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 China travel tales
Our customers share their travelling experiences in China.
Read about first hand stories on travel tips and guides, events, entertainment,shopping, food, business and transportation.
Also, you might want to read our
Beijing city guide,
Guangzhou city guide,
Kunming city guide,
Shanghai city guide,
and Xian city guide.
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| C Lee |
09 July 2005 |
Stayed at Harmony Hotel - Beijing, China.
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Yummy & cheap restaurant about 50M on the left when getting out of the hotel front entrance.
Taxi to airport about 80 yuen.
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| T Bennett |
08 July 2005 |
Stayed at Prime Hotel Beijing - Beijing, China.
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What need be said about Beijing? It's huge, the seat of power in China (and it shows!), with history all over the city. It has many of the sights and sites travelers come to China to see: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Tian Tan (Temple of Heaven), Old Beijing, etc. etc. plus ready access to the Great Wall of China and the Ming Tombs. Six days was almost not enough! The food was excellent and quite different from the Cantonese style we are used to in the US: no rice! Beijing is Noodletown! Don't miss the acrobats, which one thinks will be hokey but are absolutely not. It's a hot city and you don't look geeky when carrying an umbrella in the blazing sun. In fact, it's a necessity. Don't miss: Dazhalan shopping, Peking/Beijing Duck(go to the "Old Duck" on Qiamen for the full duck banquet), the Echo Wall at Tian Tan, of course Tiananmen Square and the "Maosoleum," take a tour of the Forbidden City, rent a bike and ride through the hutongs of Old Beijing. And go to the night market (can't remember the street, but it's well known) for Everything-on-a-Stick. Seahorse? Scorpion? Silkworms? They've got it all! We hired a guide who approached us outside the Forbidden City; he took us to the Hutongs and then to the Great Wall. Also: the Drum and Bell Towers for steep stairs and great relics. Taxis are cheap and distances are great, so take them everywhere.
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| H Muehl |
06 July 2005 |
Stayed at Sanya Shanhaitian Hotel - Sanya, China.
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We missed bus tours for tourists. But the tours made by taxis were very cheap and very interesting. We visited places like the "End of the Earth", Monkey Islet, the "Nantian Hot Springs", the "Nanshan Cultural Center", the "Nangshan Dongtian Tourism Zone", the "Li and Miao Village", etc.
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| C Limburger |
04 July 2005 |
Stayed at 88 Xintiandi Executive Residence - Shanghai, China.
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Shanghai has a lot of good restaurants and right around the corner of the hotel in the Xintiandi complex is Va Bene, T8, Kabb ect. Furthermore the Bund has very good restaurants and bars like M at the bund, New Heights, The Glamour room, Mesa/Manifesto and for Live Jazz, JZ Jazz club. I like to get the LUXE guides for the cities they offer it for, because it is easy to carry and it has the very essential things of the city you're in.
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| H Liu (2nd stay) |
01 July 2005 |
Stayed at New Harbour Serviced Apartments - Shanghai, China.
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The hotel is within walking distance to the People's Park, the pedestrian Nanjing Lu East, Xintiendi, and Huaihai Lu. Also, taxis are inexpensive; you can get practically everywhere for less than RMB 20.
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| Guest has requested to remain anonymous |
10 June 2005 |
Stayed at Ramada Pearl Hotel Guangzhou - Guangzhou, China.
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Guangzhou is another place in the PRC which grants you landing Visa. I took a Coach direct from the Hong Kong Airport to Guangzhou which will take approx 3.5 Hrs to reach Guangzhou. The bus stops midway and we are asked to alight and complete immigration, an agent from CTS or the Coach operater will assit you in getting forms filled and the Visa processing (this was true for me as an Indian for other nationals please check about this facility!!). After the Visa processing/Immigration you board another coach and you will be in Guangzhou in an hour and half or so. Nothing great about the Guangzhou markets no bigger deals like Shenzen, if wishing to shop try Shenzen, a better option. Getting in and out of Guangzhou is smooth from Hong Kong. Try the KCR for returning to Hong Kong the train. Journey is great ! It drops you straight at Hunghom station. Taxis are cheap and of course some off them ricketty! Avoid taking taxis outside Exhibition grounds (Panyu etc.) as these guys will rip you off! Instead go down and take the Metro nearest to your Hotel and board another taxi. The Metro is great with okay coverage.
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| S Roesel |
10 June 2005 |
Stayed at Lu Song Yuan Hotel - Beijing, China.
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If you come the first time to Beijing, start with sunset drinks on the roof terrace of the Palace Hotel (open to the public) from where you have a magnificient view over the Forbidden City (Anchee Min's novel 'Empress Orchid' provides fascinating background). Besides many, many excellent small eateries in every neighbourhood, special restaurants for me still include Courtyard, Red Capital Club and Green Tea House. Besides the usual attractions try also the Botanical Garden and the ruins of what the Summer Palace originally was. BTW, B&B is becoming increasingly attractive in Beijing - I had a very lovely experience and can surely recommend it.
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| A Reekie |
05 June 2005 |
Stayed at Harmony Hotel - Beijing, China.
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I found Beijing and surrounding area difficult for independent travellers not on a tour group. A Chinese phrasebook would prove invaluable.
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| S Codrington |
05 June 2005 |
Stayed at Broadway Mansions Shanghai - Shanghai, China.
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Having been to Shanghai many times over the past 23 years, I have always regarded the Shanghai Acrobats as the best in China. I went to their performance again on this trip but was profoundly disappointed. The show has lost its tradition and charm, and it is now a sound-and-lights extravaganza for Western audiences. The quality of the acrobatics has plummeted amidst all the glitz. Furthermore, having paid extra for "A" class seats, I was disappointed to find myself in the third back row of the theatre. Fortunately, I have many happy memories of the Shanghai acrobats in their heyday.
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| I Widiapradja |
03 June 2005 |
Stayed at Marco Polo Beijing, The - Beijing, China.
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The best way to get around if you are in beijing for a few day is taxi. For value, beijing taxi is cheap and less hassle than subway or bus.
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