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This arctile is about the Tibet travel and Lhasa travel. You can find some helpful information in it if you are planning your trip to Tibet now.

Some people worried about the food in Tibet before they entered Tibet. Actually this is totally unnecessary. There are all kinds of Chinese restaurants and Western restaurants in Lhasa, Tibet. Nowadays the most popular food here in Lhasa is Sicuan food. The price is a little bit more expensive here in Lhasa than other provinces of China. But it is still acceptable.

Lhasa has lots of good restaurants and you don’t need to bring food here for your Lhasa travel. You can bring your favourite candies or cookies if you like. There are different types of food here in Lhasa: Tibetan food, Guangdong food, Northern food, Hunan food, Sicuan food, etc. Most tourists here like the Sicuan food most. (Sicuan is a neighbor of Tibet and its food is very famous in China)

There is a street named “Food and Snack Street” in Lhasa, Tibet and it is famous of its delicious food and snackes. You can find Huogo, Cuancai, Western food, Bars, Pubs and all kinds of Tibetan snacks here. Many tourists visit this street every year. By the way, the real name of the this street is Dejilu.

If you don’t wanna eat outside, you can choose the restaurant in your hotel. Most hotels in Tibet have the Sicuan food restaurants.

Here are some restaurants with good reputations in Lhasa: (You can visit one if you wanna try some unique Tibetan food here)
Yak Cafe in the Lhasa Hotel: You can find the genuine western food and many western movie stars’ pictures in this restaurant. There is also a specail Tibetan show named “Yak Dance” here. You can have the real Tibetan Kangba and Suyoucha here, which are the Tibetan people’s favourite food. This restaurant also provide delicious sea food.

Xueshen Palace: This restaurant is located in the west of Budala Palace and is the best Tibetan restaurant in Lhasa, Tibet. All the waitresses here are Tibetan girls. The food they provide is in the genuine Tibetan style. (Shengniuroujiang, Guangxuechang, Zhayangpai, Zangbaozi, Suannai, etc) Here is the phone number: 0891-9003803.

Guainiu salon restaurant: It is a traditional Tibetan restaurant and the decorations are very special. The address is : 101 Beijing Donglu. Tel: 0891-6336845.

Xueyu restaurant: It is located in : 4 Zangyiyuanlu. Their services are pretty good and the food they provide here is the traditional Tibetan food, western food and Nepal food. Very delicious! I like it. (more info about lhasa travel and tibet travel at Travel 2 China Info . COM)

Shengcheng restaurant: It is in the Tibet Hotel and phone number is: 0891-6838710.

Baguo Cafe: It is located in the south of the Dazhao Temple and phone number is : 0891-6326892.

Tibet stone house restaurant: It is very close to the Badala Palace and the phone number is : 0891-6321627-50.

Xiyougong restaurant: It is in the west of the Badala Palace. (Tel: 0891-6325989).

Snow man restaurant: It is in Beijing Xilu and phone number is: 0891-6815755.

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This article is about the Shanghai travel and you can find some useful information in it if you are planning your Shanghai travel now.

The Old City God’s Temple :

Old City God’s Temple (Laochenghuangmiao) is a major yet relatively inactive, Taoist temple in Shanghai. It is located in the area south of Yan’an Road on the Fangbang Zhong Road.
During the Ming Dynasty, Zhangshouyue, the head of Shanghai County, dedicated a temple to the local city god. Since then, the City God’s Temple has been destroyed several times and the current temple was built in 1926. During the the war of resistance against Japanese invasion during World War II, local merchants built a new City God’s Temple in the Foreign Concession (between Lianyun Road and West Jinling Road).
That area is now a highrise residence building. The “former” temple is known as the Old City God’s Temple. The Old City God’s Temple and the enclose Yuyuan are not only famous tourist sites but also popular shopping attractions. There are boutiques, shops selling local specialties, as well as large jewelry stores, department stores and fabulous local snack restaurants to be found here. (info for your China travel and vacations)

Yuyuan Garden:

Yuyuan Garden is northeast of the Old Town. A high official had it designed in the Suzhou style as a private garden and built from 1559– 1577. Later, it was restored several times. In spite of its relatively small area of two hectares it seems considerably larger due to the skillful arrangement of 30 different landscape scenes.

The garden consists of an inner and an outer section. The inner garden, neiyuan, is in the southern part and substantially smaller than the outer one, but then, it is more impressive and romantic, if it is possible to visit it in the early moring hours in order to enjoy it alone. An excellent calligrapher displays his work in one of the halls.

the outer part is in the north and contains numberous halls, pavilions and lakes. In 1853, the Pavilion of Spring in the northeast was the seat of the Xiaodao Hui, the Society of Little Swords, tho led an uprishing against Qing rule and occupied Shanghai for 17 months. Today, weapons and coins made by the Xiaodao Hui society, among other objects, are exhibited in this hall. (info for your China vacations and tours)

A man-made, 11-m-high hill bounds the garden in the northwest. Huxin Ting teahouse is a favorite with the citizens of Shanghai. It is in the southwest, outside of the garden grounds, a two-story building resting on posts in the middle of a pond and connected to the shore by a ‘Zigzag Bridge’

The bond:

Its famous riverside avenue (formerly called the Bund), with its park-like green areas and tall buildings, is Shanghai’s landmark. Here, the visitor stands in front of magnificent buildings in the art nouveau style that once housed the clubs, banks, companies and hotels of the foreign rulers. Today, the Sailors’ Club and the managements of several state institutions have been installed there. The eastern side of Zhongshanlu installed there. The eastern side of Zgongshanlu borders directly onthe Huanpu Jiang river. A broad view of the river can be had from there. (info for your China vacations and trips)

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This article is about the Beijing travel and Lama temple. You can find some useful information in it if you are planning your Beijing travel now.

Lama Temple (Yonghegong) :
This Lama Temple was built as a mansion for Emperor Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty when he was a prince. In 1744, the temple was converted into a lamasery and the home of larger numbers of monks from Mongolia and Tibet. The lamasery has five halls. The prayer halls contain many superb statues including the 23-meter-high Maitreya, caved from a white sandalwood tree brought from Tibet, as well as Tibetan sculptures and a great copper cauldron.

The Yonghe Temple, also known as the “Palace of Peace and Harmony Lama Temple”, the “Yonghe Lamasery”, or – popularly – the “Lama Temple” is a temple and monastery of the Geluk School of Tibetan Buddhism located in the northeastern part of Beijing, China. It is one of the largest and most important Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in the world. The building and the artworks of the temple combine Han Chinese and Tibetan styles. ( info for your China vacations and China travel)

The Lama temple is a famous lamasery located in the northeastern part of the old city of beijing. it was a palatial residence built in 1694 by qing emperor kangxi for his fourth son, prince yongzheng who later succeeded to the throne. this magnificent temple consists of five main buildings lying on the?north-south axis, with annex halls standing on both sides. the temple is listed by the chinese government as one of the important historical monuments under special preservation. after the death of his father, emperor yongzheng moved to the forbidden city. the compound was closed to ordinary people and was renamed yonghegong (the palace of harmony). green roof tiles were replaced by yellow ones to suit a monarch’s home. in 1744 his successor emperor qianlong converted the palace into a lamasery.( info for your China vacations and tours)

The Lama Temple includes five buildings and three courtyards. The buildings here imitated the style of Han, Manchu, Inner Mongolia, and Tibet. The whole building complex can be divided into three parts- east part, middle part and west part. The middle part is on the axle line. From south to north lie the Arch Courtyard (Pailou Yuan), the Gate of Zhaotai (Zhaotai Men), the Hall of Heavenly Kings (Tianwang Dian), the Hall of Harmony and Peace (Yonghegong Dian), the Hall of Blessing (Yongyou Dian) , the Hall of Dharma Wheel (Falun Dian), the Ten-Thousand-Happiness Pavilion (Wanfu Ge), and so on.There are “three bests” in Lama Temple. The first to be mentioned is the statue of Maitreya in the Ten- Thousand-Happiness Pavilion (Wanfu Ge). The statue of Maitreya was carved out of a single trunk of white sandalwood. It is 26m high, 8m in diameter, 18m above the ground and 8m underground. According to historical record, it was a gift for Emperor Qianlong from the 17th Dalai Lama. The second “best” is the big sculpture of “Five Hundred Arhats Mountain” in the Hall of Dharma Wheel (Falun Dian). The sculptured mountain is carved out of black sandalwood with 500 arhats, and cast in gold, silver, copper, iron and tin. All 500 uniquely styled arhats are vividly carved and exquisitely engraved. The sculpture is of very high value due to the excellent craftsmanship. The last one is the Golden Niche which was made of nanmu. All of those make the Lama Temple mystical and attract more people. ( info for your China vacations and trips)

To get here, you can take the Line 13, 62, 116 or 807 city buses. The subway is also a good option. It can take you to the station named “Lama Temple Station” and this station is very close to the Lama Temple. The price for the entrance ticket is 25 rmb for one person and you can get a 50% off if you can show them your student ID. Office hours: 9:00 – 17:00. Some tips here: You can bargain when shopping in the Lama Temple. The incense here is very good and you can buy some if you want.

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This article is about the night life in Shenzhen. You can find some useful information in it if you are planning your Shenzhen travel now.

The city of Shenzhen, a new beautiful city of south China, is located just across from Hong Kong. The city has been the focus of intense urbanization, known as Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (SSEZ). Comparison of the satellite images in Google Earth shows the dramatic change in the landscape from 1979 to 2004, as thousands of high-rise buildings and factories have replaced previous agricultural and vegetated areas. (info for your China travel and vacations)

You can find a lot of nice pubs and bars in Shenzhen:

(1). Shengbaoluo:

You can see some Hongkong pop stars here. Now this place is not a disco club anymore and it is not so attractive to the young people now.

(2). Hongguan:

It was open on 2002. The light system here is cool. There is a stage for the live shows here (working flair shows). The dancing shows here are very fashionable. You can see the imitation shows of the most popular American and Japanese pop stars in Hongguan. Pretty cool!  In a word, this place is a very good choice for the fashionable young people. ( by the way, the beer sales here are very beautiful,   )

(3). Chicago:

It is called the most popular night club for the white-collar in Shenzhen. It is located in the Shenzhen statium. There are also some nice bars in this area. The music here can make you high and you can see lots of beautiful girls here.

(4). Dafuhao:

This is my favourite night club in Shenzhen. The cost is not very high here. The 1st floor is the disco hall and 2nd floor is the KTV. The restaurant is in the 3rd floor. (info for your China vacations and tours)

Some tips for your Shenzhen travel:

Crime levels in Shenzhen are significantly higher than in neighbouring Hong Kong. That being said, it is still no reason to panic as the crime levels are still comparable with any of the great Western cities like Sydney, London or New York. Use your usual common sense and avoid going to deserted places alone at night, and you will probably be fine.

Shenzhen has lots of pickpockets, especially in areas around bus and train stations. Also watch out for groups of children, who will tackle and hold you around your legs until you give them money to go away. (useful info for your China vacations and trips)

Leave your passports in your hotel’s safe deposit. Divide your cash by stuffing some in your pants pocket too.

Be careful to exchange money only with recognized places or people as they may give you fake currency. To be safe, only do your currency exchange at the Bank of China.

Be sure to keep an eye on the bigger notes (¥100 especially) given during payment to the salespeople, they may exchange it under the table while you are not looking and claim that you have given them a fake note. It is recommended to always keep loose change (smaller denominations) while taking a taxi or shopping at the market.

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This article is about the KTV in Shanghai and you can find some helpful information in it if you are planning your China vacations now.

1. Haoledi KTV:

There are 6 Haoledi KTV stores in Shanghai: Xintiandi flagship store, Huaihai store, Huangpu store, Dongnan store, Meiluo store and Wujiaochang store. Here is the reservation phone number: 8002200808. The decoration of Haoledi KTV is good. What I like most is the Xintiandi flagship store. It has lots of KTV rooms. You will need to tell them the room type you want when making your reservation. They have mini, small, medium and large rooms available for the customers. There is a convenience store in it and the price is not high. You can get Heineken beer for 15 rmb in this convenience store. I don’t like the Luwei (meat or fowl stewed with soy sauce and strained before serving) dish which they like to recommend to the customers. The fruit plate is not bad and it costs only 28 rmb. This Haoledi KTV is a good place for you to hang out with friends, throw a small party or entertain your clients. The cost for the prime time is about 150 rmb for one person.

Rating(10 is the highest score): 10 for the sound system, 8 for the songs update speed, 9 for the KTV room condition.

2. Party World:

Party World has 3 stores in Shanghai: Jingan store (62490300), Huangpu store (63741111), Luwan store (63749909). What I like it most is the attractive promotions. 80% off for 07:00 – 12:00 (Monday to Thursday). 20% off for 20:00 – 24:00 (Monday to Thursday). You can get free food in the Party World KTV. It is a buffet and you can get lots of choices here. Some people like this buffet of the Party World very much. In my view, it is just ok.   The Party World KTV is very popular in Shanghai and you need to make a reservation first if you wanna be here. I like to hang out with friends in Party World KTV. By the way, the cost here is not low. (about 150 rmb for one person)

Rating: 10 for the sound system, 9 for the songs update speed, 9 for the KTV room condition.

3. Langsha KTV:

They have 3 stores in Shanghai: Xuhui store, Nanjinglu store, Baoshan store. Here is the number for reservation: 63512535, 63512536. I only visited the Xuhui store once and I feel like being in a disco club in this KTV. The good thing here is the price. It is lower than Party World and Haoledi KTV. The food here is not special. (just some ordinary Chinese food)

Rating: 8.5 for the sound system, 8 for the songs update speed, 8 for the KTV room condition.

4. Padouva KTV:

It is located in the famouse Nanjinglu street. Here is the phone number for reservation: 62588889. Its decoration style is unique. (designed by some famous designers) Because of its good location, the cost here is not low. (more expensive than the Haoledi KTV) One interesting thing here is the PS2 (Sony Play Stations 2) rooms. If you are throwing a birthday party here, you can get a free birthday cake.

Rating: 9 for the sound system, 9 for the songs update speed, 9.5 for the KTV room condition.

5. Shanghai Gecheng KTV:

They have 2 stores in Shanghai: Ganglu Square store and Nanjingdonglu store. Here is the phone number for reservation: 63522111. Usually you can get a big discount here but its sound system is just ok. Do not choose this place to hang out with friends if you are not a very good singer.

Rating: 7 for the sound system, 8 for the songs update speed, 8 for the KTV room condition.

By Shane Lee. Date: 06/09/2009.

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