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China
The Gobi desert in the north/west, Himalaya
mountains in the south-you will need plenty of time to explore the
most populated country on earth. Shanghai, Beijing and Xi'an are
all stand alone destinations in their own right. The Great Wall is
a must see-it will blow you away.
Area : 9,571,300 sq
km
Population : 1.350.000.000-yep, this is no
mistake
Capital : Beijing
Major Cities : Shanghai, Beijing , Jinan,
Lanzhou, Zhengzhou, Chengdu, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Changchun,
Nanjing, Xi'an, Guilin, Chongqing, Kunming, Qingdao, Lijiang,
Harbin, Wuhan ; Jilin ; Guangzhou (Canton), Chengdu(Sichuan),
Kashgar(Silk Road)
Language : Mandarin Chinese,
Cantonese
Major religions :
Buddhism,Christianity
Currency : Renminbi (People's
Money)
GNI per capita : $1100
Internet domain : .cn
Phonecode : # 86
Hotels : Westin, Beijing ; Raffles Hotel,
Beijing ; The Kerry Center Hotel (Shangri La), Beijing ; China
World Summit Wing Hotel, Beijing ; The Peninsula Palace, Beijing ;
St Regis Hotel, Bejing ; Hilton Beijing Wangfujing ;
Ritz-Carlton, Financial Street, Beijing ; The Morgan 7 Star
Plaza, Beijing ; The Peninsula Palace Beijing ; Red Capital
Residence Club, Beijing ; Grand Hyatt, Beijing ; Hotel Cote Cour
SL, Beijing ; Hotel G, Beijing ; Crowne Plaza, Beijing ;
Lusongyuan, Dong Chan, Beijing ; Bamboo Garden Hotel, Beijing ;
Hotel Cote Coure SL, Beijing ; The Opposite House (TOH), Beijing ;
Red Capital Ranch, Mutianyu section of Great Wall ; The Commune,
Great Wall of China, Beijing ; Jianguo, Beijing ; Raffles, Beijing
; Renaissance Beijing Capital (all glass bathroom with spectacular
views) ; Peninsula Shanghai ; Pullman, Shanghai ; Grand Hyatt,
Shanghai ; URBN, Shanghai ; Le Royal Meridien, Shanghai ; Hotel
One, Shanghai ; Four Seasons Hotel, Shanghai ; Hua Ting and Towers,
Shanghai ; Taiyuan Villa, Shanghai ; Mansion, Shanghai Peace Hotel,
Shanghai ; Fairmont Peace Hotel (formerly Cathay Hotel), Schanghai
; Jia, Shanghai ; Han Tang Xintiandi, Shanghai ; Shangri-La
Shanghai ; Park Hotel, Shanghai ; Ritz-Carlton Pudong
Shanghai ; Sheraton Pudong ; St Regis Pudong ; PuLi Hotel
& Spa, Shanghai ; Amanfayun, West Lake near Shanghai ; Fuchun
Resort, Hangzhou ; Hotel One Suzhou ; Sofitel, Jinan ; Crowne
Plaza, Jinan ; Banyan Tree Ringha, Yunnan Province ; Shangri-La
Changchun ; Shangri La Hangzhou ; Raffles, Tianjin; Banyan Tree
Sanya, Hainan ; Marriott's Renaissance Sanya Resort & Spa,
Hainan ; Kayumanis, Nanjing ; Regalia Resort & Spa, Suzhou
;
Restaurants : Blu Lobster, Shangri-La,
Beijing ; Huanng Ting, Peninsula Hotel, Beijing ; Cepe,
Ritz-Carlton, Beijing ; Qi, Ritz-Carlton, Beijing ; Grill 79, China
World Summit Wing, Beijing ; The Courtyard, Dongchang District,
Beijing ; Capital M , Beijing ; The China Club, Beijing ; People 8,
Beijing ; Da Dong Roast Duck, Chaoyang, Beijing ; Bookworm Cafe,
Beijing ; Li Qun Roast Duck Restaurant, Dong Chan, Beijing ; Red
Capital Club, Dong Chan, Beijing ; Made in China, Grand Hyatt,
Beijing ; Pure Lotus, Holiday Inn Lido, Beijing ; Centro, Kerry
Centre Hotel, Beijing ; Green T House, Sanlitun, Beijing ; Sanlitun
Lu and Sanlitun North ; Donghua Men Night Food Market, Beijing ; La
Jia Cai, Deshengmennei Dajie, Beijing ; The LAN Club, Beijing ;
Qu Nar, Chaoyang, Beijing ; Paper, Dongcheng, Beijing ;
Dazhaimen Restaurant of Family Bai (near the Summer Palace ; Ye
Shanghai, Shanghai ; Yongfoo Elite, Shanghai ; The Cupola at Three
on the Bund, Shanghai ; Yuyuan Gourmet Street, Shanghai ; Huanghe
Lu Gourmet Street, Shanghai; Issimo, Shanghai ; Nanxiang Dumpling
House, Shanghai ; Nanling Restaurant, Shanghai ; T8, Luwan
District, Shanghai ; Face at the RuiJin, Shanghai ; Lang Xin,
Schanghai ; Old Shanghai Teahouse : Three on the Bund, Shanghai ;
Top of Peace Hotel, Shanghai ; Sichuan Citizen, Schanghai ;
Nanxiang Steamed Bun Restauarant, Shanghai ; Shanghai food : for
Shanghainese:Whampoa Club-Hunan: Gu Yi/Di Shoi Dong-Sichuan: Pin
Chuan-Yunnan: Lost Heaven on the Bund/Southern Barbarian-Euro: M on
the Bund/Sir Elly's Restaurant/Mesa-Japanese: Shintori -Spanish: El
Willy -Fusion: Mr Willis ; Mr & Mrs Bund, Shanghai ; Jin Xuan,
Ritz-Carlton ; Lost Heaven, Shanghai ; The Ba Shu Xuan,
Guangzhou
Bars & Cafes : World of Suzie Wong,
Beijing ; Brown's, Sanlitun Nanlu, Beijing ; Bed Tapas and Bar,
Jiugulou Dajie, Beijing ; Maggies, Beijing ; Whampoa Club Beijing,
Financial Street ; Lan Club , Beijing ; Redmoon Bar, Grand Hyatt,
Beijing ; Writers Bar, Raffles Hotel, Beijing ; Lan, Twin Towers
Jianguomenwai Dajie, Beijing ; Bad Monkey's Bar, Dali, Yunnan
Province ; Bar Rouge, Shanghai ; Glamour Bar at the M, Shanghai ;
DR Bar, Xintiandi, Shanghai ; Cloud 9, 87th floor Hyatt, Shanghai ;
Peoples 7, Shanghai ; Sahas's, Shanghai ; New Heights, Shanghai ;
Cotton Club, Shanghai ; Laris, Shanghai ; Gu Yuan Antique Tea
House, Schanghai ; Ding Tai Fung, Xin Tian Di, Schanghai
;
Shopping : Silk Street Market, Beijing ;
Hongquiao Market, Beijing ; Jinsong Market (Dirt Market), Beijing ;
Panjiayuan Market, Beijing ; Wangfujing Street, Beijing ; XiuShui
Street Markets ; Yashow Markets (great suits/shirts), Beijing ; 798
Space Markets, Beijing ; 50 Moganshan Lu, Shanghai ; Schanghai Nr 1
Department Store ; Henry's, Shanghai ; Xintiandi, Nanjing Road ;
Lanes 210 & 248 , Taikang Road, Shanghai ; Rou Rou boutique,
Schanghai ; Nanjing Road, Shanghai ; Hauahai Road, Shanghai ;
Fabric Market, Donmen Road, Shanghai ; Dongtai Lu Antique Market
Shanghai ; Yuyuan Tourist Mart, Shanghai ; Cangbao Antiques
Market
Attractions : Forbidden City, Beijing ; Great
Wall, Badaling or even better at Jinshanling ; Reverie, Chinese
Acrobats, Beijing ; Tiananmen Square, Beijing-the largest square in
the world ; Ben Hai Park, Beijing ; Madam Mao's Red Flag Limo (with
caviar), Beijing ; Eastern Qing Tombs, Beijing ; Beijing
Zoo(Pandas) ; Beijing Opera ; Hohai Lake, Beijing ; Summer
Palace, Beijing ; 2008 Olympic Park, including Water Cube and Birds
Nest Stadium, Beijing ; Great Hall of People, Tiananmen Square,
Beijing ; Bell and Drum Tower, Beijing ; Maglev high speed
train from Shanghai airport to the CBD ; Bund/Padong Shanghai ;
Oriental Pearl Tower, Shanghai ; The Peoples Square, Shanghai ;
Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai ; Bund Sightseeing Tunnel, Shanghai ;
Chinatown, Shanghai old city ; Yuyuan Gardens, Shanghai ; Yuyuan
Bazaar, Shanghai ; Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall ;
Shanghai Museum ; Shanghai Gallery of Art ; For views of Shanghai
-Jinmao Dasha Tower building Pudong ; Xitang-water village(mini
Venice) 90 minutes from Shanghai ; Tibet Express Train to Lhasa ;
Hainan ; Terra-Cotta Warriors and Soldiers, Xián ; Shaoshan, Mao's
birthplace ; Wolong Nature Reserve, Chengdu ; Giant Buddha, Leshan,
Sichuan Province ; Three Gorges Dam ; Cruise Wuxia Gorge and Qutang
Gorge ; Fengdu (ghost city ) ; Stone Forest Scenic Resort, Kunming
; Nine Village Valley, Sichuan Province ; Renzi Waterfall, Mount
Huang, Anhui Province ; Giant Panda Breeding Area, Wolong ; Yue
Chinese Opera, Shanghai ; Tsingtao Brewery,
Qingdao
Spas : Quan Spa, Renaissance Beijing Capital
Hotel ; Chi, China World Summit Wing, Beijing ; Chuan Spa, Langham
Xintiandi, Shanghai
Major Cities : Shanghai, Xi'an,
Guangzhou, Nanjing, Dalian, Chengdu, Wuhan, Jinan
Airports : Beijing (BJS) 25KM N/E of
city ; Shanghai(SHA)
Must play 18 @ : Spring City Golf & Lake
Resort -Lake and Mountain courses (Kunming), Schenzhen G.C.
(Schenzhen), Yalong G.C. (Hainan Island) ; Mission Hills Golf Club,
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