Hong Kong Muslim 4 Days Trip

Following is the itinerary of Hong Kong muslim package 4d3n from Muslim2China, Muslim2China is a online muslim tour to China 2014 agency which has been operating for more than 15 years, running halal leisure holidays and Islamic heritage tours to cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Guilin, Kunming, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, etc.
Day 01, Arrival at Hong kong
Arrive Hongkong international airport (AK1658 1320/1710), transfer to check in hotel
Day 02, Visit Repulse Bay, Aberdeen Fishing Village, Avenue of Stars, Victoria Peak, Kowloon mosque.
After hotel breakfast, we will start our Hong kong city tour with Repulse Bay, Bauhinia Square, Victoria Peak with 1 way tram. After lunch, pray at Kowloon mosque, visit Jewelry Factory, Avenue of Stars, later you can enjoy your free time at ladies street.
Repulse Bay is located in the south of Hong Kong Island, to the east of Deep Water Bay, it is the most spectacular bay in Hong Kong.
Aberdeen Fishing Village is a fishing village located in the south coast of Hong Kong Island. It is home to hundreds of people living on fishing junks.
Avenue of Stars located on the Tsim Sha Tsui promenade offers incredible panoramic views of the famed Victoria Harbour and the Hong Kong skyline.
Victoria Peak is one of Hong Kong’s famous sightseeing, where you will enjoy the amazing spectacular view of the surrounding city skyline, the world-famous Victoria Harbour and Kowloon, towering skyscrapers and peaceful green hillsides.
Hong Kong Kowloon Mosque, known as The Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre, is one of the five major mosques in Hong Kong. It covers an area of 1,500 square meters to be the largest mosque and Islamic center in Hong Kong. Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Center is located in Kowloon Tsim Sha Tsui at the corner of Nathan Road and Haiphong Road next to Kowloon Park. It is quite a beautiful mosque. The whole mosque is built with white marbles with Xuanli towers in the four roof corners, arched doors and windows that are characterized with Islamic styles. The whole temple is square building of 4 storeys. The top of the building locates a peach-shaped large dome of Arabic style in the size of 9 meters' high and 5 meters' diameter. The four minarets on the four corners of the roof are constructed in the size of 11 meters' high, making this mosque magnificently standing out from those commercial buildings around.

Main buildings of the mosque include the three prayer halls, a community hall, a medical clinic and a library. The main prayer hall is in the first floor, which could accommodate about 1,000 people to do prayers. The prayer hall in the second floor is served specially for women's prayer which is surrounded by a terrace. The mosque could hold a capacity of 3,000 prayers with its three prayer halls. Kowloon Mosque acts as an important place for Muslims in Hong Kong. Only Muslims are allowed into the mosque.
Day 03, full day Hong Kong Disneyland Park
Hotel breakfast, full day Disneyland with entrance fee and one lunch counpon, after firework back to hotel with our coach.
Hong Kong Disneyland is located on the Lantau Island of Hong Kong. The park opened to visitors since 12 Sep, 2005.
Day 04, Departure Hong Kong
Hotel breakfast,transfer to Hong Kong International Airport by direct coach, take AirAsia flight depart Hong Kong.
Customers are guaranteed that they will stay in hotels and resorts that do not serve alcohol, with segregated swimming pools and spa facilities for men and women, and entertainment programmes that are within the norms of Islam.
Experience the essence of Hong Kong city tours. There are also other Hong Kong muslim tour packages options, all Muslim2China tours include allocated prayer times, and food that is 100 percent halal.

Muslim Package to Hong Kong Infromation

Visit to Local Mosques in Hong Kong
Five principal mosques are used daily for prayers. The oldest is the Shelley Street Mosque on Hong Kong Island. The First Imam (Scholer)was "Al Haaj Abul Habib Syed Mohammed Noor Shah" 1914 to 1946 "Bold text" The Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre in Nathan Road, opened in 1984, can accommodate about 3,500 worshippers. The Masjid and Islamic Centre at Oi Kwan Road in Wan Chai was opened in September 1981 and can accommodate a congregation of 700 to 1 500 people depend on requirement. The other two masjids locate at the Cape Collinson Muslim Cemetery and the Stanley Prison.
Hong Kong Shelley Street Mosque, known as Jamia Mosque, is the oldest mosque in the area of Hong Kong. It is a mosque constructed in the Arabic style in the year of 1850 with the fund of more than 100 Muslims in Hong Kong. And it was rebuilt by an Indian Muslim philanthropist in 1905. Shelley Street Mosque is situated off the famous Central Mid-Levels Escalator.
Jamia Mosque was built to be a very beautiful temple. It is surrounded by three flower burseries, making the mosque quite peaceful and elegant. Inside the mosque, there are main buildings of prayer hall, imam room, and living room for imam, water house, dressing room and other facilities. This mosque could hold about 480 people to do prayers at its prayer hall. This is also a Muslim asylum built inside the mosque.
Jamia Mosque has been identified as a GradeⅠbuilding to be described as "outstanding merits of which every effort should be made to preserve if possible". Except the prayer times, people of different faiths are also welcomed to visit the mosque. Address, 30 Shelley Street, Hong Kong.
Halal Meals in Local Hong Kong Muslim Restaurants
Hong Kong is a muslim friendly city, you can easily find many muslim restaurants there. There are a range of restaurants throughout the city that serve Halal food, with Halal Restaurant Certificate issued by the Incorporated Trustees of the Islamic Community Fund of Hong Kong. For example, Bismillah Fast Food, Aladin Mess, Afghan Canteen, Islamic Centre Canteen, ....
Hong Kong City Muslim Tour
Hong Kong has many famous attractions, such as disneyland, ocean park, Victoria Harbor, etc. Wide muslim package to Hong Kong options provied by Muslim2China. There are Hong Kong Disneyland Magic Day Tour, Hong Kong Essence 3 Days Tour, Half Day Deluxe Hong Kong Island Tour, Hong Kong Island Deluxe Tour with lunch, Hong Kong Ocean Park One Day SIC tour, Hong Kong Open-Top Bus Starry Night tour, Hong Kong Essence 3 Days Muslim Tour, Hong Kong 4 Days 3 Nights Muslim Tour, Hong Kong 4 Days Tour (With 1 night Disney Hollywood Hotel), Hong Kong 3Days City Tour, Hong Kong Essence 4 Days Tour (1 night Stay at Disneyland), Bauhinia Pearl of Oriental Dinner Cruise, Hong Kong 4 Days with 1 Night Hollywood Muslim Tour, Hong Kong Golf 3 Days Tour, Full Day Deluxe Hong Kong Island Tour, Pearl of the Orient 3 hours Night Tour, Hong Kong Wetland Park Package, Hong Kong Transit Tour with Airport Pickup, The Oldest Church and Hong Kong History Museum Tour, Hong Kong Heritage One Day Tour, Hong Kong 3 days Muslim Tour (with hotel), Hong Kong 4 days Theme Park Tour (without hotel) and tailor made your own Hong Kong tour are available.

Chengdu Kuanzhai Alley Travel Tips

You must have been to Jinli Street to experience the essence of Chengdu during Chengdu tour. If you have been to Jinli Street, you must also go to Kuanzhai Alley, which is another famous site to explore and discover the most Chengdu styled culture and life.

Kuanzhai Alley is one of the three historical and cultural reserves, together with Daci Temple reserve and Wenshu Monastery. Also known as Wide and Narrow Alley, Kuanzhai Alley is actually consisted of three parallel alleys Kuan Alley, Zhai Alley and Jing Alley (Well Alley), and the grid pattern streets and courtyards formed by the three parallel alleys.
As we all know, Chengdu is famed for its laid-back lifestyle and various delicious food. And Kuanzhai Alley is the right place to get the taste of Old Chengdu, especially the collection of architectures there are typical and classic representatives of the old Chengdu. Most of these buildings are of ancient Ming and Qing Dynasties, while some are western styled courtyards and some are antique-looking modern architectures. All are beautiful and delicate especially special and unique when lights are lit up at night.
The three alleys are featured with their own outstanding characteristics to provide rich contents of themed entertainments for visitors.
Kuan Alley is themed at leisure lifestyle of Chengdu City. At Kuan Alley, visitors are supposed to enjoy the authentic leisure lifestyle of ancient Chengdu, especially those traditional folk customs of Chengdu. You can sip a cup of tea in a courtyard; you can enjoy authentic Sichuan food in a lavish decorated restaurant or taste some delicious snacks in an open air restaurant; find a place to watch a shadow plays and puppet plays. All the entertainments in Kuan Alley are made to experience and memorize the leisure and ancient Chengdu lifestyle.
Zhai Alley is themed at laid-back lifestyle of Chengdu City. While the slow lifestyle is fully demonstrated by the courtyards in Zhai Alley that are outstandingly featured with gardening culture. You can imagine the surprise when you enter a house, you see a garden; then when you enter the garden there appears another house; then shows a courtyard for a third entrance. Then there come trees and flowers. Zhai Alley is quite popular in the afternoon to enjoy a slow lifestyle because there are also a lot of elegantly or western decorated restaurants and bars, boutique shops and musical pubs for you to stay and have fun.
Jing Alley is themed at modern lifestyle of Chengdu City. To experience the young and fashion lifestyle of Chengdu, Jing Alley is a great place to go. It is a popular place for nightlife in Chengdu. There are a collection of nightclubs and bars that are open to you to experience the modern creative lifestyle there.

If you say Kuanzhai Alley is a historical and cultural site, it is; if you say it is just a leisure and entertaining area where you can relax and have great fun, it truly is; if you think it is a landmark of Chengdu that bears the culture and lifestyle of Chengdu, it certainly is. Whatever you are looking for at Kuanzhai Alley, you’ll get what you want from it.

Famous Movie Scenes in China

Over the past couple of years many Hollywood blockbuster films have chosen China for shooting some of its famous scenes. With a great variety of cosmopolitan skylines and spectacular nature landscapes China is surely becoming one of the hottest destinations for the film industry internationally. Here are some of the top blockbuster films that have are just a representation of some of the most stunning locations that have been filmed.
Anji Grand Bamboo Forest

Anji Grand Bamboo Forest was one of the well-known scenes in the Film Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. The bamboo forest is the back drop for martial arts sequence between Zhang Ziyi and Chow Yun Fat. Anji Bamboo Forest is approximately 1 hours 30 minutes from Hangzhou and is one of the largest bamboo forests in China. The entrance fee to the forest is 20RMB and there is also a Bamboo Museum where the entry fee is 70RMB.
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park

Zhangjiajie National Forest Park that is situated in Hunan Province became a hit with tourists overnight after the launch of the worldwide hit Avatar. The Hallelujah Mountain scenes were shot right in the park. You can visit the fictional world of Pandora yourself and capture the wonderful scenery from the mountains just like the Na-vis. Within the park you can visit the famous sites Yellow Dragon Cave, Baofeng Lake and Tianmen Mountain.
Wulong Karsts

The release of Transformers 4: Age of Extinction has made the Wulong Karsts an instant must visit attraction. There is an estimated 5 minute scene in the film where the transformers are battling it out. The Wulong Karsts are enlisted as a UNESCO Heritage site. The karsts are located on the borders of Wulong County in Chongqing. The Karsts consist of three areas: Three Natural Bridges, Lotus Cave and Houping Giant Doline.
Shanghai Pudong Area

Tom Cruise reprised his role as Ethan Hunt in Mission Impossible 3 and took his spy mission to Shanghai! Tom Cruise can be seen tearing up the streets of Shanghai’s most famous locations such as the Pudong area. The most notable attractions captured in the film were Oriental Pearl Tower, Jinmao Building, The Bund and Huangpu River. To top it all off there was also part of the film that was filmed in one of China’s famous ancient Water Towns Xitang, where you can catch a glimpse of the ancient architecture and beautiful scenery.
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Mosque in Guangzhou China Review

Located in the south of China, Guangzhou has played an important role as one of the main port cities for the Sea Silk Road with a long history of more than 2,000 years. With the development of the sea trade, Guangzhou is recorded to have business connections with countries form the Arab region in the far ancient Sui and Tang Dynasties. Guangzhou is recorded to be the place has the earliest introduction of Islam into China in the history.
When Muslim businessmen from the Arab region travel to Guangzhou to do business in the Tang Dynasty, they started to build mosques when they settled down in Guangzhou. The Guangzhou Huaisheng Mosque constructed in the Tang Dynasty is recorded to be the oldest mosque in China.
Later more mosques are built because of the increasingly religious needs. The existing major mosque in Guangzhou China include Huaisheng Mosque, Xianxian Mosque, Xiaodongying Mosque and Haopan Mosque.
Guangzhou Huaisheng Mosque

Huaisheng Mosque, also called as Guangta Mosque or Light Tower Mosque, is located in Guangzhou city. It is one of the oldest mosques in China and is one of the four most notable mosques in China with the other three being Yangzhou Crane Mosque, Quanzhou Kylin Mosque and Hangzhou Phoenix mosque.
Huaisheng Mosque was constructed in the purpose to the memory of the prophet of Islam, Mohammed. As its name suggesting, Huaisheng means “remembering the saint" in Chinese. Huaisheng Mosque was firstly constructed in Tang Dynasty (618-907) and was rebuilt several times.
It covers a total area of 3,000 square meters with buildings of the main hall, Wangyue Building, east and west galleries, scripture-stored room, stele pavillion, Xuanli tower(Guangta or Light Tower) and other facilities.
Facing south, Huangsheng Mosque was built in the symmetrical layout of Chinese traditional style with styles of West Asia in the decoration and colors. Its main hall, which is situate din the center of the courtyard, occupies an area of 400 square meters.
What stands the mosque most is the Light Tower. The marnet is constructed with Arabic styles with a height of 36 meters. The tower was built with green bricks in a round bottom and coated gray sands in the surface. There are small holes in the body of the tower for lighting. This light tower was used for the service of navigation for ships on the Zhujiang River when sailors climbing up the tower for the observation of weather conditions.
Even with a history of thousand years, Huaisheng Mosque still plays an important role. It welcomes thousands of Muslims every year and it is where the Guangzhou Islamic Association seated. Tourists are allowed if they are Muslims.
Address, No. 56, Guangta Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
Location, Near Zhongshan Sixth Road and Jiefang Road
Telephone, 0086-20-83333593
Guangzhou Xianxian Mosque

Guangzhou Xianxian Mosque, located in Guihuagang, is a famous Islamic historic site. It was first constructed during Tang Dynasty (618-907), now it has a history more than 1,300 years. Xianxian Mosque covers an area of 1,860 square meters with a construction area of 1,077 square meters.
Xianxian Mosque is also called HuiHui Cemetery. It is actually a cemetery for the honor 40 famous Arabic Muslim missionaries who were buried in this cemetery.
The Guangzhou Xianxian Mosque is a cemetery in garden style. It was surrounded with walls with prayer hall, square pavilion, and wing-room inside. The three wing-rooms are located in the west and the prayer hall situated in the north. There are planted many trees and flowers inside the mosque. The cemetery was constructed in arch style in the roof, resembling a hanging clock. Whenever Muslims or tourists coming here to honor missionaries, sound would be loud when talking or chanting and praying.
Xianxian Mosque has a two-storeyed prayer hall, which is capable to hold a capacity of 3,000 people to do prayer. Those halls and other facilities inside the cemetery are all built in the style of Ming Dynasty. Today, Xianxian Mosque still stands as a popular site for Muslims.
Address, 901 Jiefang North Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
Location, Near Guihuagang
Telephone, 0086-20-86692743
Guangzhou Haopan Mosque

The Guangzhou Haopan Mosque is one of the oldest existing mosques in Guangzhou. It is situated in Haopan Street, Renmin Middle Road of Guangzhou. Haopan Mosque covers an area of 1,491 square meters. It was enlisted as a city and county level cultural relics protection unit in 1993.
Haopang Mosque was constructed in Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). This mosque was built in the Southern garden style. But the existing buildings of the mosque are the main hall and the gate. The gate was built to face the south while the main hall was constructed to face the east with a width of 18.8 meters and depth of 19.6 meters.
In the Southern garden style, the Haopan Mosque is quite outstanding in architecture. There are exquisite carving in the pillars and beams inside the hall. Haopan Mosque was used to serve as a public place for Muslims to attend religious activities. Now it is only open to Muslims.
Address, 378 Rennin Middle Road, Happen Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
Telephone, 0086-20-68924279
Guangzhou Xiaodongying Mosque

Guangzhou Xiaodongying Mosque is one of the four mosques in Guangzhou located in Xiaodongying Street of Guangzhou. It was first constructed in the Chenghua Period of Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and was renovated two times at Qing Dynasty. Xiaodongying Mosque covers an area of 530 square meters with a main hall of 153 square meters.
Xiaodongying Mosque has an excellent cultural tradition as it has made great contribution and provided ultra convenience for the development of Islam. It has served as a place for church education since its construction. Xiaodongying Mosque has set up Guangzhou Muslim YMCA and other organizations. It also provides the service for funeral ceremony for Muslims.
Built in Chinese traditional style, the main hall of Xiaodongying Mosque was constructed in Chinese palace-style. Now the mosque contains 100 households of Muslims and has a total population of 300 people.
Address, 1, Xiaodongying, Yuehua Road, Guanghzou
Location, Near Guangzhou City Hall and Yuexiu Park
Telephone, 0086-20-3333593
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Delicious Food Along Silk Road Travel

A Silk Road tour not only provides experience of mysterious, cultural, historical and exotic to meet physical and psychological needs, it also has abundant tasty food to satisfy your appetite and stomach. Xi’an food, Lanzhou food and Xinjiang food would make you never stop. Now let’s get a close look at those classic and popular delicious foods during Silk Road travel.
Xi’an Food
Saozi Noodles
When mentioning Xi’an food, I think Saozi Noodles should be at the top of the list to be mentioned. Flavorful also colorful, Saozi Noodles has been the must taste food when travel Xi’an. The Saozi noodles are made with diced and fired ingredients like carrot, wood ear fungus, tofu, eggs and garlic bolts. This is why you see a bow of colorful noodles with mellow soup.

Roujiamo
I think no one would resist the temptation of Roujiamo when in a Xi’an tour. Roujiamo is also called Chinese hamburger as it also has two pieces of baked pancake with meat stuffed between. The meat stuffed between could be pork, mutton and beef. The La Zhi Rou Jia Mo is the one of the most popular Roujiamo with the special gravy and flavor.

Pita Bread Soaked in Lamb Soup
Pita Bread Soaked in Lamb Soup is another kind of unique Xi’an food which has a long history and also very hot among local people and tourists. Fragrant and mellow soup with rich nutritious ingredients and chopped lamb to be cooked, the split the pita bread into pieces and soak them in the lamb soup to cook until all the ingredients have a mixed overflowing fragrant smell and taste. Here is a bow of appetizing soup. Not only savory, the pita bread soaked in lamb soup always gives a refresh feeling.

Besides these three classic Xi’an foods, there are many other popular Xi’an snacks to try like dumplings with sour soup, cold rice noodles, Biangbiang Noodles and so on.
Lanzhou Food
Sweet Potato Caramel
Sweet Potato Caramel is a must try when coming to Lanzhou, especially for those tourists who have a sweet tooth. Use the local produced potatoes as the ingredient, put the previous fried potatoes into the melted sugar and stir the potatoes until they become connected with sugar and get the golden bright color. Sweet potato caramel has a golden amber color. It is sweet, crispy and delicious, and become very popular.

Starch Noodles
Starch Noodles should be one of the hottest dishes in summer in the area of Gansu Province. It is featured with fresh, sour and spicy. Also starch contains several enzymes that are beneficial to reduce summer heat and whet appetite. This is why starch noodles are the must eat in summer in Lanzhou.

Mutton eaten with hands
As Lanzhou is a city habited many Hui people, beef and mutton are main ingredients for many dishes. And mutton eaten with hands is one of famous beef and mutton dishes. Characterized with light color but original mellow flavor, fresh and tender, fragrant and savory, Mutton eaten with hands is always the must try dish when in Lanzhou.

Hong Kong Victoria Harbour Overview

Victoria Harbour is the port and water between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon Peninsula, built by the British to commemorate the British Queen (Victoria), and is the largest harbor in China, as well as the worlds third largest after the United States’ San Francisco and Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro. The broad waters of Victoria Harbour and beautiful scenery, daytime clear water and blue sky and white clouds, boats and ton ships out of harbor without disturbing each other, to the night will be more bright lights, creating a spectacular night view of the “Pearl of the Orient”. Hundred years, the role of Victoria Harbour is far beyond a normal port, it is one of the important natural resources, and is a part of the life of Hong Kong people, and was also the first stop I went to visit Hong Kong.

In fact, the Avenue of Stars which is located in the east of Tsim Sha Tsui, Victoria Harbour is a waterfront promenade following the example of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in recognition of the outstanding personalities of the Hong Kong film industry.
Hong Kong's famous martial arts director Tsui Hark and International martial arts superstar Jet Li are another sightseeings.
International martial arts star Bruce Lee's statue, where there are always a lot of foreign tourists to come to photos.

The sea water of Victoria Harbour is very clean.
Star Ferry Pier and Clock Tower

The Clock Tower was built in 1915, and was the original part of the old Kowloon - Canton Railway train station. Now it has been listed as a declared monument of Hong Kong.
After nightfall, Victoria Harbour, lighted, and embraced. Both sides of the night scene are one of the world famous tourist spots, considering it one of the five world's three night view (along with Japan’s Hakodate, and Italy’s Naples).
Night view of Victoria Peak, but unfortunately that day is not transparent. More information about cruise in Hong Kong here.