The Ritz-Carlton Beijing Financial Street

Address:1 East Jinchengfang Road(Jinchengfang Dong Jie),Finacial Street Beijing
Attractions Nearby:Finantial Street, Xidan Commercial Street, Miaoying Temple, Beijing Concert Hall
Location:Beijing Capital International Airport-45 km;Beijing Railway Station-7 km; Tiananmen Square-5 km

Hotel Brief:

Find yourself at the center of one of the world's most vibrant financial districts. The Ritz-Carlton Beijing, Financial Street hotel is an ideal choice for both business and leisure travelers with an array of luxurious amenities to make your visit more enjoyable. The sparkling, modern glass and chrome exterior never fails to impress, while the interior of our downtown Beijing hotel exudes elegance and warm hospitality.

Located at the intersection of Taipingqiao and Jinchengfangdong, this luxurious hotel in downtown Beijing features:

.253 well-appointed guest rooms and suites
.Three exceptional restaurants serving Chinese, Italian and all-day dining favorites
.The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Fitness & Salon offering a variety of beauty treatments and rejuvenating therapies
.An expansive health club with fitness center, heated indoor lap pool with Jacuzzi beds, steam and sauna rooms
.A hair and nail salon
.A multitude of meeting space
.Convenient access to world-class shopping, cultural opportunities and entertainment



 

 

 

 

 

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Sofitel Wanda Beijing

Address:93C Wanda Plaza, Jianguo Road (Jianguo Lu) Beijing
Attractions Nearby:SOHO New Town
Location:Beijing International Airport - 26 km;International Exhibition Center - 2.5 km;Beijing Railway Station - 5 km;Beijing West Railway Station - 13 km;Tian'anmen Square - 7 km

Hotel Brief:

With a central location in the Beijing central business district, Sofitel Wanda Beijing offers easy access to the Exhibition Center, subway and major attractions such as Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. The deluxe Sofitel Wanda Beijing boasts fast access to the Beijing Capital International Airport and Beijing Railway Station and features 417 luxury rooms with 43 suites, 4 restaurants, 10 conference rooms, a Grand Ballroom, Health Club and indulgent LeSpa offering the ultimate in 5 star luxury.
417 guestrooms (43 deluxe suites) in a Sino-French setting, coupled with the luxury of the Sofitel MyBed make your stay exceedingly comfortable. Rooms feature a separate rain shower/bath and are equipped with the latest high-tech amenities, such as 37' LCD TV and high-speed broadband Internet that cutomers could enjoy for free.VIC - An open kitchen concept with Western and Asian food on offer, an extensive wine cellar and fresh coffee bar, also offers a champagne brunch on Sundays.



 

 

 

 

 

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Beijing Marriott Hotel City Wall

Address:7 South Jianguomen Avenue (Jianguomen Nan Dajie), Dongcheng District Beijing
Attractions Nearby:Ancient Observatory
Location:Beijing Airport – 27 km;Beijing Railway Station – 1 km;Beijing West Railway Station – 11 km

Hotel Brief:

Beijing Marriott Hotel City Wall is adjacent to the remaining ancient Ming Dynasty City Wall.It is home to 1312 elegantly decorated rooms and suites, featuring Marriott's trademark "Revive" New Bedding, connectivity to plug and play iPods and other personal devices. The meeting space comprises of 4,000 square meters which is one of the largest amongst the hotels in Beijing. Wireless high speed Internet is accessible in all public areas and meeting rooms, a pillar-less ballroom that is interchangeable to suit your needs.

Aside from the preferable accommodation and meeting facilities, Beijing Marriott Hotel City Wall offers a distinctive selection of restaurants and bars. The hotel's various facilities and services include Spa, state of the art fitness center, a half Olympic size indoor heated swimming pool, 24 hour Room Service, Gold Key Concierge service and a stay to remember.



 

 

 

 

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The Peninsula Beijing

Address: 8 Jinyu Hutong Wangfujing Beijing China
Attractions Nearby: Forbidden City, Tian An Men Square, Beihai Park, Wangfujing Avenue
Location: Beijing Airport – 25 km;Beijing Railway Station – 2 km;Tian An Men Square - 0.5 km;

 

Hotel Brief:

The Peninsula Beijing is opened in 1989. This hotel has an imposing, traditional Chinese architectural-style exterior, integrated with the ultimate in luxurious, modern hotel amenities and facilities.The hotel offers 525 superbly appointed and spacious guest rooms and suites, based on The Peninsula's tradition of comfort, subtly blended with Chinese influences. Each one of the hotel's guest rooms is equipped with advanced technology for the convenience of hotel guests. Ideally located in the center of Beijing, The Peninsula Beijing is just a short stroll from Beijing's Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and is within easy access of Beijing Railway Station.It is 5 minutes from the railway station and 40 minutes from the airport. There are Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square nearby.
Dining at The Peninsula Beijing is a delightful experience. The hotel includes two of Beijing's most sophisticated tables: Jing, a super-sleek, "modern meets Asian" restaurant, ranked as one of the "75 World's Top New Restaurants" in 2003 by Condé Nast Traveler, and "Best Beijing's Fusion Restaurants" by Modern Media (China; Huang Ting, notably for its stylish interpretation of a historic Chinese courtyard, serves exquisite authentic dim sum, Cantonese cuisine, and Beijing specialities. The Lobby Lounge and Bar also offers a superb selection of cocktails, teas, and coffees, and the hotel provides 24-hour Room Service.



 

 

 

 

 

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West Lake

The West Lake is located in Huangzhou ,China where is only 1 hour away from Shanghai by high speed train. It is a good place for your escape at weekend. The Song dynasty poet Su Dongpo once compared West Lake to a beautuiful women"who looks attractive whether she has little make-up or is richly painted". This description is certainly accurate, for West Lake , as compared to Xi Shi, China's most exquisite beauty,always looks beautiful, no matter what the season. The lake's many scenic spots have also served as a backdrop to many moving historical sagas and beautiful legends, which gives the place added meaning and import in the hearts of Chinese people.

West Lake is surround by mountains on three sides and on the fourth by the city of Hangzhou. The lake is vast, with an average depth of 1.5 meters. One can easily touch the water, yet the lake shore is so well designed that one does not have to worry about getting one's shoe wet. Trees on the lakeside are luxuriant, and the many ancient pavilions and buildings provide a quaint, peaceful atmosphere. Grass is everywhere, but there are o signs in sight saying" No Trespassing!" People can not only walk on the grass but also sit or lie down for a rest. Wherever you go, there are paths and benches. Thus it is a pleasant and comfortable environment to enjoy the tranquil beauty of one of China's most famous spots.

In 2011, West Lake was listed as one of the world heritages which will attract more and more people from the world to visit Hangzhou.

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Main Buildings around Tian'anmen Square

1. The National Museum

The National Museum was formerly called the Museum of Chinese History ad the Museum of the Chinese Revolution. It is located o the east side of Tian'anmen Square and it is also one of ten major projects built in 1959. The southern part is the Museum of Chinese History, and on the north is the Museum of the Chinese Revolution.

The Museum of Chinese History shows the Chinese history from 1.7 million years ago to the end of the Qing dynasty. The historical exhibition is divided into three parts:

The Primitive Society (1.7 million years ago to 21st century BC)

The Slave Society (21st century BC to 476 BC)

The Feudal Society (475 BC to 1840 AD)

 

2. The Monument to the People's Heroes

The Monument to the People's Heroes is in the center of Tian'anmen Square. It was in 1958. This monument is built in order to commemorate the people's heroes who laid down their lives in the course of the Chinese revolution and the Chinese liberation.

The monument is 38 meters high with "Eternal Glory to the People's Heroes!" carved on the front side. The inscription is written by late  Mao Zedong. On the back of the monument, there is a article written by Mao Zedong, but is in Premier Zhou Enlai's handwriting.

There are ten big pieces of white marble relieves carved at the bottom layer of the monument showing the Chinese historic events since 1840:

* The Burning of Opinum in 1840;

*The Jintian Uprising in Guangxi of 1851;

*The Wuchang Uprising i Hubei of 1911;

*The May 4th Movement of 1919;

*The May 30th Movement of 1925;

*The Nanchang Uprising in Jiangxi of 927 (August 1st Uprising)

* The Anti-Japanese War from 1937 to 1945;

*Successful Crossing of the Yangtze River by the People's Liberation Army in 1949 with two smaller ones flanked on both sides of this relief;

*Supply the Front;

*Greeting the P.LA.

 

3. Mao's Mausoleum

Mao Zedong passed away in Beijing on September 9th 1976, at the age of 83. The Mausoleum was built in 1977 and it was offiically opened to the public on September 9th 1977, just one year after his death. There are three main halls inside the mausoleum:

* The North Hall : The white marble statue of Mao is placed on the platform in the center of the Hall.

* The Center Hall: The Central Hall is called the Hall for Paying Respects to the Remains of Mao. In the center of the hall, there is a crystal coffin in which Mao's body lies stately with the red flag of the Chinese Communist Party covering over him.

* The South Hall: In the South Hall there is a poem in gold inlay inscribed on the wall. The poem entitled Majianghong is in Chairman Mao's handwriting.

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The Great Hall of the People

The Great Hall of the People was built in 1959. At that time,  in order to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, 10 large buildings were built in Beijing and the Great Hall of the People is one of them. It is 46.5 meters high with a big national emblem hanging in the middle. It consists of  three parts: the 10,000-seat Grand Auditorium, the Banquet Hall with a Seating Capacity of 5,000 and the Offices for the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and thirty-four Reception Halls

The Grand Auditorium is in the center of the Great Hall of the People with 10,000 seats. It is the place for holding conferences of the National People's Congress, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Committee.

The Banquet Hall is in the northern part of the Great Hall of the People. It has a seating capacity of 5,000 or a cocktail party of 10,000 people.

The offices for the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and thirty- four reception halls are located in the southern part of the Great Hall of the People. The thiry-four reception halls are decorated and furnished differently from one another for stressing their local features.



 

 

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Tian'anmen Rostrum

Tian'anmen Rostrum was first built in 1420 of the Ming dynasty. At that time it was called the Gate of Heavenly Succession(Chengtianmen). But it was seriously damaged in a war in 1644 and was rebuilt in 1651 during the Qing dynasty, and then the name was changed to Tian'anmen.

During the Ming and the Qing dynasties, Tian'anmen was the main entrance to the former Imperial City and the most famous "Imperial Edict Issued by Golden Phoenix" was held in this tower.

On October 1st 1949, Mao Zedong proclaimed to the whole world the founding of the People's Republic of China on this gate tower. Since then, Tian'anmen has been the symbol of New China.

Tian'anmen Rostrum is located in the center of Beijing. It is  34.7 meters high with Mao's portrait hanging above the central entrance. There are two slogans on each side, one is" Long live the People's Republic of China", the other one is " Long live the Great Unity of the People of the World". The National Emblem is in the middle between the double eaves. Tian'anmen Rostrum was opened to the public on january 1st 1988, because that was the first Year of Tourism, and that was also the Year of the Dragon.

There are seven stone bridges in front of Tian'anmen Rostrum known as the Golden Water Bridges. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the middle one was called Imperial Bridge which was used for the emperor only. The two bridges on each side were call Royals' Bridges, used by the royal family. The other two bridges were named Ministerial Bridges for the civil and military officals above the third rank.Two more bridges, one is in front of the Altar of Land and Grain to the west,and another one is in front of the Supreme Ancestral Temple to the east,were called Common Bridges used by the officials below the fourth rank.(Today the Altar of Land and Grain and the Supreme Ancestral Temple were converted into "Zhongshan Park" and the "Working People's Cultural Palace" respectively.

In front of the Golden Water Bridges there is a pair of white marble columns, they are called "Huaibiao". Behind the gate of Tian'anmen stands another pair of "Huabiao". Huaibiao has a history of more than 4,000 years. At that time, it was called "suggestion column" or "comment pillar". Later, it was reduced to a "street column" or "sign post". As time went on, Huabiao became a pure architectural decoration.

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Reting Monastery

Reting Monastery sprawled gracefully across the flank of a juniper-clad hill in the Rong-chu Valley.It is an historically important Buddhist monastery in Lhünzhub County in the center of Lhasa,Tibet which is also commonly spelled "Radreng."

The Reting Rinpoches were responsible for the successful search and discovery of the 14th Dalai Lama. The Reting Rinpoches were among the candidates for Regent during the minority of a Dalai Lama. Thus, the Reting Rinpoche was Regent between 1845 and 1855 and, again, from 1933-1947. The latter Regent, the Fifth Reting Rinpoche, was involved in the search for the present Dalai Lama and became his Senior Tutor, later abdicated his position and was found guilty of colluding with the Chinese and died in a Tibetan prison in 1947. In fact his Shugdenpa accusers who were in power are generally held responsible for his murder were colluding with the Chinese Ambon. They also destroyed the Gelug Reting Monastery and killed many in Lhasa.The political confusion which followed aided the rapid collapse of Tibet after the Chinese invaded.

The Sixth Reting Rinpoche died in 1997. The Chinese announced in January 2001 that a new incarnation had been chosen as the Seventh Reting Rinpoche, just two days after the Karmapa Lama began his flight to India. This incarnation has not been recognised by the Dalai Lama who believes he is a pawn in the attempt by the Chinese to control the Buddhist religion in Tibet.

Like Ganden Monastery,Reting Monastery was devastated by Red Guards and its present remains hammer home the tragic waste caused by Red guards and  by the ideological zeal of the Cultural Revolution.






Reting Monastery was founded by Atisha's chief disciple Dromtönpa in 1056 in the Reting Tsampo Valley north of Lhasa as the seat of the Kadampa lineage. He brought some of Atisha's relics with him.[1][2] It was the first major monastery of the Sarma revival.

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Tian'anmen Square

Tian'anmen and Tian'anmen Square are located in the center of Beijing. The surrounding buildings were built since 1950s, such as the Great Hall of the People,tge National Museum which was formerly called the Museum of Chinese History and the Museum of the Chinese Revolution, the Monument to the People's Heroes and Chairman Mao's Mausoleum.So the square was greatly changed since then.

During the Ming and Qing dynasties, Tian'anmen Square was a T-shaped square with the civil offices on the east and the military offices on the west. The 'Left Gate of Chang'an Avenue'(Chang An Zuo Men) was located on the east of the Chang'an Avenue, and the 'Right Gate of Chang'an Avenue'(Chang An You Men) was located on the west of the Chang'an Avenue.

Tian'anmen Square changed a lot after the founding of the People's Republic of China. During 1950s the Great Hall of the People, the Museum of Chinese History and the Museum of the Chinese Revolution and the Monument to the People's Heroes were built on Tian'anmen Square. Later Chairman Mao's Mausoleum was built in 1977.

Tian'anmen Square occupies an area of 44 hectares and it is the largest city center square in the world. Since May 1st 1991, there is a flag-raising ceremony every morning at sunrise day, and the flag lowering ceremony every day at sunset on Tian'anmen Square.

Today, Tian'anmen Square is a place for celebrations during important festive occasions, such as the National Day on October 1st, and some important state celebrations.

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Tsurphu Monastery

Admission Fee:	CNY40
Opening Hours:	09:00 to 14:00
Guide Service:	No
Transportation:	Mini bus leaves for the Monastery 7:00-8:00 or take taxi(2 or 3hours)

 

Tsurphu Monastery is located 70km respectively northwest of Lhasa and it sits at an altitude of very nearly 4500m. It was built in the middle of the valley facing south with high mountains surrounding the monastery complex and it can be reached from Lhasa within 2 or 3 hours.

Tsurphu Monastery was founded by the first Karmapa, Düsum Khyenpa (1110-1193) in 1159, after he visited the site and laid the foundation for an establishment of a seat there by making offerings to the local protectors, dharmapala and genius loci. In 1189 he revisited the site and founded his main seat there. The monastery grew to hold 1000 monks.It was totally destroyed in 1966 during the Cultural Revolution and began to be rebuilt in 1980 by the 16th Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje. Following the recognition of Ogyen Trinley Dorje (b. 1985) by the Tai Situpa and the Chinese government, he was enthroned at Tsurphu and resided there until he escaped from Tibet to India in 2000.

Tsurphu Monastery is a 300-square-meter complex with walls up to 4 meters thick. The monastery or "gompa", the traditional seat of the Karmapa lamas, is about 28 km up the Dowo Lung Valley, on the north side of the river. The original walls of the main building were up to 4 meters thick and 300 meters square.The monks' residences were on the eastern side.

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