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Places to See in China / Beijing — Beijing DongYue Temple Visit
One of the less visited temples in Beijing is the DongYue (East-Mount) Temple. This Taoist temple is located at 141 DongYueMiao ,ChaowaiDaJie in ChaoYang district of Beijing (interestingly enough it is right across the street from busy shopping malls), but … Continue reading
Beijing Botanical Gardens and WoFu Temple
In the cold winter days of Beijing it is good to remember the nice sunny weather of the summer — that is when I remembered about our visits to the Beijing Botanical Garden. The Garden is located near the West … Continue reading
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Tagged Beijing Botanical Garden
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Do you want to go on a Safari in Beijing ? — a Trip to the Beijing Wildlife Park
Just recently someone asked me — “Is there a place to see wild animals in Beijing?” Of course most people’s natural reaction is — “Go to the Beijing Zoo…!” Well, I have something else for you — you may want … Continue reading
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Tagged safari, Safari Beijing
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Travel to Fenghua, Zhejiang Province — Off the beaten track
Most visitors to China spend certain amount of time in Zhejiang Province, but that is usually in the city of Hangzhou – a beautiful place famous for both its natural scenery as well as tea plantations. If you want to … Continue reading
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Travel to Hangzhou – sites, shopping, places to see
I have travelled to Hangzhou on numerous occasions over the past 19 years. My first trip there was in 1988 (while I was a student in Shanghai). Friends of mine were studying in the Hangzhou Fine Arts Institute. At that … 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
