Here Are The Photos Taken In Beijing China
My family and I went to Beijing China on the 14th and came back on the 21st December 2015 (8 days and 6 nights trip). We took the Apple Vacation tour package and the group had about 32 travelers excluding the two tour guides. Before we went, it was reported Beijing had thick smog and the Air Quality Index (AQI) was about 300 to 400 plus which were very hazardous. Since I already booked this trip 6 months ago so I do not have choice other than to go ahead with the vacation. Thank God, when we came out from the Airport, I could not believe that there was no smog at all and the AQI reading was only 30 to 50! For the past 7 days we were in Beijing, we were blessed with blue sky and clean air! On the 8th day just before we left Beijing we started to see smog. I just checked the AQI today and it was 425 (Hazardous)!
Ok back to the trip. During this trip we went to many places such as the “Forbidden City, Tienanmen Square, Ming’s Tomb, Summer Palace, Great Wall of China, Silk Street Complex (to bargain for goods), Live Kung fu Panda Wushu Show, Live Dance Opera Night Show With Acrobatics, Nanshan Ski Village, Panda Zoo and etc. The temperature was between 1 degree Celsius to minus 5 which was extremely cold. I wore five pieces of clothes and used lots of heat pad. For your information this was my first time to experience such a low temperature.
The tour guides brought us to many different restaurants to try out their local dishes and one of the famous food over there was Peking Roasted Duck. It was delicious! The number one reason why I took the family tour package instead travelling on our own was the arrangement. The tour company (AppleHoliday.com) arrange everything for you and you do not need to worry about the documents, hotels, food, places to visit and etc. You just enter the bus and enjoy the journey. If you are tired, you can take a short nap inside the bus and once it reached to another destination, you will have the alertness to visit the new places. Wishing all of you Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Here are the photos taken during the trip:
Forbidden City Of China
Inside the Forbidden City
Panda Zoo
Kung Fu Panda Wushu Show
Great Wall Of China
Ming’s Tomb
Mask Opera Painting
Traditional Village
One of the Chinese Restaurants In Beijing
Nanshan Ski Village
Temple Of Heaven
If you plan to go to Beijing China, guess you need to check out this video:
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Anouar
December 23, 2015 at 3:26 pm
Hi Mr jestine
Nice picture ,wish you great vacation bro
Anouar
Jestine Yong
December 23, 2015 at 4:05 pm
Hi Anuoar,
Thanks bro!
Jestine
Steve Nordquist
December 23, 2015 at 5:27 pm
You got more stylish as you went, wow! Got the Ming Tomb visit in there, neat. (No photos inside permitted, eh?) What's the place with the big volumes in there around the concert hall (141?) Plus a decent hot pot set! Good shots!
Jestine Yong
December 23, 2015 at 11:02 pm
Hi Steve,
Yes you can take photo inside but I did not take it. I took the photo outside. What is 141? The hot pot is like a small steamboat where you can cook your own favorite food.
Jestine
Roberto S.
December 23, 2015 at 6:02 pm
Nice pictures. Have a good new year!
Jestine Yong
December 23, 2015 at 10:57 pm
Hi Roberto,
Thanks. Happy new year to you too.
Jestine
Albert van Bemmelen
December 23, 2015 at 7:07 pm
I am glad Jestine that you could make this trip to China without the SMOG that was on the news for many days. (which as we know comes from the words Smoke and Fog). The photos look great ! Thanks.
Jestine Yong
December 23, 2015 at 10:56 pm
Hi Albert,
We were really surprised there were no smog on the day we arrived! We truly had enjoyed this trip.
Thanks.
Jestine
Suranga Electronics
December 23, 2015 at 8:01 pm
Oh .. Mr- Jestine Very beautiful and Smart All Your Photos and Nice Locations.
Jestine Yong
December 23, 2015 at 10:53 pm
HI Suranga,
Thanks.
Jestine
beh
December 23, 2015 at 11:02 pm
Hi Jestine
thank you so much of sharing the nice photos of your journey with us
i am happy after one year hard job you deserve to have one week in vacation and happy you enjoyed of the journey but for next time i want to recommend that the best season for Beijing is jun or July also if you want to go to Moscow is just in the summer time ,,,cheers
Jestine Yong
December 23, 2015 at 11:19 pm
Hi Beh,
Yes work hard first and enjoy later. Thanks for the suggestion. Since my family and I have not been to winter season before (Malaysia have only wet and dry season), we purposely have to choose the month of December to experience the cold season.
Jestine
Charles Borromeo
December 24, 2015 at 12:19 am
Hi Mr.Jestine Yong, Very nice photos, Merry X'mas and a Happy New Year to you. Charles Borromeo Burma (Myanmar)
Jestine Yong
December 24, 2015 at 11:57 am
Hi Charles,
Thanks and same to you Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Jestine
Paris Azis
December 24, 2015 at 5:52 am
Hi Jestine
I believe that this was a pleasant trip for all the group of visitors. I happened to visit the most of those places you referred to at the end of February 1996, after finishing a professional travel there, at the Shenyang territory just above Korea.
My strongest memory is that when the local colleagues of mine were telling me “it’s a good day today” they meant an average temperature of -23 to -25 Celsius grads, whereas “a bad weather” was meant as having an average temperature of approximately -45 C.g…And their advice to me always was “never touch the antenna tower with your bare hands or they will stick there permanently”…!!!
Thanks for sharing with us your journey (and also refreshing my memory)!
Best Regards
Jestine Yong
December 24, 2015 at 11:56 am
HI Paris,
I was told the northern area was very cold and this is why many of the population there migrated to some other cities and countries to work. Even in my country Malaysia many of them work in the massage center. I guess the summer there is only few months. Thanks for the advice.
Jestine
Parasuraman S
December 24, 2015 at 6:51 am
Hi Jestine:
So, you have got cold charged your 'capacitors' to be very active for the coming year! You and your family, and those who traveled with you had God's grace indeed, to have the smog clear away during your tour! Awesome photos! Have a great year end and ushering in the new year! Best regards to you and your family!
Jestine Yong
December 24, 2015 at 11:52 am
Hi Parasuraman,
Yes you are right, got to charge up my capacitor for the coming year ha-ha! In China, I have gained weight (we ate a lot) and now have to do more exercises to remove the fats. Wishing you and family Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Jestine
esau
December 24, 2015 at 7:43 am
Congratulations Mr. Jestine beautiful family your children have grown.
Jestine Yong
December 24, 2015 at 11:49 am
Hi Esau,
Thanks. The kids really grown very fast and we are getting older.
Jestine
Robert Calk
December 24, 2015 at 2:26 pm
Hi Mr. Yong,
I would say that God blessed your trip! I'm glad yall had fun and got back home safe. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Jestine Yong
December 24, 2015 at 3:04 pm
Hi Robert,
Thanks. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Jestine
Yogesh Panchal
December 24, 2015 at 3:13 pm
Sir ,
Thanks for providing us "On line" tour; feel like we are part of the tour and nice Pics! thanks for sharing your experience.
Jestine Yong
December 24, 2015 at 3:58 pm
HI Yogesh,
Thanks and I liked the word "Online tour".
Jestine
Lawrence Mc Coig
December 24, 2015 at 9:49 pm
Thanks for sharing your trip with us. We will have to get you in more cold environments to get you toughened to wintertime.
Jestine Yong
December 25, 2015 at 10:32 am
Hi Lawrence,
You are right, got to go to winter places few more times to get used to it.
Thanks.
Jestine
daniel
December 25, 2015 at 6:31 pm
Happy holidays to you and your family and thanks for sharing your online tour .
Jestine Yong
December 25, 2015 at 8:41 pm
HI Daniel,
Thanks.
Jestine
David
December 28, 2015 at 12:01 am
Very nice pics. Thanks so much for sharing.
Jestine Yong
December 28, 2015 at 8:39 am
Hi David,
You are welcome.
Jestine
Chad Jessup
December 28, 2015 at 6:45 am
Hi Jestine. Nice to hear about your family's vacation trip. Thank you for sharing. Just remember, you are always welcome to come to Northeastern California to visit me during the winter where you can experience shoveling snow when the temperature is minus 30 degrees Celsius.
Jestine Yong
December 28, 2015 at 8:43 am
Hi Chad,
Good to hear from you again. Wow! Minus 30 degree Celsius! If I have the opportunity to go to California I will contact you. Thanks for the invitation.
Jestine
reza
December 30, 2015 at 1:12 pm
Hi mr Jestine Yong
A good time to travel?
Thank you for your beautiful photos.
China is beautiful.
With luck for you.
Jestine Yong
December 30, 2015 at 5:46 pm
Hi Reza,
You are welcome.
Jestine