~*~ Oceanos's Trip To Beijing, Tianjin & Chengde ~*~
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Merry Meet To All,
During December 2006, i took a short break & went on a trip to Beijing, Tianjin & Chengde. Beijing City is everchanging constantly. Trip is wonderful except for the cold weather ranging from minus 8 degrees to 15 degrees. Its a fruitful & revitalising trip, I will be sharing some beautiful pictures i took over there later.
Blessed Be,
Oceanos -
no wonder i haven been seeing you here for a long time .
anyways, welcome back!
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I arrived at Beijing Capital International Airport on 16th of December, 2006. Reached there in the morning around 7 am. Below are some pictures i took in the Airport Transfer coach while on the road of Beijing City.
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Merry Meet Rejected,Originally posted by Rejected:no wonder i haven been seeing you here for a long time .
anyways, welcome back!
Yeah, got miss my presence or not? Hahahaha
Thanks, Happy New Year 2007 to you, may you be blessed with Bliss, Joy & Happiness.
Blessed Be,
Oceanos -
BEIJING CITY VIEW
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On the Expressway to Chunhuiyuan Hot Spring Hotel...
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So many nice pictures!
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CHUNHUIYUAN HOT SPRING HOTEL
Chunhuiyuan Hot Spring Hotel is a resort with Hot Spring facility. The Natural Hot Spring Water are right from underground of Mother Earth. Each Room is equipped with Marble Stone Pool in a separate room where you can enjoy the Hot Spring Water in the privacy of your own room. I took my LOA Magickal Bathsalts there & add in my Hot Spring Water. Its so comfortable & soothing soaking in the Marble Stone Pool. One of the kind SPA that is not available in Singapore. Natural Hot Spring Water are rich in Minerals with therapeutic properties.
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awesome! happy new year Oceanos and all!
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Even the fountain water is frozen. There is also a Public Hot Spring there if you prefer to do Outdoor SPA with other people. I prefer not, its freezing minus 10 degrees & below, I think i would be terribly cold before i dip in the pools outdoor. -
Merry Meet coffeeortea,Originally posted by coffeeortea:awesome! happy new year Oceanos and all!
Happy New Year 2007 to you too, may you be blessed with Love, Abundance & Good Health!
Blessed Be,
Oceanos -
BEIHAI PARK
Beside the Forbidden City and Jingshan Park, in the center of Beijing City is an imperial garden called Beihai Park. Initially built in the 10th century, it has a history of over a thousand years, including five dynasties, Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasty (916--1911).
The Park has an area of more than 700,000 square meters, with a water area that covers more than half of the entire Park. At the center of this Park is an island called Qionghua Island (Qiong Island for short). The perimeter of the Island is 1,900 meters and its highest point is 32 meters. In the north area of the park is a big pool called Taiye Pool connecting the other two pools with each other. As the other two pools are called Middle Sea and South Sea respectively, this Pool has another name of Beihai (North Sea).
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On the Top is Bai Ta (White Dagoba). As you may find it in almost all the pictures that introduce Beihai Park, it could be called the symbol of Beihai Park. The body of the Dagoba is made of white stones which appear very pure and noticeable. It was built at the highest point on Qiong Island. The Dagoba has a height of 40 meters. Sun, moon and flame engravings decorate the surface of the tower. Destroyed in 1679 by an earthquake, it was rebuilt the following year. Again, in 1976 the top of the tower received damage by the effect of an earthquake which occurred at Tangshan City, near Beijing City. Hidden inside the tower are Scriptures, Buddhist monk's mantle and alms bowl, and Sheli (the bones of monks with good moral thought and behaviors left after they are burned).
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The Taiye Pool, Pool already frozen though... 
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interesting places
nice pictures
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TRISHAW RIDE THROUGH ANCIENT BEIJING STREETS
I took a ride on a famous Beijing trishaw through ancient Beijing streets.
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cool...
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Beijing's Hutong, Siheyuan and Courtyard
Hutong is a unique form of community that exists only in China. I sat on a Trishaw ride through Beijing's hutongs. Experiencing 'Hutong Culture' and 'Courtyard Culture' as the driver explaining about ithem to me. 'Hutong' literally means a small street or a lane between two courtyards, although the word can also mean a community within the city consisting of hutongs and residences. Shanghai local people call it a 'Nong'. There are thousands of hutongs in Beijing City. Most of them were built in Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties (1271-1911). Every hutong has a name. Some hutongs have had only one name since the hutong was formed, but some have had more than five names in the past.
People name each hutong by various means. Some got their names from places such as Inner Xizhimen Hutong; some from plants such as Liushu (Willow) Hutong; some from directions such as Xi (West) hongmen Hutong; some from Beijing idioms such as Yizi (Beijing local people call soap as yizi) Hutong; some from good words such as Xiqing (Happy) Hutong; some from markets for business such as Yangshi (Sheep Market) Hutong; some from temples such as Guanyinsi (Kwan-yin Temple) Hutong, and some are even from the names of common people such as Mengduan Hutong.
There are many different types of hutongs. The most interesting to tour is in the Shichahai area, which is a scenic spot. It includes three lakes. They are Front Sea, Back Sea and West Sea. There are many historic scenes around this area. You can see Bell and Drum Towers, Prince Gong's Mansion and many hutongs. The oldest hutong in Beijing is called Sanmiao Street. It has been there for more than 900 years! The longest is Dongxi Jiaomin Lane. The total length of it is 6.5 kilometers. The shortest one had a name of Yi Chi Street because it was only a little more than ten meters long. Now, it belongs to Meizhuxie Street.
We even pass by Kung Fu Star Jet Li LianJie's Home which is situated in the hutong. -
Shichahai Area
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Tiananmen Square
Located at the center of Beijing City is Tiananmen Square, where you can visit Tiananmen Tower, Monument to the People's Heroes, Great Hall of the People, Mao Zedong Memorial Hall and see the national flag raising ceremony.
Panoramic View of Beijing City from Tiananmen Tower
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nice scenery.
welcome back. btw, happy new year. -
Merry Meet Pitot,Originally posted by Pitot:nice scenery.
welcome back. btw, happy new year.
Thanks, Happy New Year 2007 to you. May you be blessed with good fortune!
Blessed Be,
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Photos aplenty although the thread is rather laggy due to the loading.
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Wah looks like a good trip