Month: October 2015
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Shanghai City
Shanghai is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River and is the largest city in terms of population in all of China. Known as the Paris of the East, […]
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Shaolin Monks and Temple
Batuo was the first abbot of the Shaolin Monastery; he arrived from India in 480 AD, preaching Buddhist principles for thirty years. He believed that Buddhist principles were best taught […]
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Get to Know Hutongs
The word Hutong is derived from the Mongolian word Hotog, which translates to “water well” and historically people have flocked to these locations because of the importance of being proximate […]
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Zhuang Ethnic Minority
With around 18 million people, the Zhuang make up the largest ethnic minority group in China. Most Zhuang people live in the Guangxi Autonomous Zone, which is in the southeastern […]
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Dream of the Red Chamber
Dream of the Red Chamber is one of China’s four classical novels. The others are Water Margin, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and Journey to the West. Written during the […]
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Night Beijing Bike Tour
Beijing, a city with a long history of more than 3,000 years, features its ancient historical relics and old living neighborhoods. When darkness falls, the city’s attractions are illuminated by […]
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Half Day Imeperial Hutong Bike Tour
When visiting Beijing city, what fascinated people is not tall modern buildings and wide roads but the twisty and deep alleys, warm and beautiful courtyards. Beijing has thousands of hutongs […]
