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Going to China in september for 14 days?

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I will be flying to Hong Kong and then traveling the rest of China for 14 days. Is 2 weeks enough time to visit many places in China. We plan on staying in HK for about 5 days and then traveling other places in China. Is it expensive to travel within China? Is it worth it or should we just stay in the HK area the whole trip?

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  1. I recommended you to take the following tour:

    15 days Ancient Ethnic Minorities Culture Tour

    You can visit :

    Hong Kong → Guilin → Yangshuo → Longsheng → Sanjiang → Zhaoxing → Congjiang → Rongjiang → KaiLi → Guiyang → Kunming → Dali → Lijiang → Beijing

    These places are good tourist destinations and worthwhile places to visit.

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  2. i think it's not a good idea to stay in HK, HK is a International city like NY, don't tell you have not see enough high-rise blocks. China is a magic country, so many things you have never seen. I suggest you can go to SiChuan to see the hometown of Panda, or to XiAn to see Terracotta Warriors, or the JingDeZhen to visit the captial of porcelain. If you fly to China a little later, i will recommend Beijing, the Forbidden City and Great Wall are worth you to visit, but currently, Beijing is perpare for the Olympic Games, so i think it will be crowd in Beijing.

    Don't worry about the money, I bet Staying in HK will not expend your money less than having a trip. I think USD 150 will be enough per person one day.

  3. I think it will be less expensive to travel around then staying in Hongkong because Hongkong is the most expensive city in China. I have some information about Hongkong for you:

    What to eat

    Hong Kong is known for its dim sum (點心), delicately prepared morsels of Cantonese cuisine served from a never ending procession of carts and eaten with tea. Dim sum is usually eaten for breakfast or lunch and is often the focus of family get-togethers on Sundays. An excellent place to go for dim sum is City Hall in Central - just be sure to ask for the dim sum restaurant. If you go to some restaurants in the more local areas (such as Kennedy Town) ask if they have an English menu. In such restaurants customers are often required to write their requirements on a tick-box sheet and hand them to the waiter.

    Besides dim sum, Hong Kong is also known for its roasted meats, especially roast goose though duck and pork are also readily available. Roast meat is typically served with rice or noodles. Congee (ç²¥ juk) is also widespread in Hong Kong and is best eaten at the smaller eateries, though many of them have only Chinese menus. Nevertheless, that shouldn't put you off and nobody can claim to have experienced the cullinary culture of Hong Kong without having a taste of its congee.

    Hong Kong also has some pretty good snacks, the most famous among ethnic Chinese tourists being a sweet pastry known as Sweetheart Cakes (老婆餅 lo po peng) and the most famous shop selling this is Hang Heung (恒香), located at Yuen Long (元朗) in the New Territories, though there are branches located throughout all of Hong Kong.

    For those who wish to eat Hong Kong's famous seafood, there are different locations in Hong Kong's coastal areas where freshly caught seafood is cooked and served. Places like Sai Kung, Po Doi O, Lei Yu Mun, Lau Fau Shan are good places to find restaurants specialized in seafood. These restaurants have different tanks to keep the seafood alive and will present live seafood specimens to their patrons for them to choose before cooking. Raw fish, known as yee sang (魚生) in Hong Kong, is a relatively popular dish and is prepared differently from Japanese sashimi.

    Many exotic delicacies like abalone, conch and bamboo clam can be found for sale in many seafood restaurants. The price of seafood increases where the species is a rarity. Some of the fish and seafood for sale maybe endangered by overfishing, so the WWF urges consumers to be aware of buying endangered species. Try to avoid buying juvenile fish that have not had a chance to breed. A vigorous campaign has been fought in Hong Kong to stop people buying shark fin.

    In addition to the usual Cantonese fare, Hong Kong is also home to several good Teochew (known locally as Chiuchow) restaurants serving Teochew dishes such as braised goose (鹵鵝) and yam paste dessert (芋泥).

    As with Chinese cuisine elsewhere, food in Hong Kong is generally eaten with chopsticks. The usual etiquette when using chopsticks apply, such as not sticking your chopsticks vertically into a bowl of rice. Dishes in smaller eateries might not come with a serving spoon though they would usually provide one if you request.

    For more information you can go to : http://www.foreignercn.com/bbs/viewthrea...

  4. for 14 days u cant really see alot of good places in china unless u are traveling different places by day. staying in hk for 5 days is definitley worth it since the place is a very exciting place to be at. i dont think traveling china is expensive, since the currencys change, but even if it dosent its all worth it. i mean come on, your traveling, use the money.

    u shouldnt stay in hk the whole time since there are many fun places to viste in china. u should consider going to taiwan, guangzhou, suzhou, hanzhou, and others that u might be interested in.

                    hope it helps

  5. Absolutely take advantage of being in HK and go see the mainland China. Otherwise you will regret not seeing China while you were that close.

    9 days is not enough to see a lot, but should be able to cover the highlight of China. I would recommend you go see Beijing, Xi'an and Guilin.

    You can't go to China without seeing the Great Wall, which is in Beijing. Of course, Beijing has far more to offer than just the Great Wall. As the Capital and the Olympic hosting city, you will enjoy this international city with fascinating history and culture. It's truly a showcase for China! You can spend 3 to 4 days there. You can get more info about Beijing from our Beijing page: http://jiasdreamtours.com/beijing.html

    Second, go see Xi'an - the best city to see the history of China! That's where you are going to enjoy the amazing Terra Cotta Warriors and many more historical sites. You can spend 2 days in Xi'an. You can get more info about Xi'an from our Xi'an page: http://jiasdreamtours.com/xi%27an.html

    Third, Guilin which is the most beautiful city for its natural scenery in China. The scenery of Guilin has inspired thousands of Chinese artists over the ages to draw such beautiful paintings! Guilin is the very essence of the classical Chinese landscape paintings; fantastically shaped peaks that are studded with pines and delicate pavilions, partly shrouded in the mist. You will get easily get lost at this peaceful land of Shangri-La! You can plan 2 to 3 days to visit Guilin. You can get more info about Guilin from our Guilin page: http://jiasdreamtours.com/guilin.html

    You can take a look at our destination page and get some ideas about places to go in China:http://jiasdreamtours.com/destinations.h...

    If you have any more questions or need help arranging your tour to China, please feel free to contact me through our website: http://jiasdreamtours.com/tours.html

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