The war started a couple of weeks ago and orders are to quit for the Olympics on today’s full moon. Firecrackers for New Year, Beijing style I mean. The first day they were exploding against my 12th floor windows and everywhere else right across the city. The sweepers were out early next morn and picked […]
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The beauty of the exotic southern landscape of China is legendary, as is a journey to Zhongdian, the stunningly picturesque setting believed to be the inspiration of the mythical Yunnan Shangri-La described in James Hilton’s novel, the Lost Horizon. Many make the long journey in quest of the promise of paradise, and many leave disappointed
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Chinese food is prepared from fresh ingredients, cooked in a wok is typical, and one can order anywhere, even at a sidewalk bus stop.
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One of the biggest questions surrounding the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is whether China’s fast-growing but seriously stretched aviation system will be up to the task of handling the 2 million visitors expected to pack the Chinese capital for the Games this summer. The answer seems to be: Yes. Determined not to let anything spoil
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Kunming – Lijiang – Zhongdian – Tsetang – Lhasa – Hong Kong from $3,839/pp This adventure ascends to Tibet, the “Rooftop of the World,†where devotion and tradition reign amid the monasteries and peaks of the mighty Himalayas. And it reveals the magical mountain paradise made famous by James Hilton’s novel, “Lost Horizon.†Day 1
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Venturing to China’s west, to Chengdu and Sichuan Province is usually either to transit to Tibet or to see the pandas at the Wolong Nature Reserve. But there is far more to see around Chengdu – one can venture out to Leshan, Mt. Emei and Dazu, but that is only the beginning to all the
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If you’re searching for the mythical Himalayan Shangri La, akin to what James Hilton described in his novel Lost Paradise, you have to journey up to Zhongdian in northern Yunnan, at the crossroads leading to Sichuan and Tibet. But Zhongdian’s Tibetan-style old town and local market is only part of the highlights of Yunnan. Before
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The upcoming Beijing Olympics have run into the billions and even been subsidized by donations from the overseas Chinese. It promises to be a grand spectacle in which wake the government left thousands of local people displaced and countless historic buildings have been destroyed in Beijing’s rush to modernize. “Bird’s Nest,” the stadium that will host
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Close to the Forbidden City, the Peninsula Hotel is the best of what luxury hotel can offer anywhere, no exception here in Beijing. Rated among the best hotels of the world, its suites filled with antiques, seek no more for lodging in Beijing. If you belong to the kind wanting to enjoy the top mix
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