Tuesday, December 7, 2010

mountain resort and temples

4 hours by train from Beijing to see MORE imperial sights? After Forbidden City Summer Palace the Great Wall etc. honestly the 90RMB entrace for foreigners isn't necessary on your itinerary. But if you want out of the city heat the temples aound the mountain resort are varied and impressive. Entrance fees between 20 and 60RMB. They certainly were alive with Buddhist pilgrims, Llamas,and endless vendors. Weekday departures are quiet on the train. Sunday return was packed. The downhill route was also much more remote (saw some HWY building) Chengde makes a nice not essential side trip from Beijing. Especially if not seeing Tibet (Potala Palace likeness!) 1overnight plenty of time. China Tours from ShanghaiShanghai Beijing ToursShanghai Car Rental ServiceShanghai China ToursShanghai Guilin ToursShanghai Hangzhou ToursShanghai Huangshan ToursShanghai Nanjing Tours Shanghai newsShanghai Ningbo ToursShanghai Side TripsShanghai Suzhou ToursShanghai ToursShanghai Travel GuideShanghai Xian ToursShanghai Yangzhou ToursTailor Made Shanghai ToursWater Town Tours China toursShanghai toursTibet toursSilk Road tours Shanghai Beijing toursXian toursYunnan toursChina Gulin tours Yunnan Lijiang toursChina Suzhou toursYangtze River Cruise toursWuzhen tours Shanghai Huangshan toursMountain Huangshan toursChina Nanjing toursChina travel guide China Mountain Huangshan toursChina Hangzhou toursShanghai car rental serviceChina Tour Packages

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