Best Things To Do In China (Part 1)

If you are planning for China holidays and confusing things to do, places to visit in China. Check out the best things to do in China below for the the best China tour and travel.

Cuddle with a Panda

Cuddle with a panda is one of the interesting experience and best things to do for China holidyas. There are quite a few pandas in captivity around the world, but especially in China. Best of all, you can pay extra to cuddle with a panda while it sits on your lap licking honey off its paws. 

To hold a panda, you'll have to pay an extra fee and make reservations in advance. For pre-arranged tours to the facility, check out Viator's half-day Chengdu Panda Breeding Center tour with optional baby panda holding session or ChinaDiscovery.com's one-day Chengdu Panda Tour (which also offers a panda holding option). Many hotel concierges can also prebook tours and panda holding sessions.

Marvel at Buddhist Cave Art

China is home to several treasure troves of Buddhist cave art: statues, frescoes and carvings dating back some 1,500 years. You'll find more than 250 caves and 51,000 stone sculptures atYungang Grottoes, about 10 miles outside the city of Datong in the Shanxi province. Most striking are the massive Buddha statues in the center of some of the caves, but take time to appreciate the ornate details of the smaller carvings as well. Though tours are available, it's easy enough to access the caves via bus or taxi from Datong.

See Beijing in a Sidecar

These nimble vehicles will give you an up-close and intimate ride through the city's hutongs - narrow, winding alleys lined with historical courtyard homes, where you can catch a glimpse of locals chatting with their neighbors or browsing traditional shops.

Beijing Sideways offers a full-day "Beijing in a Glance" sidecar tour that includes time in the hutongs as well as visits to the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven and Houhai Lake. On weekends, you'll also stop in a local street market. Other shorter tours are available (two or four hours), including a fun Beijing by Night excursion showcasing the city after hours, from the red lanterns of Guije to the glittering Centre for the Performing Arts.

Have Tea for Two in Hangzhou

Tea use in China has been around a long time.

Green tea in particular is associated with China, and Hangzhou is famous for its Xihu Longjing green tea. Visitors to the region can walk the public paths through the tea fields, attend a tea ceremony at the China National Tea Museum or take a tea-themed tour that includes visits to the museum and tea fields, as well as tastings and even tea leaf picking.

Shanghai & Beyond offers half- and full-day tours that include a visit to a tea plantation and tea leaf picking. Hangzhou Tea Tours also runs various half- and full-day tours including an all-access visit to an exclusive private tea house and a three-hour tea and wine tour. Hangzhou Private Tour leads a full-day Dragon Well Tea Culture outing that visits the museum and the Meijiawu Tea Plantation, where you will learn how to pick and cook the leaves.

Bike Xian's Ancient City Walls

Dating back to the Ming Dynasty, Xian's well-preserved city walls stretch for about eight and a half miles around the historical core of the city. While you can walk the length of the walls in about half a day, it's more fun to hop on a bike and enjoy the views on two wheels. 

Rental bikes, including tandems, are available at the wall's main entrance gates; the South Gate offers the longest opening hours. A ride all the way around the walls will take an hour and a half to two hours with photo stops. Arrive first thing in the morning to avoid the crowds. If you're not up for a ride, battery-operated carts can also be hired at the main gates.

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