- Mao, me, and the Wall: part two
Boy, what a lovely wall.
Big wall, goes on for ages and ages, lots of different parts.
Most backpackers, or those staying in hostels, have the Jinshanling to Simatai section of the Great Wall marketed to them.
The wall here is mostly unreconstruc Posted by Serge78 in Other People's Music | Nov 18, 2008
- Mao, me, and the Wall: part one
I can't explain exactly why, but I fell in love with Beijing the second I arrived.
Maybe I was still wrapped in the afterglow of a 30-hour long drift out of Mongolia and into China on a train so amazingly comfortable, Posted by Serge78 in Other People's Music | Nov 18, 2008
- Pandas in Chengdu
After almost a month of brown, dusty, deserty landscape, it's nice to finally see trees and green landscape. Chengdu was a pleasant surprise - cleaner and a lot more modern than the cities we've been seeing (besides Beijing). Posted by jhongny in While We Are Out... | Nov 17, 2008
- Foodstuff Markets
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For housewives or to those who would like to have their meals at home, local foodstuff market is a must go place when they want to buy their favorite ingredients home. It provides budget, fresh and quality Posted by Hangzhouer in China Discovery | Nov 19, 2008
- chengdu travel guide
The Sichuan tourist is rich in natural resources that owns World Hereritage such as Jiuzhaigou valley, Huanglong valley , Leshan Giant Buddha, Emei mountion, Siguniang Mount- Wolong Panda Protection Area, Qingcheng mountain -Dujiangyan Irrigation system. Posted by sctabi in chengdu travel guide | Nov 16, 2008
- Continuing on the Silk Road – Dunhuang, Jiayuguan, and Xian
Without meaning to, our next few destinations are all related to the Silk Road. Dunhuang is another important city on the Silk Road, but it is most famous for the Mogao Grottoes, caves that contain elaborate Buddhist paintings and Posted by jhongny in While We Are Out... | Oct 28, 2008
- Public Toilets in China
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The thing that people who want to travel to China will most concern about is toilet's hygienic condition. Toilets in today's China are normally of the squatting type. They tend to be quite dirty, especially Posted by visitchina in Visit China | Nov 13, 2008
- Nanjing – Donghuamen Gate Relic Park
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It is the only one gate left at the Ming Dynasty Palace in Nanjing. In the past decades, this area has been occupied by the city's metallurgical plants, which have dumped much metal waste around. The actual Posted by actchina in Absolute China Tours | Nov 13, 2008
- Jinhua Introduction
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Since ancient times, Jinhua has been a place of exquisite culture and excellent etiquette. It was also the heartland of the ancient Yue State. In the period of the Three Kingdoms, this area had been called Posted by Hangzhouer in China Discovery | Nov 11, 2008
- The Final Stats
25 days--6 cities (in Asia)
12 Flights--nearly 20,000 miles
8 beds--1 floor, 2 apartments, 1 hotel, 4 hostels
1 train, 1 turbojet, 7 Star Ferries, 2 Subways, 3 bus systems, 1 motorcycle, 2 bicycles, too many cabs Posted by Becky1016 in Wanderlust Strikes Again | Nov 10, 2008
- The last real day in China.
Today I woke up to the rooster crowing...seriously. There's this blind rooster (at least I think he must be visually challenged in some way) that crows sporadically starting at around 6am. It's one of the quirks of small Posted by Becky1016 in Wanderlust Strikes Again | Nov 10, 2008
- The Daily Life of Senior Citizens in Hangzhou and Shanghai
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As people's living quality has greatly improved in recent decades in China, not only the young and the middle-aged, the retired senior citizens ca Posted by Hangzhouer in China Discovery | Nov 10, 2008
- Falling into Yangshuo...it's hard to find the way back.
Yangshuo has sucked me in.
Everyone said it would happen but I hardly believed it. I orginally was planning to leave early on the morning of the 10th, after 4 nights here, but have s Posted by Becky1016 in Wanderlust Strikes Again | Nov 9, 2008
- Warhammer Battlefield Ojbectives
Battlefield objectives are places of interest that each side can capture and control.warhammer gold There are often 4-6 objectives to battle over in a given tier zone pairing and they are always located in the RvR enabled areas. Objectives could Posted by dilysd in Welcome to warhammer world ! | Nov 7, 2008
- Breakfast and Snacks in Hangzhou
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Hangzhou's style snack plays an important role in local cuisine and also one of the three great ingredients of the Heaven on Earth. The o Posted by actchina in Absolute China Tours | Nov 7, 2008
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
DR. JEKYLL
My first day in Lijiang was about as picture perfect as can be. The sky was blue, I awoke to the laughter of children next door at the elementary school, and everyone said it was unseasonably warm that Posted by Becky1016 in Wanderlust Strikes Again | Nov 6, 2008
- Nanjing – Big Bell Pavilion Park
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The park is near the Drum Tower in downtown Nanjing. It was built in 1382, and the scale of the tower's construction was so large that it was rare to see in China. The Drum Tower has Posted by actchina in Absolute China Tours | Nov 6, 2008
- Fuqiao Bridge Pot Restaurant
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This is an outstanding restaurant among the ones that serve traditional Chinese pots in Jinhua. Fuqiao Bridge Pot Restaurant (浮桥煲庄) provides lots kind of pots such as dog meat (sounds strange !), fish he Posted by actchina in Absolute China Tours | Nov 4, 2008
- Apparently I'm a little sleepy...
So I didn't eat anything at the Night Market. Looking satisfied my hunger enough. And so many choices--roaches, snakes, earthworms, crickets...how is a girl to choose? Better to appreciate and leave wanting more than to gorge myself, Posted by Becky1016 in Wanderlust Strikes Again | Nov 3, 2008
- Chi de (Food)
As many of you know, I enjoy eating. And luckily, since landing in China, I have had the opportunity to try eating a seemingly endless variety of food. From eggplant and rabbit's leg to dumplings and fried rice, Posted by rdut in You're moving where to do what?! | Nov 2, 2008
- Banking in China
Being an ex banker I take notice of the banks in China.
We think that in Qld it is a tough market. I think in China it is a tougher market. Every province has their own Bank, Co-op or Posted by Bettinamc in The Adventures of Tai'an | Nov 2, 2008
- China Newspaper
I've made the paper!
I'm willing to try any form of natural therapy. My latest is Acupuncture. The acupuncturist in his Chinglish showed me some articles he has written for the paper. He told me that he was Posted by Bettinamc in The Adventures of Tai'an | Nov 2, 2008
- Kids expelled
I noticed that some of my classes had shrunk. I didn't know if the students were truant. Not ever going to be able to know every single student by name I have name cards. I called a Posted by Bettinamc in The Adventures of Tai'an | Nov 2, 2008
- Card replacement
Having been a banker I know the process for card replacements in Australia. In China though it is a whole new experience.
First you must report the card stolen and withdrawal all the money. Two days later you go Posted by Bettinamc in The Adventures of Tai'an | Nov 2, 2008
- Police Station
I had lost my watch and I needed to report this lost to the Police to make a claim under my insurance policy. I write a letter and I am met at the school gate by a Chinese teacher.
We Posted by Bettinamc in The Adventures of Tai'an | Nov 2, 2008