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Monthly Archives: March 2007
Here is a great newsarticle in the Beijing media — “Beijing to appologize for erroneous weather forecasts…”
Last year I saw an “interesting” article in the China Daily – at the time one of the government departments had stated that they are forecasting a “perfect” weather for the opening of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Many of … Continue reading
Day Trips from Beijing – Visiting Chengde, an ancient imperial resort North of Beijing
So the weekend comes and you are feeling adventurous and with strong urge to challenge the roads North of Beijing This is where you decide to take a road trip of roughly 150 miles from Beijing. The destination is Chengde … Continue reading
Visiting the Lama Temple – YongHeGong – in Beijing
Temples in China have many different origins…The Lama temple in Beijing is (per the Chinese historians) the biggest Buddhist Temple in Beijing. It was built in 1694 as a residence for the Qing Dynasty prince Yong. Then in 1725 it … Continue reading
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Chengdu Visit – Wenshu Temple
One of the more interesting and beautiful sites to see and experience in Chengdu is Wenshu Temple — located in the Northern part of the city – at No. 15 Wenshu Yuan Lu. The temple is usually relatively busy with … Continue reading
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Travel to Chengdu – Wen Shu Temple, Panda Research Base
Several postings ago I wrote a short article about travel to JiuZhaiGou (in Sichuan province). Today I will continue with a posting on another significantly more well known place in Sichuan province — the city of Chengdu. Chengdu is the … Continue reading
The Red Snail Temple (Hongluo Si) – an interesting place to visit in the vicinity of Beijing
If you are looking for a way to experience somewhat of a different side of Beijing, you need to head out in the countryside outside of the city. Earlier last year I posted an article about touring the Beijing area … Continue reading
Renting a Car in China
Recently I was asked “How do you rent a car in China…?” Well the answer is — This is not that difficult of a problem…There are several scenarios: Are you visiting China? or do you reside in China? If you … Continue reading