Acrobat Show
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Legation Quarter
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Beijing has many world class acrobatic troupes because practically
every province and major city will have its own acrobatic troupe, and
children are selected to be trained as performers from a young age. In
Beijing (and Shanghai) one can see breath-holding acrobatics, some of
which can be so demanding in the timing and balancing skill as to verge
on the impossible.
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The Legation Quarter is a dining, retail and entertainment
playground located in the former U.S. Embassy in Beijing.
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Beijing Opera |
Legend of Kung Fu
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Beijing Opera is a synthesis of stylized action, singing, dialogue
and mime, acrobatic fighting and dancing to represent a story or depict
different characters and their feelings of gladness, anger, sorrow,
happiness, surprise, fear and sadness.
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The Legend of Kung Fu follows the story of a young boy found wandering
outside an ancient temple. Like every boy in China, he dreams of
becoming a Kung Fu master. On the road to enlightenment the young monk
encounters many difficulties and temptations.
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Dali Courtyard
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Panjiayuan Flea Market
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This Yunnan restaurant is located in a traditional courtyard /
Siheyuan residence near the Drum Tower. In the summer it's very
comfortable to sit in the open courtyard to soak in the good food,
soothing music and marvelous surroundings
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The Panjiayuan Market is a super shopping market for all Chinese
arts and crafts. It is made up of over three thousand individual stalls
covering 48,500 square metres.
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Emporer Hotel Bar |
SIlk Market
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Yin Bar at the emporer hotel. Built on an ascending series of
platforms, the bar has the best view in town hands-down. Having a drink
here at dusk as you gaze over the swooping tiled roofs of the vast
former residence of the Emperor is magical.
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Silk Market is a big building of 7 levels consisting of many small
booths by local vendors. You can find clothing, shoes, bags,
accessories, souvenirs, leather goods and much more.
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Foot Massage
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Teahouses
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Foot massage helps people relax, strengthens the immune system and
maintains the body's natural balance. It has now grown into an industry
in China. There are about 26,000 massage outlets licensed in Beijing.
They offer foot muscle therapy to tired locals, travellers, businessmen
and expatriates.
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The teahouse has become a comprehensive cultural enterprise which
blends Chinese opera, food , tea , and Beijing culture , and which
features various forms of teahouses found in old Beijing, such as the
plain teahouse, the teahouse-restaurant, the roadside tea stall, and the
teahouse with story tellers.
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Grand National Theatre
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Wangfujing Street
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The National Centre for the Performing Arts is an opera house in
Beijing, People's Republic of China. The Centre, an ellipsoid dome of
titanium and glass surrounded by an artificial lake, seats 5,452 people
in three halls and is almost 12,000 m² in size. It is China's new face
on the performing arts. It is a stage for the world's greatest artists.
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Wangfujing is one of the Chinese capital's most famous shopping streets.
Much of the road is off-limits to cars and other motor vehicles, and it
is not rare to see the entire street full of people. Wangfujing is now
home to around 280 famous Beijing brands.
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Happy Valley
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Xi Dan Shopping Area
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Happy Valley Beijing is an amusement park in Beijing, is located in
the east of Beijing. Similar in style with the Disneyland Park, Happy
Valley Beijing also featured distinctive landscapes and themes
throughout the resort along with featured rides within the different
themes. In total there are more than 40 rides, 10 of which are extreme
rides, an IMAX theater with seven screens as well as a shopping complex.
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Xi Dan is a very large shopping area and often frequented by real
Beijing residents. Here you can find all kinds of things and almost no
"specially for tourists" fare. The main focus of the area is 5 or 6
giant malls.
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HouHai Lake
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Yangtze River Cruise
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Houhai is Beijing's newly developed old town of funky nightlife full
of small bars and pubs with character. With the glow of lights over the
lake Hohai takes on an unreal feeling. Most cafes and restaurants are
individually owned and have their own unique style and service.
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A Yangtze River Cruise will take you through the cradle of China, while
giving you the opportunity to see some of the most spectacular scenery
imaginable.
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