China Travel Stories

24 hours in Zhejiang Province

Date: 2008-6-13 5:04:00 by nancy; Tags: Zhejiang

Having a rare common weekend off, my American friend and I opted to travel to a place we'd heard a lot about. Hengdian is supposedly the Hollywood of China, and we even went so far as to check out the website. In true Chinese form, it was impossible to maneuver with a lot of sparkly graphics that serve no purpose, and was frustratingly vague. The only information we managed to glean was that there ... View Details

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Mystery Meals

Date: 2008-7-28 4:29:00 by lovechina; Tags: China travel

I'd been here all but two nights: Well, really two nights and one full day. So far, I'd had no idea what the heck I've swallowed, digested or let out. It all pretty much was a mystery. Allow me to go further. After leaving one of the many pre-paid squatter bathroomshoused in communal facilitiesI headed out for an early dinner. Early in China being seven rather than nine or ten. Did I feel ... View Details

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Longji Terraces Tour

Date: 2008-4-3 3:41:00 by Iris; Tags: Longsheng

While I was in the university, I had ever seen a video about the four seasons scenery of Longji Terraces filmed by a friend who had liven there for one year. He was crazy about the scenery and custom there. The scenery in Longji Terrace changes according to seasons: light green spring, dark green summer, golden autumn and white winter. His video exactly inspired me with interest in the Longji Terr ... View Details

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