Category: China
The following list gives the most acclaimed restaurants but not those in the major hotels (see Hotels). These are usually also very good and serve international, Far Eastern and …
From the time of the First Opium War to the 1950s – with the exception of the Japanese occupation during the Second World War (1941-45) – Hong Kong served …
In the early morning the Chinese streetscene includes people of all ages, on their own or in groups, preparing for their day’s work with jogging, keepfit exercises or slow …
Autonomous Region of Xinjiang Altitude: 154m/505ft below sea level Area: 10,300sq.km/3977sq. miles. Population: 180,000 Turpan lies in north-west China, at 89°09’E and 42°55’N, in the centre of the Autonomous …
Capital of the Autonomous Region of Ningxia Altitude: 1100m/3610ft. Area: 4487sq.km/1732sq. miles Population: 384,000 (conurbation 701,000) Yinchuan lies in the north of the Autonomous Region of Ningxia, at 106°17’E …
The English-language official newspaper “China Daily” reports throughout the week on events in China and abroad, and also has the TV programmes and a “What’s On in Beijing”. Its …
On the top of the hill towers the famous “leaning tower” of China, the Pagoda ofthe Cloud-rock Temple, dating from 961. Four hundred years ago the 47.5m/155ft high building …
Chinese trains usually run to time and there are express and special express trains, for which you pay a supplement, as well as the slower regular services – the …
A shop not far from Qufu’s Confucius Mansions (Kong Fu) sells craft wares and some interesting antiques. Much of the business life of Shanghai, China’s most densely populated city, …
Kaohsiung (pop. 1,400,000), on Taiwan’s south-west coast, is the capital of Kaohsiung province and the country’s largest port. It is the site of the largest breaker’s yard for ships, …