It's weekend, and some of our friends (boys team) go to Wangba. So we, girls team will go shopping. This time, we will visit The Palace Shopping Mall 世贸天阶 Shi mao tian jie. (credit) Beijing’s funkiest new mall is easy to spot thanks to the digital canopy that sweeps over its central outdoor plaza - … Continue reading The Place Shopping Mall 世贸天阶 (1) # Beijing – China
School Trip to Beijing World Park 北京世界公园 # Beijing – China
As usual, at the last week of the month, the school will arrange trip to an attraction place in Beijing. And this month (May 2007), they take us to go to Beijing World Park 北京世界公园 beijing shijie gongyuan. (wikipedia) Beijing World Park 北京世界公园 is a theme park that attempts to give visitors the chance to see the … Continue reading School Trip to Beijing World Park 北京世界公园 # Beijing – China
Happy Valley Amusement Park (1) # Beijing – China
It's still holiday and the last day of Wuyi holiday. So we decided to go to Amusement Park. We go to Happy Valley 北京欢乐谷 beijing huan le gu. Happy Valley 北京欢乐谷 is an amusement park in Beijing built and operated by Beijing OCT (北京华侨城 beijing hua qiao cheng), which is part of the Overseas Chinese Town Company. The park … Continue reading Happy Valley Amusement Park (1) # Beijing – China
Visit E-Mei Shan then go back to Beijing # Sichuan – China
Today we will visit E-Mei Shan 峨眉山, is a mountain in Sichuan Province, China, and is one of the Four Sacred Buddhist Mountains of China and is traditionally regarded as the bodhimaṇḍa, or place of enlightenment, of the bodhisattva Samantabhadra. Samantabhadra is known in Mandarin as Pǔxián Púsà (普賢菩薩). -- wikipedia It's a bad weather when we come here, raining very hard and strong wind. … Continue reading Visit E-Mei Shan then go back to Beijing # Sichuan – China
Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area and Face-Changing Show # Sichuan – China
The Leshan Giant Buddha 乐山大佛 le shan da fou (wikipedia) is a 71-metre (233 ft) tall stone statue, built between 713 and 803. It is carved out of a cliff face of Cretaceous red bed sandstones that lies at the confluence of the Min River and Dadu River in the southern part of Sichuan province in China, near the city of Leshan. The stone sculpture … Continue reading Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area and Face-Changing Show # Sichuan – China
Back to Chengdu # Sichuan – China
After visiting Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong, we have to go back to Chengdu. We ride the bus for about 11-12 hours. And there's broken road, so we have to queue to be able to pass, we stranded in the middle of the road for about 2 hours. Our guide's job is finished. He only guide us … Continue reading Back to Chengdu # Sichuan – China
Five Colors Lake Huanglong # Sichuan – China
Today, we will visit 黄龙 Huanglong. Actually, I didn't have any imaginary about 黄龙 Huanglong before, but because it's included in the trip, so we just go there. And surely, I won't regret it. It is one of UNESCO Heritage Site, altitude between 1700m-5588m. We have to walk around 2-3 hours to go the peak, … Continue reading Five Colors Lake Huanglong # Sichuan – China
Beautiful Jiuzhaigou, you have to visit this place at least 1 time in your life # Sichuan – China
Finally, we will visit the famous 九寨沟 Jiuzhaigou today. The guide and driver pick us at the hotel, then we go to 九寨沟 Jiuzhaigou National Park. Wo go around using Jiuzhaigou Shuttle Bus and the guide will always follow us. At first, we go to the farthest. From the entrance to the farthest, we saw … Continue reading Beautiful Jiuzhaigou, you have to visit this place at least 1 time in your life # Sichuan – China
Arrived at 成都 Chengdu then ride bus to 九寨沟 Jiuzhaigou # Sichuan – China
We arrived at 成都 Chengdu at midnight. Then we check-in to Hotel. We only sleep for few hours, then in the morning, wake up then eat breakfast then ride bus to 九寨沟 Jiuzhaigou. It took approximately 11 hours journey. We, 18 people, plus 3 Korean friends and the guide. Feels the bus is us, so … Continue reading Arrived at 成都 Chengdu then ride bus to 九寨沟 Jiuzhaigou # Sichuan – China
Wuyi Holiday, Jiuzhaigou Trip with friends # Sichuan – China
In China, there'e 3 long holiday. 1st is Chinese New Year, 2nd is Labor Day at 1st May, and 3rd is China's Independent Day 1st October. The 1st May is coming, and we have 1 week holiday. Today, is the last day of our school. So we decided to join tour to Jiuzhaigou. We take … Continue reading Wuyi Holiday, Jiuzhaigou Trip with friends # Sichuan – China
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