China Travel Stories

A Tour to Silver Beach and Weizhou Island in Beihai

Date: 2008-4-24 4:38:00 by lavender0108; Tags: Beihai Silver Beach

When we heard Beihai, our imagination always flies to a fascinating city boasting lustrous peals, beautiful Silver Beach, mysterious Weizhou Island and traditional fishing villages At April 14, 2008, we eventually explored Beihai personally. What a wonderful tour it was! On arriving in Beihai city, we took the No.3 bus heading to the Silver Beach. Located in the southeast of the Beihai city, th ... View Details

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Dirty Mining Region to Paradise under the Heaven

Date: 2008-3-31 20:51:00 by gina; Tags: China Tour China travel

This trip was full of contrasts from the rather dirty areas of Datong-Pingyao to the very scenic sections later. Datong Very smoggy, in a huge coal area with around 10,000 coal mines, poor and dingy miners villages with the remains of ancient fortifications just dotted around, eg old beacon towers, or bits of old wall, built of rammed mud, crumbling now, all mixed up with modern city developme ... View Details

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The Real Greatest City on Earth

Date: 2008-4-28 22:14:00 by Megan; Tags: Hong Kong

I am writing from a 13th floor, archaic high-rise hostel. It's hot and the door is ajar, opening out onto a small balcony housing the washing and the garbage, allowing the distant traffic, pounding construction, and life sounds of the city to float in. The room walls are lined in blue tile and the bed is hard, with grubby old blankets for pillows and coverings. Two ancient, dirty fans are wor ... View Details

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