Jiangxi Grand Beijing Hotel: Yellow Tea Shop
Jiangxi Grand Beijing Hotel is within walking distance to Ma Lian Dao Tea Street where plenty of tea shops line up on the street. This little nice shop sells the famous "Huang Tang Tea", which used to be the local tribute to emperors in China.
Huang Tang tea in Chinese literally means “yellow soup”. It's actually a variety of yellow tea.
Yellow tea flourishes in the beautiful mountainous area, far away from any pollution. They should be kept in cold storage spaces like to refrigerator to keep them sweet. It’s of the most favored type of tea because yellow tea tastes light and a bit sweet.
While you stay in the Jiangxi Grand Beijing Hotel, visit of this tea shop and grab yourself a bag of some fresh naturally grown yellow tea. Cheers to good health!
A Step Closer To Jiangxi Grand Beijing Hotel
From your Jiangxi Grand Beijing Hotel window, you will see the busiest streets in downtown Beijing, Wángfǔjǐng. The street was also formerly named Morrison Street in English, after the Australian journalist George Ernest Morrison.
Wángfǔjǐng is Beijing's first-class shopping area. It is partially closed to cars and crowded at all times of the day and night. The wide stretch of the central street showcases the best of Beijing's commercial success.
The famous Wangfujing now consist of about 280 famous brands stores of Beijing, such asShengxifu hat store, Tongshenghe shoe shop, Wuyutai tea house and restaurants that serve exotic foods. You will be marveled by numerous boutiques and gift shops inWangfujing. Getting outside Jiangxi Grand Beijing Hotel, you will find yourself lost in the crowd of people shopping around Wangfujing, but don’t worry because the hotel is just a call away.
Jiangxi Grand Beijing Hotel : The Bell & Drum Towers
Taking a few minutes walk from the Jiangxi Grand Beijing Hotel, you will see the legendary Bell and Drum Towers. The towers are locally known as Gulou (drum) and Zhonglou (bell) which were China’s ancient musical instruments.
Gulou or the Drum Tower is a two-storey building made entirely of wood with a height of 47 meters. The upper storey of the building used to house 24 drums, of which only one survived. The Drum Tower used to tell the time for the whole city of Beijing which was equipped with bronze clepsydras (water clocks) and drums that were beaten to mark the hours.
Behind the Drum Tower stands the Zhonglou or Bell Tower, a 33-meter-high structure with gray walls and a green glazed roof. The tower used to hold an enormous iron bell, but because it’s produced sound is not loud enough, it was later replaced with a solid, 10-inchcast bronze bell. The ringing bell could be heard from the Jiangxi Grand Beijing Hotel to give you a wake-up ring.
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