Travel Guide East Asia China

omeone who travel to China may ask about:where is the Great Wall of China,the following is the answer.
The Great Wall starts from Shanhaiguan Pass of Hebei Province in the east along the Bohai Bay. To the west , it extends to the Jiayuguan Pass in Gansu Province in the west desert.
Length is about [...]

China is a vast and extraordinary country spanning thousands of miles from the deserts in the west to the ocean on the east. Culturally, China has one of the most rich and textured histories of all civilizations that encompasses over 5,000 years. This is rich stuff for a traveler.
1. The Forbidden City
The Forbidden City, or [...]

Ancient Tea Horse Road is an ancient important commercial passage. The ancient commercial passage first appeared during the Tang Dynasty (618-907), and then it experienced more than 1,200 years during Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.Along the unpaved and rugged pathway, commodities like tea, salt and sugar flowed into Tibet. Meanwhile, horses, cows, furs, musk [...]

Hanging Temple is an architectural wonder. It was built on a cliff near Mount Heng in the province of Shanxi. It is located at the foot of Heng Shan (Heng Mountain), 50 meters above the ground.
The Hanging Temple was built during the late Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534AD), it was restored in 1900 and there are [...]

The Mogao Grottoes, commonly named Thousand-Buddha Caves, and praised as “a glittering pearl that adorns the Silk Road”, are the most famous grottoes in China. Located 25km southeast of Dunhuang County, these caves are carved out of the sandstone cliffs of Mingsha Mountain, extending some 1600m from south to north. Constructed in 10 dynasties from [...]

Pingyao is a small town in central Shanxi Province whose history goes back 2,700 years. It was the financial centre of China during the Qing dynasty. Following the collapse of the dynasty, the financial centre transferred to Beijing leaving Pingyao in limbo. Until this very day, the town looks much the same as when it [...]

Hetian . a small city in the south of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. is well known by people because the production of jade. But as you arrive in Hetian, you’ll find its charm extends far beyond the production and sculpture of jade.
Hetian was once a vibrant trading center on the ancient Silk Road. Though [...]

Xiahe is a very nice Tibetan town in the southern portion of Gansu province, along the western border with Qinghai province.
The town is divided into two sections. Primarily Hui and Han at its eastern end, it changes abruptly to Tibetan as you approach the monastery in the west.Bent and walnut-visaged Tibetan pilgrims make you welcome [...]

Shi Cha Hai is located situated in the west of old Beijing. It used to be part of the old Grand Canal of the Yuan Dynasty 600 years ago. And now it is a place with old Beijing traditional scenic spot and resident area with original folk culture in inner Beijing city.
Shi Cha Hai was [...]

Located in the southern rim of the Taklimakan Desert in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the Tuopulukedun Temple is 2.25 meters long and two meters wide, with walls about 1.3 meters high. It is the smallest
temple in the world.
The temple is wood-and-mud structured and has fine frescos of Mahayana scriptures on the four walls. [...]