The month-long 2010 World Cup “destroys” my routine life. But one thing I still keep on doing is reading. I’ve been reading a 410-page novel “The Great Wall” written by John Man. He is a great storyteller as well as a historian. John Man is an expert on the Great Wall of…
Not a football fan, but as for the world football cup on a four year cycle, I would choose some of the matches linking to my favorite teams like Italy, Brazil, Argentina, England, Germany, etc. no matter on finals, quarterfinals, knockout rounds, or even the group stage. For me, any football match in the world cup is a kind…
Today, June 26, 2010, the Home Port of Tianjin Port International Cruise ( the first phase ) is completed and put into operation. It is the first home port in the northen China. It is located in the the south of Dongjiang Port of Tianjin Port, ajoining the largest free trade zone – Dongjiang Port free trade…
Both Tripadvisor.com and Virtualtourist.com are my favorite travel review sites. If I’m going abroad, I would go on the two travel review sites to check the online information on the country I will visit – where to stay, dine; what to see and do; travel tips and tour traps, etc. Tripadvisor and Virtualtourist…
Polite and knowledgeable tour guides are much sought after by foreign tourists who want to hire private tour guides to make most of their trips to Beijing China. So, how to find these helpful and resourceful tour guides? Usually foreign tourists rely on the following channels to locate private tour guides: 1) Travel Forum and Travel Review Websites: like Tripadvisors.com, Virtualtourist.com…
With the closure of Simatai Great Wall, the volume of hiking Jinshanling Great Wall will increase greatly. To have a snowball effect, the local Jinshanling adminstration stipulates that travelers can use one ticket for multi-day hiking at Jinshanling on the condition that they stay overnight at Jinshanling Hotel. Jinshanling and Simatai are the only…
June 12, 2010, we went to Chengde from Beijing by coach along the Jingcheng Expressway. Though the expressway was completed and opened to the public on Sept 27, 2009, it was my first time to enjoy the its speed and comfort. Jingcheng Expressway is 209.1km in length with 132.4 km in Beijing and 76.7 in…
This year’s Duanwu Festival falls on June 16, 2010. Duanwu Festival is traditionally celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar. Duanwu Festival is also known as Dragon Boat Festival. Duanwu Festival is celebrated in memory of the famous Chinese scholar Qu Yuan. He was a loyal minister serving…