ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
by toumpiotis
Visitors must hold a valid pasport with an expiry date at least six months after arival and a visa. A single-entry visa isvalid for 30 days.Visas usually take five working days to obtain and are available through Chinese Embassy or consulate.
Beijing Cuisine
by machomikemd
Ok , a lesson, when you say chinese food, it just does mean chinese food but what Chinese Cuisine? ok! Chinese food is not monotonous as there are 16 Basic Chinese Styles of Cuisine like Cantonese, Sichuan, Shandong, Liaoning, Fujian, Hunan, Hainese and Beijing. A Tip, chinese food in Americas and Europe is just Cantonese Cuisine with a little spicy Sichuan in between ok!
Beijing cuisine is an amalgamation of other great chinese cuisines of china and among it's influence are Shandong, liaoning and Sichuan. Beijing Cuisine is basically less on rice and more on dark soy paste, sesame paste, sesame oil, and scallions, and fermented tofu and spices hence you get not stir fried as the cantonese but more Stewed and Spicy and also sour at times. Examples of Beijing Cuisine are Peking Duck, Hot and Sour SOup and Boiled Pork. Since your in Beijing you must try Beijing Cuisine besides the ubiquitous Peking Duck ok!
Ok I Admit, For me Cantonese and Fujian Cuisine are better ok hehehe.
Beijing in April
by Arjaree
Clothing:
I went to Beijing during mid April. The sun is all bright and sunshine. It gets kinda chilly in the evening. The dregree is 22-27 C day time and can get lower than 20 C at night. So you should pack a light jacket while you are there.
Shoes:
Bring a pair of comfy shoes, sneakers for example. The city is huge and spread out.
Tanzhe Temple 2
by nepalgoods
Just another impression of Tanzhe temple. These are the tombs of the Buddhist monchs and abbots, who had lived in Tanzhe monastery. These tombs are beautifully located beneath old trees. In former days there had been a forest fo wild mulberries here. Today just one mulberry-tree remains.
Colourful experience
by Zirpsis about Peking Opera
The famous Peking Opera is well worth while to see. I don't particularly like the way they "sing" it resembles more like cats meowing, but I love the skilled acrobat trics and the humor that cross both the cultural and language barriers easily. The musical instruments are nice, too. Tea is served and the audience sits at tables. A very entertaining experience. I recommend warmly!