Blog Tag - tourism

Get Out: Explore the UNESCO-Listed Wonders of Shanxi Province Just an Hour from Beijing
Thinking about where in China to explore next? Consider adding Shanxi Province to your bucket list. History and culture buffs and fans of the great...
DP Beijing's Best Tour Companies
Beijing is a pretty easy city to get around for visitors, even for those who don't speak Chinese, but taking a tour can still improve your overall...
Explore Beijing's Local Microbrews With Lost Plate’s Boozy Brewery Tour
In a city famous for its more than 3,000 years of history, relics of the past offer stark and stunning contrast as a backdrop for Beijing's rapid...
DP The Ultimate Visitors' Guide to Beijing Restaurants
Beijing is blessed with a fast-paced, diverse restaurant scene home to everything from high-end Western fine dining to authentic regional Chinese...
2016 Visitors to Beijing Palace Museum Topped 16 Million, An Average of 40,000 Every Day
The Forbidden City is known for its overwhelming crowds during peak periods. Last year, visitors to Beijing’s famous Palace Museum topped 16 million...
Forbidden City, Great Wall Named Two of Asia's Most Beautiful Places
Beijing's Forbidden City and the Great Wall have been named to Conde Nast Traveler's list of the 50 Most Beautiful Places in Asia. "Asia is the...
Tour Groups Are Banned, Nanluoguxiang Residents will Sleep Tight SoonTour Groups Are Banned, Nanluoguxiang Residents will Sleep Tight Soon
The weather in Beijing is warming up and the city's peak tourist season is just around the corner. It seems like Beijing's city planners have...
Where to Get Tickets for the Trans-Siberian Railway in Beijing (Without Paying a Hefty Agency Fee)
One of my cousins is in town. Beijing is only a pit stop because he wants to take the train all the way from Shanghai to where he lives in Rotterdam...
Beijing Tourism Bureau Quotes Some Crazy Numbers on 2015 Visitors
Beijing received 273 million tourists during 2015, up from 261 million in 2014, spending a total of RMB 460 billion in the city. Those numbers are...
Nevada Tourism Craps Out in Beijing
The Nevada Tourism Bureau will close its office in Beijing after 11 years, reflecting a change both in government priorities in the global gaming...
Beijing and Shanghai to Offer Tax Refunds to Overseas Tourist
Tourists visiting Shanghai and Beijing will be able to get tax refunds on all legal goods starting July 1.  The rules count for all tourists...
Forbidden City to Limit Daily Visitors, Ban Megaphones (Yeah!)
The Palace Museum, aka the Forbidden City, will begin limiting the number of daily visitors in an effort to reduce the impact of tourists on the site...
Beijing Considers New Methods to Boosting Sagging International Tourist Numbers
With overseas tourist arrivals continuing to plummet, Beijing is once again considering ways to attract more international tourists to Beijing. In...
Experience Mexico at Chaoyang Park
When you think about it, Mexico couldn't seem much further away from China, both in terms of distance and culture. The Encuéntrate con México...
Chinese Tourists Outspend Foreign Counterparts by USD 77 Billion
It's not exactly a fair comparison, but Chinese tourists spent USD 77 billion more during the first three quarters of 2014 than foreign visitors did...