The Warriors Of The Old East
Well if you ever decide to go to China, one of the best spots to go see in Xi'an, for a few reasons: 1 it is the oldest place in China with 7,000 years of life, 2 it is rich with history and blended culture. I have lived in China for 19 months now and hav... more - travel report by
melissa
Kazaks at Tian Chi & Uygur Village Stay
The Kazaks are a mixed decent of Turkish peoples and Mongolian nomads of the steppes. Historically they were a fierce people that raided that often raided the trade village outposts along the Silk Road and ruled the route from horseback. Today they are st... more - travel report by
vbx000
Xiahe- A slice of Tibet in the Gansu Province
Xiahe is a small city, known as Labrang in Tibetan, on the path of the Silk Road. During the era of the Silk Road, the Tibetans used this an outlet of control and border protection against the Chinese. Buddhism came from two directions into Tibet, one fro... more - travel report by
vbx000
A Few Days in Inner Mongoila: Xilinhot
Inner Mongolia is still home to the nomadic tribes that was once the Mongol Empire. Genghis Khan paraphanilia litters every tourist shop even in our small town. The main attraction for tourists is horseback riding in the grasslands. The Mongolian horse is... more - travel report by
vbx000
The Beauty of Shanghai
The great metropolis of SHANGHAI is currently undergoing one of the fastest economic expansions that the world has ever seen. While shops overflow and the skyline fills with skyscrapers. In the last two decades, city planners have been busy creating a sub... more - travel report by
cath2002my
The Roof of the World- Nam-Tso Lake
Our last adventure in Tibet was to Nam-Tso lake. This is the highest lake in the world at 16,000 feet above sea level. It was about a 4.5 hour driver from Lhasa, in a private jeep. We bundled up in our warmest clothes and a ton of layers in preparation fo... more - travel report by
vbx000
Home of the 2008 Olympics
Beijing is the capital of China and a huge city. Unlike the more prosperous south, Beijing looks a little old and drab. Despite this, there is something for just about everyone. Still, for a city that has been capital of China for almost 3000 thousand yea... more - travel report by
bootlegga
Turpan to Dunhuang: Adventures of the Silk Road
Our first sites on our way to Dunhuang was the Flaming Mountains and Tuyugou caves. These are a set of caves inside the mountains with ancient Buddhist stucos inside- sadly all of them were destroyed by the Muslims when they took over the region. You can... more - travel report by
vbx000
Guilin- A Beautiful City in Southern China
Guilin is a great city with a little bit of everything. Really crappy tourist traps like Reed Flute Cave, great scenic spots like Elephant Trunk Hill, a crossroads like shopping district that I've deemed Mini Nanjing Lu because it reminded me of a smaller... more - travel report by
vbx000
My Great Wall In Beijing
Sometimes when we travel we hope to come across the secret spots that are like a hidden gem. Well since I have been a permanent resident of Beijing for 9 months I have had the chance to discover the finner aspects of this extremely large and crazy city an... more - travel report by
melissa
