China Travel Stories

Legendary Places in Sichuan Province

Date: 2008-4-1 5:48:00 by Olivia; Tags: Chengdu Jiuzhaigou

I had a couple of interesting days in Sichuan-China's southwest province. Sichuan is a top tourist draw in China, keeping catching my eyes for years. I had a week for my journey, which was somehow enough for this imaginable land. The places on my list were Jiuzhaigou National Park, an amazing gully with waterfalls, snowy mountains views, Tibet villages; Huanglong another beautiful place with ... View Details

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Learning Chinese

Date: 2008-5-15 4:22:00 by coconut; Tags: Learning Chinese

Late one night, on a train departing Kunming, I staggered into a dinning car.It had been a rough day.There had been problems with the bill where Id been staying.Id also lost some money, and on top of all that Id had a terrible experience at the local zoo the day before.People had been throwing cans and bottles at ms and Id yelled at them to stop.Things hadnt gone smoothly after that.Well, I was ti ... View Details

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Hutongs and Highrises

Date: 2008-3-12 1:21:00 by Mark_smith; Tags: Hutongs Beijing Hutongs

Is it called the Forbidden City because it is a threshold between the rich on the eastern side and the poor on the western? It certainly seemed so. When I walked out of the hair salon I was dismayed. There have been times, leftover birthday cake before me, when I have cut a sliver off the edge to even the line, and again to even that one, and so on, until only a sliver remained. To these women, g ... View Details

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