China Travel Stories

A Glance At Turpan

Date: 2008-3-24 22:14:00 by david; Tags: Turpan

The old name of Turpan was Gushi. It was a vital pass on the Silk-road. From Ming Dynasty, Gushi had been renamed as Turpan. Turpan became directly under the jurisdiction of central government since Qing Dynasty had unified the whole China. In December of 1984, Turpan upgraded from Turpan County to Turpan Prefecture- level city. Turpan covers an area of 15,738 square kilometers. There are 24 natio ... View Details

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Olympic Sands

Date: 2008-10-19 8:04:00 by jamon919; Tags: Olympics Beijing beach volleyball chaoyang

It's starting soon! Come on! My partner yelled to me as we rushed out of the gate towards the road, as part of a mad rush to get to the Olympic beach volleyball semi-finals in time. As luck would have it, cabs were nowhere to be found in our time of need. The usual snaking lines of red cabs with overly passionate drivers seemed to have disappeared overnight. Damned! I thought to myself. ... View Details

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Longsheng Terraced Fileds

Date: 2008-9-19 3:12:00 by chinatravel; Tags: Guilin

It is hard to imagine anywhere in the People's Republic untouched by civil engineers, the levelers of history. But truly nowhere else in China has life remained perfectly intact - culturally and naturally - as on the Dragon's Backbone in the rural villages of Longsheng county is southwest China. While Guangxi Autonomous Region's one-two punch of geological wonders are provincial sites that s ... View Details

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