Last year in China

I am an old man from Iran. Both my son and daughter have their own business. So I would like to travel alone, instead of being troublesome for them. But I don’t like join group. I met Topchinatrip when I google China private tour. After providing tailor-made itinerary, I remembered that it has been fixed many times. At first, I am afraid that I might be cheated. After all, we often heard about the instances of fraud on the internet. So I tried many ways to verify. At last, I relievedly made a decision that I would have a tour to Beijing. My tour advisor from Topchinatrips said to me that Beijing and Xian, as ancient capital cities, are the symbols of Chinese ancient history, for example, Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City, which was one of the many building projects designed to impress visitors and it is really stunning. Then my guide accompanies me to have a sight of Lao she Tea house for a very different taste of Chinese entertainment. Lao she Tea house is close to the heart of the city, which is really similar with the house appeared in Chinese traditional movie. I like it, especially for the red lanterns and fountains and peaceful, private rooms where you can take tea. I was served with a constant supply of tea. I feel like that I am like a Chinese elder. In the night, a Peking Opera was arranged for us. My second station is Xian. It is still the cities my advisor advised to me. In Xian, the attractions impressed me most is the Terra Cotta Warriors, my guide told me a movie story about it made by the Chinese famous director, Zhangyimou. That is striking and adds the mysterious color to it. After traveling Beijing and Xian, I fly to Shanghai, which is also the hot tourism city in China. But it is much more modern and I can see many foreigners there. I like the Bund. My guide had book a cruise on the bund. They told me that called “Dragon Boat”. I had a meal on the boat. Then we also have some time, I suggest that we can have a walk along the river.
I took out of my cameras. My guide takes photos for me as we went. Along the way, we cut across to Nangjing Road, the busiest shooping street in Shanghai. Because it is a little warm, we choose Pizza Hut nearby to have a meal. Afterwards, we walked down Nanjing Road. I think if my daughter came with me, she would be crazy by shopping. Of course, I bought some presents for them and my grandsons. Traveling is a beautiful thing, I like China. Nest time I will choose to visit Guilin. Topchinatrip told me there has the most beautiful scenery. I booked my package of 2012. The photos of the Elephant Trunk Hill, Longji Terraces and Li River Cruise are very nice. I think I cannot travel China alone next time.

Ming Tombs in Beijing

Ming Tombs in Beijing
Ming Tombs, the tomb of 13 emperors in Ming Dynasty, is located in the foothills of the Yanshan,
Changping District, which is in the northwest of Beijing, with a total area of 120 square kilometers.
During more than 230 years from 1409 till the last emperor of Ming, 13 magnificent emperors' tombs, 7 tombs of the concubines, and 1 big eunuch tomb have been built there. According to the study, 13 emperors, 23 empress, 2 princes, more than 30 pins, and a eunuch were buried there.
Located in the foothills of the northern part of Mt. Tianshou, Changping District of Beijing, it is about 50 kilometers away from Beijing. It will cost about 40 minutes to drive there along the Badaling Expressway northbound. The cemetery was built during 1409 and 1644 with a history of about 300 to 500 years till now. With the floor area of more than 40 square kilometers, it is the biggest tomb in China, even in the world. As the part of the old culture of the old Chinese Ethnic Peoples, together with the natural scenes in the area, Ming Tombs has formed a resort with beautiful scenes and profound cultural connotation.
Ming Tombs is the best preserved tomb in the buildings of China's ancient imperial mausoleum. Besides, their architecture is magnificent and the system is integrity, and also they have higher historical and heritage value.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, in order to protect this heritage, the government began to repair them from the early years after liberation and take the Ming Tomb as one of the national key cultural relics. In addition, in 1957, the Ming Tombs were announced as the first batch of key ancient building units to be protected by the Beijing Municipal Government. In 1961, they have been announced as the national key cultural relic's protection units. In 1982, the State Council promulgated the Badaling--Ming Tombs Scenic Area as one of the National 44 key scenic spots area to be protected. In 1991, they were identified as "China's tourist attractions 40 good" by the State Tourism Bureau. In 1992, they were announced as "the world's largest and best preserved imperial burial tombs".