China Travel Stories

Beijing, Xian and Yangtze Cruise

Date: 2008-9-28 1:28:00 by lucia Tags: Beijing Xian

We were walking downtown Xian. It's so hot you could fry rice on the pavement, which only intensified every dirty, rotten smell, which managed to emanate from every building and alley you passed. The odors were enough to gag you. Running from each building under a grate in the sidewalk, is a drain with god only knows what it contains. Hope you have a visualization . . . . .

As we steppe

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Adventuring Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses in Xi'an

Date: 2008-4-14 22:43:00 by lavender0108 Tags: Xian

As an old Chinese saying goes: "If you want to see China of 100 years ago, visit Shanghai; China of 1000 years ago, Beijing; China of 2000 years ago, Xi'an.", Xi'an is an ancient city with a long-standing history and is known for being the capital city for 13 dynasties. It is also the jumping off point of the famous ancient Silk Road and the most important city in northwest China. Xi'

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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 our schedule 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 Luoyan

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Tour Xian in Winter

Date: 2008-3-18 23:02:00 by Roger Tags: Xian China

Xi'an was not as cold as we expected-it was our 1st impression of Xi'an when we headed out of railway station. Xi'an railway station was small but well managed by many of railway staff (or maybe volunteers)who had red sleeve emblem around their armies. They would assist you finding a taxi or answer any questions about the city (only if you can speak mandarin, of course). There were two queens o

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The Genitalmen of Xian

Date: 2008-3-12 1:11:00 by Mark_smith Tags: Xian

If my guide had spoken no English, rather than some, he might have been easier to understand.  But this was shoestring tourism, and I was lucky to have a guide at all.

He was a very slight young man, with glasses so big they made him look top-heavy; "bookish" one might have said.  I tried to ask him questions as we began our long drive through the city of Xian, and o

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