On Lake Taihu and the Grand Canal
One of the highlights of a visit to China isthe83km/52 mile boat trip on the Li River from Guilin to Yangzhuo. The tourist boats travel through lovely karst scenery, …
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The Dragon Boat Festival heralding the arrival of summer is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, around the end of May, and again is not …
Health Precautions of China
The changes in climate and time zones and the unfamiliar food and drink can all combine to upset your metabolism when travelling in China so you would be well …
Hubei Map
The province of Hubei lies north of Lake Dongting Hu (hence its name: Situation Hubei means “north of the lake”), along the middle course of the Chang-jiang, between 108°21-116°07’E …
Quanzhou Map
Province: Fujian Altitude: 200m/656ft. Area: 530sq.km/204sq. miles Population: 120,000 (conurbation 400,000) Quanzhou lies at 118°35’E and 24°52’N in the south-east of the Fuijian province on the Jinjiang estuary. From …
Museum of the History of Foreign Trade Haiwai Jiaotongshi Bowuguan
To the east of the Kaiyuan Si temple is the Museum ofthe Flistory of Foreign Trade (founded 1959). It is divided into three sections: in the first section is …
Nanchang Map
Capital of Jiangxi Province Altitude: 20m/65ft. Area: 65sq.km/25sq. miles Population: 850,000 (conurbation 2,450,000) Nanchang lies at 115°53’E and 28°41’N, in the north of the province of Jiangxi, on the …
Baotou Map
Autonomous region of Inner Mongolia Altitude: 1000m/3282ft Area: 2152sq.km/831sq. miles. Population: 1,500,000 Baotou lies in the centre of Inner Mongolia at 109°49’E and 40°42’N, some 140km/87 miles west of …
Tibet
The land route to Tibet is still a difficult undertaking. The only option is to take an overland bus from Katmandu which involves an exhausting journey lasting several days …
Hangzhou Map
Capital of Zhejiang Province Altitude: 5m/16ft. Area: 429sq.km/166sq. miles Population: 1,220,000 (conurbation 5,440,000) Hangzhou (Hangchow) lies in the north of Zhejiang province, in the Qian-tangjiang delta, about 40km/25 miles …