Are you planning your Xi’an tour? If time allows, you could have a day trip from Xi’an Huangdi Mausoleum (also known as Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor), which is located just 200km north of Xian. ABCs of Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor Huangdi, or Yellow Emperor is the legendary ancestor for all Chinese. His ancestral…
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…
Planning your Shaanxi tour? Beside the historical discovery of Terracotta Warriors in Xian, the capital of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi also has a decisive place in China’s contemporary history. The cave houses around Yan’an (延安) 360 km north of Xian were Chinese Communist Party’s base for 12 years from 1935 to 1947, leading to the establishment of People’s…
Thinking of having a Xian tour? While in Xian, if time permits, you are advised to make a side trip from Xian to Yan’an. When you plan your Yan’an travel, you are highly recommended to visit the former revolutionary site known as “Wangjiaping”. Wangjiaping literally means “The high land of Wangs’Family”, a place that used to the…
If you are interested in Chinese revolutionary history of CCP, Yan’an is a must see destination, which is located about 400km north of Xian. Among the highlights in Yan’an, the Date Garden is an important place worth your time to explore. It was the site of the Former Offices CCP Secretariat from 1944 to March 1947. …
Yan’an is a Prefecture-level city in the Shanbei region of Shaanxi province in China, administering several counties, including Zhidan County, formerly Bao’an, which served as the Chinese communist capital before the city of Yan’an proper took that role. Yanan Taxi Quantity At the present time, Yanan has over 1,000 taxies operated several taxi…