In China, each city had its own city wall in ancient times, which was a massive defense system. If you have been to Xian, Nanjing or Pingyao, you must have been amazed by their ancient city walls that are well preserved and open to the public as hot tourist attractions. Guangzhou is now a center in…
Plan your Guangzhou tour? Many oversea visitors would choose to visit the famous museum in Guangzhou – Guangzhou Mausoleum of Nanyue King. The large and modern musuem is set up on the the burial site of the Nanyue King. Nanyue is an ancient kingdom that established in 204 BC and ended during the Qin Dynasty by Zhao…
Plan your Beijing tour? Beihai Park offers a good photo opportunity, especially at dusk with the sun setting from the west. If you are photography lover, you are recommended to take your camera for the snapshots of Beihai Park at dusk. Before going to Beihai Park, you may read my previous post regarding How to…
Untill Feb 6, 2014, there had been no significant rain drop nor snowfall in the past consective 107 days for most of Beijing area (downtown Beijing in particular). Though there was scattered snow in some regions on Jan 04,2014, the snow was too small to be felt by people. Today Beijing sees its first significant snowfall starting at March 07, 2014. It is…
Plan your Beijing night tour? There are some interesting night places worth your visiting in Beijing either for shopping or night view photography. Last time I wrote a blog post tiltled ” Top 10 Things to Do in Beijing at Night“, which may be of some help for you to find a favorite night hangout. Among…
If you are going to visit the ancient flagstone paved Qikou Town and the cave-house Lijiashan Village on your Shanxi tour, you may also consider having a 3-hour excursion driving along the Yellow River Highway north of Qikou Town and visit the Yellow River Frescos high on the eastern bank. The Yellow River Froscos are…
Qikou is an ancient port town on the west bank of Yellow River, approxi 240km southwest of Taiyuan and 190km west of Pingyao. Many tourists on their Shanxi tour would visit Qikou Town on a side trip from Pingyao tour. In addition to visiting Qikou Town, a well-preserved ancient town in the style of Ming and Qing Dynasty (1368 – 1911), its…
Both Christmas and Chinese New Year are around the corner, people are now preparing for festival home decorations. The Christmas celebration is getting more popularity in China, especially among young people. Bring home a Christmas tree, coupled with numerous tree ornaments – Baby Jesus, Father Christmas or Santa, the star of Bethlehem, snow white, heart…