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Great Wall- Badaling
By JOHNNYW | 5/24/2007 5:25:15 AM
If you plan to see the Great Wall, don't bother visiting Badaling, near Beijing. It was a real let down. Very busy and so well 'restored' it looked brand new. you spend an hour climbing to the top tower to see a bad gift shop and enormous billboards on the mountainsides.
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A brief introduction for tourist places in Xi'an,
By ALICELEE | 5/8/2007 8:59:24 AM
. The first Qin emperor of the Qin Dynasty started to build his resting place when he was only 13, Though anyone can't miss the death after all, we can let people remember of us forever by doing something unprecedented. Terra Cotta Worriors is just the tip of the iceberg, are just a part of tomb complex of Qin ShiHuang..
The Tang Dynasty is considered one of China's golden ages for its unmatched cultural achivements.Trade reach Central Asia and Europe, international cultral and ecnomic communication flourished because of the Silk Road.Xi'an was the world's largest and most cosmopolitan city. . Famen museum used to be an imperial temple for the emperor with 2499 pieces of royal gifts found acompanying the finger bones of Buddha. Wu Ze Tian, a lady emperor had broken through by her wisdom and courage for the first and last time. She was buried in Qianling tomb with her husband together.
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Miao Sister's Meal festival and Bullfight Festival May 1st
By LOUISA | 4/23/2007 7:58:13 AM
for backpacker's who wants to travelling rural area kaili guizhou
kaili Guizhou( south china) where rich of minority culture. The Miao, known as Hmong in the West, is one of the minority groups of China.
there are number of tradition villages located hillside. the wooden house surraround by mountains,rivers,trees. the typical architecture is nstilted house with balustrated bench, the villagers worship buffalo,fish,stone and bridge. traveling villages one by one,you will feel extraordinarily splendid customs where you can feel nature strong customa and tradtional life style.The wooden water wheels raise water from the river to the fields.the bull working in the field. speak to the festival kaili has 158 festivals around a year,celebrated by villagers.the villagers fond of dancing and singing.
The Miao sister's Festival and the bullfight festival will be held during the May 1st till 5Th. Festival is for fun and miao main function is for young prople to meet each other and find marriage.this festival will last 5 days provide the opportunity to travel around,socialize,meet friends and kinsfolk and be entertained by singing and playing lusheng pipe and dancing,bullfighting. Market is frequently set up during these events that allows villagers to buy much needed goods.
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Photographic tips
By DAVEC | 4/14/2007 3:12:57 PM
As a photographer myself there are some essential items to take that occassionally get overlooked. First to pack has to be silica sachets, air conditioning and in and out of rooms will produce condensation and they help big time. Small screwdrivers, just a tiny cheap set for the 'what if' situation. Spares of everything, batteries,film or memory cards because there is every chance you will need them. On the subject of memory cards take more than 1 and change it in the canera regularly, so if you ever lose or damage 1 then you still get a good selection of images. Dont forget to format your memory cards too ( but then you knew that anyway). Consider a well padded and weatherproof case for your gear it is a good investment. Personnaly I use lowepro and swear by it, great protection AND a lifetime guarantee.
Enjoy your trip to China and if you see a big guy carrying a huge backpack full of too much photo gear looking worn out that will be me, smile and say hi!!
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Local goods for Yangshuo
By HAMSON | 4/4/2007 5:16:13 AM
There are also a few things not usually available elsewhere:
Postcards and picture books of the area, in stores or hawked by older women on the street
Chinese paintings of the local Karst scenery
T-shirts with Chinese characters with different slogans, such as "I have no money" or "Foreigner coming, Foreigner going"
Hard Rock Cafe T-shirts are common, but there is no Hard Rock in Yangshuo
Some places with great names — Red Capitalism Cafe, Outside Inn, Fawlty Towers — do not have T-shirts, unfortunately
Silver and embroidery pieces by local minorities.
Prices for large pieces are high, but some pieces may be worth them.
Small pieces, such as embroided Zhuang minority love balls, are also available
You should also bargain on these, of course.
Other interesting things
On Die Cui Lu about half a block from the river is Nature House selling various rocks. Some are interesting geological specimens; others are carved and/or painted. Fascinating.
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how to go to Yangshuo
By HAMSON | 4/4/2007 5:02:27 AM
By plane
Yangshuo has no airport. The nearest airport is in Guilin. As yet, there are no direct buses from the airport to Yangshuo. There is an airport bus you can take into Guilin and then take a bus or boat to Yangshuo.
By train
Yangshuo is not served by train and the nearest railway station is Guilin. Minibuses to Yangshuo conveniently depart from the square in front of Guilin railway station. For bus connections, see below.
By bus
From Guilin: There are frequent minibuses and express buses to Yangshuo from Guilin. All buses terminate at the bus terminal in Yangshuo. Minibuses cost (RMB 15. Buy tickets on the bus) depart from the square in front of the Guilin railway station. The journey takes between one and one-and-a-half hours as buses stop along the way. Express buses (RMB 15. Buy tickets from counter inside terminal) depart every half hour from the Guilin bus terminal off Zhongshan Zhong Lu and take just an hour.
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Taxi
By JOSE | 4/1/2007 9:28:51 PM
Apr. 2006, Guangzhou. The taxi drivers the ones with official taxi logos are ok. However, take care with those drivers with cars offered in the hotel or fairs. They are very unprofessional and can drive you crazy with their behavior (smoke crazily, sets teh radio at high volume ).
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Western foods in Guanzhou
By JOSE | 4/1/2007 9:24:53 PM
Apr. 2006. In general, it is easy to find western food in Guangzhou, since it is a very international city.
I found a Brazilian rodizio, but as a surprise they charged in the bill everything used in the table, like napkins!, and toothpick!
In the Guangzhou fair I saw the most crowded McDonald. May be 100 customers per counter, and some 100 counters at the time!!!
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