China Travel Stories

Visit the Jewish Quarter in Kaifeng

Date: 2008-11-4 12:44:00

To many Chinese people, it would be incredible to hear that there are Jewish people in Kaifeng, and that Jewish group has lived in this city for almost one thousand years. Actually before I came to this city I knew nothing about the Jewish culture here. Even I had never heard about any information about that. The first time I heard about that was in my English class one teacher mentioned the Kaife ... View Details

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Kaifeng, an amazing city!

Date: 2008-11-4 11:51:00

It is a small city located on the bank of the Yellow River in central Chinas Henan Province. It is an ancient city, attracting millions of people to come for a visit every year. It is a city that has experienced a lot of disasters in Chinese history. It is a city of diverse cultures; traditional Han Chinese, Muslims, and Jewish people have lived together so harmoniously for so many years. It is a ... View Details

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Tongli -An Ancient Water Town in Dreamland

Date: 2008-10-31 4:20:00 by amanda; Tags: Suzhou Tongli

Everyone has their own dreamland, especially people living in Jiangnan (areas south of the Yangtze River), whose dreamland always interrelate with apricot blossom, spring rain, bridges and water. Though there are many water towns in Jiangnan, I only take Tongli as my favorite, an ancient town in dreamland. Tongli is a town in Wujiang County of Chinas east Jiangsu province, located on the easte ... View Details

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