The Beijing–Kowloon through train (京九直通车 jīng jiǔ zhítōng chē) is an intercity railway service between Hung Hom Station (formerly Kowloon Station until 1998) in Hong Kong and the Beijing West railway station, jointly operated by the MTR of Hong Kongand China Railway, China’s national rail service The train runs to Beijing and Hong Kong every other day. Services use the East Rail Line in Continue Reading
BEIJING to TIANJIN HIGH SPEED TRAIN @ 330+ KMPH
The Beijing–Tianjin intercity railway (simplified Chinese: 京津城际铁路; traditional Chinese: 京津城際鐵路; pinyin: Jīng-Jīn chéngjì tiělù) is a passenger-only high-speed rail that runs 117 km line (72.7 statute miles) between Beijing and Tianjin The Chinese government built the line to accommodate trains traveling at a maximum speed of 350 km/h (217 mph), and currently carries CRH high-speed trains running speeds up to 330 km/h (205 mph) Continue Reading
TEA CEREMONY IN CHINA, KOREA & JAPAN:A SUPERB EXPERIENCE !
A tea ceremony is a ritualized form of making tea practiced in Asian culture by the Chinese, Koreans, Japanese,Indians, Vietnamese and Taiwanese. The tea ceremony, literally translated as “way of tea” in Japanese “etiquette for tea” or “tea rite” in Korean and “art of tea” in Chinese is a cultural activity involving the ceremonial preparation and presentation of tea The Japanese tea ceremony is Continue Reading
BEIJING HUTONGS : A CLASSIC CULTURAL JOURNEY
Hutong ( 胡同 衚衕 hútòng) are a type of narrow street or alley commonly associated with northern Chinese cities especially Beijing. In Beijing, hutongs are alleys formed by lines of siheyuan, traditional courtyard residences. Many neighbourhoods were formed by joining one siheyuan to another to form a hutong, and then joining one hutong to another. The Continue Reading
BEIJING WORLD PARK : WORLD IN ONE PLACE
Beijing World Park (北京世界公园 北京世界公園 Běijīng Shìjiè Gōngyuán) is a theme park that attempts to give visitors the chance to see the world without having to leave Beijing or China. The park covers 46.7 hectares and is located in the southwestern Fengtai District of Beijing. The park opened in 1993 Continue Reading