Shanghai is one of my favorite cities in China. For me, in comparison with Shanghai in terms of urban construction and commerce, Beijing looks pale, like a farm boy, silly and clumsy. For this fam trip, we choose to stay at Sunrise on the Bund(上海外滩埔华大酒店, one of Shanghai Best Hotels (上海外滩埔华大酒店). It is superly located in…
My plane lands safely at 17:20 as scheduled at Hongqiao International Airport. Shanghai Hongqiao Internatinal Airport has been reconstructed and expanded mainly due to the opening of Shanghai Expo. Now it has two terminals – T1 and T2. Terminal 2 is for domestic flights and Terminal 1 for international flights. While waiting for my checked baggage, I take…
From today, October 06, 2010, I join a two-week fam trip to Shanghai, Huangshan, Chengdu, Jiuzhaigou and Yangtze River Cruise. My first stop is Shanghai. I take Air China flight no. CA1515 and depart from Terminal 3. The check-in counters both for domestic and international departures are on the 4th floor of the main building at Terminal 3….
Finally we ended our 6-hour hellish march from Gubeikou Great Wall to Jinshanling Great Wall at 5:00pm, September 26, 2010. But it’s not the end for us, it’s a new beginning since our next travel plan was to watch the sunset on the Great Wall, or specifically on the Jinshanling Great Wall. We were reminded by the ticket…
After their visit of Forbidden City and exit from its north gate, most of the visitors want to continue their day trips to other attractions or destinations in Beijing like Jinshan Park ( just opposite the north gate of Forbiden City), Wangfujing Street, Beijing Zoo, Summer Palace, Fragrance Hill, Temple of Heaven, Badaling Great Wall, Beijing Railway Station,…
Today I receive a travel review by Mr. Dave from California , USA, forwarded by Ms Linda He, one of my co-workers. With his wife and 11-year-old son, Dave’s family visited Beijing, Xian and Luoyang in June, 2010 by using our travel service. They booked a group tour in Beijing and Xian. While in Luoyang, they had a private…
Today is September 23, one day after Mid-Autumn Festival ( or Moon Day ). There is a Chinese saying goes that the 16th day’s moon is rounder and brighter than the 15th’s of the eighth month according to Chinese lunar year. It is said that this phenomenon is scientifically reaffirmed. As uaual, I walked home after day’s office work….
What a happy day today! Azure sky, comfy weather, and sweet mooncakes, all just on a single day – Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival September 22, 2010. The name of Mid-Autumn Festival is a little bit too official, I’d like call it moon festival or mooncake day. It is the second most important festival in China,…