On your trip to Beijing, especially when you are going to visit Summer Palace, you may feel obliged to have a glimpse of the Summer Palace ( Yuanmingyuan Ruins Park ) next door (to the east of the present-day Summer Palace). The old palace-turned park mainly consists of Qichun Garden, Changchun Garden and Yuanmingyuan, also…
Plan your Luoyang Tour? Guanlin Temple is not to be missed. Different from White Horse Temple, it is not a Buddhist temple. Instead it is a temple dedicated to Guanyu (160AD-219AD), a famous general in later Eastern Han Dynasty (25AD- 220AD) and early Three Kingdoms period (220AD-280AD). “Guan” refers to Guanyu himself; “Lin” here means “tomb”….
If you are going to visit the city of Kaifeng ( one of the seven great ancient cities in China ) on your Henan tour in the central China, you are highly recommended to have a side trip to an ancient town known as Zhuxian Town 23km south of Kaifeng. Zhuxian Town is notable for…
Plan your Henan Tour? If you are interested in Chinese history and archeology, a visit to Yinyu is worth your time exploring. Yin Xu, literally “Yin Ruins”, is the remnants of Yin, the last capital of China’s Shang Dynasty (1559BC-1046BC) and also China’s first ancient capital, proven by written documents. The Yin Xu archeological site…
Are you going to visit Zhengzhou on your Henan tour? A side trip 128km down south to Nanjiecun Village is quite unique since Nanjiecun is the last enclave of the Mao-style collective in a sea of socialist market economy with Chinese characteristics. It is an anachronism, a quaint , lovable oddity and a Maoist Disneyland in the competitive market economy in…
An old photo of Wangfujing Street Plan your Beijing tour? As a first-time visitor to Beijing, you will definitely spare some time strolling the traffic-free commercial Wangfujing Street to feel the vibe of the modern Beijing. The No.01 street in Beijing is a 810-meter walking street home to several big shopping malls, such Oriental Plaza, Beijing…
Plan your Henan tour? If you like to have a beautiful adventure tour, a trip to a village known as Guoliang is highly recommended. When I write this post titled as “Guoliangcun Travel Tips”, I feel somewhat stressed since there have been already plentiful articles regarding Guoliangcun ( Guoluang Village ) on the internet if you google…
Plan your Kaifeng travel on your Henan tour? Kaifeng is listed as one of the seven great ancient capital cities in China. In Kaifeng, you can see some authentic relics and old architectures. Shanshaangan Guild Hall is an interesting place you cannot afford to miss if you are going to appreciate its ornate carvings out of…