| | Hong Kong is one of the most energetic cities in the world. Hong Kong is abustle and beautiful, but also glitzy and glamorous. It's singularly crowded yet in parts eerily empty, pragmatic yet superstitious, tenaciously traditional, and above all aggressively modern. The scintillating lights of the harbor and the celestial stars twinkle in unison in this magical moment of timeless peace. There... |  |
| If you were traveling under the impression that three grown men couldn't eat a decadent dumpling dinner for only one dollar, well, you obviously haven't been to the Muslim quarter of Xi'an. Historically, known as one of the most important cities in China, it was home to 13 dynasties including the Han, Zhou, Qin and Tang. For all of you powdered beverage aficionados, it is important here to... |  |
| Urumqi-'Beautiful Pasture,' unlike Las Vegas-'The Meadows' is not the first place you would go to for a decent, all you can eat buffet. Actually, Urumqi is not the first place you would go for a lot of things. Urumqi is the world's most remote city (in relation to any coastline.) In fact, the only thing close by is the 'Eurasian Pole of Inaccessibility.' While you may have thought such a... |  |
| Beijing is kind of like if you took Washington DC’s penchant for bureaucracy combined it with Los Angeles’ smog and sprawl, a rustbelt hardass attitude, and then took all the “R”s that people don’t use in Boston and threw them on the end of every other word. Its expensive, by Chinese standards, and between spring and fall there are probably only a hundred days of pleasant weather, tops. The song... |  |
| Strategically located in northern Zhejiang Province of East China, it is the capital city of the province famous for its natural beauty and historical cultural heritages. Founded about 2200 years ago during Qin Dynasty and served as the south tip of Grand Canal in history, now it has become a regional political, economic and cultural center. Hangzhou covers a total area of 16596 square... |  |
| Located on the bank of Songhua River, Harbin is the capital and largest city of Helongjiang Province, northeastern China. It has a population around 10 millions with half of that at urban districts. Often nicknamed as “Oriental Moscow” or “Oriental Paris” for the erecting Western architectures at downtown, Harbin grew with the arrival of the far-east Railway, constructed by the Russians in the... |  |
| Yellow Mountain, also named Huangshan, lies in the eastern part of China, is famous for its marvelous and beautiful scenery. It is one of the most popular tourist resorts in China. The landform of Yellow Mountain is a kind of typical granite mountains and forests. It was the result of several movements of lithosphere as well as the work of nature during the long geological age. 77 peaks are... |
| Xiamen is situated on the southeast coast of Fujian Province, at the estuary of Jiulong River. It lies at 118degree 04' 04'' east longitude and 24degree 26' 46'' north latitude. At the back of Xiamen lies the Zhangzhou-Quanzhou Plain and facing Xiamen across the Taiwan Strait are Taiwan Island and the Penghu Islands. Xiamen City comprises Xiamen Island proper, Gulangyu (Gulang Island) and the... |  |
| The Capital of Tibet, this 'City of the Gods' clings to the clouds at an amazing elevation of nearly 12,000 feet. At over a mile below, Denver, Colorado's orographic capital simply cannot compete with this kind of uber altitudity. Besides being high, Lhasa is also holy, it is the traditional home of Tibetan Buddhism, and by extension, Richard Gere. Located in a valley, the crown of Himalayan... |  |
| Bengbu has lots of ice cream sellers. (:They aren't free!) |
| Guilin is a favorite of backpackers and tourists in General, thanks in large part to the beautiful scenery. The landscape could be right out of a painting. The city is famous for its limestone karst mountains, most relaxing Li River cruise, minority villages and terraced fields, and the backpackers' paradise - Yangshuo.The Info below from http://www.discountchinatours.com Introduction ... |  |
| Guangzhou is the largest and most flourishing industrial and foreign trade center in south China. A China Export Commodities Fair is held in Guangzhou in the spring and autumn every year. Guangzhou has a humid climate, and flowers bloom there all year round; hence its name as the City of Flowers. Guangzhou is a famous historical city. It is said that in ancient times, five immortals wearing... |
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