Monthly Archives: September 2010

Monte Carlo of the Orient

Dubbed the ‘Monte Carlo from the Orient’ Macau has been a mecca for gamblers within Asian Pacific area for over a century. Tourism and gambling jointly with textile and garment manufacturing are her most significant industries. in spite of the … Continue reading

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Pearl of the Orient

One of China’s specific financial zones (SEZ) and the mainlands gateway to Macau, Zhuhai would must be definitely one of China’s best kept secrets. In lower than twenty years Zhuhai has grown from nothing much more than a sleepy fishing … Continue reading

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Journey to Jiu Zhai Gou

Just share my experience during my journey to Jiu Zhai Gou. The tour guide that lead the team to Jiu Zhai Gou has used a ‘threatening’ way; requesting us to spend 160RMB with the Tibetian display which is optional and … Continue reading

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The River – Part Four – Not Quite Wuhan

It have been a mistake to leave the Yangtze River and continue on to Wuhan over land. Fortunately, my traveling companion Lao Hei and I found that there was a complete lot extra of rural China to see on the … Continue reading

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Xingwen’s Geologic Wonders

Most of us have heard inside of the ‘Stone Forest’ but have you heard about the ‘Stone Sea’? quickly after visiting, you’re possibly to leave using the impression that you’ve hardly left the shore inside your try to explore this … Continue reading

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Old Jishou

Hunan may be inhabited for hundreds of years, and in each and every Hunanese town could be found the remnants of ages gone. Jishou University, precisely where i experienced been staying in Jishou town in Hunan’s mountainous West, is only … Continue reading

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Hong Kong – On Paths Less Traveled

Arossing the border from mainland China into the modern, fast-paced city of Hong Kong is something like stepping briefly into another world. Seen in the realm of bright lights, high-tech shops, endless boutiques and glistening skyscrapers, this beautiful cosmopolitan city … Continue reading

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On the Wild Side of Wuxi

The temperatures experienced been dropping for the past two times and now with the mountains it absolutely was surprisingly awesome for past due summer. Wuxi deep with the wild mountains north of the Yangtze about the Daning River, is house … Continue reading

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PINGYAO EMERGES FROM THE MIST

Winter may not be the best time of 12 months to travel in northern China. The reduced temperatures & resulting smog from coal fires would deter many from travelling at this time of year. But for my partner & I … Continue reading

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Arresting Kaili

What is it about men in uniform –soldiers, sailors, firemen – that so many women find irresistible? What possesses an off duty policeman to stay in uniform on his day time off? The chinese language appear to possess a fetish … Continue reading

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