After simple breakfast at our lodging hotel, at 7:30 am in the wet autumn day, we leave the cozy and green city of Hanzhong (汉中), driving through the main street and Han River Bridge in patchy fog and drizzle. Hanzhong – Guangyuan – Chengdu – Ya’an 600km Road Trip Today we spend most of our daytime driving on route, a…
Plan your Lhasa Tour from Xian? At the time of writing, three daily flights connect Xian and Lhasa which are operated by Eastern China Airlines and Sichuan Airlines respectively. The two daily flights by Eastern China Airlines are direct flights taking 3 hours and five minutes while the only daily flight by Sichuan Airlines is an…
Dear Travelers, We’d like to have the following quick guide to be always updated for the benefit of new visitors coming to Mt. Huashan. If you have any questions or anybody having used the piece finds necessary updates, please leave a message or feedback. Thanks! Five sacred mountains in China Mt.Huashan, or Mount Hua is…
Plan a Xian Tour? Take a morning flight from Beijing to Xian is mostly sought after by time-strapped travelers who either fly back to Beijing again on the same day or stay a bit longer in Xian. Approxi 20 daily flights going between Beijing and Xian, mainly operated by three domestic airline giants – Air China, Eastern China…
Xian is well-known for its world-famous Terracotta Warriors over 2000 years back lying about 30 km east of Xian city center. There is much more to see in Xian which once served as the ancient capital cities for the historical 13 dynasties with connected periods of over 1000 years. Known as “The City of Chang’an ”…
If you are planning your China tour, before you depart for China it is advisable that you have some basic knowledge on how to recognize Chinese currency and identify fake money as well. Basically there are five languages on all China’s banknotes : Mandarin Chinese, Mongolian, Tibetan, Uyghur, and Zhuang. China’s legal tender is Renminbi (…
Datong Pingyao Xian Trip Datong, Pingyao and Xian are three important tourist destinations in China. Yungang Grottoes and Hanging Temple in Datong, Pingyao Ancient City and Terracotta Warriors in Xian are big draws attracting numerous oversea tourists every year. If you want to plan your Datong, Pingyao and Xian trip, you are often daunted by…
Today, April 4 is Qingming Festival, a traditional Chinese festival that is an opportunity for people to remember those who passed away ( relatives, friends, important personages…). On this special day, I’d like to dedicate my today’s humble blog post to John Paton Davies, Jr (6 Apr. 1908 – 23 Dec. 1999). Why John Paton…