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The Essential Guide to the Nation  **Official name of country:** People's Republic of China

 **Neighbouring nations:** China is located in both the eastern and northern hemispheres. It occupies a huge part of eastern Asia and is bordered by the Yellow Sea, South China Sea, Pacific Ocean and by other 14 countries including North Korea, Russian Federation, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Burma, Laos and Vietnam.

**Population:** 1,306,313,800 people

**Official languages:** Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghaiese, Minbei, Minnan, Xiang, Gan and Hakka dialects

**Races/ cultures of people:** Around 92 percent of the population in China is made up of ethnic Han Chinese. They are basically the descendants of people who had settled in the plains and plateaus of northern and central China and the people in southern China who had adopted a shared culture with them. The remaining 8 percent consists of minority nationalities, such as Tibetans and Mongols.

**Religions :** Officially atheist, with small groups of Daoist, Buddhist, Muslim and Christian

The Essential Guide to the City  **Geographic Orientation** Beijing lies on the edge of the North China Plain in the northeastern part of the country, about 90 miles inland from the Bo Hai, an arm of the Yellow Sea. Beijing constitutes a special municipality called a shih, which covers 6,870 square miles (17,790 km2) and is one of China's major administrative units. In addition to the central city, the municipality includes suburbs, rural communities, and extensive farmland.

Beijing is situated at 40 degrees north latitude and 116 degrees east longitude. It is 43 metres above sea level and 183 kilometres from the sea. Beijing covers an area of 16,800 square kilometers, 38% of it is flat land and 62% mountains. Beijing enjoys a moderate continental climate. The average yearly rainfall is about 600 to 700 millimeters. Much of it falls in late June, July and August. Spring in Beijing is dry and dusty, summer rainy, winter long, sunny and dry. The best season in Beijing, as in many other parts of China, is autumn.
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There are many favorite Beijing dishes that you should try such as Beijing Roast Duck, Bifengtang Prawns, Palace Chicken Cubes, Tudou Zi ( Shredded Potato).
 * Culture ** __**Food**__ Beijing food takes from a broader category of food known as northern food. Northern methods of cooking include barbecuing, deep-boiling, roasting, smoking and braising. Local products such as garlic, ginger, leeks, pork, spring onions, bean sauce, various spices, chilies and vegetables, particularly the northern white cabbage, together with duck, pork, chicken, seafood, beef, and lamb are used to make many varieties of gourmet dishes.

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__**Drinks**__ Tea, Beijing's national drink, is an indispensable part of the life of Beijing. The custom of drinking tea has been ingrained in the Chinese for over a thousand years. Tea is made from the young, tender leaves of the tea tree. The differences among the many kinds of tea available are based mainly on the roasting and fermentation of the tea leaves.Tea drinking aficionados usually enjoy the beauty and feel of teapots.

Wine is an important segment of dietary culture .The origins of fermenting and drinking wine in China go far back in time. The ancient Chinese either used wine as a libation to their forefathers to express reverence. Wine was influential in the accomplishments of intellectuals.

 __**Music**__ Music always played a central role in China and the ability to play and appreciate music was a central aspect of high social status. During the 90s, other musical styles, such as electronic music, appeared on Chinese musical scene. On top of that, "Mandopop" (pop music with mandarin lyrics). The earliest Chinese musical instruments also included bronze bells dating from the Shang and Western Zhou dynasties. As well, there are many well-known instruments such as flute ,zither, lute ,the three-string lute and the two-string Chinese fiddle.

__**Clothing**__ The Cheongsam is a female dress with distinctive Chinese features. However, in Beijing, it is known as "Qipao". The Beijing style Qipao is made with traditional handicrafts, with the main fabrics being tapestry satin, brocade satin and silk, etc. It creates an impression of simple and quiet charm, elegance and neatness.

Other Beijing traditional clothes is Hanfu, which generally features wide sleeves, crossing collar-bands and layered loose robes, all held in place with a fabric belt.



 **Curren****cy and Exchanges Rates:** Yuan (CNY) 1 CAD= 6.6361 CNY

**Possible Security Information and Safety** Before visiting Beijing, you must always equip yourself with a list of emergency phone numbers. So if you are lost or require any assistance, your list of emergency numbers in Beijing will come to your aid. Listed below are the emergency phone numbers in Beijing that you may find helpful.
 * Beijing city code number: 010
 * Police 110
 * Fire 119
 * Ambulance 120
 * Traffic 122
 * Foreigners Section of the Beijing Public Security Bureau 6525 5486
 * Tourist Hotline 6513 0828
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Beijing United Family Hospital 6433 3960
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">International Medical Center 6465 1561
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Asia Emergency Assistance Center 64629100

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">** Tips for Travelers **

 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Check price carefully and avoid using large bills when buying from street vendors.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Always bargain whenever buying things from small merchants.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Watch your wallet and be really careful when visiting most popular tourist attractions or shopping districts.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Never drink tap water.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Always carry toilet roll or you have to buy if you go to the mobile ones along the street.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">An umbrella should be taken in case there is unexpected rain, especially in summer. Sunglasses and sun cream are recommended as well.

<span style="color: #e33535; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">**<span style="color: #d41128; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Itinerary ** <span style="color: #149b12; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**Departure Date:** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">17 July 2010 - 24 July 2010 <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**<span style="color: #149b12; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 129.6%;">Tour Type: ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 129.6%;"> Allocentric tour, Land tour + Your own English speaking guide + Bus transportation
 * <span style="color: #149b12; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Duration: **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 142.8%;">6 days
 * <span style="color: #149b12; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Price per couple: ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span class="highlightBold red_price">$10,000

=<span style="color: #d41128; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Introduction: = <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Welcome to Beijing, the Capital city of China. This is an allocentric, adventure tour. It will be a great opportunity for a newlywed couple to enjoy their honeymoon. With a tour of CAD $10,000, tourists will be satisfied in the tour. Including 6 nights at the 5-star hotel and all dinners at luxury Chinese traditional restaurants, tourists will be comfortable all the time and become friendlier and closer to Chinese cuisine. Now, let's explore our Beijing to seek more great destinations.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 144%;">* All fees will be calculated for 2 aldults in Canadian Dollars.

- <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Chinese Visa <span style="color: #2669c9; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">:  <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> $ 400 <span style="color: #2669c9; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">-Flights: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> $3846 <span style="color: #2669c9; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">-Hotel: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> $2100 <span style="color: #2669c9; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">-7 days bus transportation: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> $ 534 <span style="color: #2669c9; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">-Meals: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> 3 dinners : $1050 5 lunches : $ 800 <span style="color: #2669c9; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">-Tickets for 12 destinations : <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> $ 1270

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**Total:** CAD $ 10 000

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> **Departing Home City** (Toronto) Toronto ( Lester B.Pearson International Airport ) – Hong Kong ( Hong Kong Airport ) - Beijing ( Beijing International Airport ) <span style="color: #008080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 144%;">** Total Price: ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 144%;">CAD $1923.00 - per adult CAD $ 3846 - 2 adults
 * ** Date: 17 July 2010 ** ||
 * || Flight || From || __ To __ || Stops || Duration |||| Aircraft ||  ||
 * || CX829  || Toronto
 * 11:30** || HongKong
 * 15:00** || 0 || 21:50 |||| 773 ||  ||
 * ^  ||  KA900  || HongKong
 * 18:00** || Beijing
 * 22:20** || 0 ||^  |||| 330 ||   ||
 * **Date: 24 July 2010** ||  ||
 * |||| Flight || From || To || Stops || Duration || Aircraft ||  ||   ||
 * |||| KA997  || Beijing
 * 20:30** || HongKong
 * 23:55** || 0 || 21:15 || 321 ||  ||   ||
 * ^  ||||  CX820  || HongKong
 * 02:45** || Beijing
 * 05:45** || 0 ||^  || 773 ||   ||   ||

<span style="color: #d41128; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">** Day by Day Itinerary **

__<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Day 1 __
<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> **Place & Transport:** Arrive in Beijing **T****oday's Activities:** Airport to The Peninsula Beijing Hotel by Limousine




 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Peninsula Beijing Hotel is in The Top ten Best Hotels in Beijing. It 's a five star luxury hotel. Located in one of the main street in Beijing, Peninsula is surrounded by many tourists attractions as well as many cultural restaurants. Many other conveniences such as bank, clinic, newsstand and especially The Dong Dan Stadium . There is a lot of entertainment around hotel ( cinema, shopping mall, etc.) Along the hotel street is Beijing’s first department store, it still retains its original architecture. **

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">-Peninsula also has its own shopping arcade showcases top 50 international brands (Chanel, Versace and Gucci ). -It also offers tourists many services: massage services, Beauty and Body Care at the Clarins Beauty Institute. -Indoor swimming pool, sauna spa and large fitness center. - A DVD library has a collection of more than 200 movies in several languages. - Its Traditional Chinese Restaurant provides buffet every morning for tourists and dining for extra paying.

**Grand Deluxe Room-King** -Daily breakfast for 2 persons served in Jing, afternoon tea and evening cocktails -Round-trip Limousine airport transfer -Spa treatment -The Peninsula Academy - Hutong Tour for 2 persons -Access to the Club Lounge -Check-in time is 12.00 noon and check-out time is 2.00 noon <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 132%;">CYN 1327.5 = CAD $350.00 6 nights = CAD$ 2100.00 ||
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> **Hotel Details**
 * Package:** The Classic Tale
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__<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">** Day 2 ** __
<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> **Today's Activities:** Mutianyu Great Wall (with round way cable car), Fragrant Hills Park, Cloisonne Factory **Meals:** Breakfast at Hotel, Chinese Lunch at Fangshan, Dinner at Da Dong Roast Restaurant

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">This is one of the sections of the Great Wall is a about 2.5 hours - drive from downtown Beijing. A cable car takes you to a good section where you can walk along the wall, through the watch towers and enjoy wonderful natural views as it snakes across the hills and mountains. You can return by cable car, walk down or walk along the wall for about an hour to descend by chairlift. Remember to wear good walking shoes and protection from the weather.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">** Mutianyu Great Wall (with round way cable car) :**

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The Fragrant Hills Park is located twenty kilometers (twelve miles) southwest of central Beijing. It is well-known for its imperial garden style and covers an area of 160 hectares (395 acres). There come two popular explanations for its name. One suggests that a huge rock at the peak of the Fragrant Hills looks like an incense burner, and that fragrance seems to rise from the burner at dawn and at dusk. The other proposes that there used be many apricot trees on the hill, making the hill fragrant during their flowering period.
 * ==<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Fragrant Hills Park: ==

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">More than 70% Cloisonne wares were produced in China are taken up by Beijing Cloisonne Factory. It has more than 2000 painters in the factory. In here tourist can buy some wares as the souvenirs that Beijing offers.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**Cloisonne Factory:**

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">This restaurant provides fresh seafood from local markets, Peking Duck and homemade pasta together with champagne and many other traditional desserts of China, especially Beijing Roast Duck. It is one of the most delicious food that is list in Chinese cuisine.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**Da Dong Roast Duck:**

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> **Today's Activities:** Hutong Tours in a Rickshaw, Baihua Mountain **Meals:** Breakfast, Dinner at Jing Mian Da Wang Restaurant

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The is a tour that leads tourists around from old and historic alleyways up to the courtyard houses. Around, there is Drum and Bell Towers, Tea House and local people's house. Tourists will have a chance to visit to all these places by the rickshaw, an unique transportation of China.You can also visit the local family to talk with them. This is a very good opportunity for you to have a real understanding of the local people's life. Moreover, at the end of the rickshaw trip, tourists can also boating in Houhai, part of the Hutong.
 * - Hutong Tours in a Rickshaw :**

Bai Hua has been several things. It is now a nature reserve and home to diverse wildlife. It is the destination for biology students and photographers, birdwatchers and nature lovers. You might even see a gazelle or leopard. There are boarding and lodging facilities offering the most basic to quite luxurious facilities that are quite popular in the summer.
 * -Bai Hua Mountain:**

This restaurant of typical Chinese style ，it serves traditional-style food ( mainly noodle ) in a active Old Peking atmosphere. Waiters clad traditionally shout and cry around the room to announce customers arriving or leaving. Having the taste of the tasty noodles, usually eaten with a thick sesame and soy-based sauce,it is very noisy! You have some real experience of Old Beijing.
 * - <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Jing Mian Da Wang Restaurant : ** <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">

__<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Day 4 __
<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">** Today's Activities: **Reed Flute Cave, Silver Pagodas Loop ,Panjiayuan Antique Market **Meals:** Breakfast, Chinese Lunch

The Silver Pagodas has a set of five impressive 300 year-old pagodas still standing on the site of an old temple. On the way to the pagoda site ,tourists will take a long walk through the countryside, passing a village, quarries, and a local shrine, before a steep climb to the 730m peak of Holly Mountain. From the top you can look down on the pagodas and large swathes of the surrounding.
 * -Silver Pagodas Loop**:

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The cave gets its name from the verdant reeds growing outside it, with which people make flutes. Inside this water-eroded cave is a world of many stalactites, stone pillars and rock formations created by carbonate deposition. Illuminated by colored lighting, the fantastic spectacle is found in many variations along this 240-meter-long cave. Walking through stone pillars, tourists feast their eyes on changing spots, feeling they are in a paradise where the Gods live.
 * -The Reed Flute Cave:**

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The market deals mainly in antiques and arts and crafts. It also has the reputation of being the most inexpensive antiques market in Beijing, attracting foreign and domestic tourists.
 * -Panjiayuan Antique Market**

__ Day 5 __
<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">** Today's Activities: ** Beijing Zoo, Taoyuan Fairy Valley, Wangfujing Shopping Street **Meals:** Breakfast at hotel, Chinese Lunch

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Do you want to watch wild pandas? At the Beijing Zoo, Watch Giant Pandas Show, the endangered animal. It will show their habits in their natural environment, usually up a tree. Watching Pandas in the wild is the most appropriated choice that allocentric tourists should attend. Not only Pandas, other animals show such as birds are presented in this Beijing Zoo as well.
 * -Beijing Zoo**

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The scenic area features many landscapes: grand mountains, strange and unique peaks, graceful lake, straight waterfalls, deep pools, and beautiful flowers and lush trees. This area is a popular place for a busy-life person who wants to get rid of it and enjoys the beautiful natural scenery.
 * -Taoyuan Fairy Valley:**

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">This market is lined with shops selling everything from women' fashions to eyeglasses and Chinese tea. At night, this market is fulled of people. You can walk along here to enjoy some street food that Beijing offers, or else you can go shopping for women' fashion, Chinese Tea and some Beijing souvenirs.
 * -Wangfujing Shopping Street**

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Day 6
<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**Today's Activities:**Kangxi Grassland, Laitai Flower Market
 * Meals**: Breakfast at hotel, Dinner at Kangxi Grassland

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">This is a biggest grassland that situated to the west of Beijing. It's a good a place for outing in the summer. With a large number of sheep and horses, there you can do horse riding and fishing, which are the most attractive activities.At night, tourists can sit around the bonfire, having a party and barbecuing, and dancing around the fire. Spending a night in the Mongolian style yurts, and enjoying the rural life are great choices ever.
 * -Kangxi Grassland:**

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Tourists can have chance to see the Flower Night in this market with Hong fu that is a special flower in Beijing that has attached many tourists visiting.
 * -Laitai Flower Market**:

__ Day7 __
<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> **Place & Transport:** Depart Beijing **Today's Activities:** Hotel to airport Transfer (Beijing) -Free morning to pack and relax. Tourists can enjoy all the offeres from Peninsula Hotel.Transfer to airport to board return flight. Arrive home the same day. **Meals:** Breakfast in hotel <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">**END THE TOUR !**


 * <span style="color: #d41128; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 190%; text-align: center;">Representatives of Beijing Capital City **







<span style="color: #d41128; display: block; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 160%; text-align: center;">Thank You for your selection ! Have a wonderful and safe trip !