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Thu, 31 Mar 2011 | By connectlocally | Views [6865]
The wonton has a history in China
that dates back over 1000 years. Each region in China has its own variety of
the dumpling, made with different ingredients from shrimp and seafood to pork
and vegetables. It’s origins are said to be the basis of ... Read more >
Tags: china, chinese cuisine, connect locally, cuisine, culture, dumplings, food, northern china, travel, wontons
Sat, 24 Nov 2012 | By emacinat | Views [4110]
Kunming
Around 1940, Kunming was the Chinese end of what would become the Burma Road, an old road that led from India through Myanmar to China. It was also sometimes known as the “Road to Mandalay.” During WWII, it became ... Read more >
Tags: china, dali, kunming, lijiang
Sun, 16 Sep 2012 | By piglet | Views [3129]
Many of you will know my fondness for local street food - in my view, the best way to get to know a city and its people. (I know this isn't particularly original; Anthony Bourdain has said the same).
My street market explorations started ... Read more >
Tue, 26 Feb 2008 | By jmbworldpilgrimage | Views [925]
The Far East greeted Jake and I with some much appreciated showers. Our ambassador capital to Asian culture seemed fitting...Beijing...a relic of ancient Chinese culture and a vision of its future in the same place...and currently developing at lightspeed ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Mon, 29 Jun 2009 | By hopperq | Views [798]
Although our butts were incredibly sore after yesterday's biking, we sucked it up and biked south of Yangshuo to Moon Hill this morning. Moon Hill is named after the rock formation at the top of the hill -- a large arch forming an open circle. At the ... Read more >
Thu, 1 Sep 2011 | By joshuapatterson23 | Views [759] | Comments [2]
Oh China, you silly rapscallion, it seems you dream up new and inventive ways to drive me insane every other day. I would pay money, real money, not Chinese yuan not American dollars but British Sterling Silver pounds for a Lowe's right now. The light ... Read more >
Wed, 20 Jul 2011 | By benson1979326 | Views [728]
To
taste the meals that special belong to the place is one part of our trip. So,
it is an important thing to seek a good eatery. In this tour, we are lucky to
find a qualified eatery. We got to the Tibetan eatery, in it we are able to not ... Read more >
Tags: tibet
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 | By eve76 | Views [704]
Wintry Sydney had lulled me into a
sort of hibernation mode, so being thrust into the hot, busy and challenging
environment of China made my first week feel a little less like holidays and a little
more like torture. I was particular unfond ... Read more >
Tags: china yangshuo
Mon, 16 Apr 2012 | By wi-niko | Views [692]
16 April 2012 This weekend I waited for a phone call from Go Abroad China Foundation to tell me if they had found new work for me. I did not hear from Zoe by Monday morning and began thinking that I need to make use of my time if I were to have ... Read more >
Tags: beijing, highteam communications
Sat, 21 Jan 2017 | By ljkennedy | Views [433]
After a 15 hour flight, I thought I would have a coffee. Was delighted to see a Starbucks. I decided to follow the advice of a young woman who sat near me on the plane and experience some local coffee. She purchased a "white coffee" for me from a shop ... Read more >
Mon, 25 May 2015 | By | Views [426] | Scholarship Entry
Chionophobia. The fear of snow. As I take my first step on the Badaling part of the Great Wall, the blistering cold hits me. I adjust my scarf, tighten my jacket, and take another step. Slipping back to where I started, my hands desperately reach for ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Fri, 11 Jan 2008 | By squeakykimbo | Views [266]
I am here, safe and sound, after already many fun trials. I am getting settled and trying to work out the kinks with my employer, my school, my internet, and my new life here. It may take me awhile to do that, and I will try to update as often as ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Wed, 17 Apr 2013 | By | Views [220] | Scholarship Entry
There is a China’s stamp in my passport. And that’s my first stamp that decorated my passport. At that time, I was applying at a social project in China with a biggest goal to improve myself by getting in touch with global world and people in it. Sounds ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013
Mon, 6 May 2013 | By moresbbb | Photo Gallery
Chengdu 2013
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Sun, 6 Nov 2011 | By walidrsd | Photo Gallery
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