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Wed, 17 Oct 2012 | By emacinat | Views [1167]
Today is Wednesday. I am back at the Xi’an Skytel Hotel; a guide picked me up from the train station and delivered me here, then hurried off to pick up someone else at the airport. What do I do with myself while waiting for Daen to ... Read more >
Tags: china, xian
Tue, 16 Oct 2012 | By bethsiu3 | Views [636]
Ok, just read my last post- it was written using my ipod and obviously autocorrect was at work on that one! This is my 3rd day at Cosy Inn hostel and I'm still in love with it! I just found out that they've fanagled some way to access FB, so I'm in heaven! ... Read more >
Tags: swimming
Tue, 16 Oct 2012 | By emacinat | Views [5098] | Comments [3]
October 15, 2012 - After visiting the Famen Temple yesterday, my guide and the driver brought me to Baoji. Imagine Boise’s worst inversion, and then double it. It’s a good thing I don’t suffer from SADD. I have a feeling ... Read more >
Tags: baoji, baoji university, china, shaanxi
Mon, 15 Oct 2012 | By bethsiu3 | Views [551] | Comments [1]
Well, my blog ended up getting blocked in Guilin, but got through here in Yangshuo. So yesterday we went on a tour to the Dragon Backbonreticent terraces and the Long Hair village where the women have hair past their feet! It's harvest time, so ... Read more >
Sun, 14 Oct 2012 | By emacinat | Views [7323] | Comments [2]
I went to the FaMenSi (法门寺, pronounced fa mun tssuh ) this morning. The ancient temple, which has undergone considerable reconstruction since its origin circa 557 to 581, has been pretty well overwhelmed by the new one, completed in 2009. ... Read more >
Tags: china, fanmen temple, xian
Sun, 14 Oct 2012 | By emacinat | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 13 Oct 2012 | By emacinat | Views [1215]
Well, I didn’t exactly climb the mountain. Alvin, my guide, talked me into taking the cable car up. However, we walked up steps and down steps for a good 3-½ hours. Does that count? I think it does. I had no ... Read more >
Tags: china, huang shan, yello mountain
Fri, 12 Oct 2012 | By emacinat | Views [4981]
It’s all about the view in China. Here in the south, with the weather a little milder than other places and the growing season extended, the gardens are designed for summer living or retirement homes. The vast majority of the gardens ... Read more >
Tags: chinese gardens, suzhou
Fri, 12 Oct 2012 | By bethsiu3 | Views [550] | Comments [1]
The train ride from Beijing to Guilin was definately interesting! It took 29 hours. I was in hard sleeper, so the cabin consisted of about 24 rows of bunks stacked 3 high. The bathrooms left something to be desired. There were 2 for approximately 70 ... Read more >
Tags: hostels, trains
Wed, 10 Oct 2012 | By emacinat | Views [797] | Comments [1]
Ok, I’m getting used to Chinese food now. I keep forgetting to take pictures before I tuck in! So far, the only repeats I’ve been served are several versions of sweet and sour pork. I think Americans are expected to want ... Read more >
Tue, 9 Oct 2012 | By emacinat | Views [3579]
In Hangzhou, I visited the Southern Song Dynasty Guan Kiln Museum, a Tea Museum and Plantation, the Lingyin Temple, and Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine. To be honest, only the latter two were of particular note, although the kiln was interesting.... Read more >
Tags: chinese traditional medicine, lingyin temple
Tue, 9 Oct 2012 | By bethsiu3 | Views [568] | Comments [1]
We've spent several days in Beijing. It is so polluted that you can't see very far due to the smog. It also takes a LONG time to get anywhere In the city. We saw the Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven, which was beautiful. Yesterday was all business ... Read more >
Mon, 8 Oct 2012 | By emacinat | Photo Gallery
A Record of Chinese and Western Dishes consumed while traveling in China
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Tags: china, food
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