Huangshan, literally “Yellow Mountain”, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and one of China’s major tourist destinations. The scenic area is well-known for for its beautiful landscapes – eye-popping sunrise and sunset, whimsically shaped granite peaks, the gnarled forms of ubiquitous Huangshan pine trees, and the sea of the clouds, the unwinding hot springs and the fascinating winter…
Plan your Huangshan Tour? You are advised to get some information on the layout of Haungshan before you make up your mind to finalize your hotels in Huangshan. Narrowly speaking, Huanshan refers to the city core of Huangshan, formerly known as Tunxi (Tunxi Old Town). In a broad sense, Huangshan also refers to a big…
Plan your Huangshan Tour? It is worth taking a half day side trip at your convenience from Tunxi ( the city center of Huangshan ) to She County ( Shexian County). Under the jurisdiction of Huangshan. Shexian is about 27km in the northeast of Huangshan City. It is famous for its rich culture and long history. It…
Rape flowers (油菜花) , also known as rapeseed flowers, are grown for the production of edible vegetable oil. The plant called “rape” has disturbing connotations though it is from a Latin word for “turnip”. The rapeseed plants in China are classified into two kinds – winter rapeseed and spring rapeseed, which belong to the cabbage family, the…
Plan a Xian Tour? Take a morning flight from Beijing to Xian is mostly sought after by time-strapped travelers who either fly back to Beijing again on the same day or stay a bit longer in Xian. Approxi 20 daily flights going between Beijing and Xian, mainly operated by three domestic airline giants – Air China, Eastern China…
The fish-village-turned-metropolitan Shanghai has much more to offer than the hot tourist attractions such as the Bund, Pudong Skyline, Yuyuan Gardens & Bazaar and Shanghai Museum. I have rounded up 10 of the best non-mainstream attractions to help you get the real feel of Shanghai just like a local and plan your own Shanghai tour. These non-tourist hot spots could be a road, a museum,…
Plan your Shanghai Tour? Shanghai is the largest city in China. There are many exotic and unusual things to buy in Shanghai which make wonderful souvenirs and gifts for relatives and friends back home. If you are wondering what to buy during your Shanghai Tour, the flowing is a listing of top 10 souvenirs in Shanghai…
Plan your Luoyang Tour? Visiting Luoyang Museum is highly recommended. The location of Luoyang Museum has changed three times, originally built inside Guanlin Temple in 1958, and in 1970s moved to the city center of Luoyang and now located south of Luohe River in the southern Luoyang. The new Luoyang Museum was open to the…