Beijing and the Silk Road

City

Beijing, 11, China

Sat Oct 15 12:00am - Sun Oct 16 12:00am

In 108 trips

LuSongYuan Hotel

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LuSongYuan hotel is situated in the centre of Beijing, in an old styled 'Hutong'(Mongolian for water well). It …

Hotel

NO.22 Banchang Lane
Beijing, 11 1000
China
85227368828

Sat Oct 15 12:00am - Thu Oct 20 12:00am

Sun 10/16/05 (day 2) - Beijing

In 2019 trips

Temple of Heaven

Situated in the south of the city, this stunning temple park was built between 1406 and 1420. It was here that the e …

Thing to Do

Dongcheng District
Beijing, 11 100061
China
+86 10 6701 2402/+86 10 6701 3036

Sun Oct 16 6:00am - Sun Oct 16 12:00pm

Notes

Still jet lagged, we woke up at the crack of dawn. After grabbing a quick breakfast in the hutong where our hotels is located, we took a taxi to Tian Tan park. Aside from the impressive structures (unfortunately the temple was closed for restoration), we saw dozens of groups of people (mostly the 60 crowd) enjoying the park. Seemly a group for every interst, tai-chi, ballroom dancing, sword practice, a string band, and even a practicing chorus of 200 people.

Back Lakes District

We had a wonderful evening stroll in the Back Lakes District. A lot of restaurants, bars, cafes, and trendy shops …More

Thing to Do

Sun Oct 16 6:00pm - Mon Oct 17 12:00am

Mon 10/17/05 (day 3) - Beijing

In 2535 trips

Forbidden City

To the east of the Great Wall at Ba Da Ling and 70 kilometers from the city is this restored section of the Great Wa …

Thing to Do

Dongcheng District
Beijing, 11 100006
China
+86 10 8500 7421/+86 10 8500 7420

Mon Oct 17 12:00pm - Mon Oct 17 6:00pm

Tue 10/18/05 (day 4) - Beijing

In 2732 trips

Great Wall

China's Great Wall stretches east-west for more than 5000 kilometers. Its origins can be traced to the 7th Century B …

Thing to Do

Beijing
Beijing, 11, China
+86 10 6912 1235

Tue Oct 18 12:00am - Wed Oct 19 12:00am

Notes

Hiked from Jin Shan Ling to Simatai. Wow!! This is absolutely the best way to see the Great Wall of China from Beijing if you can take the 5 hours and 10 of climbing. It was a long 3 hours each way in the bus through the Beijing traffic... but definitely definitely worth the trip.We booked the transport from the Backpacker's Hotel near the Lusongyuan hotel. The bus drops you off in Jin Shan Ling and picks you up 5 hours later at Simatai. The round-trip bus with both entry tickets to Jin Shan Ling and Si Ma Tai was 155RMB.

Beijing Da Dong Duck Restaurant

I heard from a local that for roast duck, QuanJuDe restaurant is overrated and DaDong is the place to go. Splendid …More

Restaurant

Tue Oct 18 7:00pm - Tue Oct 18 9:00pm

Wed 10/19/05 (day 5) - Beijing

Summer Palace

Thing to Do

Wed Oct 19 6:00am - Wed Oct 19 12:00pm

In 120 trips

Qian Men Shopping Area

Beijing's oldest shopping district is reminiscent of the former glory of commercial hutongs—ancient alleyways specia …

Thing to Do

Beijing
Beijing, 11 1000
China
+86 10 8119 1011

Wed Oct 19 12:00pm - Wed Oct 19 6:00pm

Notes

Good shopping for all sorts of stuff.... souveniers, clothes, watches, toys, kitchen gadgets....And I had the best bowl of spicy Dan Dan noodles ever!It's very crowded and I think I was almost pickpocketed (or pickbackpacked rather) here! So enjoy yourself here but be alert!

Beijing Acrobats at Wan Sheng Ju Chang

Heart-stopping plate spinning, tumbling, pole climbing, rubber-band contortion, juggling, rope walking.... I wasn …More

Entertainment

Wed Oct 19 6:00pm - Thu Oct 20 12:00am

Thu 10/20/05 (day 6) - Urumqi

In 160 trips

Urumqi

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City

Urumqi, 65, China

Thu Oct 20 6:00pm - Fri Oct 21 12:00am

Fri 10/21/05 (day 7)

Tian Chi

2 hours on a bus brought us to up to Tian Chi(Heaven Lake). From the parking lot, we took a shuttle to the lake …More

Thing to Do

Fri Oct 21 12:00am - Sat Oct 22 12:00am

Sat 10/22/05 (day 8) - Turpan

Bus to Turpan

A 2.5 hour bus ride (amazing views of the desert!) took us to Turpan in the afternoon.

Transportation

Sat Oct 22 2:00pm - Sat Oct 22 5:00pm

In 129 trips

Turpan

City

Turpan, 65, China

Sat Oct 22 6:00pm - Sun Oct 23 12:00am

Mon 10/24/05 (day 10)

Sleeper bus to Dunhuang

According to Michael, a well seasoned backpacker who had been travelling through Tajikistan, we met on route, …More

Transportation

Mon Oct 24 9:00pm - Tue Oct 25 9:00am

Tue 10/25/05 (day 11) - Dunhuang

In 135 trips

Dunhuang

City

Dunhuang, 62, China

Tue Oct 25 12:00am - Wed Oct 26 12:00am

Sha Ming Shan

Sand Dunes

Thing to Do

Tue Oct 25 12:00pm - Tue Oct 25 6:00pm

Wed 10/26/05 (day 12)

Mogao Grottoes

Thing to Do

Wed Oct 26 12:00am - Thu Oct 27 12:00am

Fri 10/28/05 (day 14) - Xi'An

In 712 trips

Xi'an

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City

Xi'An, 61, China

Fri Oct 28 6:00pm - Sat Oct 29 12:00am

The Great Mosque

Thing to Do

Fri Oct 28 6:00pm - Sat Oct 29 12:00am

Sat 10/29/05 (day 15)

Mausoleum of Western Han Emperor Liu Qi

Han Yang Ling

Thing to Do

Sat Oct 29 6:00am - Sat Oct 29 12:00pm

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chong kong (View chong kong's trips)

My wife and intend to visit the silk road in September, 2009 . Can you advise and recommend a good tour agency in Beijing or Shanghai we could book this travel arrangement.We also need more information on the food serving along the trips.

Posted 4 years ago.

A Yahoo! Contributor

Hi ... Very professional picture taken for Silk Road tour..

My husband and I plan to travel to Silk Road in Jan 09..
can you advise us the tour agency we could book with? or some information for the tour.. Thank you so much for your help..

Posted 4 years ago.

A Yahoo! Contributor

MashaAllah nice photos. I think you are a proffisional in photos.

Posted 6 years ago.

Jasmine (View Jasmine's trips)

Wow, that's a trip taking almost one month.

Although it's very nice, I guess not many people can make it.

Posted 6 years ago.