Tiger Leaping Gorge 虎跳峡 Hǔ tiào xiá is a scenic canyon on the Jinsha River, a primary tributary of the upper Yangtze River. It is located 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Lijiang City, Yunnan in southwestern China. It is part of the Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas World Heritage Site. Legend says the name comes from a hunted tiger escaping by jumping across the river at … Continue reading Lijiang Tiger Leaping Gorge 虎跳峡 # Yunnan – China
Lijiang 丽江 Adventure # Yunnan – China
Today we will go to Lijiang by private van. Lijiang 丽江 is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of Yunnan province, China. It has an area of 21,219 square kilometres (8,193 sq mi) and had a population of 1,244,769 at the 2010 census whom 211,151 lived in the built-up area (metro) made up of Gucheng District. Lijiang is famous for its UNESCO Heritage … Continue reading Lijiang 丽江 Adventure # Yunnan – China
Beautiful Dali 大理 Old Town # Yunnan – China
We arrive at Dali 大理 in the morning. And the new guide will pick us in the arrival and bring our name. And it turns out the other four that sleep in 1 room with us is other travel partner XD. So we have 6 people for this trip, it still called private tour. We … Continue reading Beautiful Dali 大理 Old Town # Yunnan – China
Explore Kunming 昆明 # Yunnan – China
Our Hotel Today, we will touring in Kunming and it's only two of us. Our guide is very nice and very pretty. We will visit Stone Forest 石林 and Colorful Yunnan 七彩云南. Stone Forest 石林 Credit: Wikipedia The Stone Forest or Shilin 石林 is a notable set of limestone formations about 500 km2 located in Shilin Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China, … Continue reading Explore Kunming 昆明 # Yunnan – China
Summer Holiday Yunnan 云南 Trip # Yunnan – China
I didn't go back home this summer holiday, and my friend, VV ask me if we want to take some tour to other province. We decided to go to to Beijing Tour BTG office, located near Guomao. My friend "A" take his parents to tour using this agent, and he said it's good. Actually, I … Continue reading Summer Holiday Yunnan 云南 Trip # Yunnan – China
Wangfujing Church 王府井天主堂 / St. Joseph’s Church 大圣若瑟堂 # Beijing – China
Credit: Wikipedia St. Joseph's Church 大圣若瑟堂 commonly known as Wangfujing Church 王府井天主堂 or Dongtang 東堂 is an early 20th-century Romanesque Revival church that is one of the four historic Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beijing. It is located in the Dongcheng District of the city at 74 Wangfujing Street. The construction of the church was finished in 1655 by Jesuit missionaries. Due to renovations and … Continue reading Wangfujing Church 王府井天主堂 / St. Joseph’s Church 大圣若瑟堂 # Beijing – China
Yonghegong Lama Temple 雍和宫 # Beijing – China
The Yonghe Temple 雍和宫, "Palace of Peace and Harmony", also known as the Yonghe Lamasery, or popularly as the Lama Temple, is a temple and monastery of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism located in Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. The building and artwork of the temple is a combination of Han Chinese and Tibetan styles. The Yonghe Temple is arranged along a north–south central axis, which has a length … Continue reading Yonghegong Lama Temple 雍和宫 # Beijing – China
Bar Blu # Beijing – China
BAR • BLU Blue Bar is located in the Beijing Bar culture landmark – Sanlitun Bar Street, located in the consulate area fashion coordinates Sanlitun Village South and North Village, Sanlitun Bar Street North Street in the same street. Here every day gathered in a group of young people from around the world, lively during … Continue reading Bar Blu # Beijing – China
Beijing Botanical Garden 北京植物园 # Beijing – China
Beijing Botanical Garden 北京植物园 is a botanical garden situated in the northwestern outskirts of Beijing, China between Xiangshan (Fragrant Hills) Park and Jade Spring Mountain (玉泉山) in the Western Hills. The gardens cultivate 6,000 species of plant, including 2,000 kinds of trees and bushes, 1,620 varieties of tropical and subtropical plants, 500 species of flowers and 1,900 kinds of fruit trees, … Continue reading Beijing Botanical Garden 北京植物园 # Beijing – China
Long Qing Xia 龙庆峡 # Beijing – China
It's summer holiday. My friend suggest us to join tour to Long Qing Xia 龙庆峡. Long Qing Xia 龙庆峡 is located in north west of Beijing-Yanqing county, just north of the Great Wall at Badaling and 80 kilometers (50 miles) from downtown Beijing. We join a tour group. on the way to Long Qing Xia … Continue reading Long Qing Xia 龙庆峡 # Beijing – China
Cheerful Traveller's Diary 