China

Pros: Extremely interesting
Cons: Long trip

After living in China for 4 years (1.5 in Shanghai and 2.5 in Beijing), I realized how much culture China has. Not only the Summer Palace or the Great Wall, but actual modern culture. From the discos to the stalls on the side of the road, China packs...

Pros: Unique, lots of friendly people on vacation like you, religious
Cons: Language barrier takes time to overcome

November 1999 my wife and I spent five days on Putuoshan visiting one of the five sacred mountains of Buddhism. As far as we could tell, we were two of the five Westerners on the island during that period. The rest of the people were Chinese, Japanese,...

Pros: travel in china
Cons: yellow dragon

Within Pansong County on the border of vast expanses of grasslands, there is a fascinating place of exquisite beauty---Yellow Dragon.



Light-reflecting waterfall
Yellow Dragon is a mystical and colorful world. Along a canyon...

Pros: be careful
Cons: be careful

considering that China is still relatively poor and has an extreme range of climatic conditions, China is a remarkably healthy country. In general, travelers to China should have few health concerns if proper precautions are taken. Most large cities in...

Pros: travel in china
Cons: Ancient A'lu Cave

The Ancient A'lu Cave, reputed as " the first wonderful cave in Yunnan", is located in the southeast part of the province and is a group of Karst limestone caves in large scale. In the Song and Yuan Dynasty, one of thirty-seven old wild tribes...

Pros: Incredibly Scenic
Cons: Little known and off the beaten path

If you are one of those people who went to China with a picture in your mind, chances are, that picture is from a painting. And chances are, tha painting is painted of a scene in Sichuan Province. Furthermore, you will most likely be disappointed...

Pros: BeijingRens
Cons: BeijingRens

I have been living in Beijing (4 years) and
Shanghai(2 years). Comparing with
Shanghainese or JiangZheRens, most
BeijingRens have very low abilities
(except in speech), less-sharp mind,
though I think they are easy-going and...

Pros: Ya
Cons: no

In this article, I want to introduce another Famous Mount in China.It is Mount Tai.In China there are five famous mounts.Mount Tai is the first.It lies by Taian City in Shandong Province.It is beautiful and have a lot of historical famous handwriting. In...

Pros: a good place near kunming
Cons: good for viewing

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions


Tiger Leaping Gorge is probably the most frightening, most dangerous and most exhilarating torrent of rapids in the world.

The great Yangtze River winds it way over...

Pros: an old town
Cons: a trip with flowers

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

Going to Dali old town, you can enjoy the old street and many other thing there!

Dali's Old Town, a labyrinth of streets within the old Ming Dynasty fortress walls, is not...

Pros: Most beautiful city in China
Cons: There isn't any

One of the most poetic city in China is Hangzhou. Endless number of poems, ancient literature were written about the city. It's a very scenic place to visit with a beautiful lake centrally located. The best hotel to stay in Hangzhou is the Shangri-La....

Pros: have a lot of fun
Cons: None

Itinerary D1 Arrival in Shanghai Arrive in Shanghai and transferred to hotel. Rest of the day is at leisure. Hotel: Galaxy Hotel**** Meals: no D2 Shanghai In the morning your guide will join you for a visit to the Bond area where the ...

Pros: trip of a lifetime
Cons: the Chinese can be cruel

One thing I wish I had been prepared for when I traveled to China was the reaction of the people to my being overweight. While my weight is kind of average for the fat American and generates no attention here in the states, the Chinese were fascinated...

Pros: Fascinating people, history, and culture
Cons: Can be expensive, too much to see

I spent last year teaching in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou. For starters, I would never recommend visiting Guangzhou. It is the least "touristy" of any of China's big cities and -- while fascinating to live there for a year -- it...

Pros: Beautiful scenery
Cons: Food and water problems

I'm 14 yrs old and went to China this past summer as an educational vacation. One of the things I quickly learned is that the food was not so hot. You may question my ability to say this...You probabally are saying well shes just a kid. That may be...