Travel Photo – Li River in China

River in China

The Li River in China stretches for 100-kilometers and is flanked by green hills and mountain peaks that rise into the sky. It is one of China’s most famous scenic areas, featured in many scroll paintings. If you enjoyed this photo, enter your email to get FREE blog updates  

Travel Photo – Lijiang, China

Lijiang China

Lijiang is in the northwest of Yunnan Province in China. More specifically, the Old Town of Lijiang is a well-preserved old city of ethnic minorities with brilliant culture. The Old Town was firstly built in the late Song Dynasty and the early Yuan Dynasty and has a history of more than 800 years. On December 3rd, 1997, the Old Town of Lijiang was put in the list of the World’s Relics by

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Travel Photo – Longsheng Rice Terraces, China

Longsheng Rice Terraces China

The Longsheng Rice Terraces are located about 100 km from Guilin, Guangxi, China. These terraced fields are said to have been mostly built during the Ming Dynasty, about 500 years ago.

Travel Photo – Lijiang China

Lijiang China

The Old Town of Lijiang is located in the northwest of Yunnan Province in China. It occupies an area of 912 acres and was first built in the late Song Dynasty and the early Yuan Dynasty, and has a history of more than 800 years. Lijiang  is a popular tourist destination for the Chinese and is the main region inhabited by Naxi Group, one of China’s 55 minority ethnic groups. Lijiang

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Climbing the Great Wall of China

The great wall of china overgrowth

This is a guest post by Brendon from China Travel Go There are at least 5 major sections of the Great Wall near Beijing and each section of the wall is different in character and in the type of tourist it appeals to. For example you have Badaling which is easily accessible, immaculately restored and extremely crowded and then you have sections like Gubiekou that are hard to reach, largely

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Photo – Biking in Lijiang, China

Photo - Biking in Lijiang China

Photo – Biking in Lijiang, China

Cycling Through Yangshuo Countryside China

cycling through yangshuo china

Yangshuo is a picturesque riverside town near Guilin in South East China. Yangshuo is a popular place for its stunning river winding through the karst mountain landscape and rice fields. There is plenty to do in Yangshuo. We spent almost a week in the pretty village enjoying its relaxed atmosphere and had to drag ourselves away. On our last day we decided to hire bicycles to go cycling through the Yangshuo countryside to

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Travel Photo: City Wall in Dali, China

Travel Photo: City Wall in Dali, China

Travel Photo: City Wall in Dali, China

First Time Visitors to Beijing

The Forbidden City Bejing

Beijing , China, is one of the largest and most important cities of the world. With a total metropolitan population With a total metropolitan population of 22,000,000, it is home to almost 10 million more people than the London metro area, and 3 million more people than New York City’s metropolitan area Just as London is critical to England’s history, Beijing is critical to the history of China. For centuries,

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Travel Photo: Rice Terraces in Longshen, China

Travel Photo: Rice Terraces in Longshen, China

Travel Photo: Rice Terraces in Longshen, China