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This article is about the Mount Wuyi travel, China travel guide, China vacations and China travel tips. You can find some useful information in it if you are planning your Mount Wuyi, China travel now.

The Mount Wuyi is a mountain range located at the prefecture Nanping, at the northern border of Fujian province with Jiangxi province, China. The mountains cover an area of 60 square km. In 1999, Mount Wuyi entered UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites, both natural and cultural. It is the most outstanding biodiversity conservation zone of Southeast China. Numerous types of tea are produced around Mount Wuyi; it is the origin of the real Da Hong Pao tea and Lapsang souchong, further described in Wuyi tea.

The number of visitors to the area has increased from approximately 424,000 in 1993 to 700,000 in 1998. A raft trip down the Nine-bend River is the most popular activity followed by a visit to the “Thread of Sky” caves, where the narrowest walkway is only 30cm. Visitor access to the biodiversity protection area is controlled.( More info about China travel guide, China vacations, China travel tips at Travel2ChinaInfo Dot Com )

1. The best time to visit Mount Wuyi:

Generally, the best time for the Mount Wuyi travel is from May to November and it will be a little bit crowded if you choose to visit Mount Wuyi during this period of time. March and April is the raining season for Mount Wuyi and you will need to bring a umbrella for this raining season. I will recommend you to visit Mount Wuyi on March, April or November. You can have plenty of choices for the airline tickets, hotels if you choose this period of time.

2. Accommodation:

The best choices are the hotels in the vacation area of Mount Wuyi. This vacation area is very close to the scenic spots of Mount Wuyi and you will save a lot of time if you live here. If you wanna save some money on the accommodation, you can choose the hotels in the downtown. The price is low but you will need to spend some extra time on the traffic. There are 2 stars, 3 stars and 4 stars hotels in the vacation area of Mount Wuyi. The cost is from 180 to 1000 rmb for a night. If you are planning to visit Mount Wuyi in the peak season (May to November), you’d better make a reservation first.( More info about China travel guide, China vacations, China travel tips at Travel2ChinaInfo Dot Com )

3. How to get in:

You can fly to the Mount Wuyi Airport first, then transfer to a train. There are trains connecting the airport with Mount Wuyi. If you wanna take a taxi, the cost is about 20 rmb from Mount Wuyi Airport to downtown, 15 – 20 rmb from the Mount Wuyi Airport to the vacation area, 25 rmb from the Mount Wuyi Railway Station to the vacation area.

By Shane Lee. Date: 08/25/2009.

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Now that you’re enjoying the comfort and convenience of your Santa Barbara vacation rental home, what’s next? How do you plan to spend your time in Santa Babrara? Where can you mix and mingle with the locals? What you need is a Santa Barbara native to give you the kind of useful insider tips only local knowledge can give.

Whether you are interested in dining, seafood, shopping, art, ocean, hiking, antiquing, wineries or farmers markets, we’ve got you covered.  And to get your custom-tailored vacation tips, contact your Santa Barbara vacation rentals concierge.

Local Area Guide for Santa Barbara Vacation Rental Guests: Insider Santa Barbara Travel Tip #1 – Sunday Treat: Every Sunday afternoon Cold Springs Tavern, a tucked away restaurant/bar on the way to wine country, features live music, a colorful assortment of characters and the best tri-tip sandwiches in town. Take Hwy. 101 to Hwy. 154, drive up the mountain to the top, then one mile down the valley side turn toward Stagecoach Road. Then take a direct onto Stagecoach Road and go down the canyon for about 1.5 miles to the Tavern.

Local Area Guide for Santa Barbara Vacation Rental Guests: Insider Santa Barbara Travel Tip #2 – Beautiful Beach Combing: Butterfly Beach in Montecito is one of the prettiest beaches in town. Take the Olive Mill exit from Hwy. 101 and take Olive Mill west toward the ocean, Olive Mill becomes Channel Drive. After you pass the Four Seasons Resort on your right, begin looking for parking.

Local Area Guide for Santa Barbara Vacation Rental Guests: Insider Santa Barbara Travel Tip #3 – Enjoy a Seafood Feast: If you want to create a seafood feast at your Santa Barbara vacation rental home, go to Kanaloa Seafood for the freshest, highest quality fish available. From Hwy. 101 take the Garden exit up to Haley, take a right on Haley, another right on Quarantina, and another right on Gutierrez. Kanaloa is located at 618 E. Gutierrez, on your left hand side.

Local Area Guide for Santa Barbara Vacation Rental Guests: Insider Santa Barbara Travel Tip #4 – The Happiest Happy Hour in Santa Barbara: The Boathouse restaurant on Hendry’s Beach offers a great happy hour. Watch the surfers and the sunset while you wash down your pulled pork sliders with a cold beverage. Take the Las Positas exit and head towards the ocean, continue straight until you hit the T in the road, and take a right at Cliff Drive and pull into the parking lot on your left. Web: http://www.sbfishhouse.com

Local Area Guide for Santa Barbara Vacation Rental Guests: Insider Santa Barbara Travel Tip #5 – A Hike Everyone Will Like: If you’re in the mood for some outdoor activity, Seven Falls hiking trail offers amazing views and swimming pools. Drive past the Mission towards Foothill Rd., take a right on Foothill and a left on Mission Cyn. Rd. Take a left on Tunnel Rd. and drive all the way up. Follow the trail signs from the trailhead and don’t forget to bring your water and good walking shoes.

Local Area Guide for Santa Barbara Vacation Rental Guests: Insider Santa Barbara Travel Tip #6 – Set Your Sail for Adventure: Take a cruise aboard the Double Dolphin catamaran or Sunset Kidd sailboat. You might spot whales and you will likely see dolphins, but the beautiful coastline views are guaranteed.

Local Area Guide for Santa Barbara Vacation Rental Guests: Insider Santa Barbara Travel Tip #7 – Enjoy the Santa Barbara Wharf Experience: Stearn’s Wharf is a quintessential Santa Barbara experience. Take a walk down the pier and head to the Shellfish Company. With indoor and outdoor seating, nearby fishermen and the smell of the sea, this historic locale is the perfect setting for your lobster taco meal.

Local Area Guide for Santa Barbara Vacation Rental Guests: Insider Santa Barbara Travel Tip #8 – Meet Santa Barbara’s Local Artists: The Cabrillo Beach Show is a weekly arts & crafts show that runs along East Beach every Sunday. Enjoy a colorful, leisurely stroll and pick up some quirky local art.

Local Area Guide for Santa Barbara Vacation Rental Guests: Insider Santa Barbara Travel Tip #9 – Go Gallery Hopping: The first Thursday of every month all the local galleries open their doors to the public, often featuring music, snacks or drinks.

Local Area Guide for Santa Barbara Vacation Rental Guests: Insider Santa Barbara Travel Tip #10 – Discover New Antiques: Summerland is a quaint, seaside town just south of Santa Barbara that has a variety of antique shops. The Summerland Antique Collective across from the freeway onramp is our favorite. 2192 Ortega Hill Rd., Summerland, CA 93067 Open every day 10-5. Phone: 805-565-3189. Then head to the Nugget afterward for lunch or dinner.

Local Area Guide for Santa Barbara Vacation Rental Guests: Insider Santa Barbara Travel Tip #11 – Wine and Dine Your Way through Santa Barbara: Carr Winery, located at 414 N. Salsipuedes St. in Santa Barbara, opens their doors every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night from 5 pm to midnight, offering wine tasting and live music. The Santa Barbara Urban Wine Trail includes a variety of other wineries, all within biking distance of each other. If you fall in love with a specific winery, be sure to join their wine club. You will then be eligible for greater access to savings as well as receiving select varietals before they are released to the public. If you can’t wait to open up your new favorite wine, purchase a couple bottles at the tasting room and bring them back to your Santa Barbara vacation rental.

Local Area Guide for Santa Barbara Vacation Rental Guests: Insider Santa Barbara Travel Tip #12 – Taste Mouthwatering Treats at the Santa Barbara Farmer’s Market: Santa Barbara’s Local Farmers Market is a great place to stock up on produce, artisan cheeses, flowers and much more to enjoy in your Santa Barbara vacation rental. The Tuesday afternoon market takes place on State St. between Ortega and Gutierrez, and the Saturday morning market takes place in a large parking lot on Santa Barbara St., between Ortega and Cota.

The real benefit of a Santa Barbara vacation rental home is not just the great price (although it provides tremendous value to guests, often half the cost of a luxury hotel), but the dedicated Santa Barbara vacation rentals concierge who can help you every step along the way, offering supportive assistance and invaluable information about all that Santa Barbara has to offer. The Santa Barbara vacation rental concierge is dedicated to creating a memorable vacation experience of the highest quality, giving all guests the utmost consideration and quality service during their stay at SBLR’s vacation rentals in Santa Barbara. These tips are just a starting point, call your Santa Barbara vacation rental home concierge to start planning the perfect Santa Barbara vacation custom tailored just for you.

Xi an China is a very famous city for the tourists. It is the start of the silk road in ancient China.

Now xi an China is developing very quickly. The Xian yang airport of xi an has more than 80 air lines,connecting it to the cities all over the world. If you take a plane to xi an China, usually the air ticket price is about 300-600 rmb ( from Beijing to xi an China), 600-1000 rmb ( from shanghai to xi an China). You can get a very good deal on the airline ticket if you don’t travel in the peak seasons.

Taxicabs are available in the Xian yang airport of xi an China. The cost is 90-120 rmb from the airport to the downtown of xi an China. Another option is the airport bus, it is also very convenient and the cost is 25 rmb.

xi an China has all kinds of hotels. Shangri-La, Hyatt, Sheraton, ANA, Haward Johnson, Dong fang, Tanghua,Qujiang,xi an,shanxi are the expensive ones. They are the five or four star hotels. There are also many 3 star hotels in xi an China.Another good choice is the Youth Hostels,especially for the students or young people. I recommend the xi an xingshezhijia Youth Hostel. Its location is pretty good(close to the railway station and the Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses ). Single Private: 70 rmb,Twin Private:70 rmb, Twin Private Ensutie:120 rmb, 3 Bed Private Ensuite:120 rmb. The available services here are :Laundry ,24 hours hot water shower,Bicycle Rental,Air condition,Reading room,Travel information,24 hours check in,Air condition,Luggage storage. The address is : xi an xin cheng huan cheng bei lu 85 hao and the phone number is 029-82108180, 13772084370.

The most attractive place here in xi an China is the Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses museum. In some American movies, you can find lots of scenes about this place and it is representing the Chinese culture in the world now.

The Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses is a collection of 8,099 life-size terra cotta figures of warriors and horses located in the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor. The figures were discovered in 1974 near Xi an China. The terracotta figures were buried with the first Emperor of Qin (Qin Shi Huang) in 210-209 BC. Consequently, they are also sometimes referred to as “Qin’s Army.” Construction of this mausoleum began in 246 B.C. and is believed to have taken 700,000 workers 36 years to complete.

What a tyrant! Actually Qin Shi Huang is a famous evil Emperor in ancient China and he did lots of horrible things using his power,like burying thunsands of alive people directly to the tombs.

The Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses museum is always very crowded and you can take the You306 bus here(cost 5 rmb). The admission fee for The Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses museum is 90 rmb and you can get 50% off if you can show them your student ID.

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Zhangjiajie is located in the west of Hunan province, China. It is a beautiful and magnificent place. You will never find a place like this in the whole world. (If you are a big fan of the Chinese history and culture, Zhangjiajie is your very good choice for the China vacations.)

Zhangjiajie’s notable features are these: Tianzishan mountain ranges, BaoFengHu lake and the Jingbianxi Valley. These places are very popular filming and tourist destinations. In the ancient Chinese paintings, you can see a lot of beautiful mountains and rivers. The ancient Chinese people love traveling and are very proud of the beautiful natural scenes of China. Zhangjiajie is just like a place in the traditional Chinese painting and you can feel the ancient Chinese culture here. It is a very unique place in the whole world and you will fall in love with Zhangjiajie!

1. Eat in Zhangjiajie: The food in Zhangjiajie is the traditional Hunan food(the famous spicy food in China). Everything is very spicy here. I will recommend the Zhangjiajie Larou and Tucaihuoguo. They are very specail food in China.
If you wanna eat in the restaurants near the Zhangjiajie tourist attractions, it is much more expensive than the restaurants in the downtown of Zhangjiajie city.(the tour guide can get a high commission from the restaurants near the Zhangjiajie tourist attractions)
In the downtown of Zhangjiajie city, you can have more choices. There are a lot of good restaurants there and the price is pretty reasonable. You can get all kinds of good stuffs there like “Xue Tofu”, “Tuanniancai”, “Shefan”, “Suanyurou”, etc.

2. Hotels in Zhangjiajie: There are too many hotels in Zhangjiajie now and the competition makes the price lower and lower. Sometimes you can get a 3 star hotel at only 100 rmb. Another thing you should know is that the price will go up in the big Chinese holidays.
Here are some hotels we recommend:
Xianglong Hotel(4 star): 0744-8226888
International Hotel(4 star): 0744-8222888
Wantai Hotel(4 star): 0744-8388888
Minnan Hotel(4 star): 0744-8228888
Tianmenshan Hotel(3 star): 0744-8257888
Nanhangfulilai Hotel(3 star): 0744-8282888
Jingdu Hotel(3 star): 0744-8236688
Tujiafengqingyuan Hotel(3 star): 0744-8231951

3.Transportation: The traffic condition of Zhangjiajie is pretty good. You can take the train from Guangzhou,Shanghai,Beijing or Changsha to Zhangjiajie. The plane is also a good option for the travellers. There are airlines connecting Zhangjiajie directly with more than 20 cities in China.

4. Ticket price: The ticket price is 245 rmb for the main gate of Zhangjiajie. 60 rmb for Baofeng lake. 65 rmb for Huanglongdong. 60 rmb for Jiutiandong. 38 rmb for Tujiafengqing.
Tips: If your tour guide ask you to burn incense in a temple(he can get a 50% commission there), you should say no. Visiting these places is just a wasting of time for your China vacations. The phone number for the tourists’ complains is: 0744-8380193.

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As a Beijinger, I wrote this article to introduce the subway parking in Beijing. Hope this can be helpful if you are planning your trip to Beijing.

The subway of Beijing consists of 8 lines. They are: Line 1, Line 2, Line 5, Line 8(Line Olympics), Line 10, Line 13, Line Batong, Airport Express. You can find the English subway map from our website Travel2ChinaInfo dot com. It is easier for you to understand what I am saying in the following paragraphs if you have this map.

Line 10:
In the Zhongguancun area, you can park your car in Bagou station. There is a lots of parking lots there and the capacity is about 200. Another good choice is the Zhicunlu station, there is a hotel named Cuigong near this station. The cost is 2 rmb/ hour.
In the Guomao area, you can park your car to the office buildings but the fees are high.
There is no place for parking near the Huixinxijienankou station.

Line 5:
The Tiantongyuan station: There is P+R (The meaning is Parking here and take the Railway, Maybe) parking lots there and the cost is 2 rmb per time.
The Lishuiqiao station: There is no big car park there.
The Yonghegong station: You can park your car under the Yonghegong bridge.But the parking lots are not very easy to find because there is an “Administration of Exit and Entry of Beijing Public Security Bureau” nearby and it is always crowded there.
The Dongdan station: There is no big car park nearby and the only choice is the Dongfangxintiandi. (5 rmb/hour)
Chongwenmen: There is no big car park nearby. You can consider the parking lots in Xinshijie.(It is a little bit hard to find a parking lot there)
Songjiazhuang: No big car park nearby and you can drive 500 to 1000 meters to a small garage.

Line 8(Line Olympics):
Beitucheng station: There is free parking lots there. They are in the Aijiaaotelaisi(North west exit of the subway station).The capacity is 60. No time limit.
Olympic Center station: No parking lots.
Olympic Park station: If you drive 500 meters to the west, you will find a car park. The capacity is 300 and the cost is 1 rmb/hour. You can get 50% off after 9:00 pm. For the long term parking, it is 150 rmb/ month.

Line 13:
Generally, there are parking for the Line 13 stations except the Dongzhimen and Xizhimen stations.

Line Batong:
The parking lots of Line Batong are free in the Tongzhou District.

Line 1:
Fuxingmen, Jianguomen and Dongdan stations: The only choice is to park your car to the office buildings’ parking lots and the cost is 5 rmb/hour.
Sihui station: There is free parking lots there and the capacity is about 100. Another choice is the car park under the Jingtongkuaisu Bridge.(2 rmb/hour)

Line 2:
The Line 2 stations are in the downtown of Beijing. If you wanna park your car in these stations, the only choice is the office buildings’ parking lots and the cost is about 5 rmb/hour.

Airport Express:
No good place for car parking nearby this line’s stations.

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