The Forbidden City

The Forbidden City, also known as the Palace Museum, expanded its closures from Monday afternoons to the entire day, a move the museum said will better preserve its relics and allow enough time each week to maintain them. Welcome to China, Chinatourguide.com is pleasure to provide service for your China tours or indochina tours.

 
The incomparable palace occupies an area of 720,000 square meters (177.9 acres) and has approximately 8,700 rooms. A high red wall with a total length of 3,400 meters (3,718 yards) encases the palace. There are four gates in each side, with Meridian Gate (Wu Men) as the main entrance. Four exquisite watchtowers sit at the corners of the wall. With roofs covered with golden glazed tile, red painted walls and grey-white bases, the rectangular palace appears extremely luxurious and grand. Spectacular halls in it are neatly arranged in bilateral symmetry along a central axis that conforms to the axis of Beijing City.

There are two gates to this Forbidden City. The first one is the southern gate, which is chiefly known as Meridian Gate and the second one is northern gate which is known as Gate of Divine. The southern gate is joined to Tiananmen Square in the south direction. You have to get into this complex from its southern gate and leave from its northern gate. You are suggested to avail Beijing transportation such as taxi, subway and bus. Please bear in mind that taxis do not take halt at northern gate or southern gate. In fact, it is a pleasurable place with lots of things to explore about Chinese heritage. For making merriment, accompany your family members and friends to this complex palace.

GuizhouGuizhou is home to largest Miao village in the world

The province of Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village, Guizhou (贵州) is home to largest Miao village in the world. Its name says it all : “Xijiang One Thousand Household Miao Village” (西江千户苗寨). Welcome to China, Chinatourguide.com is pleasure to provide Guizhou tour for you, we also provide other China tours and indochina tours with local guide.

 
Xin Qiao Village is known for its traditional dance performances, as well as the Miao version of the miniskirt.  Dances are held in the village square. A huge gong is tied to a wooden post in the middle of the square. An all-male band of Lusheng players, with the bandleader also in charge of striking the gong, plays for an all-female group of dancers. The lushly dressed female dancers, whose total number can reach 100, move in lines and circles, forming different patterns. Their bodies, adorned with silver headwear, necklaces, bangles, and anklets become musical instruments as well, emitting a metallic melody in sync with the rhythm of their footsteps.The most popular dances include "The Pheasant Dance", "The Wooden Stool Dance", and "The Joyful Children Dance". Guests can participate in the dances.

Xijiang Miao Village is also the homeland of Miao song, dance and abundant local festivals. The local people are good at singing and dancing. They sing songs to express their feelings and perform dances to celebrate their bumper harvests and to greet good luck. Xijiang Miao festivals are rich and colorful. You can enjoy the Miao songs, dances, customs, rites, costumes and silver ornaments here.

Hoa Lu is a district of Ninh Binh Province in the Red River Delta region

Hoa Lu is a district of Ninh Binh Province in the Red River Delta region. It had been the ancient capital of Vietnam in the 10th century under Dinh and Le Dynasty. This is a relic keeping Vietnam's history in feudal eras as well as a place forming Vietnamese culture and tradition. At the same location, Tam Coc is a beautiful landscape that entiled as a “Halong Bay on land”. Tourists coming to Tam Coc can enjoy the boat trip along rice paddy, and gaze the breath-taking scenery of Vietnamese rural area. Indochinatourguide is pleased to offer great service in your Vietnam tour.

 
Next to Tam Coc is Hoa Lu, the relics of the ancient capital of Vietnam in 10th century . What remains are temples dedicated to the two heroes: King Dinh and King Le whom chosen Hoa Lu to build the citadel of the capital city. Though the temples are not wholly maintained, some precious antiques are still preserved well like: the whole-stone dragon thrones; wooden has-relieves and lacquered statues of King Dinh, Kinh Le and Queen Duong Van Nga who in turn got married to both of the Kings.

The river trip is wonderful for photo hunters, especially when local people come to harvest the water rice planted along the river, or when they transplant some seedling for the next crops. The tourists often compare the place with Guilin – China, or more closely, to the limestone islets of Halong Bay in the Tonkin Gulf for their similar geological structures and shapes. Thus Tam Coc is also called Halong-Bay-On-Land.

Punakha Dzong, is the administrative centre of Punakha dzongkhag in Punakha

The Punakha Dzong, also known as Pungtang Dechen Photrang Dzong  is the administrative centre of Punakha dzongkhag in Punakha, Bhutan. Constructed by Zhabdrung (Shabdrung) Ngawang Namgyal in 1637–38, it is the second oldest and second largest dzong in Bhutan and one of its most majestic structures. The Dzong houses the sacred relics of the southern Drukpa Kagyu school including the Rangjung Kasarpani, and the sacred remains of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal and Terton Padma Lingpa. Punakha Dzong was the administrative centre and the seat of the Government of Bhutan until 1955, when the capital was moved to Thimphu. Indochinatourguide.com is pleased to offer genuine Bhutan tour for you, like 5 Days Bhutan Classic Tour, 9 Days Bhutan Discovery Tour.

Since than Punakha became the capital of Bhutan where the successive Desids administered the country through the Dual system of government. It served as the seat of government until the reign of the second king Jigme Wangchuck. The negotiations with the British envoys all took place in this Dzong. It was also the place where Ugyen Wangchuk, Bhutan’s first hereditary king, was crowned in 1907. The first session of the National Assembly of Bhutan was also held here under King Jigme Dorjee Wangchuk in 1952.

Built in 1637 it served as the seat of the government until the mid 20th century. Over the centuries it has suffered damage from several fires and flooding but still remains one of the most impressive dzongs in Bhutan.
Permission to enter the dzong is not usually granted to tourists when the monk body moves here from Thimpu in winter, but it is still worth viewing from the outside.