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A Warm Winter Holiday in Hainan

Date: 2008-3-27 by lavender0108; Tags: Hainan

Beautiful beachWhen we are choosing a tourism destination, we usually pick a place where we can escape the winter cold or to be away from the summer heat. This year, the vast majority places of China are exceptionally freezing, except Hainan (an island in south China) where the weather is mild just as the early summer. Therefore we decide to visit Hainan to have a warm winter holiday. When our airplane arrives ... View Details

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China, not to be forgotten

Date: 2008-3-26 by chinatravel; Tags: Unforgotabble China tour

Old lady in coutrysideOur trip was a bit slower than our previous trips. We allowed an extra day in each area - partly to avoid unexpected travel problems, which never materialized, but mostly to give us more time to see this completely different lifestyle. A year ago I knew nothing about China. During this trip I have read six books on China, each one opening my eyes and awareness a bit more, but still I feel un ... View Details

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Guilin, Yangshuo Tour

Date: 2008-3-26 by chinatravel; Tags: Yangshuo Guilin

Water Buffaloes meandering along the Li river bankAfter many years of socialism under the communist system, everyone has suddenly become an entrepreneur. The bird has been set free, however nobody has told him the rules of flight. The feast he has not been able to have for so many years is suddenly becoming available, and it's an all out contest to get his share.? As we wonder thru the streets, last decades peasant farmers that are now on the fro ... View Details

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The Celestial Yellow Mountains

Date: 2008-3-26 by diana; Tags: Yellow Mountains

Yellow Mountains PictureThousands of feet high towers the Yellow Mountains; With its thirty-two magnificent peaks Blooming like golden lotus flowers, Amidst red crags and rock columns And pick your way through fragrant bushes, Many a stream and many a ford, Peaks upon peaks shutting out the sky, That's where I'll call on you some other day Across a bridge that spans cliffs like a rainbow. ---Li Bai With those words, Li ... View Details

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Drinking Tea in Fujian

Date: 2008-3-25 by david; Tags: Chinese Tea Fujian

no photosPeople of Fujian like drinking tea, and Kongfu Tea in Fujian is known to the world. To drink Kongfu Tea , an exquisite and delicate pocket tea set should be prepared, including the red stoneware pottery teapot, fine porcelain teacups with the size of walnuts and also the pot for boiling the water. The tea leaf is Oolong tea which is a kind of half-fermented tea that not only endures soaking but ... View Details

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