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Yuyuan Bazaar, Which Is Outside the Yu Garden

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Yuyuan market, located outside yuyuan garden, is located in the center of old Shanghai, close to the old chenghuang temple. There are many traditional Chinese buildings that are now used as commercial stores to sell local products, snacks, jewelry, souvenirs, antiques and so on.

There are a variety of shops inside the market, and tourists can meet all kinds of needs. They can enjoy traditional Chinese architecture, taste local snacks, and buy antiques and silk products as gifts for friends or relatives. The market is well worth a visit when the bright lights at night give a pleasant atmosphere.

The market offers tourists the best local food. Nanxiang steamed buns  are known for their unique ingredients and are known as the best steamed buns in China. Another famous restaurant is lyublang, where crab buns, crab tofu and shortbread are the most popular dishes. Many world-famous politicians and tourists have come here, such as former US President Bill Clinton. Visitors can also sample some local snacks, such as yangchun noodles, Fried steamed buns, crab cakes and rice cakes.

There are many small lanes in the market, and the lanes are full of shops. Yuyuan street, located to the north of yuyuan market, sells a variety of traditional Chinese products. These products include household items, handicrafts and holiday items. In addition, yuyuan fashion street is completely different from the old street. It mainly supplies daily necessities, modern handicrafts, leisure food and coffee drinks. Besides, the gold and jewelry industry is very prosperous in this area, so tourists can also buy gold earrings, necklaces or rings. Both locals and tourists strongly recommend Shanghai old temple gold store and Shanghai ya yi gold store.

When night falls, visitors have ample opportunity to take some beautiful photos at the jade rock market. All the old buildings are decorated and illuminated with colorful lights. Their beautiful reflections on the clear water in front of yuyuan garden are definitely worth a look. The natural combination of modern light and ancient architecture is another beautiful sight.

Han Nationality, the Largest Ethnic Group in the World

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Han Nationality, as the principal ethnicity of China, is the descendant of Yan Emperor and Huang Emperor in the classical era. Han people are found in all parts of the country, but mainly in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River (Huanghe), Yangtze River (Changjiang), Pearl River (Zhujiang) and the Northeast Plain. For years, they together with other ethnic minorities lived mainly on agriculture, and made outstanding achievements in the spheres of politics, philosophy, art, literature and natural science.

Religion

There is no universal religion in China and parts of its population believe in Buddhism, Catholicism, and Christian. Han Nationality, as always, encourages the co-existence of various religious beliefs. Seeking happiness through one’s own efforts and respect (rather than adoration) on ancestors are the major traditions of Chinese people. In history, some Chinese of Han Nationality believed in Buddhism and Taoism; when Catholicism and Christian were introduced to China others started to believe in the foreign religions. For thousands of years, benevolence is the center of Chinese ethnics which emphasizes moral and ethnic education. Confucian School featuring the thoughts of Confucius and Mencius has exerted wide and deep influence on Han people.

Food

Rice and wheat are the staple food, plus vegetables, meat and all kinds of bean products. Rice is usually steamed and sometimes made into porridge, rice noodles, rice cake, sweet dumplings, Zongzi (made of glutinous rice) and glutinous rice cake; steamed buns, noodles, steamed twisted roll, dumping, steamed stuffed buns, Wonton, fried deep-fried dough sticks (Youtiao), spring roll and fried cakes. The cuisines of Han people are usually represented by the Eight Cuisines in China, including Sichuan, Guangdong, Fujian, Anhui, Shandong, Hunan, Zhejiang and Suzhou cuisines. Tea and liquor are two important drinks to the Han people.

Costume

Speaking of the traditional clothes of the Han people, some may think of the cheongsam or Tang suit, which are actually renovation of the clothes of the Manchu. The real Han clothes first appeared about 5,000 years ago during the Yellow Emperor period, but was disappeared because of the minority rulers during the feudal society, especially in the Qing Dynasty. Now more and more Han people realize that the Han clothes are their traditional clothes, and start all kinds of “Han Clothes Movements”.

Hanfu clothing is the traditional dress of the Chinese Han people and it is also one of the cultural symbols of Chinese civilization. Hanfu clothing, as one the most ancient clothing in the world, has a history of more than 4,000 years. The complete scale of clothing customs was established in Han Dynasty, hence the name Hanfu clothing.

Language and Character

Chinese belongs to the Sino-Tibetan family of languages and is their language. The language is divided into seven dialects namely Mandarin, Wu Dialect, Xiang Dialect, Gan Dialect, Min Dialect, Cantonese and Hakka. In different regions, the standard of Chinese varies. The Mandarin is the standard designated language on the Chinese mainland and Taiwan; while Cantonese is the prime dialect of Hong Kong.

Chinese is written in two forms by the Han people – the traditional and simplified Chinese characters. The latter is derived from the former and is now widely and frequently used.

Architecture

House styles and materials of the Han people vary in different regions of China. Those built in North China are mostly made of bricks in the courtyard style. The courtyard (Sihe Yuan) in Beijing is a representative. For houses in Northeast China, the style is almost the same as that in North China except for the walls. As Northeastern China is extremely cold, walls are built thicker and more solid than those of other places to retain warmth. However, in southern China, the Han people build their houses mainly of timber. The unique style of their buildings can be admired in the earthen buildings (tulou) in Fujian and pavilions in Suzhou.

Marriage

In the past most marriages were arranged by parents. Contract for a marriage was very popular. Some young people were arranged as husband and wife by their parents when they were not born. Before engagement, the go-between will be invited to the bride’s family as marriage interview. During the ceremony of engagement, the groom’s family should send some presents to his wife-to-be as betrothal gifts. On the wedding day, the bride should also bring gifts to the groom’s family as dowry.

On the wedding day, the groom will sit on a sedan and go to fetch the bride. Usually the sedan is decorated with music band. When the bride arrives at the groom’s family, she will bow to the groom’s parents and worship Heaven and Earth. After the wedding ceremony, the bride and groom will enter the bridal chamber while the groom’s family members will treat guests and friends with big dinner. In some areas, there are customs of tease the bride and listening to the love chatting between the bride and groom.

Nanjing Road, a Century-old Shopping Street

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China’s premier shopping street, 5.5km (3.4-mile) Nanjing road, stretches from the bund in the east to the intersection of jing ‘an temple and xi yan ‘an street in the west. Today, it is a must-see metropolitan destination, attracting thousands of fashion-conscious shoppers from around the world.

Nanjing road, a century-old street in Shanghai’s huangpu district, bears witness to the city’s history. Over time, it has been reorganized and has undergone significant changes. Large traditional stores no longer dominate the market, as modern shopping malls, specialty stores, theaters and international hotels have sprung up along the streets. To facilitate shopping, there is an all-weather pedestrian playground in the eastern district.

There are more than 600 shops on the road, offering countless famous products of high quality and fashionable style. Upscale stores include tiffany, montblanc, omega and dunhill. About 100 traditional shops and specialty stores offer fine silk, jade, embroidery, wool and clocks. People who like to shop will indulge in the pleasure of shopping.

There are many traditional food stores with a history of 100 years in Nanjing road. Here, you can not only taste the most authentic Shanghai cuisine, but also buy some for your friends and family as gifts.

It was an unforgettable experience taking the old dangdang tram from 8:30 to 22:00 every day. On the slow train, you can see all kinds of shops outside the window, old or new, leaving your view one by one, just like history. The one-way trip will take about 10 minutes and you will have to pay 5 RMB for it.

Flashing neon lights illuminate the magnificent buildings and illuminate the night sky of this vibrant city. Outdoor bars, abstract sculptures and the long music of street musicians make the evening stroll more enjoyable.

Nanjing road in Shanghai consists of east Nanjing road and west Nanjing road, with xizang road in the middle. Nanjing east road is relatively busy because of its proximity to the bund, a Shanghai landmark. Visitors can choose to walk along the whole road or choose a portion of it according to physical strength and time.

Chinese Technologies Introduced into the West via Silk Road

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Cultural exchanges between China and the west are mutually beneficial and make common progress. China’s four great inventions (papermaking, printing, gunpowder, and the compass), as well as sericulture and silk-making, spread to the west. This greatly accelerated the development of the whole world.

In addition to fine Chinese goods, many advanced Chinese technologies were exported to the west, such as silkworm production, silk weaving, papermaking, movable type printing and gunpowder.

During the han dynasty (206bc-220ad), China monopolized the silk trade by keeping production techniques secret. A han princess smuggled silkworms and seedlings and skilled workers into yutian (now hetian). It was not until the 12th century that the technique spread to Western Europe.

In 750 AD, a war broke out between the tang dynasty (618-907) and the Arab empire at bishkek, and the tang army was defeated. As a result, the arabs brought Chinese captives to samarkand along the silk road. Among them were paper workers.

Printing was introduced to central Asia during the tang dynasty. In the 13th century, many europeans came to China via the silk road and brought printing back to Europe. In 1444, German inventor Gutenberg used a similar printing technique to print the bible.

In the early 13th century, Mongol tribes used gunpowder in their westward campaigns to eliminate resistance to them. It was the equivalent of a weapon of mass destruction.

What’s more, karez technology was introduced into western China during the han dynasty. The han troops stationed in the western regions used this technique to store water in desolate conditions. From The Three Kingdoms (220-280) to the tang dynasty (618-907), western and central Asian music, dance, acrobatics and art were introduced to China. The Persian kung fu (23-stringed) and pipa joined the ranks of traditional Chinese instruments during the han dynasty (206bc-220ad).

Material and cultural exchanges are also taking place on this long trade road. Western products such as grapes, clover, walnuts, carrots, peppers, beans, spinach, cucumbers, pomegranates, rare animals, medicinal herbs, condiments and jewelry have poured into China. Chinese porcelain and lacquerware also spread to the west.

China’s Ice and Snow Tourism Revenue is About 386 Billion Yuan

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It’s snowing season again in winter. As Beijing winter Olympic Games entered the countdown, to a snow and ice tourism, has quietly become a popular choice from the weathervane. Recently, the China tourism academy (data center of the ministry of culture and tourism) released the China snow and ice tourism development report 2020, which estimated that during the 2018-2019 snow and ice season, the number of snow and ice tourists in China has reached 224 million and the revenue of snow and ice tourism is about 386 billion yuan.

As a new type of leisure consumption, ice and snow tourism has become a new engine of tourism consumption. Hangzhou people not only go to the northeast to play with snow, but also like to find ice to play with snow. Some insiders also said that, compared with the rapidly growing consumer demand, the number of well-known IP and tourist destinations of ice and snow tourism is not enough, and the form tends to be homogeneous. Moreover, for such high-risk tourism projects, the supporting product system is not yet perfect. These core questions are worth pondering in the current heat of ice and snow tourism.

Through hulunbuir steppe, close contact with reindeer in the alshan deer village, and then all the way north to the North Pole village… During the recent New Year’s day holiday, he jin, a young man from hangzhou, took a special annual leave and went to Harbin with his friends for a “year of ice and snow”. “Maybe it’s because I’ve lived in the south since I was young. I’m always excited when it comes to snow in winter.

In fact, there are many hangzhou consumers like he jin. Several otas have told reporters that although themed tourism products such as snow and ice tourism are still new things at present, the rapidly expanding consumer demand has also made the supply side constantly take on new characteristics.

According to ctrip join the swim team and freedom tour booking data, in November 2019 to January 2020, Harbin, hering snow still is a traditional high popularity of ice and snow tourist destination, the local ice and snow tourist routes and tourism products after years of building, has formed a relatively mature system, which has become a popular choice of similar products, but at the same time, the Lhasa in Tibet, nyingchi winter snow has become a new choice for tourists. “Different from previous years, tourists will pay more attention to the ice and snow routes in xinjiang, Tibet and hubei in 2020.” “Said peng liang, chief researcher of ctrip’s big data lab.

Data from lvmama also showed that the number of bookings for ice and snow tourism products in December 2019 increased by 47.9 percent compared with the same period of the previous year. Among the surrounding tour products, the ice and snow parks in wuxi, yangzhou, shaoxing and other places allow hangzhou tourists to experience the fun of ice and snow in close proximity. In terms of outbound tourism, the Alps in Europe, Hokkaido in Japan, Quebec in Canada, Oregon and Montana in the United States are all favored by hangzhou tourists.” Donkey mother related officials said.

He jin’s first impression is that there are more professional ski resorts and skating rinks in hangzhou. “Snow and ice activities are heating up in hangzhou, and I feel that playing with snow is not only for northerners.”

In addition to outdoor ski resorts such as daming mountain and jiangnan tianchi, there are more and more places for people in hangzhou to play with snow in recent years. According to the data from tianyan, there are 14 enterprises whose business scope includes “skiing” in operation, existing and emigrated in hangzhou, among which 4 new enterprises will be added in 2019, 1 enterprise whose business scope includes “indoor skiing”, and 4 enterprises whose business scope includes “skating”. By last July, nine ice rinks had been built in zhejiang, and seven in hangzhou, one in ningbo and one in quzhou were all in shopping malls.

“Driven by the Olympic snow and ice fever, the northern tourism destinations have obvious advantages in snow and ice sightseeing and professional skiing leisure. Meanwhile, the southern cities have gradually established their advantages in snow entertainment and leisure, and the market pattern is increasingly clear.” Peng liang told reporters. At the same time, the report also pointed out that the south pays more attention to the strong consumption capacity of the local market and the consumption rule of tourist areas, and has attracted many tourists to experience ice and snow in short distance by building large ice and snow commercial complexes and mountain skiing facilities.

Immersive Travel Brings New Experiences in China

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The 2019 China international travel fair has opened in kunming, yunnan province. In the exhibition areas, visitors can not only taste cultural and creative food and buy cultural and creative products, but also participate in role play and make handicrafts with yunnan characteristics. The rich and diverse cultural tourism experience makes people linger and enjoy themselves.

In recent years, with the deepening of the reform on the supply side of tourism, a number of new forms of tourism with strong sense of participation and strong cultural flavor have emerged. These new formats constantly refresh people’s travel experience and become a new growth point for the development of the tourism market.

The new format of tourism can be described by “sense of participation”, “immersion” and “Internet +”

Here, I not only see the beauty of the water town south of the Yangtze river, but also appreciate the beauty of the culture south of the Yangtze river, very comfortable. Recently, li hui, an employee of a financial enterprise in pudong new area of Shanghai, took his family to fuyang district of hangzhou, zhejiang province, to travel by car and felt the charm of the integrated development of local culture and tourism.

Culture is becoming the focus of many scenic spots across the country. The combination of culture and tourism enables culture to go further and travel more poetically. Cultural landscape, tourism and performing arts, theme parks, characteristic towns, cultural and creative development, cultural festivals… Various new modes of cultural and tourism integration emerge one after another, bringing tourists more cultural tourism feast.

With the upgrade of travel consumption, people now put forward higher requirements for travel experience than traditional tourism. Stay in a homestay to experience local customs, watch a super movie in VR, and take a trip through ancient costume… Immersive tourism with more experience and participation is increasingly sought after by tourists.

China’s Consumer Demand for Tourism Is Rising Day by Day

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At present, China’s tourism market is still maintaining rapid growth. According to the big data report on China’s tourism consumption 2018 released by the China tourism academy (data center of the ministry of culture and tourism), the travel power index of China’s domestic residents reached a new high of 17.8 percent last year, and the popularity of tourism consumption has become a trend.

In chongqing, government departments guide and cultivate the upgraded version of “smart tourism”. By promoting the construction of “tourism cloud”, tourism public service, e-commerce, brand promotion, statistical management, real-time monitoring, data sharing and exchange and other functions are realized. Thanks to this, the digitization and intelligence level of key tourist attractions has been improved, and a number of smart scenic spots, smart hotels, smart travel agencies and smart tourism towns have been developed, so that tourists’ multi-level and diversified needs have been better met.

“The emergence of new forms of tourism, such as cultural tourism, industrial tourism and research and learning tourism, benefits from the guidance of national policies and is also driven by tourists’ demand for the cultural connotation of tourism products.” Tang xiaoyun, vice President of the China tourism academy, believes that the establishment of cultural and tourism departments at all levels will make the connection between cultural products and tourism market demand more closely and bring convenience to the increase in the supply of cultural and tourism products. Some local governments have introduced various policies to benefit the people, accelerating the upgrading of the supply side of the tourism industry to meet the needs of residents for cultural tourism.

The extensive and profound Chinese culture provides rich materials for the development of cultural tourism products. Traditional folk customs, folk culture, in the tourism market is corpulent with new charm. According to a survey by the China tourism academy (data center of the ministry of culture and tourism), during the Spring Festival last year, 40.5 percent of tourists visited museums, art galleries, libraries, science and technology centers and historical and cultural districts, 44.2 percent, 40.6 percent and 18.4 percent, respectively, and 34.8 percent attended cultural performances. “You can see the appeal of cultural tourism.” Zhai xiangkun said.

Nowadays, tourists are no longer satisfied with the “sleep in the car, get out of the car to take photos” tour, but more want to travel deep. Take accommodation as an example. As the tourist season enters this year, the high-end hotels with higher comfort level in the colorful forest scenic spot are quickly booked out. In order to better meet the needs of tourists, the scenic spot has successively launched the forest western food, colorful light show, drone show and other special projects, are also popular.