be booked online, and there are seasonal packages and promotions available year-round. There's also a spa with an outdoor pool and jacuzzi, tennis court, fitness center and treatment rooms.

Imagine a Beijing utopia where cafés are spacious, with cement walls, antique-style armchairs and desk lamps that evoke the hushed feel of a Victorian library. Where by day you lounge about under glass skylights, while evening fills the room with warm light from Moroccan lamps, glass-crystal chandeliers and lanterns dangling from tree branches. Where each table is outfitted with sockets, inviting you to blog until midnight, and the palatial space is topped with a roof terrace. Amazingly, it exists in Gongti’s MAAN Coffee. Clearly the city’s in love with the franchise – this is the thirteenth branch – which is appropriate, since MAAN – 漫– a homonym meaning both slow and romantic – redefines café culture in China, and possibly the world.

After opening the chic Korean restaurant chain Ai Jiang Shan, the owners decided to extend their flair for design and service to cafés fit for upmarket Shire dwellers. But it’s not all appearance: MAAN Coffee baristas attend training in Maan’s Roasting Factory and Coffee School in Jiangfu; clearly, friendly customer service and espresso expertise are a priority of the company, and the education does not go unnoticed.

Daily visitors should restrict themselves to just coffee, unless the latest trendy diets allow all-day breakfasting. The menu features waffles and toast dressed like a Nutcracker fantasy. Try the plain waffle (28RMB): four batter cakes, griddled golden, garnished with jams, syrups, whipped cream, and confectioner’s sugar. Or dive deep into indulgence with the chocolate waffle (38RMB), four quarters of chewy, cocoa-flavoured deliciousness served with berry compote, a scoop of dark-chocolate ice cream, and a mini-minaret of whipped cream, garnished with a chocolate-cream- filled Oreo cookie and chocolate-roll biscuit. You shouldn’t finish it, but you will. 

The honey toast (28RMB) is bathed in salted butter and nestled within a crust that comes with three dipping sauces of maple syrup, condensed milk and berry compote. Sweet and savoury, this understated dessert earns every mouthful.

On the savoury side, the ‘bulgogi burger’ (45RMB) is actually two burgers of thinly sliced beef marinated in a sweet Korean barbecue sauce, each with tomato, lettuce and processed cheddar, all sandwiched in a satisfying English muffin. It sates a single starving appetite, or two laptop-bearing diners with no intention to leave their seat and burn off a second helping.

Drinks are equally substantial. The café mocha (32RMB) is a rich hot-chocolate variety with a notion of espresso, topped by a minaret of heavy whipped cream. All coffees are served with four sweet, buttery sticks of toast – great for dipping. The menu has the usual espresso standbys, as well as inventive concoctions such as the velvety sweet-potato latte (33RMB), and the roasted grain shake (30RMB), a chilled milk-barley tea. The mixed-berry bingsu (53RMB) is a deep bowl of shaved ice, topped with a crimson brigade of maraschino cherries, tart currants, dried cranberries, strawberry slices, cubes of watermelon and a scoop of hearty strawberry ice-cream.

MAAN Coffee is a great cafe-date spot. Sweet-toothed romantics can rendezvous or lounge with a laptop, feeling hopeful. But whatever happens, you will undoubtedly find something to make you swoon.

For Coach Tour:

• coach tour i picked up from different hotels.
• Suitable for tourists who have limited budget and would like to travel with others from different countries.
• Two shopping stops for group tour:1. jade museum at lunch time, 2. tea or silk shop in the end of the tour.

 Badaling Great Wall is one of the most magnificent sections of the Great Wall. Since the Great Wall has become a national icon of China, whoever come to China would visit it. It is one of the 7 wonders of the world. 

 Changling Tomb is the tomb of the  Emperor Zhudi , known as Yongle (1360-1420), and his empress Xu.  was the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Construction of his tomb start to built  since 1409 and was completed in 1427. Changling Tomb, built the earliest among the 13 Ming Mausoleums, is the largest and most magnificent one.

driver and guide pick up from your hote (inside 5 ring road hotels of Beijin)