Beijing Things To Do

THE OLYMPICS - BEIJING 2008

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It is possible to rent a taxi for a day to take you to these sites. Renting a taxi should cost ¥400~450. For this price the driver takes you wherever you want, and will wait for your return.

The World Park

The large modernized comprehensive amusement park with Disneyland features.

Facing the beautiful Ming Tombs Reservoir, with mountains behind it, the park covers an area of 93,000 square meters, with a water-covered area of 55,000 square meters, including a part abovegroundand the other part underwater. Nine-dragon Palace, the principal building, is in the style of the Ming.

Located in the Fengtai District of Beijing 16 kilometres from the city proper, the World Park in Beijing features 106 of the most famous sites from 14 countries and regions the world over.

The tourist can take an electric train and a motorboat through the park to simulate a trip around the world.

The park includes most of the recognized spots of interest on the globe. Among these are the Wooden Pagoda in China's Ying County, the world's oldest and best-preserved wooden pagoda, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Pharoas of Alexandria and Eiffet Tower in Paris.

Officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad will be celebrated from August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony commencing at 08:08:08 pm at the Beijing National Stadium.

By May 2007, construction of all thirty-one Beijing-based Olympic Games venues had begun. For all schedules, venues, news and previews, check olympics2008.sportiana.com or the Beijing Olympics 2008 Official WebSite

The Zoo was built on the sites of ancient gardens. Zoo mainly exhibits wild and rare animals of China.

Yanqi Lake is a beautiful water spot at the foot of Yanshan Mountain. The Great Wall is to the north of the Lake, Yanqi Lake in Chinese means: Swans dwell on lake

Great place for... hiking. About a 1.5 hour bus ride from the city! Two or more sections nearer the city have been restored and are available for tourists to walk upon.

One section even has a ski lift up and a toboggan (or ski lift) down. You may want to bring a jacket against the wind or cold in the chillier season - in the summer you will need lots of water, and it will be cheaper if you bring your own rather than rely on the vendors on the Wall.

Badaling section is the most famous, but also the most over-restored and crowded.

Altogether there are more than 30 large halls. The Beijing Ocean Hall was opened to the public inside the Zoo in 1999. It is the biggest ocean hall in China. Besides enjoying the sight of all the different species of fish, guests are invited to watch the shows performed by the dolphins and the sea lions.

In addition, visitors can explore many old buildings built in the Qing Dynasty inside the Beijing Zoo. Initially named The Ten Thousand Animal Garden, the zoo was built in 1908,

The Beijing Zoo now houses over 7,000 creatures of 600 different species from all over the world, containing specimens of over 100 species of reptiles from all over the world, including crocodiles and pythons.

The main water sports include sea-parachute jumping, motorboat, aquatic racing bike, forge head against a swift current, sciping down to lake, float bridge, speed boats, float natatorium, delighting tide, speed boats driven by oneself, guest boats, dragon boats, gaily-painted pleasure boat, hand boats, feet boats, space craft and so on.

Parachuting over the lake and driving aquatic motorcycle are items well received by visitors, and tourists can have a great time. There are about 30 restaurants of different classes for the tourists to choose from.

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The buildings in the zoo cover an area of more than 50,000 square meters, including the monkey hall, the panda hall, the lion and tiger hall, the elephant hall, and many others. Altogether there are more than 30 large halls.

The aquarium is one of the biggest in the world, and very impressive.

Nine-Dragon Amusement Park

Jinshanling, Huangshan and Simatai are more distant (several hours drive) but offer a better view of the wall in a less restored state with fewer crowds. Mutianyu has been restored, but far less crowded than Badaling.

Crowds are a definite issue with the Great Wall: at popular sections at popular times, it becomes not the Great Wall of China, but rather the Great Wall of Tourists.

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The tourists can enjoy themselves with soft music and graceful dance in the open air as well.

Badaling (Badáling): The least expensive way of getting there is to take the Bus #909 from Déshèngmén, just east of the Jishuitan Line 2 Subway stop. The journey lasts about one hour, and costs around ¥10. Another option is the train. The final option would be to hire a taxi for the day.

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Underwater Dragon Palace, the theme attraction of the park, lies at the bottom of the reservoir, reaching a maximum depth of 20 meters below surface, with a total length of over 600 meters.

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The Giant Pandas are one of the most popular exhibits, but other popular animals including the Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey, Manchurian tigers, white-lipped deer, yaks from Tibet, enormous sea turtles, polar bears from the North Pole, kangaroo from Australia, and zebra from Africa.

The zoo is also a center of zoological research that collects and breeds rare animals from various continents.

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Lawns in the park are dotted with 100 well-known sculptures, among them the Statue of Liberty, the Little Mermaid from Copenhagan, Michelangelo's David and the Venus de Milo.

Lakeshore line stretches about 20 kilometers. There are about 30 top-rate hotels around the lake area, containing 10,000 beds, more than 200 conference rooms of various sizes, as well as other recreation and sports facilities such as sauna, bowling, indoor swimming, gym, card and chess room, karaoke, etc.

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Rock climbing facility, built in 1999 with a total acreage of 630 square meters, was then the largest man-made cliff with the most tracks,

Great efforts were made to build the structures out of the same materials as the real ones, and marble and granite surfaces, together with copper and gilded sculptures help produce a realistic effect.