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Getting a China visa is not as hard as you might imagine. Every year hundreds of thousands of people from outside of China visit the country for various reasons. While some come as tourist, there are others who come to study or even to set up a business. If you are planning on travelling to China as a tourist you will have to first seek out and obtain a tourist visa for China. Getting a China travel is very simple. All you have to do is complete a China visa application after you have made sure that you meet the China visa requirements.

The requirements and steps that need to be taken in order to get a tourist visa to China are as follows:

You will first need to complete a China Visa Application Form. This form will cover various personal information and contact information that is needed to process your visa application. This application must be completed in full and must also be completed on an application form for the L-visa.

Attached to this application you will need to place one black and white passport photograph.

You must have a valid and active passport that still has six or more months remaining on it before it expires. Additionally, you will need to make sure that your passport has at least one blank page in it. If you are a frequent traveler and you tend to finish off your passport pages way too quickly, make sure you check out your passport well in advance so you can apply for the extra pages.

Finally, you will need to complete an application with the china visa service that you are using to acquire your tourist visa.

Additional, fees and steps can be taken in order to speed up this process. For example, by attaching a planned travel schedule to your application you can expect a more speedy turn around time.

A China tourist visa is best obtained by turning to a visa service that specializes in obtaining tourist visas for individuals who are visiting China. An L-visa is designed for any tourist who may be visiting China for a vacation, to visit family members, to visit friends, or to explore China for the very first time. Without a China visa you will not be permitted to enter China and you will also not be able to leave China. Therefore, it is vitally important that you claim a visa before entering the country.

Many travelers believe that the only thing they need to enter China is a passport. However, that is untrue. You must obtain a visa to China and must have this visa before entering the country. Many people are not aware of this and they will schedule their vacation and will put down deposits for airfare and lodging, only to discover that they can’t enter the country. These people will have wasted both their time and their money. You need a visa to visit China! There is no way around this!

When you turn to a tourist visa service you will simply need to complete a service application and all necessary forms that they present you. These services will then take the necessary steps that are needed to claim a tourist China visa for you. When using these types of services you don’t have to worry yourself with the legal process and can simply sit back and wait for your China visa to be approved. There is no easier or more efficient way to go about getting a visa to China. Attempting to carry out this process on your own can result in a loss of money and mistakes that could cost you your chances of obtaining a China visa.

China’s global presence is felt distinctly in international trade. China business is gaining popularity in import-export business. Tourism industry of China is also developing on a major scale. Both, inbound and outbound Chinese tourism are gaining steadfast recognition. Now with a booming economy many Chinese are financially secure. They now want to tour the world and see many places like never before. The middle class public has become top business class citizens in a few years time, thanks to global sourcing. Chinese citizens are flocking down in large numbers to foreign countries like Australia, U.S and U.K. Around three lakh Chinese tourists visited Australia in 2006. According to sources, the numbers are going to increase three folds within a span of five years. The actual number of tourists from China Business to Australia has increased by 20 percent. This is the direct result of the flourishing Chinese market in the international trade. Apart from international trade and commerce, even the infrastructure of China is being improved to its newfound economic status. The roadways, railways, trams, buses and the air travels are being given a new face-lift. Many flyers and under –ground roads ands bridges are being constructed for easy and relaxed travel in China. Way back in the middle of the nineteenth century China was considered as an economically backward country with a large population, but all this has changed within a few decades. Now China business is rich with a growing economy and international trade. The Chinese upper-middle class has loads of money and like their neighbors, Korea, Japan and Taiwan; they too want to take a tour to exotic locations and foreign places. China travel business has considerably developed. Major countries like Australia have been added to the list of countries permitted by the Chinese government for Chinese visitors and travel groups. Foreign countries are more than ready to welcome these wealthy Chinese tourists. As the numbers are significantly increasing every year, foreign authorities are relaxing rules for these Asian visitors. There is a considerable distance from China to Australia, it’s a long and tiring plane journey and the tickets are costly. A trip costs about $1,000, which is on par with an average monthly pay of many Chinese. Still many are bearing this expense for having a good time, necessarily shopping and sightseeing.

Inbound tourism is also booming business for China. The city of Shenzen is popular for its shopping arcades and plazas. The Chinese cultural villages in Shenzhen are major tourists spots. The Safari Park, Xiaomeisha beach hotels, Minsk World, Botanical lake garden are other attractions for foreign visitors. Apart from these, Shenzhen also has restaurants,which offer numerous varieties of authentic Chinese cuisines. According to reports, China Business will acquire the status of ‘the most visited country’, by 2020. Tourism has greatly increased over the last few decades. Emerging rich affluent business class and the relaxation in travel restrictions and rules by Chinese government has brought about this welcome change for a booming China travel business.

The quaint and ancient city town of Lijiang in Yunan, a province of China is generously well endowed by nature with magnificent and beautiful mountains, rivers and a long history. Not surprisingly, this county was entered into the list of world cultural legacy by the World Legacy Committee of the United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organization in 1997.

Lijiang’s history can be traced as far back as 800 years to 900 years dating from the Sung Dynasty. Why is town one of the most beautiful tourist attraction and destination in the world?

Well, firstly, it is one of the very few cities which is over a mile high above sea level. Smacked in the middle of the Lijiangba Dam, the town surrounded by towering snowcapped mountains and a river that traverse through an oriental forest with small streams meandering into the town itself. Some tourists even called this place “Heaven On Earth” or “The Shangri-la”.

In Feb 1996, a tragic earthquake Lijiang measuring 7 on the Richter rocked Lijiang killing more than 5,000 people, mainly the of Naxi community. This ethnic tribal people is the major community in Lijiang. The Naxi people are a hardy lot and they make a living by herding yaks and doing smalltime retail businesses.

Although the earthquake was a shattering blow to the local population, the catastrophic event caught the attention of the world and suddenly, Lijiang’s natural beauty was exposed and tourism boomed like never before. As such, Lijiang is now one of the most popular tourist travel destination and attraction in China.

The construction of the ancient Lijiang city was quickly developed in the Ming Dynasty period. This is because the Ming Dynasty made a large number of people in Anhui Province to migrate into Lijiang in order to station military garrisons and common people in the border areas.

As a result of the mass migration, the buildings of Lijiang ancient city were very much influenced by the architectural style of Anhui Province. The original buildings of the Naxi people can now only be found in the rural areas surrounding Lijiang.

The Yuan dynasty and the Mongol Emperor then, Kublai Khan stationed military garrisons in Lijiang in 1253. He brought the foreign Mongolian culture to this city and as such, Lijiang was also influenced by the culture Central China, such as Buddhism and Taoism, and then Christianity and Islamic culture from the early 1900s. The Naxi community assimilated all these cultures and today Lijiang is also very much appreciated for its cultural landscape not only in China, but the entire Asia. Millions of tourists travel to Lijiang every year to enjoy Lijiang’s primitive simplicity, tranquility and elegant culture.

The folks in this town know how to enjoy music too. You can hear the spellbinding tunes emanating from humble homes in Dayanzhen Town. The musicians carry their home made musical instruments to take part in household parties all over the town.

The Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in Lijiang is perhaps one the most beautiful mountain range in the world, famous for its perilous, beautiful and breathtaking landscapes. The peak of the Jade Dragon Mountain is about 5596 meters (about 17,000 ft) above sea level. The mountain’s thirteen peaks viewed from south to north look an like elegant flying giant Chinese dragon. A very formidable view indeed.

So if you are visiting China, do drop by and take in the sights of this breathtaking tourist attraction called Lijiang.

Stanley Market is great place for visitors to enjoy a unique shopping experience. Different types of shops are available with a variety of items on offer such as antique shops, textiles and electronic goods. Stanley Market features plenty of small dining places offering food from all corners of the globe and travelers can feast in the open air. Communicating in English is not an issue in Stanley Market, as many visitors stopover and this has resulted in the locals acquiring a useful command of the language.

Silk garments, sportswear, paintings, Chinese costume jewelry and tokens are displayed in the shops allowing visitors to take something back home to remind them of their stay in Hong Kong. This enables vacationers to really look around and purchase everything that they need to gift as presents to their family and friends.

After a day spent shopping, sightseers can take pleasure in an excellent lunch at the numerous restaurants in the area, making it a favorite amongst locals and tourists alike. Tourists can finish off shopping at Stanley Market and proceed to the stylish restaurant Bayside Brasserie which is in the vicinity. In addition to Western and Oriental fare, Indian cuisine and pizza is also on hand.

Regular bus and taxis can be used to get to the Stanley Market. It must be said that Stanley Market has been a fishing village prior to the British arriving in Hong Kong. At all times, this eventful market has drawn crowds but nowadays day-trippers don’t go there to procure fish, but to obtain t-shirts and souvenirs. Guests looking for a Hong Kong Hotel for a pleasurable stay can look no further than the Cosmopolitan Hotel Hong Kong from which they can tour the hot spots of the city along with Stanley Market.

When you said that you have been to China as a sight seeing tourist, invariably people will ask you whether you have you visited The Great Wall Of China.

Why are people so obsessed with this ancient fortress monument? Well, as someone who have taken a sightseeing tour of the Great Wall, I can sum it up in one word. The Great Wall of China is awesome!

I was awestruck by the spectacular scenery and its courageous history. This gigantic monument is considered by many people as one of the wonders of the world. Any tourist traveling to China must definitely make visit the Chinese tourist attraction.

The Great Wall of China is over 2,000 years old and it is a monument rich in history. It was first conceived and constructed by Qin Shi Huang or also known as Shi Huang Ti, who was the first emperor of China. The wall is called “Wan-Li Qang-Qeng” in Chinese when translated literally means 10,000 li long wall which is equivalent to about 5,000 km or 2,272 miles long.

The Great Wall Of China was constructed as a military fortification against intrusion by invading normadic ancient tribes. The Chinese people at that time called these tribes barbarians since the Chinese royalties were living in sprawling palaces and these tribes were living in tents.

After the emperor Qin unified China in 214 BC, he ordered the construction of the wall. It took more than a decade to construct and the great wall stretched from Lintao in the eastern part of Gansu province in the west to Liaodong in Jilin province in the east. The wall not only served as a defensive bastien against invaders in the northern parts of China, it is also a symbol of power for the proud emperor.

From the Qin Dynasty onwards, Xiongnu (translated from Chinese as fierce anger), which was an ancient tribe that roamed Northern China, frequently make incursions and plunder towns and villages along the northern border.

During the Han Dynasty in and around 121 BC, emperor Han Wu Di, ordered three military expeditions to repel and quash the Xiongnu tribe. The military expeditions successfully pushed the Xiongnu tribe into the far north of the Gobi desert, which is a tundra.

In order to secure the safety of the Hexi Corridor (now Gansu province), the emperor also ordered the construction of the extension of the Great Wall westward into the Hexi Corridor and Xinjiang region. The ruins of the tower beacons and debris of the Han Wall are still preserved in Dunhuang, Yumen and Yangguan districts and provinces. There is also a report that more ruins of the Han Wall have recently been discovered near Lopnur in Xinjiang province.

The present day Great Wall Of China in Beijing is mainly the remains from the Ming Dynasty era. During this golden era of Chinese culture, bricks and granite were used when the workers laid the foundation of the wall. Sophisticated designs and passes were also constructed in places of strategic military importance.

To further empower the military’s control of China’s northern frontiers, the Ming Dynasty government divided the Great Wall into nine zones and placed each zone under the command and control of a Zhen, which is a military garrison headquarter.

The Ming Wall begins at Yalujiang River in what is now in Heilongjiang province, through Liaoning, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Ningxia provinces, to Gansu reaching a length of about 12,700 li (about 5,200 km or 2,400 miles).

Although The Great Wall served succeeding dynasties very well for a few hundred years as a defence bastion against invading forces, the invaders from the north in the end were able to advance and conquer China in succeeding dynasties such as Mongolians (Yuan Dynasty, 1271-1368) and the Manchus (Qing Dynasty, 1644-1911) did.

With such splendidly rich history and panoramic views, is it any wonder why the Great Wall Of China is one of the most visited tourist attraction in the world?

I definatly want to see the great wall. What else is there to see? What do you think is a good amount of time to visit China to get a good experience? And also how is inter-country transportation?

Now if you have traveled to China for a vacation holiday or on a business trip, people will inevitably ask you whether you have visited The Great Wall of China? Why is this tourist attraction in China so attractive? It is because if you have not gone sightseeing at the Great Wall of China, then your China vacation is missing out a great deal. Here is why.

The Great Wall of China is an integral feature of the geography of Northern China and has captured the imaginations of people throughout its long and distinguished history or some people may wish to think of as its notorious history. The Chinese call this magnificent wall Wan Li Chang Cheng when literally translate means Wall of Ten Thousand Li. A Li is a Chinese measurement of distance such as a mile or kilometer.

The Great Wall of China saw its first piecemeal construction from the fifth century BC down to the 16th century AD as a strategic deterrence against raids, plunders and even invasions from northern nomadic tribes of which the Chinese at that time regarded as hostile barbarians.

When the Chinese were unified under Emperor Qin Shi Huang or Shi Huangdi in 221 BC, the first emperor of China started the construction of the Great Wall to protect China’s northern border towns and villages against the Huns, Xiong Nu tribesman. The words Xiong Nu when directly translated from Chinese literally means Fierce Fury. You can imagine how the Chinese was so fearful of this tribe by labeling it with such a name.

The Xiong Nus were finally driven to the far flung corners of the Gobi desert after 3 Chinese military search and destroy expeditions. Even then, the walls failed to curb the invasion of China by the Mongols (Yuan Dynasty) and the Manchurians (Ching Dynasty).

Historical records showed that as many as 300,000 men working for ten years on the first phase of the wall’s construction. Stories of hardship and thousands of tragic death suffered by the conscripted laborers are passed down to show that Shi Huangdi was a hated tyrant.

Constructed mostly with bricks and masonry, the wall was built by Chinese rulers of 10 dynasties and the length of the wall, meandering through mountains and valleys totaled an incredible 25,000 km or almost 16,000 miles long.

Since the 1950s, five parts of the wall have been restored and like most tourists, I visited the wall from the Badaling section one winter afternoon in Nankou Pass after a visit to the Ming Tombs. I was awestruck with the wall structure as well as the fantastically stunning winter scenery and landscape.

The second most popular access to the Great Wall is through Mutianyu, northeast of Beijing in Huairou County. The advantage of visiting the Great Wall of China from this point is that it is less crowded than the Badaling access. Is it any wonder then that tourists visiting China usually include a sightseeing trip to the majestic Great Wall of China?

As the economic and financial center in East Asia, Hong Kong enjoys all the benefits of a dynamic and vibrant metropolis. Hong Kong however still captures the romance and mystery of days gone by in the markets and lanes where East meets West. In addition to its impressive modernity, Hong Kong has many accessible beaches and natural sights for outdoor lovers. Lantua Island for example, provides a relaxing atmosphere for a holiday break.
Attraction In hongkong,Victoria Peak
Victoria Peak is the highest peak in Hong Kong Island with an altitude of 554 meters and has been considered as a landmark of the island.

It is the best spot to have a bird’s eye view of the Victoria Harbor and the whole thriving island. Viewed from the peak, the scenes are different between day time and night. At day time, you can see high and crowded buildings and the busy Victoria Harbor. At night, lit up by colorful lights, the whole scene is dazzling as a fairly-tale world. The best spot to enjoy the scene is the Peak Tower and the Lion Kiosk beside the peak tram terminal.

To reach the Victoria Peak, you can take the peak tram which was put into service in 1888. Its steepest point has an angle of 27 degree which definitely can give you an unforgettable experience.
tourist Attraction in hongkong
Aberdeen Bay maintains the characteristic of a traditional fishing village of the 1800s. The village is still the home for hundreds of fishermen. Fishing boats ranging from the traditional Chinese sailing boats to the luxuriously furnished modern ships fill the bay. Tours of the bay by sampan are available. Many visitors come here only for the seafood, which is authentic and tasty.