Beijing, Xian and Yangtze Cruise

Date: 2008-9-28 1:28:00 by lucia Tags: Beijing Xian

We were walking downtown Xian. It's so hot you could fry rice on the pavement, which only intensified every dirty, rotten smell, which managed to emanate from every building and alley you passed. The odors were enough to gag you. Running from each building under a grate in the sidewalk, is a drain with god only knows what it contains. Hope you have a visualization . . . . .

As we steppe

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Summer Palace, markets, noodles, and the hutongs

Date: 2008-9-3 22:42:00 by chinatravel Tags: Beijing

Waking up a bit earlier, but still not too early, my first venue of the day is the Summer Palace. Henry's got school, Dan-Dan couldn't be bothered as she's seen it many times, Josh seems dead in his slumbers, and Nicky decides that she is actually going to teach her classes today, so I'm on my own for this one. Now, if you thought yesterday's names were intriguing, todays were downrig

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9 Places in China That Are Probably Not on Your Itinerary, But Should Be

Date: 2008-8-15 4:01:00 by keaventh Tags: Beijing Hangzhou Shanghai Off the beaten track six harmonies pagoda yoyoor rental phone cell phone guo's villa

So you've got your trip to China all planned out: the Forbidden City, the Great Wall and the Temple of Heaven in Beijing; the Bund and People's Square in Shanghai; the West Lake and Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou. Armed with your Yoyoor smart phone, you are ready to tackle all these must-see sites, and they will be very memorable. But for a truly enjoyable trip, don't forget to visit some less crow

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Beijing Folk Customs Review

Date: 2008-3-5 2:04:00 by david Tags: Beijing Folk Customs

The exploration of the ancient Beijing will never be complete without looking at its profound folk cultures and interesting customs. Beijing is both old and young, attracting numerous visitors with its dazzling cultures and relics: the ubiquitous narrow hutong, the wide spread siheyuan, the cultural temple fairs in Changdian, the hundreds of years old Beijing Opera, and the impressive Spring Fe

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Walking around Beijing's Hutong area

Date: 2008-1-3 3:58:00 by chinatravel Tags: Beijing Hutong

The hutongs are the oldest neighborhoods in Beijing.  Narrow alleys running east-west with hundreds of "sub-alleys" leading off each side into private courtyards, which are "home" to as many as twenty families each (up to 60 people).  Each hutong has four buildings around a central courtyard.  Each building has one, maybe two rooms, which totals about 4 to 500

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