Welcome to China Logue, your one-stop China travel guide. Whatever you need for your upcoming trip to China, you will find it here, along with tidbits about China food and wine, the China language, and what makes China culture so special. We have information about how to find cheap flights to China, where to stay once you get there, and what to do with your vacation time. This is the guide for both travelers to China and China enthusiasts!
Known for years as the gambling paradise in Asia, Macau attracts gamblers from China, Hong Kong and the entire world. Apart from the gambling industry, Macau is also a nice place to visit, with incredible temples, fortresses and churches mixing the European and the Chinese and a very interesting way.
Location
Macau is a Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, located in southeast China.
How to get to Macau
The easiest (and usual) way to go to Macau is to fly into Hong Kong and then take a ferry to Macau. There are also ferries connecting mainland China to Macau.
Macau International Airport is served by several low-cost carriers which connect it to a lot of Asian countries as well as to Australia. [more]
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The Terracotta Army is formed by the Terracotta Warriors and Horses located near Xi’an, Shaanxi province. The army belonged to Shi Huang Di the First Emperor of China. The army was discovered by chance in 1974 when several local farmers worked on drilling water well on a field near Xi’an.
What does the terracotta army comprise?
The army is formed by figures which vary in height and are all life-like and life-sized. The tallest of them are the Generals. The army includes warriors, chariots, horses, officials, acrobats, strongmen and musicians. Currently it’s estimated that the army comprises over 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses and 150 cavalry horses most of all still buried in the pits.
History
The emperor buried his army with him with the only purpose to serve him in the after life to rule another empire. It’s estimated that Shi Huang Di’s army was buried in 209-210 BC.
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There are more than 100 museums and galleries in Beijing. Among the well known we can mention: the Palace Museum, The National Museum of China, Beijing Art Museum, the Military Museum and the Ancient Coin Museum.
The National Museum of China
The National Museum of China stretches more than 300 m / 984 ft to the north and to the south along the east side of the Tiananmen Square. The predecessors of the museum are the Museum of Chinese History and the Museum of Chinese Revolution, which shared the same building.
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The private restaurants and food stalls are part of Beijing’s image. The restaurants satisfy the tourists, the business travelers as well as the foreign residents.
Because of the cold winter, short growing season and the arid climate, the cuisine is based on wheat, soybeans and millet. The modern Beijing chefs are proud of their lai mein (hand-pulled noodles)
Specialties and cuisines
While in Beijing you can experience one of the specialties or cuisines:
Beijing (Peking) Duck (see photo right) is the must for any visitor. Half a duck along with hoisin sauce and silver fungus are rolled up in a piece of bread.
Sichuan style cuisine is hot and spicy, with a lot of red chilies and Sichuan peppercorn, garlic and onions. One of the nicest restaurants serving Sichuan style cuisine is Shu Xiang Zhai.
Hot pots contain varieties of meat, vegetable, tofu and some unique foods. Zhao Deng Wai Yu Lu is one of the best places around Beijing to get hot pots.
Xinjiang food is a Muslim style cuisine and the bread is great.
Dao Xiao Mian are noodles. They are served with soup, meat and sometimes vegetables. La Mian is a variant of the noodles, something like spaghetti
Jiaozi are dumplings. They have different fillings, such as meat, vegetables or sea food.
Gong Bao Ji Ding is a spicy chicken cooked with vegetables and peanuts.
To Doe Zi is made of potatoes and green papers.
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