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Plan your Beijing tour? If you visit Beijing for the first time, definitely you want to leave some footprints on the Great Wall of China. When you do...
Beijing top wetlands for bird watching and sightseeing Often compared to the "Kidney of the Earth", wetlands are one of the three equally important ec...
“Zhaojiatai” literally means “the Zhao family’s platform”. The ancient village “Zhaojiatai” was named after the first family surnamed “Zhao” who settl...
ABCs of Huanghuacheng Great Wall This section of the great wall is about 1000 meters long and connecting Zhuangdaokou Great Wall in the west and Jiank...
Hike from Zhuangdao Kou Village to Er Dao Guan Village Zhuangdaokou Great Wall Pass is located on the mountain sandwiched by Zhuang Dao Kou Village do...
Walking on the pathways of Colonel By Drive along the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, Canada,I’m really amazed by the peaceful and harmonious scene between ma...
Plan your Beijing village tour? Numerous villages are dotted in the suburbs of Beijing. One village known as Cuandixia Village stands out as a unique...
Cuandixia Village is located between Shuangshitou Village and Baiyu Village under the jurisdiction of Zhaitang Town in Mentougou, Beijing. Lying about...
Wanshou Temple (万寿寺) in Chinese means “Longevity Temple” or “Wanshousi”. Wanshou Temple is one of the most important remaining imperial temples in Bei...
"Yulinbu" (榆林堡) is also pronounced "Yulinbao". Yulinbu is one of three ancient post stations outside Beijing in Ming and Qing dynasties and other two...
Miaofeng Mountain Maofengshan, or Miaofeng Mountain is one of the famous mountains located in Mentougou, about 60km northwest of Tiananmen Square in t...