Zhonghua Gate
This gate is the Southern gate of the whole city wall, as well as the largest castle gate in the world. The whole city wall is about 33km and took about 20 years to finish it.
You can walk on the wall or even biking on it, super nice!
This gate is the Southern gate of the whole city wall, as well as the largest castle gate in the world. The whole city wall is about 33km and took about 20 years to finish it.
You can walk on the wall or even biking on it, super nice!
More introduction you can see here Nanjing City Wall.
There have many buses there: Y4, 2, 16, 26, 33, 49, 88, 101. And alll the taxi drivers know where it is.
Happy Valley
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How to get there
Happy Valley is across the street from Window on the World and behind the Crowne Plaza hotel.
Metro Station: Shijie Zhichuang Station. The station is the current western end of Line 1, and the 15th station from the east end at Luowu.
Take Exit A, and the park is a five-minute walk from there.
Bus nos. 20, 26, 210, 222 and 223 stop near here.
Metro Station: Shijie Zhichuang Station. The station is the current western end of Line 1, and the 15th station from the east end at Luowu.
Take Exit A, and the park is a five-minute walk from there.
Bus nos. 20, 26, 210, 222 and 223 stop near here.
A monorail, called the Happy Line, takes tourists from Happy Valley to the other theme parks in this area. A day pass for the Happy Line costs RMB40.
CCTV Tower
The CCTV Tower in Beijing is often overlooked as a tourist attraction, which is hardly surprisingly, given that it competes with tourist destinations such as the Forbidden City,
The CCTV Tower in Beijing is often overlooked as a tourist attraction, which is hardly surprisingly, given that it competes with tourist destinations such as the Forbidden City, Tiananmen and the Great Wall. Beijing can also be quite smoggy, so it is a bit hard to imagine having panoramic city views from the top of a building. Having said that however, on a clear day, the CCTV Tower is well worth a visit as you do get impressive views of the city. Whilst you may not be able to identify famous Beijing landmarks you do a get a sense of how huge and sprawling Beijing is.
The tower has two observation decks, one of which has a revolving restaurant. The all-inclusive ticket of 108 yuan is good value for money, as it grants you access to the observation deck as well as an all-you-can-eat buffet dinner in the revolving restaurant (drinks cost extra though). If you wish to go to the observation deck only and skip dinner, entrance is 50 yuan. Check out www.ctvt.com.cn or www.xzct.com.cn for more information (currently the English version does not seem to be available on these sites)
Local bus routes: 323、624、809、811、40、64、374、394、944、836、631.
Old Yangzhou
Another great place to wander is around the old part of town off Ganquan and Guoqing roads commonly known as 'Old Yangzhou'. There’s no telling what interesting things you’ll stumble across down these back streets. Find the canal running north and south for a beautiful scene...
Another great place to wander is around the old part of town off Ganquan and Guoqing roads commonly known as 'Old Yangzhou'. There’s no telling what interesting things you’ll stumble across down these back streets. Find the canal running north and south for a beautiful scene that rivals the famous canals of Suzhou. The main streets are ideal for browsing hundreds of tiny storefronts at your own pace. From Guoqing Road head east down the alley marked for the Fu Chun Teahouse (富春茶社), one of the oldest in Yangzhou. Not only is this teahouse worth a visit, the alley leading to it is called “scissor street” and aptly sells an eye catching variety of scissors and knives.
Any ol’ day along the canals Qionghua, the Yangzhou city flower
