Pictures from Eyes on China - A China Travel Blog
1. Trekking in Mt.Huangshan There are two sightseeing choices of Yellow Mountain tour. The majority of overseas tourists usually make their tour on the rear part of the top, that is to say they get onto the top from eastern side and their hiking is extended around the concentrated scenic highlights, such as Bright Top, [...]
There is a saying “Above there is heaven, below there are Hangzhou and Suzhou.” Hangzhou, with its surrounding hills, water and numerous beautiful sightseeing places, has been ranked as one of the ten best famous tourist cities in China. It attracts more than 20 million tourists from home and abroad every year. West Lake West [...]
Suzhou is located on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and on the shores of Taihu Lake in the province of Jiangsu Province. The city is renowned for its stone bridges, pagodas, and meticulously designed gardens which have contributed to its status as a great tourist attraction. Suzhou enjoys great fame internationally for its [...]
Just 130 kilometers west of shanghai, Wuxi is located on one of the most fertile pieces of land between the Yangtze River and the Taihu Lake. Known in ancient times as a Town of Fish and Rice, Wuxi boasts abundant aquatic and agricultural resources and is dubbed Minor Shanghai for its affluent lifestyles. With outstanding [...]
There are lots of fun things to do in Xian with kids. There is something for everyone to enjoy. Your teenagers will love biking around the city walls-especially on a tandem bike! Your children will enjoy seeing the famous terracotta warriors! Your babies and toddlers will have a great time seeing the water fountain light [...]
We arrived in Xiamen after an incredibly long 21 hour train ride. It seemed like we would never arrive. Once we did arrive, we were shocked by the giant WalMart and McDonalds just outside the train station. We had foolishly expected Xiamen to be a bit of smaller city of approximately 500,000 or so. Uhh… [...]
I have finally arrived in Ningbo (after a mission of a journey)! It is so strange to finally be here! I am all settled in my new apartment, which is very cosy. I have spent the day cleaning and killing some seriously hideous looking insects and setting up possibly THE most retarded internet connection ever! [...]
Today we decided to tick a tourist spot off our list so set out for Lingyin Temple, a buddhist temple west of West Lake. I have to say it wasn’t one of our most successful journeys… we misunderstood the bus route, missed our stop, then had to navigate our way with a map that proudly [...]
We arrived in Kashgar late Saturday afternoon. We were dusty and simply focussed on getting clean again! The following day we went out to the Kashgar Sunday Markets. Kashgar has been a main trading city since the early days of the Silk Route. We are not far from the Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan boarders (Russia to [...]