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West Sichuan & South Gansu Tour: Journey to Siguniangshan, Changping Valley, Danba, villages of…
Day 1：Arrive in Chengdu
Arrive in Chengdu and transfer to hotel to check in.
Day 2: Chengdu/Rilong-B, L, D
After breakfast, depart Chengdu and travel to Rilong. At Yingxiu Town, witness ravages of earthquake. Then continue to…
Images of China: Grand Buddha of Leshan
Being some 210 feet tall, the Grand Buddha of Leshan is the hailed as the biggest Buddha in the world. Starting in AD 713 it took nearly 100 years to carve out of the cliff face at the confluence of Dadu and Min rivers in a town of Leshan…
Thailand, China, Mongolia, and North Korea: A Simple Plan
By Hardie KargesIt really was a simple enough idea: a month-long trip to meet up with my wife and her family in Thailand for 10-12 days, then continue on solo to Beijing, to use that as a base to explore the surrounding…
Did Skiing Originate in China?
Skiing has always been historically linked to Scandinavia, and particularly the country of Norway. Nordic skiing has long been regarded as the earliest type of skiing recognised, and there is lots of historical evidence to back this up. But…
Charmed at Songzanlin Monastery, Zhongdian, Yunnan
Travel in Yunnan is always a rewarding experience. Visiting Zhongdian, principally a Tibetan town with a mixture of Han, Bai and Naxi, constitutes a great sample of Tibet if you don’t have time to travel on to Tibet proper. The Old Tibetan…
Yunnan Music – Bai Temple Festival, Erhai Lake, Dali, Yunnan Travel, China
Wondering the narrow alleyways of Erhai lakeside villages near Dali in Yunnan Province of southwestern China one can get lucky and stumble upon a genuine Bai village temple fest. Tourists who prefer to keep to Dali guidebooks most…
Ancient Wooden Architecture of Zhaoxing, Dong Village, Guizhou, China
Guizhou is one of lesser-visited provinces of China. This is largely due to its remote mountainous character and bad roads, especially in its southeastern corner, where a number of fascinating ethnic minorities such as Bouyei, Sui,…
Massive Tibetan Houses of Zhongdian
The Tibetan architecture of temples as well as houses is always manifested by solid structures no matter where they are found, whether in Central Tibet, in Sikkim or Bhutan and elsewhere in the eastern Himalayas, the Nepal…
Cruising Li River from Guilin to Yangshuo
Undeniably the Li River landscape between Guilin and Yangshuo belongs to one of the most memorable experiences of any visitor to China. The river gently meanders amidst limestone mounds that everyone etches in his mind forever. Names of…
“Output tting” – bit of humor in Zhongdian Bus Station
"Output tting" hails a sign at the Zhongdian Bus Station in Yunnan. Funny sign but it gets the message across - "This Way to Exit."…