I, Grace, climbed Mount Hua with my roommates in September of 2009 when I was in the fourth year of university. I want to share what I have experienced with you here. We decided to climb the mountain at weekends. Because we lived and studied in Xian, we took train to Hua County after...Read More
We went to Hangzhou on Sept 17th. The next day, after a shower in the morning, we went to the famous West Lake, rent a boat and started our ramble on the quiet lake. The boatman paddled slowly toward the center of West Lake along with the breeze blowing over and over.Sitting in the small...Read More
Travel to China with the Pros Since the Chinese Revolution of 1949, the city of Guilin (桂林, “Forest of sweet osmanthus”) has been the poster child for Chinese tourism–in fact, it was the first city to actually invest in attracting tourists. The money invested into the city to this end can be felt today, from...Read More
Make the Most of Your Tour of China The capital of Shanxi province, Xi’an, (pronounced “Shee-ahn,”) is one of the oldest and most prestigious cities in China. With over 3,000 years of history the city is full of character, personality and many astonishing things to see and do. This list is merely a small portion...Read More