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Remember the crystal clear water in Hero, nominated for best foreign film at the Oscars last year? Much of the filming took place at Jiuzhaigou Valley, a place recognized in the Chinese mind as Heaven on earth, a gift bestowed by nature in Sichuan, one of China's western provinces. You can book a...

Only 60 km away from China`s huge capital Beijing there is this lovely little village called Chuandixia. This village is known for its well preserved 689 Ming and Qing dynasty-style houses owned by 76 families.   These houses are built on the side of a hill. surrounded by mountains and forests. S...

1) If you do plan to spend much time in Pingyao, there are many ancient ruins and courtyard houses to see outside of the city. Tours organized by local hotels or hostels could take you there, but a simple taxi is also a good option.   2) Speaking of taxis, they are available (rickshaws in the cit...

Author: Martin Cowen | 16 September 2008   A joint study from Whatsonwhen and Travolution has found that search engine optimisation is picking up the lion's share of any increases in the online marketing budget of a travel company over the next year.   Nearly 90 businesses across all sectors resp...

"Morning. Which place to go today? We haven't been to that one beside the Machine Tools Factory for a long time. How about that? Alright, I'll meet you there". It is 6:30 in the morning. Lao Wang, a middle-aged man is making a call to an old friend to discuss the breakfast café they are going to ...

Two things set the main theme of my maiden tour to Shenzhen, the youngest city in China.   One is a construction blueprint erected outside Baoan District Stadium marked with all sorts of building schemes and functional district plans for Baoan's future infrastructure constructions. All public fac...

We arrived in Kunming on Tuesday 21st October. We found Kunming something of an anti-climax after Beijing but we could at least breathe more easily in the better air quality. The guide book tells us that Kunming is the City of Eternal Spring but alas for us it was not and we have had a few days o...

"Morning. Which place to go today? We haven't been to that one beside the Machine Tools Factory for a long time. How about that? Alright, I'll meet you there". It is 6:30 in the morning. Lao Wang, a middle-aged man is making a call to an old friend to discuss the breakfast café they are going to ...

Big cities as Beijing and Shanghai may be China's best known travel destinations. However, according to a recent survey done by Visa, the world's biggest credit card group, small and medium cities are now getting more eyeballs from potential travelers to China. Not surprisingly, the largest major...