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A Land of Karst topography and ethnic minorities----Guizhou Province in southwest China

Guizhou Province is a poor but colorful land which is located in southwest China. Over 93 percent of the area are mountainous and hilly----the only one with no plain in China . Over 1 third of its 40 million population are ethnic minorities such as, the Miao(Hmong), ...

Guizhou Province is a poor but colorful land which is located in southwest China. Over 93 percent of the area are mountainous and hilly----the only one with no plain in China . Over 1 third of its 40 million population are ethnic minorities such as, the Miao(Hmong), the Dong, the Buyi, the Shui, etc. The natural scenery is well known as Karst topography includes waterfalls, caverns, valleys, rivers, lakes, mountains, etc. While the minority people and their culture are more interesting. Their daily lives, costumes, hair styles, architectures, festivals and many others are totally different from more times in cities. For thousands of years, because of bad transportation obstructed by huge mountains and valleys, the land and its people are preserved very well. Till nowadays, it is gradually known to the outside. Guizhou will be more and more known, and some will change and disappear with time. Before they disappear, you are sincerely welcome to explore and visit the land.

Everyday, many scheduled trains, bus and flights from other cities and towns are available to the provincial capital----Guiyang City. Then you can start your travel from Guiyang to any cities or towns in the province by scheduled bus or train. And it is a better idea to take a hike or ride a bike to the villages.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shanghai World Financial Center

Shanghai's " bottle opener'' skyscraper--the World Financal Center ,is the third-tallest building in the world surpassed by the Burj Khalifa in Dubai and the Taipei 101 in Taipei.

It has 101 floors and stands 492 (1,614 feet) meters hight . he US$1 Billion building opened in August 2...

Shanghai's " bottle opener'' skyscraper--the World Financal Center ,is the third-tallest building in the world surpassed by the Burj Khalifa in Dubai and the Taipei 101 in Taipei.

It has 101 floors and stands 492 (1,614 feet) meters hight . he US$1 Billion building opened in August 2008.Among its 101 floors, 70 are dedicated to offices , 14 to hotel space, and the rest to entertainments and observation decks.

The 3 observation decks  are the Sky Arena on the 94th floor - a lounge with a bar and spectacular sights,the Sky Walk on the 97th floor- a long walkway painted white, and the Sky Walk 100-the ultimate viewing platform on the 100th floor at the bottom od the trapezoid. The highest deck is completely made of glass.whenever you look, the skyline is visible .From here you can appreciate the two other Shanghai giants,the468-meter Oriental Pearl TV Tower &the 420.5-meter Jinmao Building.You can stand on glass flooring and look down. When standing on the Sky Walk 100,you may feel you are standing in the clouds above the city, especially on a foggy day.

Metro Line No.2 to Lujiazui Station or Dongchang Road Station.

Free as a Bird, Bar & Restaurant

Warm time of the Siheyuan.

To enjoy a cup of coffee ,tea or glass of cate alcohol would be period of comfortable time at the old Beijing’s Siheyuan while looking at the two Chinese jujude trees dancing in the Summer nights at the moment of being interleaving our cup...

Warm time of the Siheyuan.

To enjoy a cup of coffee ,tea or glass of cate alcohol would be period of comfortable time at the old Beijing’s Siheyuan while looking at the two Chinese jujude trees dancing in the Summer nights at the moment of being interleaving our cups while sitting at the special field of music and let the rhythm of music softly pat on our hearts. Therefore Free as bird can be regarded as a peacful place partly away from the noisy city.

Home away from home for the tourists.

To be the topis of the tourism Restaurant. Free as a bird has become a special space-time in the city,now. No matter the environment,collocations, dishies and drinks or even goings and comings of the people in the meantime bring you great deal of pleasure . On the other hand life seems like a once travel. Now let us meet or get along with one aother at such graceful place of Free as a bird.

Traveling with all kinds of gustation in one family.

Here we serve all kind of flavour with different size of bowls as well as many kind of drinks those have been brouhgt by customers from different corner of the world. Now let us taste the spicy with Jianghu fish pot and delicious bystrret Pizza while enjoying the milk beer from West land of China or siping a Indian Mara milk tea. So we can proudly say here is the table on which you can sample of the World.

To expreince the togetherness in space time of the journey.

Let us meet at the stops of the journey road. Please remember! There is no much time to be hesitated.What we only have is the mildness and gladness of this envening. So here is one of the ten large Beijing’s gathering places.Various of the dishes and exceptional space lead you recall the long tasteful togetherness at our Restaurant.

Nanluogu Xiang

NanluoguxiangNLGX, an ancient alleyway (Hutong) in downtown Beijing and very close to Lake Houhai is getting more and more attention from media, local young generation and travelers. Located several kilometers north of the Forbidden Ci...
NanluoguxiangNLGX, an ancient alleyway (Hutong) in downtown Beijing and very close to Lake Houhai is getting more and more attention from media, local young generation and travelers. Located several kilometers north of the Forbidden City and just east of Houhai Lake, this North-South Hutong is filled with bars, cafes, clothing stores and handcraft shops all designed in classical Chinese ‘Hutong’ style. The northern end of NLGX can be found at Gulou Dong Street (Drum Tower East Street), with its southern end at Dianmen on Pingan Street. With 16 Hutong meandering east and west of off the central lane, giving each side eight Hutong. This was the typical Hutong layout of the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368). It’s one of the best preserved old Hutong areas in downtown Beijing. Nanluoguxiang has a history of over 800 years. Many tourists enjoy taking ride through this 800-year-old Hutong that was once home to elites, celebrities, government officials, artists and well-off families.
 
Unlike the other two famous bar streets of Beijing, bars and cafes at Nanluoguxiang are quieter, providing food and drink at more reasonable price. Most of the bars and shops are decorated in a traditional Chinese style that matches well with their surroundings. At the central section of Naluoguxiang, you will encounter The Central Academy of Drama, the alma mater of countless Chinese TV and film stars such as Zhang Ziyi (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon).
 
A youth hostel call “Peking Downtown Backpackers” can be found at found at No. 85 Nanluoguxiang (phone number 8610-8400-2429). This hostel is serene and clean, with a standard two-bed room priced at 80 yuan (US$10). Bicycles can be rented at the hostel’s reception. This hostel also provides a popular cafe with a cozy environment, internet access, coffee and breakfast.
 
The earliest and most famous bars in the area are the Pass By and Here bars. The Pass By Bar was set up more than seven years ago. The owner of the Here Bar is a photographer, thus many interesting photos can be found in his bar. Old pictures are also exhibited, such as those of Chairman Mao. Fish Nation serves traditional British-style fish & chips, as well as pizza, pasta, and a big English breakfast. A spacious rooftop is the perfect hangout for an afternoon. Those who enjoy shopping may be interested to visit The Pottery Workshop to see the world famous work of Caroline Cheng. While browsing her art you can also enjoy a glass of wine or a range of other drinks on sale.

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$238 Per Day

Private Hangzhou Day Trip from Shanghai by Bullet Train

Take in the highlights of beautiful Hangzhou on a private full-day tour from Shanghai. After hotel pickup and transfer by high-speed train to Hangzhou, your private guide takes you to see some city attractions, such as Faxi temple. Moreover, enjoy a tasty lunch at a local restaurant before heading to Longjing village. There, learn about the process of farming and producing dragonwell tea, the region’s most famous product. Finally, enjoy a scenic boat cruise on UNESCO World Heritage-listed West Lake before returning to Shanghai.

This is a private, full-day trip from Shanghai to Hangzhou. After you are picked up in your hotel lobby in the early morning, you will take a bullet train to Hangzhou. This is the fastest way to Hangzhou and you can experience train speeds of up to 300 kilometers per hour. Your tour begins at one of Hangzhou's signature sites, the West Lake. Enjoy a lake cruise to see the top ten West Lake scenic views. You will then be taken to experience the wonderful cuisine of Hangzhou at a local restaurant. After lunch, you will visit Faxi temple, a well-known Temple dating back to the Jin Dynasty. See its famous wooden Buddha. Here, you will see fewer tourists and more locals. Finally, enjoy a cup of green tea when you visit the famous Longjing village to see wild fields of Longjing tea bushes where the locals produce the world famous green tea- Longjing Tea. In the village, all locals are tea farmers and you will see the entire procedure of making the famous tea and will get the chance to taste the best quality emperor tea. Afterwards, you will take the bullet train back to Shanghai and you will be returned to your hotel.


$150 Per Day

Guangzhou

Day 1 Arrive in Guangzhou

Arrive in Guangzhou in the morning, you will be met and transferred to hotel, then visit Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall. The Memorial Hall is a very famous historical scenic spot. It is in memory of Sun Yat-sen, the great revolutionary forerunner. After that proceed to visit the Ancestral Temple of the Chen Family. It is a unique site for offering up sacrifices to worship ancestors of 72 Chen families in Guangdong. This ancestral temple is also the largest, best preserved and best decorated ancient architecture existing in Guangdong province.

Day 2 Guanzhou Tour 

After breakfast, you will go to Yuexiu Park first, the largest and the most famous park in downtown Guangzhou. There are three artificial lakes and seven hills of Yuexiu Mountain. Then you will visit Temple of Six Banyan Trees, which is one of the four best Buddhist temples in Guangzhou and located on the Liurong Road (meaning the Six Banyan Trees Road). The Nanyue King Tomb Museum is a must-see Guangzhou attraction, which dates back to 2,000 years ago, is the earliest large scale painted stone chamber tomb ever found south of the Five Ridges. Buried with the tomb owner in a jade shroud are a gold seal and a lot of exquisite jade adornments. It has become a world famous museum. After the day tour you will be transferred to airport for your next destination.

$53 Per Day

Pingyao Highlights Walking Tour

Pingyao Highlights Walking Day Tour

With our guide to know the Ancient Pingyao better!

Our guide will meet you at your hotel lobby at 08:00 or 08:30, then show you the ticket office to get the ticket for the museums we will visit later.

First we will visit the 700 years old City wall, We will climb up from south gate and have a walk on the wall. We are not sure how many km we can walk, because of the renovating of the wall. Normally we will walk from south gate to the Yunlu Exit.

Then visit the Confucius temple, there is a old building named Dacheng Hall which is over 840 years old. From outside, we can see the big wood joints to lift the big roof around the building which is named Dougong. Due to this design, there are less columns inside the hall for giving the big space for the statues and the prayer. We have chance to see the Confucius statue and learn the philosophy of Confucius. If you like, you can pray for you and your children to get better study.

There is the Paper Cutting master named Wentao nearby the exit of Confucius temple. She is very smart and create the new style paper cutting with much more details and good wishes on it. Her products are made by hanks. It is worth to visit and buy as a souvenir from Pingyao. From the table standing and wall hangings. Please remember, take the red one because of red is the traditional and happy color. But the white one is the best. It is really difficult to choose, because of all of them are really nice.

Then you can have coffee break or tea break if you need at Chummy coffee, after this, visit the City god temple (ChenghuangMiao) which is most beautiful temple inside the wall. Because of the roof is covered by the colorful glazed tiles. There is not only city god and also the three money gods, Now you know why pingyao was the financial center.

Next we will visit the Ancient government building, to see the pingyao politics center in the ancient time. It is the complete building with officials bed room, kitchen and private garden. Follow the guide to look the official’s life from the 250km far away from the hometown.

Have a stroll in the alley to the Rishengchang exchange bank, which is the first bank all of china.You can not miss it.

After lunch, walk to the Ming and Qing street, this is the shopping street full of the stores on the both side of street. You can find alot things here , from post card to lacquered boxes, and wall panels. One more place to see, it is the Armed escort agency also named security and transport service for the business man before the bank founded.

Inlcusions

1.private english speaking tour guide servcie

2.bottle water for the tour