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Fuzhou is famous for its lacquerware, bamboo furniture, and stone and cork carvings. The city is also famous for its 'clay people' ni ren , which are small clay figurines painted in bright colours. A good place to look for souvenir items is in the Huadu Department Store Huadu Shangsha 49 Wuyi Zhonglu , where you'll find paper parasols, jade combs and other popular Fuzhou mementos. BankofChina HS T 1 B2 Bankof China HS T 2 B3 B2 B3 B3 Black Pagoda 7 B3 m B3 Mao Zedong Statue 10 B3 Taijiang...
The Rebuilding Of Beijing
Steered onto the subject, every other Beijing cabbie will bemoan the demolition of the capital's city walls. Felled in the interests of traffic circulation, perhaps, but just how many cars were there in 1950s Beijing Had they pulled through, the vast city walls and their magnificent gates would undoubtedly be major tourist money-spinners if not Unesco World Heritage sites. Beijing has belatedly begun to pick up the pieces you can mull over the sad remains of Dongan Men Map pi23 , wander...
Travellers Diarrhoea
Traveller's diarrhoea is by far the most common problem affecting travellers - between 30 to 50 of people will suffer from it within two weeks of starting their trip. In most cases, traveller's diarrhoea is caused by a bacteria there are numerous potential culprits , and therefore responds promptiy to treatment with antibiotics. Treatment with antibiotics will depend on your situation - how sick you are, how quickly you need to get better, where you are etc. Traveller's diarrhoea is defined as...
Sleeping Eating Drn
Nanyuan Hotel dif aSfetlS Nanyuan Luguan 501 1122 26 Furong Lu iMikl economy bed Y20, d tw Y100 120 lg This friendly and family-run two-storey hotel has bright and clean rooms in a tranquil and relaxed location opposite the Tonghui Nunnery Tonghui An . Economy rooms sleep five, have common showers and no air-con. Meals are also served. It's up a small trail at the south end of Furong Lu the main street , beyond the PSB. Baisuigong Xiayuan Hotel W cjTItc Baisuigong Xiayuan 501 3118 dm d tr Y20...
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Affordable hotels can be found in Tangkou, a pleasant enough town situated on either side of a small river spanned by several bridges, with a good range of restaurants. Family-run hotel owners may approach you to stay in cheap local rooms, garnering you the best prices. Tangkou Hotel P Tangkou Blnguan l l 556 2400 fax 556 2687 d tr Y100 120 On the cusp of reopening after renovation at the time of writing, this attractive hotel is set back from the road, and has clean and well-looked-after...
Ciqikou Ancient Town MiS
Perched on a hill overlooking the Jialing River in the west of the city, Ciqikou Ancient Town Ciqikou Guzhen dates back to the late Ming dynasty. The buildings have been restored and preserved for tourists, and the main drag is lined with shops and restaurants but there is still an air of authenticity about the place. Behind the shop fronts there's still a living, 'real' working village. At one time there were five temples in town, but only Baolun Si admission Y5 S 7am-6pm remains today. The...
Getting There Away Glq
Lanzhou has daily flights to B ij ng Y1340 , Ch ngdu Y940 , Gu ngzh u Y1890 , r-iimqi Y1600 andX ' n Y600 . Other weekly destinations include Ji y gu n Y910 and D nhu ng Y1030 . Discounts can bring fares down by 40 . Thrice-weekly flights to Lhasa are in the pipeline. China Eastern Zhongguo Donghang g 882 1964 Donggang Xilu S 8.30am-9pm Gansu Airport Booking Office Gansu Jichang Jituan Shouplao Zhongxin g 888 9666 520 Donggang Xilu S 8.30am-9pm Next to China Eastern not at the airport , this...
Bicycle Tour
Beijing's sprawling distances and scattered sights can make for blistering sightseeing on foot, but whizzing around the city's streets and alleyways by bike allows you to take it all in at just the right speed. Hop on a pair of wheels, get that bell jangling and join us on this eye-opening tour past some of the city's finest monuments and through Beijing's gritty and crumbling hutdng. Our tour starts on Dongchang'an Jie, northeast of Tiananmen Sq. Cycle through the purple-red archway of...
BEIJING BOTANIC GARDENS htttJ
Located 2km east of Fragrant Hills Park, the well-tended BotanicGardens Beijing Zhiwuyuan Map ppl 16-17 admission Y5 S 6am-8pm , set against the backdrop of the Western Hills, make for a pleasant outing among bamboo fronds, pines and lilacs. The Beijing Botanic Gardens Conservatory admission Y40 contains 3000 different types of plants and a rainforest house. Located about a 15-minute walk north from the front gate follow the signs near the Magnolia Garden is the Temple of the Reclining Buddha...
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Ideally, Hu ng Shan visits include nights on the summit. Note that room prices can rise on Saturdays and Sundays and are astronomical during the week-long 1 May and 1 October holiday periods. Hu ngsh n G ngsh ngsuo 0 139 562 681 68 dm off-peak Y80-120, peak Y120-150, tent Y120 Tucked away behind the Bank of China opposite the Beihai Hotel, this cheap and well-positioned spot has rows of dorm rooms rising up the hill no English sign . Dorms are simple and vary in price and quality, so size them...
JINGSHAN PARK SlJjH
With its priceless views, Jingshan Park Jingshan Gongyuan Map pp118-19 6403 3225 admission Y2 S 6am-9.30pm subwayTiananmen Xi, then bus5 , north of the Forbidden City, was shaped from the earth excavated to create the palace moat. The hill supposedly protects the palace from the evil spirits - or dust storms - from the north the billowing dust clouds in the spring have to be seen to be believed . Clamber to the top for a magnificent panorama of the capital and an unparalleled overview of the...
Theatre
Only emerging in China in the 20th century, hudjii iS J spoken drama never commanded a large following in China. As an art, creative drama is still unable to fully express itself and remains sadly gagged and sidelined. But if you want to know what's walking the floorboards in Beijing, try some of the following. Capital Theatre Shoudu Juyuan Map p123 0 6524 9847 22 Wangfujing Dajie S performances 7pm Tue-Sun Situated right in the heart of the city on Wangfujing Dajie, this central theatre has...
Eating Jih
Quanzhou doesn't have a great restaurant scene, so staying here certainly won't be one of your culinary highlights in China. You can find the usual noodle and rice dishes served in the back lanes around Kaiyuan Temple and also along the food street close to Wenling Nanlu. Overseas Chinese Hotel Restaurant Huaqiao Dasha Baiyuan Lu meals Y15 S 7am-late The restaurant in this hotel offers reasonably priced Chinese dishes as well as traditional Fujian specialities, such as steamed oysters and...
Hexi Corridor
Bound by the Qilian Shan range to the south and the Mazong Horse's Mane and Longshou Dragon's Head ranges to the north, this narrow strip of land, around which the province is formed, was once the sole western passage in and out of the Middle Kingdom. Zhangye is a pleasant, if slightiy bland, town. The main reason to stop here is to visit China's largest sleeping Buddha and do some hiking in the Qilian Shan range around Mati Si. The Great Buddha Temple DafoSi 821 9671 adult studentY41 21...