Travel Guide
Beijing Olympic gadgets
China Tech News has an article on what electronic gadgets to buy in Beijing during the Olympics.
They say the Apple products are about 10-20 per cent more expensive in China than other parts of Asia, Europe or the United States.
They give good advice about warranties. You need to check if any product you [...]
Skip Badaling if you go to the Great Wall
I have been to the Great Wall three times now - two times this year. The first time I went, which was about ten years ago, and I visited the Badaling section. The clearest memory I have, was of the KFC at the parking lot of the wall. I am not sure [...]
The new high speed bullet train connecting Beijing with Tianjin will open tomorrow. The trip which usually takes two hours will be cut down to 30 minutes.
The trains were the first of its kind to be designed and built in China. Tianjin will host 12 Olympic soccer matches, so the new line will [...]
Commune on the Great Wall
The following is a guest post from my sister who recently stayed at the Commune on the Great Wall.
Recently completing an architectural tour around China in search of the latest examples of contemporary architecture, the highlight was our final few days spent at The Commune on the Great Wall.
Located about two hours drive from the [...]
Beijing’s new CCTV tower
CCTV’s new headquarters in Beijing is set to be a new icon for the city. Its unique design features two leaning towers connected together with a twist at the top. It has even been given the nickname “trousers” in Chinese because of its shape. The architects for the building are Rem Koolhaas [...]
Summer Palace
The Summer Palace would have to be one of Beijing’s top tourist attractions along with the Great Wall and the Forbidden City. The Summer Palace was used as a summer getaway for China’s rolyalty.
The palace is set on Kunming Lake and modeled on Hangzhou’s West Lake. The Summer Palace is located in [...]
Olympics theme at the Beijing Botanical Gardens
With the Olympics fast approaching it seems like there are few places in Beijing untouched by Olympic fever. The Beijing Botanical Gardens has even created the Olympic rings, logo and sport pictographs in plants.
Entrance cost to the gardens is just 5RMB but the conservatory is an additional 50RMB. The Reclining Buddha Temple is [...]
- Beijing’s newest subway line, Line 10 opens in time for Olympics
- Drivers face fines for driving in Olympic lanes
- Press conference on the new subway lines
- Beijing to close airport during opening ceremony
- Beijing line 10 subway due to open anytime
- Torrential rain forces subway line to close
- Celebrate Independence day at Block 8
- Beijing’s National Grand Theatre
