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Holidays in China  -  Travel information China. -  China Holidays.

Cities in China : Beijing, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Emei, Foshan, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Harbin [ winter holidays ], Hefei, Jinan, Jiujiang, Kunming, Lu Shan, Nanchang, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Sanya, Shanghai, Shantou, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Suzhou, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Urumqi, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xi'an, Xiamen, Yangzhou, Yichang, Yueyang, Zhengzhou, Zhongshan, Zhuhai.

Provinces in China: Anhui [ East China ], Fujian [ Southeast China ], Gansu [ Northwest China ], Guangdong [ South China ], Guangxi Zhuang [ South China ], Giuzhou [ South China ], Hainan [South China ], Hebei [ North China ], Heilongjiang [ Northeast China ], Henan [ Central China ], Hubei [ Central China ], Hunan [ Southeast China ].

China considers Taiwan with the capital Taipeh as the disobedient 23rd province.

Administrative regions: Hong Kong and Macao.

Capital City of China : Beijing


hotels, travel agencies, travel guides, transportation / travelling to china

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Care Rentals China

 Holiday Autos  -   
Holiday Autos offers the best fully inclusive car hire prices. Get cheap car hire quickly and securely online with holidayautos.co.uk, the experts in online car rental.

 Sixt  -   

Hotels in China

 Booking - Hotels in China  -  Hotel Guide China
Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Zhuhai, Qingdao, Kunming, Xiamen, Nanjing, Haikou, Wuxi, and more ...

 Booking - Hotels in Beijing
 Booking - Hotels in Shanghai
 Booking - Hotels in Guangzhou

 Novotel Peace Beijing ****, 3 Jinyu Hutong, Wangfujing, 100006 Beijing
Perfectly located in the centre of the flourishing Wanfujing shopping district, Novotel Peace Hotel Beijing is a short walk to the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square, and a few minutes drive to the Beijing Railway stations and the international airport.
Recreational facilities include a sauna, fitness centre, heated indoor swimming pool, massage, and beauty salon, in addition to Chinese and Korean restaurants, a lobby bar, karaoke and disco.

 -  Hotels all over China

 
Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels.

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Hostels China

 
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.

 TFTHostels  -  Seach all hostels, book the cheapest
Hostels, Budget Hotels, Apartments, Guesthouses, B&B, and Campsites.
Hostel search engine. Search all Hostels, find the cheapest. Compare rates, reviews and recommendations. Check availability, specs and location. Book the hostel of your choice by visiting the hostel booking website.

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

 British Airways  -  Holidays in China [ Beijing & Shanghai ]
The culture of modern China is a complicated blend of fervent capitalism and ancient tradition. Fast-paced and cosmopolitan Shanghai is the country's financial centre, while skyscrapers loom above imperial temples and parks filled with locals doing tai chi in Beijing and former capital Nanjing. Muslim Xinjiang and Buddhist Tibet, like many of China's vast regions, have their own unique cultures and flavours which beg to be discovered.

Kuoni Holidays 
Type of holidays : Beach holidays, Cruises, Escorted tours, Family holidays, Golf & Spa.
Destinations: Beijing, Chengde, Chengdu, Dali, Hangzhou, Kunming, Lijiang, Macau, Nanjing, Sanya, Shanghai, Suzhou, Xian, Yangshuo and Zhongdian.

Travelsphere  
Travelsphere is the UK's No. 1 operator of escorted holidays

Thomas Cook -  Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai

Page & Moy 
Activity Holidays, Christmas & New Year, Events, Holidays by Air, Holidays by Coach, Rail Holidays, Resort Holidays, River Cruises, Short Breaks, Touring holidays.

The Adventure Company 
Do you want to see wildlife, go trekking, discover fascinating cultures and ways of life, experience life in a tribal village, see the stars from a desert wilderness... Try one of the activity holidays, travel experiences not to be missed! Adventurecompany.co.uk.

Argo Holidays -  Operated by Jetlife Holidays
Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai.

Cosmos  -  Beijing and Shanghai
Cosmos is UK's largest independent tour operator.

 -  Create your perfect trip to China - Flight, Hotel and Car



 Oriental Travel UK  -  China Tours & Holidays - China specialist
Escort Group Tour, Package Holiday, Tailor-made holiday
 Cultural Tours Ltd  -  China specialist
 Cox & Kings
Cox & Kings is the longest established travel company in the world, its history stretching back to 1758.
 Regent Holidays
 Voyages Jules Verne  -  Great Journeys for the discerning traveller
 Worlds Apart Travel
'Follow the Silk Route from Beijing passing the Great Wall and the Terracotta Armies of Xian and on to the wilds of China's Wild West.'

 Wild Giant Panda [ China ] - see Ecotours
Ecotours in Wild Giant Panda reserves in Qinling Mountains. Tours include hiking in zones of nature reserves, with panda watching, birds and wild animals watching, beautiful natural scenes. Wild giant pandas watching is the highlight of the tour.

Travel Guides China / Related books

China Travel Guides [ Amazon.co.uk ]

China (Rough Guide Travel Guides) -  by Jeremy Atiyah, David Leffman, Simon Lewis
Synopsis : With over 1300 pages and 158 maps, "The Rough Guide to China" covers all corners of this vast country - from the booming cities of Shanghai and Beijing to the remote regions of the southwest and the oasis towns of the Silk Road. The authors give practical advice for every budget on where to stay, where to find the best local cuisine and getting round by public transport. There is also background on China's history, politics, cultures and peoples.
Mandarin (Lonely Planet Phrasebook S.) 
Synopsis : Containing essential words and phrases for effective communication with local people, this title is organized to help travellers find the right words at the right time with ease.
Hardcover 256 pages (September 2004); Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
Beijing Insight City Guide (Insight City Guides S.) -  by Brian Bell
Synopsis : This 258-page guidebook to Beijing presents the city's highlights in a comprehensive but portable format, with the following key features: the best of Beijing: overview of vital information for visitors, including money- and time-saving tips and the most family-oriented attractions; places: district-by-district guide, with top attractions highlighted and cross-referenced with detailed local maps; restaurant guide: a pull-out, pocket-size "Z" map, with review listings of recommended restaurants and bars; photo features: magazine-style full -colour features on some of the city's most famous sights, including museums and galleries; essay features: incisive essays on history, people and culture; travel tips: practical listings, covering accommodation, entertainment, transport and more; and a street atlas: colour maps of Beijing's main streets, with grid-referenced index.
Paperback 256 pages (April 29, 2005); Publisher: Insight Guides
Suzy Gershman's Born to Shop Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing (Frommer's Born to Shop S.) -  by Suzy Gershman
Synopsis : This guide offers updated shopping tips to people visiting China. It explains what to buy (from porcelain, jade and pearls to silk, antiques, carpets and custom-tailored clothing), how to deal with local merchants and get the best prices, and where to find the best stores, markets and shopping districts - all in a handy pocket-sized format. It also provides tips on finding airfare, hotel and dining bargains.
"Time Out" Shanghai 
Synopsis : Shanghai is rapidly en route to becoming the economic and cultural powerhouse not just of China, but of all Asia. Recognized as the world's fastest growing cities, it's a place where skyscrapers sprout weekly, where the world's fastest train is shortly to come into service and where to do something immediately is considered sluggish. Boundless energy, technological advancement and cash, cash, cash make Shanghai buzz like perhaps no other city in the world. The first edition of this Time Out guide is written by a team of resident experts and local journalists who have scoured Shanghai from the early morning farmers' market at Xiangyang to the clubs of Guandii at dawn to present the complete picture of this city in flux.
Paperback 256 pages (November 4, 2004); Publisher: Time Out Group Ltd
 Silk Route by Rail, by Dominic Stratfield-Jones, Trailblazer Publications
Describes the route from Beijing to Moscow via Urumqui and Almaty.
 Trans-Siberian Handbook, by Bryan Thomas, Trailblazer Publications

Transport / How do I travel to China

 Hong Kong Airport  -  Hong Kong International Airport
 Bejing Airport  -  Beijing Capital International Airport
 Shanghai Airport
Local Hongqiao Airport und Pudong International Airport, located 50-55kms from the City ]
 Macau Airport  -  Macau International Airport

 British Airways  -  Flight tickets Beijng / Flight tickets Shanghai

 
Book cheap flights to China at ebookers and benefit from discounted airfares. View their latest offers and book your flights, accommodation, car hire and insurance online.

Singapore Airlines -  flights from London and Manchester to Beijing, Shanghai

Flight.co.uk -  Flight tickets Beijing, China [ PEK ]

  Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights  - price comparison possible

 China Airlines and China Southern Airlines, Air China, China Eastern Airlines [ Paris, Madrid en Munich ], China Xinhua Air, Hainan Air, Shandong Air, Sjanghai Air, Xiamen Air [ only in Asia ]

Trans Siberian Railways

 Maglav-Connection Shanghai - Pudong Airport
Based on magnetic levitation [430 kilometers per hour].
 Trans Manchurian Railway - Moscow-Beijing via Irkutsk + Zabaikalsk v.v.
Runs from Moscow [ Russia ] to Beijing through Manchuria
 Trans Mongolia Railway - Moscow-Beijing via Ulan Bator v.v.
This line leaves the Trans Siberia Railways at Ulan Ude [ Mongolia ], and heads south through Ulaanbaatar and the Gobi to Beijing in China

 Map of China [ Uni Texas - Perry-Castañeda Bibliothek - Map Collection ]
 Maps of China
Maps of Chinese cities, provinces and regions in the principal areas of China. Each map section has large, clear maps showing cities, borders and highways.


Links  

 Travel Insurance  -  online travel and holiday insurance for UK and Irish residents

 CNTO - China National Tourist Office USA

 China Internet Information Center  -  China's Official Gateway to News & Information
 China Government Online [ Chinese characters ]

 Tibet Tourism Bureau Shanghai Office
Tibet Geography, Tibetan History, People in Tibet, Climate, Highlights, Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan Custom, Main Folk Festival, Tibetan Food. Iinfo over o.a. Kathmanu, Lhasa - Gyantse - Shigatse, Monastrties, Everest Region, Yamdro Lake

 Beijing / Peking  -  Capital City of China
Bustling Beijing, venue for the 2008 Olympics, where the Forbidden City, Ming Tombs, Summer Palace and Tiananmen Square await your visit.

 Central China
 Central South China
Wuhan und Yueyang
 Hainan Island 
 North China
Provinces: Hebei, Shangdong, Henan
 Northeast China
Provinces in Northeast China: Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning
 East China
Provinces in East China: Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui
 Shaanxi & the Silk Road
Xi'an
 Shanghai & the East
Hangzhou, Pudong, Shanghai and Suzhou
 South China
Provinces in South China: Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, und Hainan
 South coast of China
Fuzhou, Guilin, Hainan, Kanton und Xiamen
 Southwest China
Provinces in Southwest China: Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou
Cities in Southwest China: Chongqing City, Chengdu, Dali, Guiyang, Kunming,

 Hong Kong
 Macau  -  Government Macao  -  Macau Tourism -  a heritage of two cultures
Fishermen from Fujian and farmers from Guangdong were the first known settlers in Macau, when it was known as Ou Mun, or 'trading gate', because of its location at the mouth of the Pearl River downstream from Guangzhou (Canton). During ancient times port city was part of the Silk Road with ships loading here with silk for Rome.
In the early 1550s the Portuguese reached Ou Mun, which the locals also called A Ma Gao, 'place of A Ma', in honour of the Goddess of Seafarers, whose temple stood at the entrance to the sheltered Inner Harbour. The Portuguese adopted the name, which gradually change into the name Macau, and with the permission of Guangdong's mandarins, established a city that within a short time had become a major entrepot for trade between China, Japan, India and Europe. It also became the perfect crossroad for the meeting of East and West cultures.
 Shanghai  -  official Portal
Basic facts, history, economy, scenes around the city, hotels, restaurants, events, bars & cafes, maps etc.
Silk Route by Rail, by Dominic Stratfield-Jones, Trailblazer Publications
Describes the route from Beijing to Moscow via Urumqui and Almaty.
 Suzhou
Suzhou was the capital of the Wu State during the Spring and Autumn Period. In 514 BC, by the command of King He Lu of Wu, his senior minister Wu Zixu built the Great City of He Lu, and its wall measured 23.5 kilometres in circumsference with 8 pairs of land - and - water gates. The city began to take the name of Suzhou and Gusu City during the Sui Dynasty. Numerous changes have taken place in Suzhou through its vast history. Yet, in spite of repeated devastation, the city is still seated exactly on the original site as it was 2500 years ago.
 Wuhan  -  Capital City of the Province Hubei  -  Wuhan Government
Wuhan liegt am Zusammenfluss des Jangtsekiang und des Han-Flusses. Wuhan im Sommer eine der heißesten und feuchtesten Städte Chinas [ feuchtes Subtropenklima ].

 China Travel System  -  with extensive 'destination guide'
Accommodations, transport & attractions in e.g. Beijing: Beidaihe | Chengde | Datong | Tianjin | Baoding, Shanghai: Hangzhou | Ningbo | Suzhou | Zhouzhuang | Nanjing, Guangzhou: Shenzhen | Shantou | Zhuhai, Silk Road: Xi'an | Lanzhou | Yinchuan | Jiayuguan | Dunhuang | Urumqi | Zhangye, Southwest: Kunming | Guiyang | Chengdu
Fantastic Tibet : Lhasa, Yangtze Cruise: Chongqing | Wuhan
Northeast China : Dalian | Harbin | Fujian: Fuzhou | Xiamen | Quanzhou | Wuyishan | Zhangzhou, Shandong: Jinan | Qingdao | Qufu
Guilin & Li River : Guilin | Nanning
Along Yellow River: Kaifeng | Luoyang | Zhengzhou | Taiyuan |
Inner Mongolia: Hohhot, HongKong | Macau | Taiwan | Jiangxi: Nanchang | Lushan | Jinggangshan | Jingdezhen
 Chinatown Online
Books, Business, Chinese New Year, Culture, History, Education, Food, Fun, Lifestyle [ Feng Shui, Martial Arts, Colours, Chinese Gardens], Horoscopes, Chinatown Guides, Trave
Chinatown Online is a non-political, non-religious and non-partisan site which provides information about China, the Chinese community in the UK, Chinese businesses and business involved in trade/commerce with China.
 Great Wall of China  -  one of the greatest building construction projects ever completed
Snaking its way thousands of miles from the mountains of Korea to the sands of the Gobi, the wall has captivated and astonished visitors throughout the world.
 Great Wall Marathon
Probably one of the most beautiful and extraordinary marathons ever. A little tougher than a usual course - but no extraordinary experience is obtained ordinarily.
 Herbert Groot Jebbink's website
 Macau Grand Prix
 Ocean Park Hongkong
 Olympc Games 2008 in Bejing
 Trans-siberian.co.uk  -  variety of resources on the Trans Siberian Railroad
 University Macao  -  University of Macau / Universidade de Macau
 University Bejing  -  Peking University
 Xian
The imperial glory of Xi'an, particularly the 8,000-strong army of life-size Terracotta Warriors assembled to protect the tomb of the first Qin emperor.

 News  -  Chinadaily.com.cn
 News  -  Asia - International News - New York Times

Cuisine -  Chinese Recipes

 China-on-site  -  Chinese culture  -  see cooking
Cuisine [ Beijing, Guangdong, Shanghai, Sichuan, Taiwan ], Cooking technique [ cold dish, deep-frying, hotpot boiling, roasting, simmering, steaming, stewing, stir-frying ].
 Chinese Cuisine by Huang Su Huei, Wei-Chuan Publishing
Paperback: 206 pages; Publisher: Wei-Chuan Pub. (June 1, 1983); ISBN: 0941676080
 Indietrekker  -  Appetite for China
Blog focused on food in this country of seemingly endless foods to try. 
By Location : Beijing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Macau, Qingdao, Shanghai, and Sichuan Province.

History of China

Independence: 221 BC [ unification under the Qin or Ch'in Dynasty 221 BC; Qing or Ch'ing Dynasty replaced by the Republic on 12 February 1912; People's Republic established 1 October 1949 ]

 China's History 
China was one of the earliest centers of human civilization, and became a large united country with an advanced culture at a very early stage, outpacing most of the world in areas such as art and science.
Since around 1000 BC China consisted of many small kingdoms. All of these were unified under one emperor in 221 BC by the Qin state, ushering in the Qin Dynasty. Over the course of centuries, China underwent periods of unity and disunity, order and disorder.
In the 18th century, China achieved a decisive technological advantage over the peoples of Central Asia, while simultaneously falling behind Europe technologically. This set the stage for the 19th century, in which China adopted a defensive posture against European imperialism while simultaneously extending control into Central Asia.
In the early 20th century, the institution of the Emperor of China disappeared ....... See WikipediA for more
The Cambridge Illustrated History of China -  Liu Kwang-Ching (Foreword), Patricia Buckley Ebrey
Paperback 352 pages (May 13, 1999); Publisher: Cambridge University Press; Language: English
ISBN: 052166991X
Chronicle of the Chinese Emperors: The Reign-by-reign Record of the Rulers of Ancient China 
Ann Paludan
Spanning over 2000 years, from the great First Emperor, buried with his terracotta army in the 3rd Century BC , to the last emperor, enthroned in the Forbidden City in 1911, this book details the lives and personalities of all 157 Chinese emperors. Weathering centuries of violent change, the Chinese emperor remained at the centre of the largest political unit in the world, the Middle Kingdom. This extraordinary group of men - and one woman , Wu Zetian - had virtues and failings that were magnified by their exalted position. Some were villainous debauchees, or simply weak, leaving the control of the empire to their eunuchs, concubines or dowager empresses. Others were great warriors, literary scholars and painters. The book includes: biographical accounts of all 157 emperors of China, from Qin Shihuangdi, the great "First Emperor", to Puyi, the four-year -old last emperor; timeliness throughout with at-a-glance visual guides to the length and important events of each emperor's reign; datafiles for every emperor listing key information, such as name at birth and in Chinese calligraphic script, wives and concubines, manner of death and location of tomb; extensive quotations from contemporary sources; numerous sidebars and special features ranging from the Great Wall of China to the opium wars; and illustrations including portraits of the emperors, art treasures from imperial tombs and maps, detailing, for example, the Silk Roads and the maritime expeditions of the Ming Dynasty.
Hardcover 224 pages (November 1, 1998); Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd; Language: English; ISBN: 0500050902
  The Buddhist conquest of China  -  by Erik Zürcher
1959. Standard work.

Music, Arts & Culture, Events & Entertainment

The Chinese created numerous musical instruments, such as the zheng, xiao, and erhu, that have spread around East and Southeast Asia, especially to its dependencies. The sheng became the mother of several Western free-reed instruments.

Chinese literature has the longest continuous history and had been more prolific than other cultures' for centuries because of the Chinese invention of printmaking. Prior to that, manuscripts of the Classics and religious texts (mainly Confucian, Taoist, and Buddhist) were manually written by ink brushes and distributed.

 ChinaCulture.org
Chinaculture.org offers broad access to up-to-date cultural news about China with a wealth of information about Chinese history, culture, politics and the economy [ under the guidance of the Ministry of Culture and is maintained by Chinadaily.com.cn. 

 -  Mandarin Collections specialise in stylish and traditional Chinese furniture
Mandarin Collections products are authentic and handcrafted. Everything sold is fashioned by craftsmen and imported from China - whether it's traditional or contemporary.
Chinese Have a Word for It: The Complete Guide to Chinese Thought and Culture 
Boye Lafayette De Mente
This is an ideal introduction to the Chinese language and culture for business people, students, and travelers. It sheds light on the character and personality of the Chinese by examining the meaning, historical significance , and use of more than 300 Chinese expressions. This practical guide will help readers anticipate Chinese behavior and avoid cultural faux pas.
Paperback 506 pages (January 1, 2000); Publisher: Contemporary Books; Language: English; ISBN: 0658010786
 China-on-site  -  Chinese culture - see painting & literature
 Feng Shui
In Chinese means Wind (Feng) and Water (Shui), however it has deep symbolic meaning to the Chinese. In fact Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese science, which for most Chinese people has prescribed the way they live in a state of harmony and balance with their environment in order to enjoy good fortune for over 3000 years
 Feng Shui  -  Louisa's fen Shui-site
 Films  -  Chinese films  -  Chinese Cinema  -  many links
 Tai-Chi
Tai Chi is a form of martial art, however this employs softness rather than strength. This art has been used in daily forms of exercise to help you control your body's yin and yang.

Web Portals / Search Engines / Directories

 Chinese Embassy in the UK
 China Today
 Great China Web Directory 
 DMOZ  -  Open Directory Project  -  China

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