China Travel Stories

Discover Guangxi 1 Go through the Sino-Vietnamese border Author:agang

Date: 2008-11-26 4:01:00 by agang; Tags: Guangxi one of the customs landscape scenic spots

Guangxi 1 Go through the Sino-Vietnamese border Long road, far from its repair This is a border road mainly for military use. Tortuous and zigzagging，it extends to the distant end. When I first saw the road，I was touched by its beauty and marveled by its abruptness. Border road：The precipitous border road is quiet，Here people and vehicles are scarce. Steep mountains：I can only use ... View Details

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Trip report: Beijing, Xian, Datong and Chengde(3)by walter_ba21

Date: 2008-11-26 3:00:00 by amanda; Tags: Beijing Xian Datong Chengde

13 June - Datong We waked up very early and in less than an hour of flight we arrived in Datong. Datong is a city of 3 million inhabitants, important for its coalmines and therefore a polluted city, but it is famous above all for the Yungang Grottoes (literally Cloud Ridge Caves), a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In airport we met our likeable guide, Joan and the driver with a minibus for us. The fi ... View Details

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Trip report: Beijing, Xian, Datong and Chengde(2) by walter_ba21

Date: 2008-11-20 21:25:00 by amanda; Tags: Beijing Xian Datong and Chengde

11 June - Xian We waked up very early because we had to catch the flight to Xian at 7.20 a.m.. The departure was from the new Terminal 3, constructed for the Olympic Games and planned by the English architect Foster. The terminal is spectacular and efficient. Its enormous, but spaces are well organized and you cant get lost inside. Our flight leaved nearly 10 minutes before the scheduled time and ... View Details

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