Beihai Park
Beihai Park is an imperial garden to the northwest of the Forbidden City in Beijing. Initially built in the 10th century, it is amongst the largest of Chinese gardens, and contains numerous historically important structures, palaces and temples. Prior to the end of the Qing Dynasty in 1911 this area was connected to the Forbidden [...]
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Beijing
Beijing, capital and cultural heart of modern China, is a city where past, present and future meet. Though rapidly transforming itself into a modern metropolis with towering high rise buildings, colorful billboards and multi-lane highways, the traditional city is never more than an alley away.
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Chinese Acrobatics
Acrobatics is an interactive art form. Everyone can easily appreciate the talent and strength exhibited by the performers. Chinese Acrobatics is one of the oldest performing arts. Its history can be traced back to Neolithic times. It is believed that acrobatics grew out of labor and self-defense skills, which people practiced and demonstrated during their [...]
Read MoreForbidden City
The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace for 5 centuries from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It served as the home of the Emperor and his household, as well as the ceremonial and political centre of Chinese government. Built from 1406 to 1420, the complex today consists of 980 buildings [...]
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Hutongs
Hutongs (simplified Chinese: 胡同; traditional Chinese: 衚衕; pinyin: hútòng) are a type of narrow streets or alleys, most commonly associated with Beijing, China. In Beijing, hutongs are alleys formed by lines of siheyuan, traditional courtyard residences. Many neighbourhoods were formed by joining one siheyuan to another to form a hutong, and then joining one hutong [...]
Read MoreMing Tombs
The Ming Dynasty Tombs (Chinese: 明十三陵; pinyin: Míng shísān líng; lit. Thirteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty) are located some 50 kilometers due north of urban Beijing, in the People’s Republic of China at a specially selected site. The site was chosen by the third Ming Dynasty emperor Yongle (1402–1424), who moved the capital of [...]
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The Summer Palace or Yihe yuan (literally “Gardens of Nurtured Harmony”) is a palace in Beijing, China. The Summer Palace is mainly dominated by Longevity Hill (60 meters high) and the Kunming Lake. It covers an expanse of 2.9 square kilometers, three quarters of which is water. The central Kunming Lake covering 2.2 square kilometers [...]
Read MoreThe Great Wall
The Great Wall of China is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in northern China, built originally to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire against intrusions by various nomadic groups. Several walls have been built since the 5th century BC that are referred to collectively as the Great Wall, which has been [...]
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Tiananmen Square
Tian’anmen Square is the large plaza near the centre of Beijing, China, named after the Tiananmen (literally, Gate of Heavenly Peace) which sits to its north, separating it from the Forbidden City. It has great cultural significance as it was the site of several key events in Chinese history. History The Tiananmen Gate was first [...]
Read MoreYonghegong Lamasery
The Yonghe Temple , also known as the “Palace of Peace and Harmony Lama Temple”, the “Yonghe Lamasery”, or – popularly – the “Lama Temple” is a temple and monastery of the Geluk School of Tibetan Buddhism located in the northeastern part of Beijing, China. It is one of the largest and most important Tibetan [...]
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I’m amazed that everything went so smoothly, as I know it was very complicated to coordinate everything especially in a country like China where traveling is inevitably going to include some discomfort and confusion. Our Chinese tour guides were all excellent, and the accommodations were terrific overall (minor complaints here and there but I was pleasantly surprised on the whole). The schedule was perfect—having a couple of days free was a great idea, and the order in which we visited the d...
Lune Tours set up a great 4 day trip for us. Jeff had everything planned out including the train tickets, hotels, and transportation between the two cities. [Pingyao and XiAn] The Chinese phrases and food “cheat sheet” he gave us also came in really handy. It was exactly the kind of trip we wanted.
We had a great trip! The travel was so much easier with a car, driver, and guide leading us around. We felt very comfortable in China even when we were “on our own” for the few periods of free time. The highlight of the trip for me was the visit to the panda preserve in Chengdu and having the opportunity to hold a panda.
The trip has been marvelous – I am sure you will get some new clients from my friends – I have been raving on email to them.
I’m amazed that everything went so smoothly, as I know it was very complicated to coordinate everything especially in a country like China where traveling is inevitably going to include some discomfort and confusion. Our Chinese tour guides were all excellent, and the accommodations were terrific overall (minor complaints here and there but I was pleasantly surprised on the whole). The schedule was perfect—having a couple of days free was a great idea, and the order in which we visited the d...
