China Travel Stories

Wandering in the Flower and Bird Market in Guilin

Date: 2010-3-17 6:47:00

Its very excited in the Flower and Bird Market on Saturday and Monday. On the weekend, a lot of people love to wander in the market. In spring, all the plants are turning green and some flowers are opening. There are more people than in winter. Chinese people like buy some plants to decorate their rooms. And most people live in the apartment without a garden, so they prefer the houseplants to the ... View Details

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The Lantern Festival

Date: 2010-3-13 3:14:00

The Lantern Festival (also called Yuanxiao Festival) is on the 15th day of the first Chinese lunar month. According to the custom, people start to prepare for the celebration of Lantern Festival to be held on the 14 th day of the first Chinese lunar month. Two of the most important things are lanterns and sweet dumplings (called Yuanxiao in Chinese). Yuan literally means first, while Xiao refers ... View Details

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China Travel Report by Colin and Kathy

Date: 2010-2-26 1:32:00 by chinatravel ; Tags: Yellow Mountain

I would like to begin with complementing China highlights Grace on an excellent job on organizing and arranging the itinerary for our memorable Time in China. Our itinerary was for 32 days that covered a greater proportion of China so the wife and I would see a wide variety of countryside and cities that also included the Chinese culture and history. It is difficult to pin point one single highli ... View Details

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