Beijing to Xian Tour

Known as "Chang’an" in ancient times, Xian is one of the four world’s greatest civilizations and it is the most famous ancient capital of China with too many dynasties and the greatest influence. It is the cradle of the Chinese nation, the birthplace of Chinese civilization and the representative of Chinese culture. With such a high reputation, Xian is one of the most popular cities for traveling during China Tour Packages. Although both the ancient capitals, Beijing and Xian are different, so a lot of tourists from all over the world prefer to choose Beijing to Xian tour during their holidays.
The Terracotta Warriors is located in the east of Lintong 37 kilometers away from Xian. It is a key unit of national cultural relics. In 1974, three kinds of Terra Cotta Warriors were found in Dongling with the total area of 22780 square meters. Number 1 is the largest one. There are 6000 terracotta figurines in it that covers 14260 square meters. If this is your first travel to Xian, you should grasp the chance to feel the grand.
All lifelike, terracotta figurines shocked the whole world after they were explored. In 1978, after visiting the Terracotta Warriors museum, the former French President Jacques Chirac said: The world had seven wonders and the discovery of Terracotta Warriors can be the 8th. Do not see the pyramid then you’ve never been to Egypt and do not see the Terracotta Warriors then you’ve never been to China. From then on the Terracotta Warriors is well known as the eighth wonder of the world. 

Shaanxi History Museum is another place you should not miss during your Beijing to Xian tour. The collections in Shaanxi History Museum show Shaanxi history culture and Chinese ancient civilization which is called “Ancient pearl, Chinese treasure house". The appearance of the museum followed the style of Tang Dynasty. Shaanxi History Museum covers 65,000 square meters with the construction area of 55,600 square meters, the area of culture relics 8000 square meters and the exhibition area of 11,000 square meters. The collections in the museum showcasing the precious treasures unearthed from Shaanxi Province.
After visiting Terracotta Warriors and Shaanxi History Museum, you will get a deeper understanding about the history of old Xian. In modern times, Xian has changed a lot, and there are also many other places deserve to visit. During your Beijing to Xian tour, you could enjoy the time in Xian.

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Beijing is an ancient capital city for over 500 hundred years, it is also the capital city of the the People's Republic of China. Beijing is differ from other ancient countries, there are many historical relics such as Great Wall, Summer Palace etc. and unique Chinese style architectures such as courtyards, hutongs and so on. No matter you have a long time vacation in Beijing or a short stay in Beijing, this city will always offer you pleasantly surprised with its plentiful cuture and scenery.

Unique Beijing Atrractions:

Great Wall
Great Wall is one of the seven construction wonders in the world. It has been listed as a World Heritage site in 1987 by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESC0). Great Wall is just like a dragon streches along the mountain sea, maily section include Badaling, Mutianyu, Simatai, Jinshanling, Gubeikou etc.

Quadrangle Courtyard
Quadrangle Courtyard is an important aspect of the city's architectural heritage. It has a long history, and they are traditional residential compounds with houses around courtyards. All the quadrangles were built in accordance with a strict set of rules from their size and style. The quadrangles are filled with a strong cultural flavor with carved Chinese characters, couplets on the pillars, and calligraphy and paintings in the rooms. It is a good reflect of ancient Beijing culture. Even a half day tour you can have a nice visit to them!

Hutong
Hutong is what the small back streets or lanes are called in Beijing. Hutong has a long history and Beijing's history is preserved in hutong. Hutongs is the memory of the traditional life and culture in Beijing. Now Hutong half day tour is getting more and more popular, take a rickshaw along the Shichahai to the ancient small hutongs is an enjoyable experience.

Enjoy a half day Beijing tour or Beijing tours package to enjoy Beijing Attraction will be an unforgetable experience, Beijing will always suprising you with its plentiful scenery!

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Dongjiaominxiang Hutong
Beijing Dongjiaominxiang Hotel is located on Dongjiaominxiang. Dongjiaominxiang is a Hutong start from tiananmen square east road and stretch east to the Chongwenmennei Street, nearly three kilometers long, it is the longest hutong in Beijing. In the ancient times it is the Embassy District. So guests in Beijing Dongjiaominxiang Hotel can stroll to visit this ancient hutong.

The Dongjiaominxiang Embassy building group was formed during 1901 to 1912, it is European style blocks with a collection of embassies, church, bank, official residence and club. The remaining buildings include French embassy, the austro-hungarian embassy, the Belgian embassy, the Japanese embassy, the Italian embassy, the British embassy, The Zhengjin Bank, citibank, calyon bank, Russian China bank and the international club and French barracks, etc. Beijing Dongjiaominxiang Hotel offer guests a convenience to visit this hutong and appreciate the ancient buildings. It will be a great experience for your stay in Beijing Dongjiaominxiang Hotel.

The Dongjiaominxiang Catholic church is also located on this hutong, it was built in 1901 and famous for its elegant angel statue above the main entrance. If you are a guest in Beijing Dongjiaominxiang Hotel who believe in Catholicism can go to this church.

Beijing Dongjiaominxiang Hotel is a great hotel with convenient location and great service.

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The Temple of Heaven is located in the southeastern part of central Beijing, with easy reach from the Holiday Inn Express Beijing Temple Of Heaven. Guests in Holiday Inn Express Beijing Temple Of Heaven can enjoy a convenience to visit this famous complex.

Occupying an area of 273 hectares, Temple of Heaven  was built built in 1420 for Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for good harvest. It consist of three main groups of constructions as the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, the Imperial Vault of Heaven and the Circular Mound Altar, all built according to strict philosophical requirements.

The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests is a magnificent triple-gabled circular building and it is the major building. The Imperial Vault of Heaven is lies south of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, it is surrounded by the famous Echo Wall. The Circular Mound Altar is the altar, an empty circular platform.

There are also many beautiful sceneries in the Temple of Heaven. It was listed as the world cultural heritage in 1998. Now it is opened to the public. Guests in Holiday Inn Express Beijing Temple Of Heaven can stroll to this park in the leisure time.

Holiday Inn Express Beijing Temple Of Heaven enjoys such a convenient location will be a great choice for tourists guests.

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Beijing West Railway Station is located in Fengtai District western of Beijing, it is opposite of Zhongyu Century Grand Hotel. Zhongyu Century Grand Hotel enjoy a great location with convenient transportation, offer guests a big convenience to everywhere of Beijing as well as out of Beijing.

Beijing West Railway Station near Zhongyu Century Grand Hotel was opened in early 1996, with 510,000m it was the largest railway station in Asia. The station serves in average 150,000–180,000 passengers per day. In 2000, it was expanded and add a large number of parking lots.

Making it more convenient and prosperous.

Beijing West Railway Station has trains for destinations to the West but also including trains to Xian, Chongqing and Chengdu. There are also trains for Lhasa and Urumqi in the far West of China and the Beijing-Guangzhou and Beijing-Kowloon Main Trunk Lines. It offers convenience for guests in Zhongyu Century Grand Hotel to take trains to the tourist cities like Xian, tibet and guangzhou.

There are a lot of buses and taxies can go to summner palace , beijing zoo and other major attractions of Beijing. Guests in Zhongyu Century Grand Hotel can easily get to the city center and the scenic spots.

Zhongyu Century Grand Hotel located opposite the Beijing West Railway Station is a convenient hotel for accommodation.Zhongyu Century Grand Hotel

Budget Room

Budget Room is located on the 6, 9-10 floor, Queen bed, 20 sqm; Price for add extra bed is 120 RMB, add extra buffet breakfast is 38 RMB. Deodorizing room treatment available. Some rooms have free Internet.

Standard Room

Standard Room is located on the 6, 9-10 floor, Queen bed, 22-26 sqm; Price for add extra bed is 120 RMB, add extra buffet breakfast is 38 RMB. Deodorizing room treatment available. Some rooms have free Internet.

Business Room

Business Room is located on the 11 floor, Queen bed, 29 sqm; Price for add extra bed is 120 RMB, add extra buffet breakfast is 38 RMB. Deodorizing room treatment available. All rooms have free Internet.

Standard Suite

Standard Suite is located on the 6, 9-10 floor, Queen bed, 44 sqm; Price for add extra bed is 120 RMB, add extra buffet breakfast is 38 RMB. Deodorizing room treatment available. Some rooms have free Internet.

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Longqing Gorge is located in the northwest of Yanqing County. With rolling hills and sheer cliff, it is reputed as the "Lijiang River outside the Great Wall" and the "Lesser Three Gorges". The gorge used to be a reservior long time ago. It was so named because of Yanqing County, when it was known as Longqing Prefecture. It was a famous tourist attraction during the Ming and Qing dynasties. In 1981, a double -arched-shaped dam, 72 meters tall and 90 meters long, was built over the river. The Longqing Gorge Revervior covers an area of 340,000 square meters at an average depth of 20 meters. The sightseeing is unique traveling by boat. There are more than 30 scenic spots along the banks, such as the Buddha Safeguarding the Mountain, Stone Bear Jumping over the Rock, East and West Villages, Divine Writing Brush Peak, Moon Bay. Institute of Immortals and 100-Flower Cave, all being named according to their appearances .

The mean temperature in the summer at Longqing Gorge is 6.4 degree centigrade lower than that in Beijing, and even 0.8 degrees centigrade lower than that in Chengde, thus making it an ideal summer resort for tourists. The lower temperature and the long frozen period in winter also offer favorable conditions for ice culture. Since the winter of 1987, a large exhibition of ice sculptures and ice lanterms has been held annually.