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Visit to the old city of Pingyao |
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Take a trip back to the China of 200 years ago |
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Ping Yao is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a traditional Han Chinese city, founded in the 14th century.
On its streets we are back in time to a time 200 years before. The old stone carriage way, towers, traditional buildings with their fronts covered with red lanterns. An amazing but simple architecture …bicycles and pedestrians all along.
We walk with no fixed purpose, away from those touristic places and there we are all alone with these stones, arches, courtyards, all alone with history.
We observe the daily life of these people: Old people sitting peacefully out of them houses, people riding those bikes, little kids playing… |
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1 day: We by train go Pingyao at evening
2 days: Walking、cycling and sunbathing and make dumplings in Pingyao
3 days:Us back to Beijing |
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| Meet up location: I can meet you at your hotel or, if it more convenient, at Yonganli Subway Station (Line 1), Exit B (by Starbucks). |
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| End location: Train station or your hotel |
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| Duration: 2 days |
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meet your tour guide...
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| 100 RMB - Buy a little something you like |
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1.Train tickets.
2.Bicycles offers.
3.Food and hotels. |
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| Tour #: 2292 |
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| Tour Type: City, Cultural, Cycling |
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| Transportation Method: Train Walking Cycling |
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| Activity Level: Light |
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 Friendly: Yes. |
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| Kid Friendly: No. |
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| Language(s): English (basic), Mandarin (fluent) explanation |
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| Maximum travelers: 6 |
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we joined in on a trip she had arranged on the Great Wall. She knows how to get to the wild, unrestored parts that even the locals seldom see. Our trip that time included a night stay in a bed and breakfast type place where we experienced the real thing to the fullest living with the local people for a fraction of the cost of what other places would charge. Cleanliness and safety were always ensured wherever she took us.
Wayne Squair, Kamloops, BC, Canada |
Heidi’s specialty is finding great spots to hike and enjoy nature in the Beijing area, especially on unrestored portions of the Great Wall connecting undeveloped, “tourist-free” wilderness, farmland and villages. Heidi’s level of communication in English is basic. However, this does not pose a problem for the adventurous sort of person that enjoys her tours.
Lana MacDonald, September 2009 |
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