A Nice Day in Miyaluo, a Maple Scenic Spot in Sichuan Province17 Feb 2012We arrive in Miyaluo after a fairly smooth ride up a beautiful valley embraced by wooded mountains. Dusk is falling and the rain has stopped, leaving a fresh scent in the moist evening. Gray stone-m... |
Zhujiajiao, a Visit to a Traditional Water Village18 Jan 2012Today we had booked on to one of the trips organized by the hostel to Zhujiajiao water village about 1 1/4 hours out of Shanghai centre. Zhujiajiao is an ancient water city over 1,700 years old, ... |
The Magnificent Western Han Tomb10 Jan 2012What we saw today was a relatively new touristic attraction in Xi’an. The Western Han Tomb was a fairly new museum and not known (yet) among the mass. The Western Han Tomb is the burial ground befo... |
An Awesome Day in Purple Mountain31 Dec 2011Today was a really awesome day! We visited Zhongshan National Park in the Purple Mountain. Nanjing was the capital of China at one time, and was a very important city. The Zhongshan Mountain N... |
Trip to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain22 Dec 2011Today was our last day of sightseeing in China, it was also my personal highlights of this trip as we visit the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. This day was big and long and full of energy. Early i... |
The Beautiful Miao Villages of Kaili15 Dec 2011I knew where I was going next! From Shanghai I flew to Guiyang, capital of Guizhou Province and stored my baggage at a hotel there before boarding a bus for the three hour ride to the city of Kaili.... |
A Wonderful Day in Dazu13 Dec 2011Located to the Northwest of the large metropolis and mega-city of Chongqing, along the Yangtze River, Dazu County offers a long history, dating back beyond 2,000 years. The area developed into a cen... |
Dalian, a Charming Coastal City06 Dec 2011For the past several days we have been living in Dalian, a charming city by the sea, in Liaoning Province northeast China. Dalian surprised me a lot, I was expecting a place somewhat backwards... |
Xitang, the Beauty of an Ancient Chinese Water Town02 Dec 2011There are a few famous water towns in Zhejiang and Jiangsu province which is near Shanghai area. I've been to one called Zhouzhuang and it was nice. Xitang is another one on my wish list. Fina... |
A Nice Day in Jianshui, an Ancient Town of Yunnan Province01 Dec 2011As had been the trend, we woke to cloudy skies and chilly weather. The snow which had actually stuck to the ground the previous day had already been washed away, so we took that as a sign winter was... |