China Travel Stories

The World of Tsingtao

Date: 2008-9-29 9:00:00 by meganeaves; Tags: tsingtao Qingdao China beer brewery

Traveling in China during the May holiday is absolute mayhem. No one can get anywhere because everything is crammed full of people exercising their one weeks worth of annual vacation to go home and see their families. Going to Qingdao was the real purpose of my May holiday trip. We went to Yantai first as a detour with guaranteed lodging since, of course, things tend to book up quickly durin ... View Details

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24 Hours in Zhejiang Province

Date: 2008-9-29 8:57:00 by meganeaves; Tags: Zhejiang hollywood China film set bored Train Hangzhou

Having a rare common weekend off, my American friend and I opted to travel to a place we'd heard a lot about. Hengdian is supposedly the Hollywood of China, and we even went so far as to check out the website. In true Chinese form, it was impossible to maneuver with a lot of sparkly graphics that serve no purpose, and was frustratingly vague. The only information we managed to glean was that ... View Details

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Pumpkin Masks and Cat Ears

Date: 2008-9-29 8:57:00 by meganeaves; Tags: China halloween mask costume

Pumpkin Masks and Cat Ears During the month of October, I taught my students about Halloween. Anyone who knows me knows that I am a total sucker for spooky stuff, costumes, and any kind of Halloween and/or autumn-related festivities. To boot, Halloween is all-but-unheard of in China. They generally get the standard Christmas, Valentine's Day and April Fool's lectures in English class, but H ... View Details

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