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Macau Travel Info For Your China Vacations
This article is about the China vacations and you can find some useful information in it if you are planning your China vacations now.
The Macau Special Administrative Region, commonly known as Macau or Macao, is one of the two special administrative regions of the People’s Republic of China, the other being Hong Kong. Macau lies on the western side of the Pearl River Delta, bordering Guangdong province in the north and facing the South China Sea in the east and south. The territory has thriving industries such as textiles, electronics and toys, and a notable tourist industry that boasts a wide range of hotels, resorts, stadiums, restaurants and casinos. This makes it one of the richest cities in the world. Macau’s economy is based largely on tourism, much of it geared toward gambling. The gaming, tourism and hospitality industry is estimated to contribute more than 50% of Macau’s GDP, and 70% of Macau government revenue.
First, there are three useful advices for your Macau travel:
- The RMB or U.S. dollars are not accepted in Macau and you’d better do the currency exchange before you arrive Macau. You can only use the HK $ or Portuguese Escudo (PTE) here. 1 HK $ = 1 Portuguese Escudo in Macau. If you are also going to visit Hongkong, the HK $ is your good choice because the Portuguese Escudo is not accepted in Hongkong. You will need to get some changes for the bus service too (like some coins). Usually the bus in Macau costs HK $ 2.5 for one person. You can do the currency exchange in Macau for sure, but the exchange rate are not so good here (comparing with other cities in China). The digital video and digital camera are good equipments for your Macau travel. You can use your cell phone here if your cell phone service provider can provide you the international roam service in Macau.
- If you are planning to visit Macau in the weekend and will need to stay here for one night, you’d better ask a local travel agent ( travel agents in Macau or Zhuhai) to make a reservation for you first. You will find it very difficult to find a hotel with reasonable price if you don’t do the reservation in advance. The cost will be about HK $ 700-1000 if you don’t make a reservation. If you do this in advance, your travel agent can help you to get your room at only about HK $ 300. Sometimes it is even lower than this if you are lucky.
- The people in Macau speak three languages: English, Portuguese and Cantonese. You can choose the Xinmalu Street (Shizheng Square) as your first stop in Macau. The Macau Government Tourist Office is in this street and you can get free Macau maps here. They can be very helpful for your Macau travel. ( You can find more information about the China vacations, Beijing flights and Lhasa travel at Travel2ChinaInfo Dot COM )
Here is a list of the useful phone numbers in Macau:
Emergency: 999.
Emergency (for travellers from China mainland): 110.
Emergency (for foreigen travellers): 112.
Fire: 572222.
Shanding Hosptital: 313731.
Hotline for travellers: 333000.
Macau Government Tourist Office: 315566.
Consumers’ Association: 307820.
Macau International Airport: 861111.
Weather info: 1311.
Time: 141.
The main bus lines in Macau are:
1, 1a, 2, 3, 3a, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8a, 9, 9a, 10, 10a, a0b, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 28b, 28bx, 28c, 32. ( HK $ 2.5 for one person)
Some 4 stars and 5 stars hotels in Macau:
4 stars hotels : Fuhao Hotel (tel: 853 782288), Zhongguodajiudian Hotel (tel: 853 851166), Jingao Hotel (tel: 853 781233), Junyi Hotel (tel: 853 837788), Macau Holidy Hotel ( tel: 853 783333).
5 stars hotels : Pujing Hotel (tel: 853 577666), Kaiyue Hotel (tel: 853 831234).
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Travel guide for the old town of Fenghuang – China vacations info
This article is about the China vacations and Fenghuang travel. You can find some useful information in it if you are planning your Fenghuang travel now.
Fenghuang, Hunan is called “one of the two most beautiful towns of China” – the old town of Fenghuang, it is a very important town that connects Huaihua, Hunan and Tongren Guizhou together. It is the hometown of Shengcongwen, a very famous auther, archaeologist and historian of China. Mr Shen devoted all his life to writing, his 5 – million words works are though as the precious legacy to the world literature. These works are also very valuable for researching the history of Hunan province and even China.
How to get in:
You can fly to Zhangjiajie, Hunan first. There are airlines connecting Zhangjiajie directly with many big cities of China (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, etc) . It is about 4 hours’ ride from Zhangjiajie to Fenghuang. There are buses heading to Fenghuang in the downtown of Zhangjiajie (at 8:00 am, 2:30 pm, 3:30 pm). The cost is 62 rmb for one person. If you wanna fly to Changsha, Hunan first. It is a little bit far away from Fenghuang from Changsha and you will need to drive for 6 hours to get to Fenghuang. In the old town of Fenghuang, the most common vehicle is the tricycle. The cost is about 1 rmb if you are travelling inside the old town of Fenghuang. If you are going to some place out of this little town, it is about 2 – 5 rmb.
Eat in Fenghuang:
The food here is the typical Hunan food and is very spicy. If you don’t want too much chili in your dishes, you need to tell the waiter / waitress when you are ordering your food.
Shopping in Fenghuang:
The ginger sugar (Jiangtang) is very famous here. It is a special food made from the ginger and sugar. An interesting thing I found here is that almost every store here is selling the ginger sugar. They all claim to be the genuine ginger sugar of Fenghuang, You can try some free samples in these stores first. If you really like it, you can bring some back to your home. This ginger sugar is very unique and you will not be able to fine the same thing in other places. The batik painting is another interesting thing you must see here. You can visit a little store near the Hongqiao bridge. The name of its owner is Tengshufang and he will take you to the place making these batik paintings. They will show you how they make these batik paitnings and it’s free.
Accommodation in Fenghuang:
There are a lot of family inns in the old town of Fenghuang and the cost is about 10 – 100 rmb for a night. Here are some good family inns for your Fanghuang travel: (1). Tuojiangrenjia Inn: The name of its owner is Baozhongyi and the phone number is: 0743 – 3224558. (2).Jiangbei Inn: The name of its owner is Huangjianhe and the phone number is: 0743 – 3260234.
See:
The former residence of Shencongwen: Lined in the Zhongying street in the south part of the Fenghuang old town, the residence is a typical spacious ancient countyard with special tectonic style of Ming and Qing dynasty. Walk into the yard, you can find that there is a small patio in the center of the countyard, which is built with red rocks. Around the patio , there are about 10 rooms which are small but decorated by special carved wooden windows. It is so beautiful. This 100-years-old countyard was renovated in 1989. The 1st room on the right hane is for displaying Shen’s photos. What displayed in the 2nd room are Shen’s handwriting articles. At the left side, you will find a list of Shen’s work of different additions. In the center of the middle room, there is a line drawing hanging on the wall. The left fringle room is Shen’s bedroom and another one on the right is full of marble desks and chairs.
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Xinjiang travel and China vacations info – Beautiful Xinjiang
This article is about the Xinjiang travel and China vacations. You can find some useful information in it if you are planning your Xinjiang now.
Xinjiang is an autonomous region of China. It is over 1.6 million sq. km (larger than the combined area of all the European states from Germany to Spain), which takes up about 1/6 of the country’s territory. “Xinjiang” means “New Frontier” in Manchu, a name given during the Manchu Qing Dynasty. A number of different ethnic groups live here in Xinjjiang. The largest one is the Uyghur people.
In my point of view, the best time to visit Xinjiang is June – September. You can see the beautiful flowers and trees, eat some special Xinjiang fruits here during this period of time. There are lots of flights connecting Urumqi (capital city of Xinjiang) with other big cities of China (Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Xi an, etc). It is about 4 hours and 20 minutes’ flight from Shanghai to Urumqi, 3 hour and 30 minutes’ flight from Beijing to Urumqi, 8 hours’ flight from Guangzhou to Urumqi.
Here are the most popular travelling routes of Xinjiang:
- Xinjiang Heavenly Lake (Tianchi): This is a one-day travelling route. You can start from Urumqi and it only takes 1 and a half hours to get to the Xinjiang Heavenly Lake(Tianchi) from Urumai.
- Xinjiang Canus: You can start from Urumqi in the morning and you will arrive at Buerjin in the night. If you wanna stay in Buerjin for a night, you can try the roast fishes here. These fishes are really specail and you will not be able to find the same species in other places. Another good stuff here is the famous “Mrs Russia” wine. It is a Russian wine( its real name is kvass ) made from barley and honey. Because it is brought here by an old Russian lady, the local people here name it the “Mrs Russia”. You can buy some “Mrs Russia” here but they are not suitable for the long journey (they will begin to ferment in 2 or 3 days). Leaving Buerjin, it is about 3 hours’ ride to the Xinjiang Canus. There are hotels in Canus but they are a little bit expensive. The Tuwa wood cabin is another choice for you. It is about 30 – 40 rmb for one person if you stay in this cabin. The restaurants in Canus are expensive too because all the food materials have to be transported to Canus from the towns very far away. Canus is a big scenic spot and you’d better make a 2 days’ plan for it.
- Xinjiang Ili: The purpose of this trip is to visit the beautiful prairie of Xinjiang. The accomadation condition is not so good for this trip ( it is the prairie,
). The good thing is that the food expense is low here. For this trip, you will need to make a 2 days’ plan.
Some tips for your Xinjiang travel:
- The climate of Xinjiang is very dry and the ultraviolet radiation will damage your skin. The high SPF sunscreen or sunblock will be a must have for your travel.
- The difference in temperature between day and night is big in Xinjiang and you will need to bring a sweater or jacket here even you are planning to visit Xinjiang in the Summer.
- Xinjiang is so big and you will need a long time plan for your Xinjiang travel. You will not feel the real attraction of Xinjiang if your plan is only about 1 or 2 days.
- There are south Xinjiang travel and north Xinjiang travel for the tourists. North Xinjiang is for the travellers to see the beautiful natural scenes and the South Xinjiang is more like a Minority folk tourism of China.
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