China Travel Stories

China, intriguing and intricating

Date: 2008-4-2 22:22:00 by tata; Tags: China travel

After three fantastic days in Chengdu-China's southwest Sichuan Province, I took a 30 hours long train trip eastward to Shanghai. For the soft sleeper bed too expensive, I'd booked myself a hard sleeper bed, which didn't sound too appealing, but I found it was OK - I had a mattress, pillow and quilt in the upper bunk of three in a berth of 6 beds. The companies were not too bad. A little fine old ... View Details

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Yellow Mountain, Where My Imagination Fly

Date: 2008-4-2 20:24:00 by tata; Tags: Yellow Mountain

We were flying with Cathay Pacific to Shanghai. The journey involved a 1 hour stopover in Singapore and a transfer in Hong Kong. We were landing on Pudong International Airport. Our Shanghai guide-Catherine picked us there and transferred us to our hotel. I have to say Shanghai is my favorite city in the world. The food was out of this world, the people were small so you could see for mile ... View Details

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Luoyang in Winter

Date: 2008-4-2 3:55:00 by mike; Tags: Luoyang Xian

Shaolin Temple, White Horse temple, Tianjing Cave Dwellings and Guanlin Free trade Market were the attractions listed in ourschedule in Luoyang. After a long day of overnight train, we arrived at Luoyang, a famous tourist city in Henan Province. Luoyang served as the capital for nine dynasties over a period of more than 1,500 years. At our arrival, assistant manager of CITS Luoyang gave us a warm ... View Details

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