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HOW TO
MAKE RESERVATION?
You can make a reservation on Hotel,Airticket & Tour by
E-mail, Fax or Phone. Our office hours: 08:30-18:00(GMT+08:00).
Because of the time difference, it would be better to reserve
by email or message board out of our working hours. Each of
your requests will be respond promptly. You can get our contact
information in our website. Once the tour is confirmed by both
of us, the reservation is made. At the same time, a deposit
is required, and the amount depends on what tour you plan.
The balance you can pay us, upon you arrive Beijing. |
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China has been
a major travel destination of the world and attract
more and more tourists from all over the world.China
will be more important to the 2lst century. Fascination
with Chinese past, Chinese present, and Chinese future… |
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China has 23
provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities
and 2 Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and
Macao). Different cities, different culture and special
interests. |
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Introduction Of Henan Province
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| Henan
Province |
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Geographic
location |
| Henan Province
is located in eastern central China, on the plain between
the Yellow and Huaihe rivers. As most part of the province
lies to the south of the Yellow River, which runs for
over 700 km through its territory, it was given the
name Henan (River South). Neighboring Hebei, Shanxi,
Shaanxi, Hubei, Anhui and Shandong provinces, Henan
covers an area of 167,000 sq km. |
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| Other
Information Of Henan Province |
| Capital |
Zhengzhou |
| Population |
93
millions |
| Ethnic
groups |
Han |
| Major
Cities |
Zhengzhou | Luoyang | Kaifeng | Pingdingshan | Xinxiang | Anyang | Nanyang |
| Climate |
| Henan has a continental climate of
the north temperate zone, with hot, rainy summer, dry,
inclement winter and windy spring. It has a mean annual
temperature of 13㣭15C, increasing from north to south,
an annual frost-free period of 6-8 months, and a mean
annual precipitation of 600-900 mm, also increasing from
north to south. |
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| Major
Scene Spots |
| Longmen
Caves |
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| The caves got the name
Long men,which means"Dragon Gate,"because the
two mountains appear as a gate with the Yi River running
through it,and when the Sui dynasty emperor built his
palace in Luoyang, it faced the mountain"Gate."The
Longmen Caves comprise 1300 caves adorned with 100,000
statues. Many experts consider them the artistic triumph
of Buddhist stone carving.Sculpturing began in 473 when
the emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty moved his capital
from Datong to Luoyang. |
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| Shaolin
Temple |
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| Shaolin Temple is probably
the most famous temple in China, not only because of
its long history and its role in Chinese Buddhism, but
also because of its martial arts or Wushu Chan. Shaolin
Temple is situated in the beautiful Songshan Mountains,
which is only eight miles of Dengfeng and about 50 miles
southwest of Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province.Shaolin
Temple was established in 495 during the Northern Wei
Dynasty (386-534). Batuo, an Indian monk, came to Luoyang,
the ancient capital, for spreading Buddhism at that period.
Emperor Xiaowen was a believer of Buddhism so he decided
to build the temple in the Songshan Mountains to house
Batuo, who translated many Buddhist works and had a few
hundred followers there. |
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| Nanputuo
Temple |
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| South Putuo Temple was
first built in the Tang Dynasty and is one of the sacred
places of Buddhism in Southern Fujian.It is situated
below the Five Old Gentlemen Peaks in the southern part
of the island of Xiamen. The temple attracts a large
number of pilgrims at home and from abroad. |
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| White
Horse Temple |
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| Built in 68 A.D. this
temple is the first Buddhist Temple in China. Legend
has that two famous monks of India brought sutra on "White
Horses" to China. Therefore, named "White Horses" Temple.
In front of main gate there are pair of stone statue
of "White Horses". |
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