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Fit for a queen

Shangri-La Hotel, Beijing, has orchestrated an extravaganza for Mother's Day to make every mom feel like a queen. Mothers dining in Cafe Cha will be treated to a pampering 20-minute head and shoulder massage in the hotel garden by CHI, The Spa therapists. Mothers could also go for an elegant brunch at S.T.A.Y. Restaurant. Brunch is available on May 13 from 11 am to 4 pm.

010-6841-2211 Ext 6572.

Dining in stitches

Exciting news for German speaking friends! Crowne Plaza Beijing Park View Wuzhou hotel will invite famous German Comedy group for a two-day show at the Garden Club House. The hotel's chef will also prepare a delicious white asparagus set dinner, complete with authentic German wine and beer. 528 yuan per head, including set dinner, three glasses of German wine or beer, and free flow of soft drinks. 6:30-11 pm, May 17 & 18.

010-8498-2288.

Grainy delights

In celebration of the Dragon Boat Festival, the Ritz-Carlton, Beijing has crafted a variety of rice dumpling delights with traditional and authentic recipes by Chef Ku. Diners could also choose to create their own variety of rice dumplings. From June 1 to 31.

010-5908-8888.

Father's Day brunch

Celebrate Father's Day with Sunday brunch at the Westin Beijing Chaoyang. Themed "Wild West", diners could indulge in a wide array of great food and wine. 11 am-3:30 pm, June 17, level two of the hotel.

010-5922-888.

Mama mia

Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel is ready to roll out the red carpet for Mother's Day with a champagne brunch of fine Italian cuisine. The healthy brunch is held at BLD Restaurant on Sunday, May 13 from 11:30 am-3 pm. The sumptuous fare includes organic food, caviar, a wide selection of seafood, Champagne risotto and desserts.

010-5863-8888.

Xian Big Wild Goose Pagoda

Xian is an ancient city in China and there are many wonderful and famous spots for you during your Xian tour. The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is one of the famous spots and well known in home and abroad. The simple and magnificent Big Wild Goose Pagoda is located in Ci'en Temple which is located on south of the Yanta Road in south of the ancient Xian city. The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is the most famous ancient pagoda in Xian now and it is the symbol of the ancient city. In the center of the city emblem, there is the magnificent Tang famous ancient pagoda.

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda has the full name of Ci'en Temple Big Wild Goose Pagoda. It was started to be built in 652. The pavilion style brick pagoda use rubbed brick work which is the Chinese special traditional architectural art style.

According to the record, the Ci'en Temple was built by Tang Gaozong Li Zhi for his mother to pray for luck. The north side faces to the Hanyuan Hall in Daming Palace. Near the temple, there is Qujiang Pool, apricot garden and Leyou Garden. The scenery here is charming and beautiful. The Big Wild Goose Pagoda was built by the first Buddhist abbot—Xuanzang. He brought a large numbers of sutra, figures of Buddha and Buddhist relics from Indian. The pagoda was built to sacrifice and store them.

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is pavilion style brick pagoda. It is 64.517 meters high and 25 meters long in each side. The pagoda body is square pyramid which sits on the 4.2 meters high brick platform. The black bricks build the pagoda body. The structure is vigorous. The external is wood structure. The pagoda becomes small and small from the down to the top. The whole building has grand momentum, simple and vigorous sculpture and coordinating proportion. It is the masterwork in Tang dynasty. Many famous poets climbed the pagoda and left famous poems here.

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is built under the direction of the imperial family. There are large numbers of Buddhism sutras. The Big Wild Goose Pagoda has eminent position and grand scale. It is a must choice during your Xian travel.

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Bamboo Garden Hotel
Bamboo Garden Hotel is a 3 star courtyard hotel located at west of the drum tower, hide itself in an ancient hutong. It was once the residence of an official named Sheng Xuanhuai during the end of Qing dynasty. It is close to the famous Wangfujing Street.

Bamboo Garden Hotel has various rooms such as stanard room and suite, all the rooms features a complete set of facilities like central air conditioning, satellite TVs, international direct dial telephones, refrigerators, safes and hair dryers.

Bamboo Garden Hotel offers various accommodations ranging from single rooms to suites, all equipped with Hair dryer, In-room safe, Central air conditioning, domestic direct-dial, International direct-dial, Mini bar,  Mini refrigerator etc.

For dining, Bamboo Garden Hotel owns a Chinese restaurant serves Sichuan and Cantonese dishes, a coffee shop and a tea house also offer elegant environment to enjoy a leisure dining. Room service will also meet your demands.

This hotel also has a great multifunction Hall which can hold 100 guests, guests for parties, meetings or other event can take advantage of it. For leidure time, guests can enjoy the beauty salon.

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China is one of the oldest countries in the world with nearly 4,000 years history. With an area of 9,600,000 sq km it ranked as the third largest country in the world. China is abundant of a variety of resources, plants, animals, and minerals, the land has nurtured countless generations of Chinese people. On October 1st, 1949, the new China was founded as the 'People's Republic of China'. Since then, China has developed independently and vigorously. Most recently, reform and opening-up policy has energized life in China.

China spans a 62 degrees of longitude and 49 degrees of latitude, so the climate is extrmely different betwween north and south of the country. Most of China territory is located in the Temperate Zone and the weather was not too hot and has four distinct seasons. The southern part in the tropical and subtropical zones, the northern part near the Frigid Zone. So you will see different charming scenery is different seasons.

As an oldest country, it adopts a lot of amazing historical relics such as Great Wall, Summer Palace and Forbidden City in Beijing, Terracotta warriors in Xian and Potala Palace in Tibet. There are also modern cities and modern scenery in China, like famous Shanghai, picturesque Guilin and magical Jiuzhaigou and so on!

China is a splendid country attracts numrous visitors all over the world!