China
China
China travel
Hiking in Xingping, Guangxi
I often think back to more “innocent” times, such as when I used to travel in China. Several years ago when I was working in Hong Kong, I decided to go to Guangxi for Christmas. Guangxi’s karst mountains and rivers are some of […]
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Book reviews
Books
Book review- Around the World in 80 Trains – A 45,000-Mile Adventure
Monisha Rajesh travels the world in 80 trains in an impressive, intrepid inter-continental journey, criss-crossing Europe and Asia twice, and going around North America solely by train. Having done the same in India a few years ago (and also written a book about that), Rajesh is an accomplished pro at train travel. With her fiance […]
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Hikes
Travel
Hiking Huangshan, one of China’s most beautiful mountains
Back when I lived in Beijing, I made a spontaneous decision one week before Chinese New Year to travel to Huangshan, one of China’s most famous mountains. In hindsight, it was a foolish decision and I learned my lesson not to travel to places at the exact same time as multitudes of Chinese. Besides Huangshan, […]
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Cities
Photo roundups
Travel
Beijing photo roundup
Beijing is a city that is both incredible and a frustrating city. I’ve experienced this city as a tourist and a resident. Needless to say, I’ve visited a lot of famous historic and modern sites in the city, as well as even natural scenic sites (yes, those exist in Beijing). When it’s not smoggy due […]
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Cities
Travel
Visiting Beijing’s Yonghegong Lama Temple and Confucius Temple
Beijing has so many famous sites that it’s not surprising that its largest temple is somewhat overlooked. But the Yonghegong Lama Temple is still impressive, being a rare instance of a Tibetan Buddhist building that blends both Tibetan and Chinese Buddhist architectural aspects. Built in the late 17th century during the Qing Dynasty, Yonghegong was […]
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China travel
Travel
Visiting Jinan’s Baotu Spring in China
Jinan is the capital of Shandong Province and well-known in China for its natural springs but a modest tourist destination, even in its own province which also boasts the coastal city of Qingdao and Taishan, one of China’s most famous mountains. Shandong is also where the philosopher Confucius was born; his hometown Qufu is also […]
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Museums
Travel
Asia’s top history museums
Asia is a continent with thousands of years of history, with several of the oldest civilizations in the world. So it is not surprising that there are some great history museums in the region. While most people know about the Louvre, the British Museum and the Smithsonian museums, Asian museums don’t have similar name recognition, […]
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