China Travel Stories

Chinese New Year in Canton, Guangzhou

Date: 2008-4-28 5:13:00 by Lucia; Tags: Chinese New Year

Erica and I had few days in Guangzhou last year. Coincidentally, our stay covered most of the Chinese new year holiday when we had a chance to have a brief taste of that event The Chinese Spring Festival, also knows as the Lunar New Year, is the most important traditional festival in china, which takes place in late January or early February. There goes a very interesting legend for having t ... View Details

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China Ethnic Minority Tour

Date: 2008-1-14 3:08:00 by chinatravel; Tags: Ethnic Minority Tour

Nestling at the tree-clad hills along the Hunan-Guangxi-Guizhou borders are numerous villages in which the Dong ethnic people dwell. These villages have been hailed as gems of authentic China and many travelers found their explorative request met at this part of China. I took this advice and headed for this reportedly unique region on this march. The weather was not too pleasant with drizzle. The ... View Details

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Shanghai-The Bund and Life along It

Date: 2008-3-5 19:48:00 by harry; Tags: Shanghai The Bund

Huangpu River passes thru Shanghai. There is a high and broad embankment on both sides of the River and this is called the Bund. The Bund has been the symbol of Shanghai for more than hundred years. Bund is an Indian word which means an embankment along a muddy waterfront and it is used in India very commonly. No one, however, can tell authoritatively as to how this word got transplanted in Shangh ... View Details

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