Eyes on China – A China Travel Blog

In the year 64 of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220), Emperor Ming sent a delegation of his men to study Buddhism in the western world. After three years, two eminent Indian monks, She Moteng and Zhu Falan, came back with the delegation. They brought with them a white horse carrying Buddhist sutras and Buddhist figures [...]

Taihu Lake is located in the Yangtze River Delta Center, 55 kilometers east to west, 68 kilometers north to south, across the Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, is China’s one of the five largest freshwater lakes. Taihu Lake is rich in resources of fish, known as “the Big Dipper Golden Sunrise,” “natural fish bank” reputation, its [...]

The Yans Garden is the former residence of Mr.Yan jiagan of Taiwan, which occupies 16 mu of land. An ancient magnolia has an extensive crown, blotting out the sun. As the legend goes, the tree was planted by Emperor Qianlong when he put up for the night at Shens Residence on his tour of the [...]

Lingyan Mountain Scenery Area is located at the foot of the Lingyan Mountain which is always praised as “its beautiful scenery exceeding the others in the South of Yangtze River”. There are showplaces in the Lingyan Mountain Scenery Area like Gusu Platform of the King of the Wu State, the residence of Bi Yuan (No.1 [...]

Tin Ping Mountain is located 3 kilometers Mudu Town, NATO is the main peak Mudu scenic area, elevation 201 meters, covering about 100 hectares. Peak Euparagonimus the name of their Tin Ping Shan, compounded by Fan Chung-yen of the emperor was buried in the foothills of the mountains were Van grave.  Tin Ping Mountain, beautiful [...]

The Ancient Pine Garden at Shantang Street is famous for a 500-year-old LuoHan pine of Ming Dynasty in the garden. It was originally the residence of a rich man Cai Shaoyu of Mudu, in the late Qing Dynasty. This garden is compact in overall arrangement and well preserved to the date. The well-decorated brick-carving gate [...]