Eyes on China – A China Travel Blog

There has been a fair amount of rain in the last two days but today is sunny for now. There are only two meetings today. The first is a quiet lunch meeting with an old friend from Vancouver back in the early 1970s. The second as yet not confirmed is with a director from the [...]

Once again we left early and went to our one attraction of the day. We have a lot of extra days in Beijing so we can take our time. Which is nice since the traffic here is pretty bad, it lets us take things slow and relax. Today we saw the Temple of Heaven, where [...]

We arrived early on the 7th, after a loooooong trip, and spent the first day and a half wandering around the city, overcoming jet lag, working out the metro…all the boring stuff you do on the first day anywhere i guess. Then on the saturday, the 9th, we headed to The Summer Palace in the [...]

Overview: Xi’an, prounounced “she-ahn” is the capital of Shaanxi, “shahn-she”, province in central China and is steeped in history as it not only was the cultural and political capital of China for hundreds of years, but also the beginning point of the Silk Road leading west. The biggest tourist draw is, of course, the Army [...]

Hangzhou is the capital of Zhejiang province and its political, economic and cultural center. With its famous natural natural beauty and cultural heritages, Hangzhou is surely one of China’s most imperative tourist venues. The West Lake is undoubtedly the most renowned feature of Hangzhou, noted for the beautiful natural beauty that blends naturally with many [...]

The Great Wall of China is not just an ordinary vacation icon; besides the part it plays in China’s tourism, it has led to the development of China’s extended background and culture. individuals are curious to know the facts of how the awesome wall came about; however, it is not until one visits this majestic [...]

How do people describe the picturesque scenery in Guilin? There are numerous queer peaks and strange caves in Guilin that arranged away every other’s beauty with the emerald drinking water on the Lijiang River flowing passing through the city.They form a beautiful scroll painting enhancing eco-friendly hills,charming waters,strange caves and exquisitely looking rocks.Guilin,famous inside the [...]

The historic City Wall of Xian is the most intact historic Chinese wall in existence. Xian’s historic City Wall encircles and protects the historic part of Xian City. Xian was the money of thirteen numerous Chinese dynasties, so the need for just about any defensive structure such since the City wall was imperative. Visitors to [...]

China means many things to many different people. Yet, most persons would agree within the actuality that this amazing nation has some within the richest traditions in the earth and an astonishing historic background. relatively obviously among the best things about the nation is its legendary cuisine and the actuality there is no better place [...]

Suzhou may nicely be considered a social and also historical city, located while in the southern area of Jiangsu Province, in East China, bordering Shanghai to the east, Lake Taihu while in the west, the Yangtze to the south, and Zhejiang Province to the south. It is just about 80 kilometers from Shanghai, along the [...]